Today I shot my first handgun, a 9mm Glock model 19 (vanity)

self

[risk]

I got one in the eye (up and over the rim of my eye wear) the other day. Adrenaline kept it from hurting at first. By nightfall the surface of my eye was obviously scratched.

[zeeshan]

i have done research into the problem , why the ejected catridges hit my face . its because of bigger ejection ports on glock and hk handguns. the ejection port extends upwards and some rounds are not ejected sideways but upward and backward to the face. what do you think?

plus, i am right handed but my dominant eye is left so gun is right in front of my face so, the probability of ejected catridge hittin my face is higher compared to shooters with right dominant eye.

can you please guide me in choosing the a handgun in .45 auto with following chracteristics?

1. extreamely reliable and very durable

2. polygonal barreling and other any features for highest accuracy.

3. ejection port to the right (not extended upwards).

4. decocker and manual safety(with safety on the pin should be blocked and not just the trigger).

5. fast target accquisition sights ( eg 3 dots or glock type sights , and perferrably night sights to glow in dark)

6. medium or just compact size for concealed carry( but in no way the compactness should compromise the reliability and durability factor. meaning, size factor can be compromised but not the reliability and long service life factor of the gun).

7. smoothest and lightest trigger pull possible as in my experience trigger pull adds considerably to acccuracy.

8. light weight if possible (but not at the stake of any traits mentioned above).

your help will be very much appreciated,

zeeshan

[50mm]

Very curious. Posting to a 5 year old thread.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Yeah! Get out of here newbie....this is where we hold our secret meetings.

[raygun]

I had a tendency to flinch and blink when I fired. Should that go away with practice?

Stop being afraid of the gun. Dont' grip the gun too tightly, don't fear the kick and percussion. Be the bullet. Forget the gun.

[50mm]

Uh, the noob is at post 82.

[Focault's Pendulum]

I know. I didn't want him to know about the Secret place.

[raygun]

My first experience with a handgun was with the U.S.A.F. issue .45 semi-auto.

So I can not only sympathize with you, I empathize with you.

Long guns on the other hand don’t bother me so much. I shot 36 out of 40 - 38 was sufficient for a markshman ribbon - on the range in U.S.A.F. boot camp (first time I’d ever shot a firearm in my life) with iron-sighted M-16 at 100 yds. Subsequently, times I’ve gone to the range with buddies who let me shoot their firearms, I told ‘em their scopes / sights were off by this much in that quadrant. They either took it in to get it professionally sighted (if they didn’t know how to), or adjusted it accordingly. Then I’d be able to put multiple rounds through the same hole.

I just never cottoned to the .45 that’s all. Unfortunately I’ve never shot anything else, so I couldn’t tell you how I’d appreciate 9mm or 10mm anything.

The one handgun that I’m pretty certain I’d like is a Walther P-38. Its so balanced that it must be nice to shoot. What impressed me so much with that gun is that my hand didn’t feel like it was holding a gun, or that a gun was in my hand, but that the gun and my hand were one. I can’t describe the feeling any other way.

Small caliber, but sweet weapon. It has at least a 10 round clip, semi-auto, and if you can’t hit whatever enemy is trying to kill you in a single clip, you deserve to die. Its that simple.

I think something like that is a perfect urban weapon. A .45 would be bad news here in the apartment.