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I am Buying Handguns and Need Some Recomendations
11.30.06 | chickensoup

Posted on 11/29/2008 2:02:31 PM PST by Chickensoup

I need to purchase handguns for my family. I prefer private sales. I need a plinger like a 22 and something that is protection. The protection would come in two sizes, one that a full grown adult could use, and one that I could use. I have problems with my hands and need something that won't kick so I dont drop the gun. Something that will fit in the Cabelas purse holster. Are ther also between seat car holsters?


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To: mylife; Chickensoup

The Springfield XD line is pretty low recoil on a per caliber basis, so are some of the Glocks.

Most importantly, you can operate either type without the use of thumbs. I have an XD45 Service (in .45 ACP), but the XD9 (in 9mm) is identical except for the size and much lower recoil. I just filmed a video of how to do the normal operations on the gun without the use of thumbs. There is one thing in the video that is WRONG, though - I didn’t have enough room between the camera on its stand and the gun to be able to properly slingshot the slide and instead rode the slide forward with my hand. DO NOT DO THIS.

Here is the video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn27yj-oXAk


141 posted on 11/29/2008 3:02:22 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Melinda in TN

Thank you Melinda Looks like a nice gun


142 posted on 11/29/2008 3:02:59 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
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To: Melinda in TN

I forgot to mention that my gun of choice for home defense is my short barrel Overland Stage double-barrel 12ga shotgun. :-), not the .357 Magnum.


143 posted on 11/29/2008 3:03:47 PM PST by Melinda in TN
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To: Soliton
You will probably not be able to operate the slide on an auto. My wife can't due to arthritis. You will need a revolver.

I was going to say the same thing. If you have no thumb grip, there is no way you're going to be able to pull the slide back on a Glock or other semi-automatic pistol. You need to look at a revolver, but I would stay away from the S&W Airweight or Airlite models. (Not sure if the Ladysmith is an airweight model or not.) People recommend them to women all the time, but they have a kick like a mule. I tried the S&W .38 and when I was done shooting 50 rounds, the back of my hand was so swollen I could hardly grip my car keys afterwards. I had severed a tendon on the back of my hand years ago, and I guess the recoil was too much for the scar tissue on my hand.

Later, I was taking a beginner handgun class and our instructor, a woman, held up the same model revolver I had been shooting and told us to avoid the gun. "I will not shoot this gun," she told us. She also said she has women show up all the time with the Ladysmith that some well-meaning husband or boyfriend had purchased, and that they usually had trouble with it. It's too lightweight for the kick it gives you. She actually recommended the .357 revolver over the Ladysmith.

Just my 2 cents worth... since I recently went through the first time purchase process.

144 posted on 11/29/2008 3:04:00 PM PST by ponygirl
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To: Spktyr

Interesting video.


145 posted on 11/29/2008 3:04:12 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
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To: aphid

That’s an interesting notion. That might work for her; the G30 is one of the softest-recoiling .45s out there.


146 posted on 11/29/2008 3:04:20 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: ponygirl

“If you have no thumb grip, there is no way you’re going to be able to pull the slide back on a Glock or other semi-automatic pistol.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn27yj-oXAk


147 posted on 11/29/2008 3:05:06 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Very good. The XP is a fine weapon


148 posted on 11/29/2008 3:05:29 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Spktyr

That is sort of the way my hands work. Did you just make that video??

It took me a moment to realize this and I had to look at it twice.


149 posted on 11/29/2008 3:05:46 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
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To: saganite

Gottcha.


150 posted on 11/29/2008 3:06:00 PM PST by xcamel (Conservatives start smart, and get rich, liberals start rich, and get stupid.)
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To: Spktyr
You can rack the slide on one of those by gripping the serrations on the slide with three fingers opposing the palm and do just fine.

My wife can't rack the slide on a P-32 or my larger autos. She shoots a Ruger .22A at the club, but it slides like butter.

My suggestions

https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/26261

http://www.thegunsource.com/store/item.aspx?PID=9950

Look for them used.

151 posted on 11/29/2008 3:06:06 PM PST by Soliton (This 2 shall pass)
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To: Soliton

With kids and a jumbo mortgage I can only afford used LOL


152 posted on 11/29/2008 3:07:06 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
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To: Chickensoup

Hope it helps - you are *not* limited to revolvers.

You *can* load magazines into the gun without the use of your thumbs as well. If you have a magazine loading device, you can even load rounds into the magazine without the use of your thumbs.


153 posted on 11/29/2008 3:07:55 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: ponygirl

L0L I have an air weight SW .38 and it kicks like a mule


154 posted on 11/29/2008 3:08:05 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Soliton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn27yj-oXAk

The XD45’s slide is easier to rack than a P32s, by a large margin. Small blowback pistols have strong springs that greatly increase the effort needed to actuate the slide.


155 posted on 11/29/2008 3:09:08 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Chickensoup
Handguns for Handicapped and Very Recoil Sensitive Shooters
156 posted on 11/29/2008 3:09:38 PM PST by FReepaholic (Diversity = .45 .357 .223 .38 ...)
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To: ponygirl

The ladysmith is steel and the airlites are titanium. The .357 model is heavier, but takes .38 specials. It is designed for the ladies


157 posted on 11/29/2008 3:09:41 PM PST by Soliton (This 2 shall pass)
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To: ponygirl

That confirms my concern with a lightweight titanium revolver having too much recoil. I think a revolver in stainless steel would be better — heavier so less recoil and stainless steel is low maintenance. Also, a gun with a very short barrel will have sharp recoil.


158 posted on 11/29/2008 3:10:35 PM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: Chickensoup

Yes, I just made that video. Do you wish me to make another one showing you how to load a magazine into the weapon without the use of thumbs?

The reason I know this is because I once seriously sprained both my thumbs in a motorcycle accident and had to figure out how to use my pistols without them for several weeks.


159 posted on 11/29/2008 3:10:44 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Feckless
Here in Washington we have open carry but not to disturb the native Lib's I carry concealed (yep, have the permit).
160 posted on 11/29/2008 3:11:06 PM PST by SkyDancer ("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
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