I am looking to buy my first handgun. I have very little experience with guns, though I did shoot rifles when I was a kid.
Can you give me some advice on buying one or point me to some good resources?
I am looking to buy my first handgun. I have very little experience with guns, though I did shoot rifles when I was a kid.
Can you give me some advice on buying one or point me to some good resources?
Get a PSA dagger in 9mm please.
I have invested so much time and so much money into this area of community building. I only say that because I don’t want to come across as a dick.
The dagger is a Glock19 gen3 knockoff. You’re buying a generic drug instead of the latest hotness. Please be aware that my use case is community defense and affordability. Yours may vary.
The reason for Glock (clone):
This is the most common gun/caliber in America which means:
Your first guns should be Glock 9mm and an AR15 in 556. After that, go find a nice gun that fits in your hand or looks cool.
A dagger will go on sale with a threaded barrel for <300. A Glock is better but IMO not worth the extra money. Function over form.
I will answer whatever questions you have as best I can. I am a competition shooter (not that that means anything but it does mean I take this seriously), have been shooting for years and spend my time organizing and training shooters on the left.
You like it? I tried out the Shadow Systems Glock 17 clone at a range a while back, think it was the DR920. The thing kept jamming 2-3 times every magazine.
Ended up buying a 17, but it feels a bit chunky, was thinking about getting either a 19 or a 48, haven’t decided yet, would probably be concealing later on.
Which would you prefer?
I’ve put thousands of rounds through my daggers and they never jam. I don’t clean them hardly ever. And I stress them with moon dust.
I prefer the full size because I am larger than most and they fit my hand better.
Liking them isn’t super relevant IMO. I like my Beretta hammer fired, it’s butter and it looks sick. But I think guns are practical tools more than anything else.
Whatever works for you is good. I’ll still stand by my arguments of utility for a Glock, though. The chief advantages of a handgun are that they are concealable and portable. You are not going to be accurate beyond ten yards at best (assuming a real world use case) so springing for a gucci handgun is folly imo. Even if it feels clunky, they all kind of suck to shoot anyway.
Very important thing that consumerist capitalist gun culture fails to promote, it seems most online discussion is around guns as sports equipment or range toys as opposed to practical tools and this creates confusion about what’s important when one has no practical experience.
A debate I have been having is: Is it better for a new shooter to purchase a gun that makes them want to shoot it and train, even if it’s less practical than the good ole Glock? I feel like it’s case by case…
Have shot all, would conceal the 43x MOS all day. The optics-ready S&W Shield Plus for extra large hands and the P365 for very small hands. I personally don’t “feel” guns as I’m shooting them, I look for adequate space for my support hand and proper trigger reach, the rest doesn’t matter as far as fit goes.