Posted on 02/27/2007 4:29:26 AM PST by Elle Bee
I'm 90 miles from Cuba and I'm going to purchase a new handgun for a new house.
I'm thinking .45 ... Kimber
I'm open to all opinion and option.
I'm still holding out the thought of a revolver over an automatic for ease of maintenance in the subtropics
These threads are always informative and I would appreaciate your input before I make a final decision.
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Im not an expert but 90 miles is a long shot with a handgun.
Glock 22 or 23.
Whatever you get, also get a box of glaser safety rounds for it. These rounds may be expensive but will not exit the backside of a normal wall. In this way you won't kill a neighbor by accident if you happen to shoot at a burglar or other home invader.
Is this gun going to sit in a drawer for years at a time, until you absolutely, positively need it to work? Or is this gun going to be practiced with regularly and maintained periodically?
Do hollow-head rounds serve the same purpose?
I just bought a new Kimber Ultra Carry II with night sights and laser grips. Haven't had a chance to actually shoot it yet but it's a nice looking gun. A bit pricey. If you're just looking for a home defense weapon and can only get one, I'd go with a 12 gauge pump like a Mossberg 500 instead of a handgun. If you're set on a hand gun I'd recommend a .357 revolver. Reliable with plenty of stopping power and you can shoot .38 Spl. for practice. You can get a decent one for around $300.
Get a HK USP.I can't think of a more reliable weapon.
Great minds think alike. Check out my post #7.
Still a deadly round though.
LOL
Shotguns are good for room-to-room...
GLOCK 23. It can double as your concealed carry weapon since you live in a nice free state like Florida.
Hollow head rounds are really good at killing but glaser rounds will fragment almost like a small explosion upon impact, thus tremendous stopping power and almost no penetration power. Stray rounds won't enter the house next door.
Find yourself a good used .357 revolver. Put the money you save over the semi-auto vundergun into ammo and range time.
Since you're in the sub-tropics, I'd recommend a stainless steel model. That doesn't mean it will never rust, just that it won't rust as badly as quickly as blued steel will.
Just my two cents. YMMV.
L
I'm going to quibble a bit on the Saf-T-Slug advice. I've seen gelatin tests in which the Glazer products performed very, very poorly.
A projectile needs to penetrate and expand in order to reliably wound. While Glazers do indeed 'expand' in a manner of speaking, they're penetration leaves much to be desired.
They do make ugly wounds, but they don't make deep ugly wounds.
IMO one is better off with a reliably expanding hollow point than with the Glazer.
JMO, YMMV.
L
In the first floor wall safe we have a HK P2000SK and in the upstairs bedroom wall safe we have a Sig P239, both in .40S&W.
These are guns that I also use for concealed carry, plus my wife can handle either weapon with ease.
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