Hi Point C9 9mm, well under $200
Posted on 12/16/2009 10:08:01 AM PST by bonillamktg
I am ashamed to say that I am 30 years old and do not own a gun. I grew up in a house without guns and never really thought about it until recently (as I started a drastic shift from being politically agnostic to a staunch conservative Constitutionalist) and now I am a new homeowner and new father and every day I think about needing to get multiple firearms. I need to start somewhere but, other than getting recommendations from a few friends I respect, I am a bit lost, having never fired a handgun before (I've shot several rifles and shotguns before).
My question is: What recommendation would you give me as the first gun I should own? I want this first gun to be easily carried concealed (I plan on getting my concealed carry permit ASAP), a good weapon for protection of my home, easily usable by my wife (who has never shot a gun in her life), and ideally, I'd like to get armed for $300-400.
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Smith and Wesson, 357 Magnum revolver with a 4 inch barrel. You can shoot both 38 special or 357 magnum cartridges. American made, lifetime warranty and easy to master.
A gently used medium frame .357 revolver is a fine choice.
Would have been more correctly posted under General/Chat.
To this day I prefer a revolver over a semi-automatic. That’s just me though. Whatever you’re comfortable with. Right now I have a .38 Taurus revolver. Oh, yeah, I will only buy stainless steel, also.
Maybe you ought to rent one by the hour for a while, at your local range.
Try a Charles Daly .45 pistol. Packs a decent punch but is somewhat difficult to conceal unless you wear a shoulder harness under a thick jacket and/or sweater. Cost for me was around $400 or so.
1.) Clock 19
2.) AR-15
3.) Semi-auto 12g Shotgun
Home - manual shotgun
CCW - 357 special revolver
Both require not much training or thinking to use. The wife can handle a 38 in the 357 or you can put in 357 magnums for special effects.
Hi Point C9 9mm, well under $200
best suggestion is to go to your local gun range/ shop, and put your hands around a bunch of them, find out what’s comfortable in your hands, then rent those and find out what’s comfortable and not over complicated or expensive to shoot.
for your price range tho, i’d suggest looking at a smaller .38 revolver. they’re fairly inexpensive to shoot and very simple to operate and clean.
if you’re looking to carry, make sure you take into account spending money for a good holster. if its uncomfortable to carry, you won’t do it.
Sig-Sauers are nice, but expensive. IIRC, Special Forces were using the short barrel versions for a while.
This is above your price range, but I would save up and get a 1911.
Once you get a 1911, you will never go back.
(And many here will advise getting a Glock. IMO, Glocks are overrated and accidents waiting to happen. Nobody would ever carry a 1911 in Codition Zero, yet this is precisely how Glocks are carried.)
For your first handgun, don’t even be thinking about home protection or conceal. Think in terms of becoming familiar with firearms, safety and practice. So for practice get a gun that uses .22 bullets for so you can afford to practice. Get a single action for safety. A Ruger revolver is a good first gun...
just impossible to answer because there are so many guns out there and everyone has his personal favorite.
But if you are interessted how about a Glock 19?
Compact size for carry, moderate priced and shoots the not so expensive 9mm caliber.
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HEH..My favorite CCW pistol...
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