Newly Addicted Need Advice

[coop44]

wow, all these suggestions are very good, so let me throw in my 2 cents.
I have trrained more than a few people. Started most of them on a .22 ruger or a .38 revolver (s&w). glocks are OK but I got bored with them years ago. A revolver will never let you down. That being said I only own 1 revolver and 5 autos, and no 22s at the moment. If you are only going to own 1 weapon, pick something reliable that you can shoot well, that is up to you.

my choices would be(in no particular order):
9mm:
browning hipower
colt 1911
sig 226
glock17 or 19
cz 75 or eaa witness
38/357:
any smith and wesson K or L frame
colt python or trooper
40:
sig 229
glock fullsize
cz
1911
45:
1911

[12:13]

The guy did mention he's an attorney so I'm pretty sure he can afford whatever he wants to go with. But I do agree, training is key.

I don't think spending $3,000 on a first gun is a wise choice. If anything, he should get a Sig Mosquito and a ton of ammo, or perhaps one of the Glocks and a ton of ammo.

I actually like the idea of a Glock for a first gun. It teaches the owner to use proper safety and finger control in order to be safe and not to rely on safeties or indicators. But, the key here is training as always.

[locosway]

The guy did mention he's an attorney so I'm pretty sure he can afford whatever he wants to go with. But I do agree, training is key.

Not all attorneys are rich, and not all are careless with their money. Jumping head first into a sport and lifestyle usually isn't the best way to go. However, if he does want a high end 1911 then good for him, they are nice guns.

[tbhracing]

Get the Glock 19, you wont be sorry.

[doodoostain]

Not all attorneys are rich, and not all are careless with their money. Jumping head first into a sport and lifestyle usually isn't the best way to go. However, if he does want a high end 1911 then good for him, they are nice guns.

man, aint that the truth. i used to do ok for myself but then i got married. i remember the days when i could make a purchase like this without a second thought but putting your wife through private school sure hurts the disposable income.

went to the range again tonight and tried a sig p226 in .40 and liked how it felt. i wish they had a 9mm that my wife could have tried. she did really well with the m&p though.

[locosway]

man, aint that the truth. i used to do ok for myself but then i got married. i remember the days when i could make a purchase like this without a second thought but putting your wife through private school sure hurts the disposable income.

went to the range again tonight and tried a sig p226 in .40 and liked how it felt. i wish they had a 9mm that my wife could have tried. she did really well with the m&p though.

My last time to the range with my cousin we rented about a dozen different 9mm guns and a couple others in .40 and .45.

The 9mm that everyone loves so much is the Glock 19. Because of that day I went out and bought one when they went on sale a week later.

The Les Baer we shot was the favorite .45.

The Glock 35 was the favorite for the .40.

Many people have suggested the Glock 19, and if you're looking for a gun that both of you can shoot and use then this might be the one. It's an awesome little gun that's not too big and not too small. IMO Glock made "the" perfect gun for all around use here.

[Packy14]

before you buy a piece of ugly tupperware, you should try a real gun like a sig p226. Something like this baby http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=229022 it might even be available if my buyer doesnt come through, but not to plug mine alone.. these are way nicer than blocks..i mean..glocks.

[locosway]

before you buy a piece of ugly tupperware, you should try a real gun like a sig p226. Something like this baby http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=229022 it might even be available if my buyer doesnt come through, but not to plug mine alone.. these are way nicer than blocks..i mean..glocks.

I happen to like my Glockerware very much.. It's a good thing it's Glocktober.

[pinwheels]

i have another newbie question. the range i go to sells reloads there for the rental guns. if i buy a gun, is it bad to run those reloads thru it? they charge like $15 for a bag of 50 .40s&w and $12 for a bag of 9mm and like $16 for a bag of .45acp.

Depends on who did the reloads. There are some well respected firms (e.g., Georgia Arms), but also some backyard bozos. A double charge or other reloader error can ruin a gun (and your day) if it overpressures the chamber. (Google "kaboom").

Shoot a bunch of guns (both of you), and pick what feels right from the list in previous posts. Glock/XD/Sig/HK/. . . all are good. Just different. I went with Glock 23, but a 17 is coming soon I think.

[mswanson223]

Save your money and buy an HK or a Sig if you want a tupperware gun. Glock's dont even have a external safety/decocker.Although I wouldnt mind a glock 20 10mm.

[locosway]

Glock's dont even have a external safety/decocker.

That's the point, nothing fancy, just something that ALWAYS works, and ALWAYS works the SAME way.

Now that I've owned two Glocks, It's hard to imagine going to a gun that has three, four, or five different safeties that need to me manipulated.