http://www.gunsandammo.com/handguns/compacts/single-stack-9mm-shootout/
I’ve always been a fan of Drastic Plastic. The Glock fires every time you want it to.
Find a range/gun shop where you can rent/try various different cals/brands/configurations. Find what’s comfy and suits your needs.
AA -12, of course
Oh, yeah. I forgot. Getting a gun, per gov moonbeam, isn’t any issue anyway. According to him you just gotta drive over to AZ or NV and get whatever you want no quesitons asked. /s
I’m partial to Springfield XDm’s
I’d go for a 22LR handgun of some type to get started and be able to inexpensively spend time at the range...
Check out the Heckler and Koch P30 or P30L. Basically a very high quality Glock 19 and 17, resp. I have the P2000 with hammer fired, love it.
I just stopped by the Sig Pro Shop last Monday. What a place!
I bought my wife a Sig last year. A fine handgun! I am lobbying for one that fits my hand like it was made for it!
SIG 225 - MAGNIFICENT!
You’ll be happy with this...
Ruger Standard Auto pistol, 6” barrel. Would be nicer to feed it $1/box .22lr, but oh, well. Practice with it until you don’t miss. Then, move up to centerfire.
It would be helpful if you told us what you want the handgun for. What is the handguns main purpose?
I bought my first pistol after my idiot governor(wolf/Pennsylvania) told 0bola we’ll take some “refugees”. Got a Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield 9mm with crimson trace. Now I just have to get to the gun range to try it out.
Depends on what you intend to do with it. I just purchased a Glock 19 Gen3 for home defense and love it.
Im w/ Laz. Glock 17 has never ever jammed on me.
Second hand is good, too. It’s ok to buy used, if not abused.
Get a .357 revolver, and then some type of semiauto .45 and small carry type .380/9mm.
I started off thinking I had to have a small gun to eventually CC. But I went to the range and rented a H-K P30L (I think) and I love it. I also have some arthritis in my hands and not much upper body strength but after a few lessons I know how to load and rack it. I love it. I think I’m dreaming about it. I go back to the range Wednesday and if it’s still there I think I’ll buy it. I need to get a bigger purse. They have purses there that have holsters in them. But they are sort of ugly. Oh and it’s ambidextrous which is important since Mr. Mercat and I have different dominant hands.
What you buy depends on what you plan on doing with it. If it’s for concealed carry that depends on how you dress. I never have my shirt tail untucked, which limits me to a pocket carry gun. I carry an S&W Bodyguard .380. But if I were to do it over I’d get the same size, single stack gun in 9mm.
If you dress with a shirt tail out then I’d buy a 9mm bigger frame gun with a longer barrel and carry it inside my pants/belt in a concealed carry holster. As somebody else suggested, go to a range with a buddy and try several guns.
Factors are how it feels in your hand, how easy it is to shoot accurately and trigger pull. The S&W has a 5-6 pound pull, which makes it difficult to shoot accurately. You probably want a gun with a thumb or grip safety. You may find you dislike a gun for a design feature. My Kahr, for example, which is an awesome gun to shoot, has an annoying magazine release that often dumps the magazine while I’m shooting it, so I never carry it.
The 225 is an excellent choice, I’ve owned them and they are compact, controllable, reliable and accurate. The ergonomics of the Sig are excellent.
All the 22X series guns are. You’d be hard pressed to find a better gun.