first hand gun

Handgun ownership for many is a journey of discovery. Just get any modern quality gun and shoot it. Eventually you're try others, some may work better for you or not. If they do some like me, just ditch the old ones. Some like the variety of a large collection.

There really isn't any 'wrong' gun. I have small hands but my first centerfire pistols were the Glock 17 then the Beretta 92FS. The beretta was very accurate.

I think sometimes people take the concept of the 'perfect' gun too seriously. Just shoot, have fun and build skills.
 
Your first gun will not be your last gun...I say buy the one you can afford that gets you excited to go to the range. If you look at a glock and want to puke a little in your mouth, then that is not the best first gun! (having said that, my glock 21sf is my favorite shooter right now!)
 
I got my first hand gun a few months ago. I Traded for a used Para Ordnance P16 .40 LTD for about $750 value from Armco. I love it. The 3rd time I had it out to the range I was able to shoot competitively with a few local RCMP members. I was astonished. I out shot some of them and I had in my lifetime only about 250 rnds fired through a handgun. A few of my shooting partners tried it and really liked it too. I now have put over 1300 rounds down range and had only one jam, but to be fair to was a limp wristed kid taking his first ever shot with a handgun (I was almost more suprised he didn't drop the gun than that it jammed) I love my 1911 but I'm leaning toward a Glock for my next centerfire pistol.
 
Buy what you like, and learn to operate it, My first was a little 7.62x25mm Toc, nice little gun fun to shoot, and ammo is cheap and it has a nice little kick. Second was a norc 1911, and I learned to operate it, and i shoot it the most. Start with what you like, but remeber if you start with a 22, and work up, you might egt stuck with a gun you may never shoot much anymore, so go for what you like and learn to operate it
 
If I was in the market for my first new handgun, I'd expect to pay around $700 and here's what I would look at:

Glock - They're inexpensive, they're light, they're durable, they're well built, tons of aftermarket junk (if that's your thing)

M&P- They're around the same price as Glock, they're pretty comfortable to hold, they're gaining popularity (aftermarket will grow)

XD- Inexpensive, have a pretty good reputation, available in different calibers
 
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