Posted on 10/28/2008 6:05:08 PM PDT by SJackson
Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born with a gun in their hand" the way some of us feel as if we've been. Many are urban-dwellers who've figured out for themselves that living closer to nature is a better way, and nothing from their previous metropolitan lifestyle has prepared them for their sudden realization that firearms are important, routinely-used tools for those who live "in the country."
Reading is good, but training is better. My advice to the people new to guns would be to take a firearms safety course before buying their first firearm. It'll give them a better idea of what they want, what they need, and what will suit them in terms of the size, the power, and the mechanics of the many, many firearms they have the option of buying. Your local office of the state Fish and Wildlife Department will be able to steer you toward hunter safety and firearms safety courses. As adult education goes, these courses are extremely affordable. If self-defense is your primary concern, your local gun shop or police department can direct you to armed citizen training programs. Most of these are geared toward folks about to apply for concealed carry permits, but the advice encompassed in their curricula are essential even for those only concerned with defending the home against violent intrusion.
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I’m in CA and can only have 10rnds, which my G26 and G30 both carry.
Speaking as an NRA Instructor with 20 years of experience, your best bet is the Glock Model 19 in 9mm. That's a first step. The very next step is to take a good NRA training class. Step #3 would be to join an IDPA Club and actually participate in the classes. It's not Gunsite or Thunder Ranch but it's a good way for a novice to learn tactical problem solving in a safe and secure environment. Another great place to hang out is another forum where I hang my hat: DEFENSIVE CARRY
Married life sure gets expensive!! :)
“Four, as in 4?
Only one of each?”
That has to be “per Person.”
That’s my story, anyway. ;)
If you are experienced with handguns get an auto pistol with an external safety.
If you have little or no experience, get a revolver.
Regardless of what you buy...practice, practice, practice.
Great advice, it should be repeated.
If you are experienced with handguns get an auto pistol with an external safety.
If you have little or no experience, get a revolver.
Regardless of what you buy...practice, practice, practice.
Great advice, it should be repeated.
I hear ya. I’ve got some 30 rd sticks for the G26, wish the G30 had a similar mag. Hell, when I’m king, we’ll all have G18’s :o)
My kinda life!
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excellent choice.
however.. . .this is not the time for buying individual boxes.
tis the season for cases. . .
About a year after we got married, she was working nights and was trying to get some sleep one morning when a woodpecker decided to go after the aluminum downspout right outside her window. After about 10 minutes of this she got up, took down a Winchester single shot .22 from the rack, dropped in a short, walked out on the deck and neatly separated his head from the rest of his body at about 15 yards, and went back to bed.
So I ended up with a $12,000 camera. And no jewelry. I only have to argue with a labrador... I took 250 shots tonight, cost me nada. What would that cost in Barrett terms :o~
And you did.
:-)
Glocks are outdated. Check out Springfield Armory’s XD.
At this point, you shouldn’t pick out a specific company. Go to a gunrange that rents guns and find one where your fingers can reach all the bells and whistles. Don’t buy any defense gun smaller in caliber than 9MM.
Yes, what ExSoldier said. Many NRA handgun safety course instructors have guns you can use (you need to ask). I would recommend taking the course prior to selecting a handgun since it helps you evaluate the different safety considerations.
“After about 10 minutes of this she got up, took down a Winchester single shot .22 from the rack,”
she’s a keeper !
Rem 700 in 30-06, 44 mag pistol, AR-15 M-4 carbine version, 12ga shotgun modified choke,Glock21 45 ACP. rounded battery for anything that walks in North America 4 legs or 2.
I've still got her!
I don't know if it's really "good practice", or just a personal idiosyncracy but I don't really feel "familiar" with a firearm until I've had it in as many pieces as it gets in and back.
I own a G17, G19 and a G21 all are fine firearms never a jam and all are high cap capable. personaly for 2 legged critters i would take the G21 in 45acp been putting d1cks in the dirt since 1911. The G17 is a hoot to shoot low recoil and 19+1 mags can be had oh any high cap mag from one caliber can fit in any sized Glock of the same caliber such that my 19+1 mags from the G17 also fit in the compact G19 too, just looks funny with an extra 2 inchs of mag hanging out the bottom of the gun :)
> If I wanted to buy a handgun for home security, say, a Glock, what model should I consider? <
The tone of your question suggests you don’t yet know enough about handguns to use a semi-automatic. If I’m right, then you don’t want a Glock. The reliability and safety factors dictate (IMHO) that if you’re sure you want a handgun, then by all means you should get a revolver — probaly a .38 special or a .357.
(Or a 20-guage pump-action shotgun. To the burglar’s ear, there’s no sound scarier than the racking of a shotgun in the the black of night!)
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