Looking For First Pistol.

VancouverSkiBum said:
Hello!

going to be new to the restricted game soon. What I have in mind is a .45, with a threaded barrel, A bottom rail? something cool on the end? Not looking to break the bank. Anything like that around? I being a bit vague, but I have lots of ideas in my head, I would like to see what you think of with this info I provided. Cheers! :cool:
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I just grabbed a SAM Thunderbolt in Stainless from Wolverine. Fit, finish, craftsmanship, features and price...it can not be beat right now anywhere. If it's as you described for yourself at this point...SAMs lineup is worth looking at all day long.
And wolverines customer service is a gold standard. You won't regret anything with that combo. Good luck.
 
I wouldn't buy a .22 unless you're interested in bullseye or a lot of boring plinking. I'd go with a cheap, reliable, well built 9mm (hint, hint, Glock :d). 9mm allows you to participate in the popular gun games and the ammo's fairly cheap.
 
Like the above poster said, get a SAM 1911 from wolverine if you want a 45 on the cheap. Great firearm for a good price.
If you decide to go 9mm, there are lots of inexpensive options. Girsan Yavuz for under $500(theammosource.com), Bersa Thunder Pro 9 for under $600(tacticalimports.ca), you can get the SAM 1911 in 9mm for $400(wolverinesupplies.com),If you want to spend a bit more alflahertys.com has Sig p320 for under $700 (alflahertys.com), then glocks between $7-$800
 
Everyone at my range shoots something easy to shoot whether it be SA, safe action or even cocking the hammer on a DA. It's becoming a lost art to shoot DA. A friend of mine is ex law enforcement and used to shoot competition and insisted on me getting a DA gun to start and promised me that if I could master that trigger shooting anything else would be a piece of cake. He was right. I'm not perfect but that long trigger pull makes everything else seem like butter.
 
well heres the thing, most people go through a few different .45's, and 9mm, and try a bunch of different calibers, but almost everyone who likes to shoot has a .22 in there collection.
if you want to shoot 9mm or .45 you should be reloading. If not the cost wont break you, but it will definitely make you think before you go burn 50$ a week in ammo at the range(and thats if you want to go once). it sucks going all the way out the the range to shoot 100 rounds and then ####... there goes 50$ dollars(ish).
migtht as well get a .22... (your probably going to get one eventually anyway)
Either way, if you get a used gun and take care of it and end up hating it, it will always sell for pretty much the same price anyway.
 
I started on a 9mm and a .45acp. To be fair way back when I had a c02 1911 pellet handgun. But that was 10 years before I ever shot a real handgun. I have no problem hitting my targets for the amount of time I've put in. Get what you want for caliber. Caliber is less important than taking your time and learning the basics of how to shoot properly. I've always been a fan of S&W, but own 3 norcs instead. Oh, and go hold the gun before buying it. make sure it fits what you want, dont blindly order based on looks alone.
 
heres a real life story: today i want to go shooting for a few hours, but cant because it irks me that it would cost 100 buck to burn through a couple boxes of 9mm and .45. (i only have .45 and 9mil)
If i had a .22 i would just go shoot for the whole afternoon... if your gonna do .45 decide as early as possibly if your going to reload. you will probably shoot more when you first start too.
we live in canada. we cant actually carry our guns around, so stopping power and how big the bullet is only counts in how much it costs to shoot.

all this to explain that your gun is the cheapest part of shooting...
 
If centerfire is what you have interest in the stick to 9mm. You can develop your shooting skills much easier than with a .45 and will have access to many more models of firearms. If you don't mind .22 then I suggest starting off with an m&p22... You can develop your skills with that and then upgrade to the m&p9 and from there branch out....
 
Mark-II said:
Look at SAM from Wolverine if you're dead set on a 45

Threaded barrel, rail, black, and a 1911 besides.

Your first 45 is going to be the gun that it was made for, right?


That's not my advice for a first pistol, but it was an answer to your question
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You mean a glock 21? Right. Lol
 
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