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Looking for advice on a good starting handgun for learning & self defense
kongo:
--- Quote from: Frankie² on November 20, 2017, 03:26:09 PM ---revolvers are good guns and all but it doesn't teach you anything outside of it because theyre so simple
you could know how to disassemble one with your eyes closed but you still don't know stuff about a semi-auto pistol
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i would imagine a concealed carry class would at least show you how to take care of the gun they use, and for their first gun having one that's easy to clean would be better than going straight into something more complicated
hillkill:
this thread is for americans ONLY
Pecon:
What I've been looking at as a likely option so far has been the Ruger LCP since it seems like the right size for my hand (as well as I can tell without actually holding one), cheap, and the 380 ammo has very little recoil. Any thoughts on that specifically?
Also I'm probably not going to be going for a revolver, mostly for practicality reasons (and they probably will tend to have more recoil than I'd like).
Foopster:
i personally reccomend a glockteen eleven, it shoots 9 millelitre assault clipazines at about 60 cartridges per minute.
Juncoph:
--- Quote from: IkeTheGeneric on November 20, 2017, 10:49:23 AM ---Light and thin are the qualities you wanna look for in a carry pistol. Anything too bulky or too heavy is gonna be awkward to carry.
But definitely ask questions when you're browsing. The people running gun stores usually know what they're talking about.
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disagree
if OP wants less violent recoil then a heavier pistol's better