First handgun purchase, opinions please.

supahdave said:
Good call. Only thing that really hurts the m&p for new shooters is the fact that still to this day (not sure why) there isn't a .22lr conversion kit made for it. You have to buy the m&p 22 which is made by Walther and the trigger pull is much different than any of its big S&w made brothers. Kinda defeats the purpose of a trainer but still could practice grip, sighting, and mag changes on a budget. Anywho, m&p range kit and lots of ammo is a solid choice.
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I have a friend who sent his Walther "M&P" out for a new slide stop lever over six months ago and is still waiting for his paper weight to come back from the repair centre. If you are going to buy a .22 pistol forget the Walther. No real warranty from what I can see.

Take Care

Bob
 
Glocks don't comfortably fit my hand, they were never on my radar from the get go. If they did I'd likely buy one, but they don't.


Quit trolling and go back under your bridge, lol.
 
6MT said:
This otta garner some response......

buy a Glock




this troll is now over, carry on with this thread
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Nothing wrong with either. I have owned both and would own both again. Currently I only own an M&P though...

But that is largely because you cannot buy a factory Glock milled for optics.
 
Technically, you should always do some test shots with rental @ range to see what fit you the best. There are grip, weight etc. to consider. every brand/caliber is different for certain individual.

other than that, purely from common sense, try something more commonly available/reliable/cheap, such as Glock, M&P, Ruger, maybe even Norinco.
As far as caliber goes, I personally suggest .40 S&W from Glock or M&P because it's not only a common caliber you eventually will have to play with, but also there are very conversion barrels to convert them into 9mm or .357 with less than 30% of the price for another gun. I got myself a M&P40 Range Kit for the extra mag, speed loader and holster. Then with option to get the conversion barrel for around $200 if I can't handle .40 well at the beginning, or want to shoot more with the much cheaper 9mm ammo.

Cb750k said:
I'm getting ready to buy my first handgun, being a southpaw I've got it narrowed down to three guns. They are the S&W m&p9, CZ85 or the Walther ppq. All three are ambidextrous friendly, withing my price range of $1000. All are 9mm's and fit my hand comfortably.

Can anyone give me some feedback on these guns? I'm going to hit DVC Ventures and hopefully fire them all, which should help make the decision easier. I'm new to pistols so I'm really just looking for something that will be easy to learn to shoot with in terms of recoil, trigger pull and reset. The CZ felt the best in my hand so it's in the forefront at the moment, some pros and cons from owners of these guns would be very helpful.
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Both good choices. I think the cz on average will prove more accurate. Tanfoglio also make very nice guns and are quite accurate for ipsc etc...
 
Only thing with cz is that it makes you superman haha. For a beginner pistol shooter this may bring out bad shooting tendencies and form and fundamentals may suffer as a result. With glock or Smith you have to work a bit harder but itl make you a better shooter as a result.
 
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