want some advice
- Thread starter hayguy
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A new Ruger MKIII is cheap to buy new, cheap to shoot (22LR), and will last you a long time.
There are a bunch of quality 9mm semi auto pistols if you want to spend a bit more ($600-$1000 per gun, $15-20 for a box of 50rds). Glock, CZ, Sig Sauer, and on and on.
A double action 357mag revolver is also a great choice as you can shoot cheap 38 special or fun 357 mag. A new Smith Wesson 686 will run you $1k, used about $600. The Ruger GP100s are even less while still being good quality.
No idea where handhills is in Alberta, but if you can, head off to Calgary or Edmonton to one of the indoor ranges. You can test run a bunch of guns before you commit to a larger purchase.
There are a bunch of quality 9mm semi auto pistols if you want to spend a bit more ($600-$1000 per gun, $15-20 for a box of 50rds). Glock, CZ, Sig Sauer, and on and on.
A double action 357mag revolver is also a great choice as you can shoot cheap 38 special or fun 357 mag. A new Smith Wesson 686 will run you $1k, used about $600. The Ruger GP100s are even less while still being good quality.
No idea where handhills is in Alberta, but if you can, head off to Calgary or Edmonton to one of the indoor ranges. You can test run a bunch of guns before you commit to a larger purchase.
pittboomer
Regular
- Location
- chilliwack
go with a 9 mm m&p ,Glock or Sig . your going to end up with one or two anyway lol .....
Pistolwhiptricks
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Mississauga
Sig P226 classic .22lr or GSG 1911.
The problem with starting out with a centerfire,
is that you'll never get a kick out of using a rimfire, after that.
You know what I mean.
You take your 1911 .45ACP and your GSG 1911-22, to the range.
What do you shoot first. The GSG 1911-22, of course.
Because it just ain't no fun shootin' the .22 after shooting the .45.
You build up to the thrill of shootin' the big boy. Not visa-versa. No?
If I could go back and do it all again, it'd be a Glock (new or used) in 9mm.
Cheap to buy, cheap to run, indestructible & holds it's value.
very true.
ive got a sig p220 with a .22lr and a .45acp conversion kits.
every time i go to the range, dump a few mags of .22 and cant wait to get the .45 out.
im not really a .22 fan.. yes it serves a purpose, $50 rounds of .22 costs the same as 5 of .45acp... but i like the recoil.
buy used in good condition! it all first started with my first 2 purchases
a hk usp 40
then a taurus pt99 in 9
my addiction spread to mil surp then tacti ,,and finally 10 years later i love collecting hunting rifles(i hunt now too,though not a good one
all to say buy good used guns whenever possible..and with the money you save buy more good used guns.. i own only 1 22,its a sig mosquito,,,,im saving it for when im an old man or if i cant afford to shoot at least 9 millie anymore.
a hk usp 40
then a taurus pt99 in 9
my addiction spread to mil surp then tacti ,,and finally 10 years later i love collecting hunting rifles(i hunt now too,though not a good one
all to say buy good used guns whenever possible..and with the money you save buy more good used guns.. i own only 1 22,its a sig mosquito,,,,im saving it for when im an old man or if i cant afford to shoot at least 9 millie anymore.
I think the best advise anyone can get is to try all the different guns you can before you buy one. When you know the type of gun you want then buy the best one and not the cheapest one as the good one if you take care of it will last you a lifetime where the cheap ones won't.
Graydog
Graydog
