What's your hand gun of choice?
- Thread starter Tyguy35
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Get an M&P or a Glock in 9mm. They last forever, work well, have good accuracy and don't cost an arm and a leg to shoot. Also the Glock and M&P are easier to build skills with, you're not switching back and forward between DA and SA.
Pistolwhiptricks
CGN frequent flyer
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- Mississauga
My handguns of choice are the Sig P226, Beretta 92A1 and CZ 75/85.
Personally, my "go to" would be a Glock 22 .40 S&W stoked with factory 180 gr JHP's.
Your choice for a first purchase likely will be way different. Try to get out & try as many different ones as you can. Pick the one that "fits" you best and is in a ctg that you can afford to shoot.
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Your choice for a first purchase likely will be way different. Try to get out & try as many different ones as you can. Pick the one that "fits" you best and is in a ctg that you can afford to shoot.
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NAA.
thesanchezking
Member
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- Kleefeld, MB
S&W Model 29 keeps me pretty warm at night!!!
You should get a .22LR gun in revolver or semi-auto. I have a GSG1911 and it is good, but there are others. The .22LR is just cheap to shoot and is fun to shoot and teaches you about shooting. At least one of my .22s always go to the range with me.
Long term plan should be to reload as ammo can get expensive and since the brass is streight reloading over and over isn't that big of a deal, depending how hot the rounds are. Getting into reloading can cost a few $$ but long term it's worth it. I bought a bunch of used reloading stuff, I wouldn't recommend that route, just buy new dies, good ones and be done with it. Lee makes inexpensive but good stuff I think but there is better out there. Do not start out with a progressive reloading setup IMHO.
When snow is on the ground a revolver is a good choice if your trying to save the brass. The cheapest revolver could be a .357Mag that shoots .38 special as the .38S is cheap to shoot and the .357 is a blast to shoot. A single action Ruger is not expensive and is a great gun but slow to load and unload. The double actions like the GP100 or S&W 586/686 are more money but nice as well. They can be shot single action or double action. As far as accuracy in a hand gun you can't beat a revolver with a long bbl. Ruger makes a Convertable that shoots 9mm/.38S/.357Mag with the same gun and that isn't a bad choice.
For a semi-auto I just bought Ruger "P" Series. These are out of production now and are not expensive but great guns. Cost around $400-$500. I have two, a P90 and a P94 that shoot .45ACP and .40S&W. These guns just work period. No drama and as I said are not expensive. The P89 is in 9mm if that is what you want. These guns were designed to be police service side arms and were made to be reliable, nofrills pieces.
It is nice to have a bunch of different handguns. Don't laugh, most people end up with a lot of them. Variety is the spice of life so they say.
Welcome to the hobby and make some noise.
Long term plan should be to reload as ammo can get expensive and since the brass is streight reloading over and over isn't that big of a deal, depending how hot the rounds are. Getting into reloading can cost a few $$ but long term it's worth it. I bought a bunch of used reloading stuff, I wouldn't recommend that route, just buy new dies, good ones and be done with it. Lee makes inexpensive but good stuff I think but there is better out there. Do not start out with a progressive reloading setup IMHO.
When snow is on the ground a revolver is a good choice if your trying to save the brass. The cheapest revolver could be a .357Mag that shoots .38 special as the .38S is cheap to shoot and the .357 is a blast to shoot. A single action Ruger is not expensive and is a great gun but slow to load and unload. The double actions like the GP100 or S&W 586/686 are more money but nice as well. They can be shot single action or double action. As far as accuracy in a hand gun you can't beat a revolver with a long bbl. Ruger makes a Convertable that shoots 9mm/.38S/.357Mag with the same gun and that isn't a bad choice.
For a semi-auto I just bought Ruger "P" Series. These are out of production now and are not expensive but great guns. Cost around $400-$500. I have two, a P90 and a P94 that shoot .45ACP and .40S&W. These guns just work period. No drama and as I said are not expensive. The P89 is in 9mm if that is what you want. These guns were designed to be police service side arms and were made to be reliable, nofrills pieces.
It is nice to have a bunch of different handguns. Don't laugh, most people end up with a lot of them. Variety is the spice of life so they say.
Welcome to the hobby and make some noise.
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
My choice or favorite? A 4" S&W model 29.
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for steel gun CZ75 sp01 shadow for a very sweet factory trigger.
Glock for ease of maintenance and reliability.
My first was a S&W586, then a Bright SST Python, then a Glock 22 then.....
Don't worry your list is going to grow anyway.
I would recommend you to keep look for reliablilty in mind first, then easy to maintain, then trigger pull, then accuracy. That's why I recommend you the CZ SP01 Shadow. Get a sst if you can since it will be easier to clean.
