What is your first handgun?

[aswang anonymous]

Why did you choose that handgun? Or who gave it to you? Do you still have it?

[CK_32]

Glock 17 and yup still got er

[ChaneRZ]

Glock 19, sold it.

[FLAWLS1]

Kimber TLE/RL II and I still got it.

[hossb7]

Sig P226R in 9mm. Bought it on recommendation from a friend in 2007. Approx 12,000 rounds downrange, still ticking like a clock.

[hyeg35]

Glock 22. Saved up for months to get it. Still have it and love it.

[CSACANNONEER]

3 screw Single Six with a nice set of leathers. I gave a roommate $25 for it when I was 19. Put $20 into a new ejector system (it was missing) and sold it for $75.

[Sublime_AC]

Sig P226 purchased in 1995. Sold it to my brother because I was standardizing on .45 ACP handguns... Regret the sale now and am looking to replace it. Uggh...

[Zerorye351w]

S&W 1911. First handgun, gift from my dad. Great pistol.

[HKchucksta]

Bought a Sig SP2022 9mm, chose it because it was a GREAT value, a Sig, and 9mm doesn't break the bank!

It kicks a little harder than its full metal brothers, but I love it and still have it!

[aatruong]

S&W 459...sold that piece of crap when I was able to afford another piece of crap

[Henry Shooter]

Colt SSA .357. Still have it 30 years later. Paid $100 for it.

[CessnaDriver]

I turned 21 in the eighties and wanted a 9mm Beretta like in Lethal Weapon, I was attracted by the large capacity magazines, but the Taurus (Brazillian Beretta) was much cheaper and being 21 that was a big deal. It is still my home defense weapon to this day.
Great gun.

[Squid]

Bersa 380, cheap, stylish, good reviews, fit in hand,

looks like PPK, decent size for gripping yet still concealable, 6 or 8 rd mags, about the cheapest recommended self defense gun around, "fully featured" with DA/SA/decocker/safety and I had stumbled into a large stock of 380 ammo. Good gun if you need to loan or for girl to use.

Also, good working, problem-free locking internal safety. Most here dis the internal safety but I think it has its uses.

Still got it, probably always will. Never know when you will need a PPK look alike for James Bond or Nazi officer impersonation.

[jm13690]

H&K USP 9mm, got it 10 years ago and gone through 1000s of rounds without a single hiccup.