Handgun opinions

Roasted said:
I've got very limited experience with hand guns,....fired a few here and there, but I always wanted a revolver. From all the stuff I read I think I'd get a Ruger P100. Cool looking...takes two different types of ammo, magnum rounds and much cheaper rounds if you want to save some $, very popular and known to be reliable, etc.
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I found the revolvers to be way more accurate to be honest but it's a personal preference. I had a blast with a .44 Magnum with a laser dot top sight....guy letting me shoot had me do the last 6 one handed and I got three in the bullseye for kicks. Amazing gun. This was at a range in Kingston.
 
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Get anything. You are going to love it either way. I started with the ruger MKIII ages ago, but looking back I doubt it would have negatively impacted me to just go and get any of the firearms you mentioned. I have all of the handguns mentioned save the glocks, I never really liked them, and found myself to be more accurate with either the sigs or the m&p. Another unmentioned one that I own is a Ruger p90 in 45, its a fun and CHEAP little gun, some people say it jams very easily, and yet I have had no issues. Also.. have you thought about rifles yet? As for ranges that let you try out the guns, I think everyone has mentioned them, Lanz in Silverdales is great, and Target is good too, but if you don't need to fire before you buy there are tons of links at the top of CGN and they all ship. I got most of my rifles online.
 
D23 said:
Spraying 10 rounds down range that a large pizza could cover is like squidding a new 1000SS into a telephone pole at the local Tim's meet.
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Depends on the distance doesn't it?

What's the "right" way to shoot a handgun at the range anyway?
 
thanks for the info everybody, I think I'll spend a little more time with the glock 17/19 and the M&P 9 before I make my choice.
 
promac said:
I like the Glock 17 as well. It is very inexpensive to shoot and there are lots of parts and accessories like laser sights, flashlights, carbine conversion kits, etc. They're dependable and very easy to take down and clean as well.
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The Carbine conversion kits are sweet.
 
ross said:
+1 for Ruger 22 Mark III, steel body, (not 22/45)
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That's what I want the Mark III Hunter :D

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First saw it in a gun shop when I was gun hunting and I fell in love with it after holding it. It has a good weight to it and it fits comfortably in my hands. In the summer I got to try it out at the gun range in London when we went on that gun range ride and it is my favorite out of all the .22's that I've used. I also love the old school look it has.
 
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I love the look and feel of the SIG-Sauer P226. But I almost never shoot it, and find the 9mm load it takes a little "whippy"

I much prefer to hold and fire the Glock 22 (in .40 S&W). It's durable, and rugged, with a clean trigger pull.
I also did better with it on IPSC days, being able to double-tap and rapid fire with it more accurately.

Never, ever had a jam with it. The plastic mag's are pretty rugged too.

The P226 has jammed a few times, usually with novices with weak wrists.

It's a personal preference, but if you're going to go for just one, my suggestion would be the Glock 22, and buy a reloader.
 
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I read about a complaint from some of the special forces types in Afghanistan that they found they had to hit targets multiple times with the new Sig 9mm's and a number of them brought along their own .45's, since with those they just had to hit the enemy once. "Stopping power" I think they call it. Certainly not sport shooting of course, and I'm not a firearms owner so the standard disclaimers apply.
 
Pussies. Until you've pulled the lanyard on a 155mm Howitzer and sent a 90lb bullet on a 7km long ballistic arc that ended with an impact which obliterated everything within a 50m radius, you haven't fired a gun. :p

Aside from that, I've been thinking for some time about getting into sport shooting but it seems that the cons of the idea outweigh the pros. Regulations, rules, etc, you know what I mean. My handgun experience is limited to the Browning 9mm military issue pistol, but it was one of the most enjoyable weapons I've ever fired (other than the above mentioned Howitzer and the .50 cal MG) and I wouldn't mind getting into shooting just for the fun of it.
 
Yo, which one could I pull out of my waist band easily? It has to be flexible enough to jump fences with. An' none of that pussyshit with safeties on it, I don't want nothing slowing me down.
 
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LOL! Here's a good safety lesson:

[video=youtube;5LwDMEdJ0M4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LwDMEdJ0M4[/video]
 
Gummiente said:
Pussies. Until you've pulled the lanyard on a 155mm Howitzer and sent a 90lb bullet on a 7km long ballistic arc that ended with an impact which obliterated everything within a 50m radius, you haven't fired a gun. :p

Aside from that, I've been thinking for some time about getting into sport shooting but it seems that the cons of the idea outweigh the pros. Regulations, rules, etc, you know what I mean. My handgun experience is limited to the Browning 9mm military issue pistol, but it was one of the most enjoyable weapons I've ever fired (other than the above mentioned Howitzer and the .50 cal MG) and I wouldn't mind getting into shooting just for the fun of it.
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I had a go on a blowpipe surface to air missile simulator once. That was fun.
 
jc100 said:
I had a go on a blowpipe surface to air missile simulator once. That was fun.
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If we're gonna talk simulators, the CineTarget wins hands down. We used to put porno movies on the projector and aim for the naughty bits.
 
GentlemanRacer said:
I read about a complaint from some of the special forces types in Afghanistan that they found they had to hit targets multiple times with the new Sig 9mm's and a number of them brought along their own .45's, since with those they just had to hit the enemy once. "Stopping power" I think they call it. Certainly not sport shooting of course, and I'm not a firearms owner so the standard disclaimers apply.
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If you're using a handgun in a war zone, you're completely outgunned.

10mm or .40 are probably the best suited for the job though. Good balance of velocity, energy, and number of rounds in a mag. A pistol is just a sidearm to those guys... a last resort kind of thing.
 
Out of the OP's list, I owned M&P 9 and Sig 229 in .40.

M&P was a nice gun, nice looking I mean, but it's finish wasn't that tough, the slide would get dirty and eventually impossible to clean, due to discoloration. The gun had too many parts in the wrong places which were hard to get to for cleaning. Polymer was thin and weak, and after a while would start to get damaged. However it performed great, whatever ammo you put in it, shoots without any problems.


SIG 229 is a beauty but too thick and bulky and hard to shoot. Fit and finish were excellent though, a real quality gun.

Now I own a Glock and I'll never look back, Glocks really are amazing guns, tough, durable, excellent fit and finish, shoot good etc.
 
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I would have a better look at the Glock. The M&Ps aren't as durable as the Glock. I owned a 226 for a while and although it was nice, I ended up selling it and buying a 92FS. No complaints with the Beretta or the Glock.
 
I can understand why people don't like the feel of a Glock. A Hogue slip on grip makes a huge, if not all the difference in the feel in your hand.

Here's a few carbine conversion kits:

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