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Admiral Douchebag
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I wish that was my duty carry, Howard, we carry the Glock 17. I am much more comfortable with the Sig Sauer.
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Have My Own Room
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Devan I would look at a 9 or 45. Dont get me wrong I love the 40 but if you are not reloading I would consider the availability of ammo. Knowing you are in the army I am sure you are familiar with the 9mm. I would go to the gun shop and pick up a bunch of pistols and see what feels right. After the feel test then go shoot your top 3 or 4 about a mag each with a few rounds two handed on and off hand and then a few one handed shots in each hand to see how it shoots for you. Then you should be set on your choice. If the .40 is your choice its a good one dont get me wrong I just like knowing I can get ammo when I want it. On a side note I just bought my first revolver and it has opened a whole new world of shooting to me. You can find an XD, Glock, M&P for about the cost of 2 boxes of cigars and the gun will last a lifetime. The gun helps ensure you last a life time as well.
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crazy diamond
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I'm a skinny guy who is normally in cargo shorts.
An Airweight S&W 38 special is perfect for me and is always on me. Crimson Trace laser grips sure help with accuracy. yeah it only carries 5, but if I need more, that means I am in a long gun battle and should have been gone long ago. I'd rather have it on me than any cigar.
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Adjusting to the Life
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I also agree with the other comments about gun first, cigars next. Like other said the gun can save your life.... |
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crazy diamond
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Mines just the plain old 38. I'll bet yours has quite a kick shooting 357's.
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Adjusting to the Life
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When I first shot it I did not have the same experience. The way the grip and gun are designed the recoil seems to go straing back instead of lifting the barrel up.... My dad was afraid to shoot it as well but then i bough some .357 to put through it. After he saw me shooting it he gave it a shot. It actually kicked less than his Taurus...YMMV With that said, I do not think I would be putting 10rds through it at a time.... either way it is a really fun gun to shoot.. To the OP, sorry for the thread jack but to get back on topic... What have your experiences been up to this point? Make, model, cal...etc What do you want to accomplish? Home defense, Conceal carry, competition, or just plain plinking.... Knowing your experience etc may help someone provide a most excellent suggestion.. |
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I'm nuts for the place
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I own a .45 and .40 and find in my area at least that .40 ammo is by far the easiest to pickup with 9mm slowly becoming more readily available but not as much as the .40 round. Around here at least I can run out and get .40 ammo whenever I want but .45 is just about impossible to find unless I am looking to overpay and when I do find it I am spending more than what I want to stock up. I would just research what ammo is easily accessible for you where you will be living.
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The Homebrew Hammer
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Licking my wounds
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I have faith in my local pd and live in a tamed town. and since I'm a felon from a young hairbrained case I can't own a weopan so I say cigars, plus legally in our state you can;t conceal it brings me back to tamed town and little in house gun burglaries so cigars as well
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Feeling up at Home
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Pistol
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Snob
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Ah I can definitely see why you would be more comfortable with that than a Glock
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those were the droids
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Clock grip angles aren't for everyone.
My advise is to go to a shop with a range and rental pistols. Shoot a few of them and see what suits you. As for what I have. I have an xd40 subcompact for my carry and a walther p99 40 for target and home protection. Posted via Mobile Device |
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PATRIOT and VETERAN
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I'd vote firearm......when I got off active duty (long ago), I got a Ruger Single Six 22cal.....then when I returned from OEF, I got a Kimber Raptor 45acp.....and now that I'm retiring from the service I'll be getting a rifle......& I still buy cigars..........so you can do both if planning ahead
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