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So, i just got my Rpal, feels great. and now i need some help on what to get. I'm pretty sure whatever i get first will be 9mm. I have a rifle in .22 and i just think id like to start off in 9mm.

And as for guns..well.

I like the Glock 17, as well as a few HK models one of the local outfitters has. But i want something quality. I've found that be it whatever hobby you start out in..if you don't start off with the right kind of equipment, it's just gonna put you off. So i'm not even going to consider the "cheap" crap, if that even exists for handguns. Mind you a few of the guns ive seen in my lifetime lead me to believe the opposite..

A few questions though

Seeing as i do not want a revolver, but a semi, and me being left handed. Does that really limit me in choices as far as guns go? I know the casings are ejecting on the right, but is that a big deal for alot of you leftys? I also imagine the safety's on a lot of guns are meant for right hands. But i'd like to hear from those left handers.

What do you guys wish you had done different when you started out, as far as gun choices go?
 
actually there are a lot of ambi semi's out there

Go to the gun store and try our some for feal

9mm is a good mild round, lots of guys will say get a .22, I always found .22 pistols very dull and they sat in my vault never getting used.

you might want to consider going to a range that rents pistols and try out a few.
 
I agree with WOODCHOPPER. Get a feel for what fits in you're hand. I am partial to the Glock 17, as I shoot one for IDPA, here in Alberta. But the big thing is, how does it fit your hand? 9mm is the way to go though, inexpensive rounds, and lots of Bang for you're buck. Enjoy.
 
what should i be looking for in an ambi pistol?

do all guns eject casings on the right? the thing i was worried about the most with shooting left is the safety position, and if i would be accidentally hitting it when im shooting, but ill try a few out and see what i like
 
Ambi slide lock and safeties are nice for a left handed shooters. I believe they all eject to the right.

I've never engaged a safety while shooting so far. It's easy enough to drop a magazine with your index finger on the mag release.

An ambi slide lock is good though. If you want to lock the slide while shooting or clear a jam and you don't have this, you need to switch hands to do it.
 
Check out your local stores. Get a feel for the guns. See which ones have ambi everything or can be easily switched over. Some won't change everything.

If you are interested in a 1911 check out the Dlask guns. I don't know if they are available in 9mm but I do believe they eject to the left side.

And as for your first handgun... contrary to what has been said so far... try a 22LR. Learning technique is easier and much much cheaper. A reasonable 22LR Ruger might cost you $300 where a reasonable 9mm might be $700+. But then you also have the cost of ammo. One box of 50 rounds of 9mm about $20. (a guess, I don't buy it) and one box of 500 rounds of 22LR about $20. 10 times the cost. Shooting 500 rounds of 22LR over the day and you go home happy. Shooting 500 rounds of 9mm and you go home wondering what you are going to say to the wife about what happened to the $200 ! :eek:

Don't get in trouble with the law (a.k.a. the wife) get a 22!


Fudd
 
ElmerFudd said:
Check out your local stores. Get a feel for the guns. See which ones have ambi everything or can be easily switched over. Some won't change everything.

If you are interested in a 1911 check out the Dlask guns. I don't know if they are available in 9mm but I do believe they eject to the left side.

And as for your first handgun... contrary to what has been said so far... try a 22LR. Learning technique is easier and much much cheaper. A reasonable 22LR Ruger might cost you $300 where a reasonable 9mm might be $700+. But then you also have the cost of ammo. One box of 50 rounds of 9mm about $20. (a guess, I don't buy it) and one box of 500 rounds of 22LR about $20. 10 times the cost. Shooting 500 rounds of 22LR over the day and you go home happy. Shooting 500 rounds of 9mm and you go home wondering what you are going to say to the wife about what happened to the $200 ! :eek:

Don't get in trouble with the law (a.k.a. the wife) get a 22!


Fudd
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i dont have a wife, and money isn't a big deal.
 
Id agree with getting a .22 first! Cheap to run, fun and great for learnig/practising technic. Even try a revolver first, generally abit easier and more accurate than a semi, an nice S&W model 17 in .22 is a great pistol and one that you probly wont want to let go of when you do move on to bigger stuff.

If you really want to stick with a semi, maybe look at a SIG! You can get a220 or a 226 in .22cal. and you get a coupon for a complete centerfire upper in a cal. of your choice
 
RT has made a valid point reguarding the .22cal
uppers that can be had for some of the centre-fire
auto makers. then you can have .22, and 9mm.

However, I still vote for the 9mm.
.22 is just plain BORING to shoot.
Yeah, less expensive than 9 but 9mm isn't really that
expensive anyway.
You can still learn proper technique on a 9, I did
and many others I know have aswell.
 
justin1635 said:
I like the Glock 17, as well as a few HK models one of the local outfitters has. But i want something quality. I've found that be it whatever hobby you start out in..if you don't start off with the right kind of equipment, it's just gonna put you off. So i'm not even going to consider the "cheap" crap, if that even exists for handguns. Mind you a few of the guns ive seen in my lifetime lead me to believe the opposite..
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You've got the right idea about buying quality gear. HK makes great pistols and they are lefty-friendly (ambidextrous mag release, ambidextrous or reversible decocker/safety). You'd end up paying a little more than you would for a more pedestrian pistol like Glock or S&W M&P, but you get what you pay for. My first handgun was an HK USP and it's still one of my favorite pistols.
 
I started off my collection with a Glock 17, the 9mm is not a hard gun to learn off of. I have to agree with a previous post and say that .22 can get dull and do tend to sit in the safe a bit more. If money is no issue then I would say 9mm all the way. Glock might be interesting due to the lack of external safeties. Just my right handed opinion though.
 
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