Hey! Which model do you have? Whats it like to fire one, is it painful and hand numbing? .......yeah, I want one.

 

I shot the glock at a fireing range here in calgary...I'm right handed and my left eye is my dominate eye, I have allways had this problem, even shooting rifels...any how The glock was quite light (in my opion) I sucked on my grouping, but as for as handeling and fireing the glock, I had no problems, I'm going to practice more, Than I'm going to move up to the 45...I still find it hard to beleave that most law enforcement agencys in north america issue the glock, I never shot a 38 police special, but maybe the lighter whieght and extra bullets make it easier to take out a suspect that much quicker...I duno...I can load it...aim it...shoot it.....and hit what I'm shooting at, but no gun fights for me....practasing is cool but I would never want to be in law enforcement.

 

First off the recoil of any large caliber handgun is much different than a shotgun or Rifle.

Main reason is cause you are holding the handgun outstretched from your body and there is nothing to "bear down" against.

I would advise you to buy a .22 and shoot the crap out it.

Then move up to .38 or 9mm guns.

After that the recoil of a .45 won't be so bad.

The .45 can have a sharp recoil as compared to other guns, this is the main reason a lot of police departments use 9mm or .40 s&w. There are a lot of folks that can't handle the recoil.

Most get ruined by shooting too powerful guns without getting good fundementals first.

I can shoot about anything, though I haven't done much over .44 mag. I have shot some single shot pistols that use rifle cartridges, but that was from a rest.

Good luck

 

Just saw that in someone's elses sig and thought it appropriate .

Dan

 

The 44 Magnum is a fun gun to shoot. But not practical. You can only shoot a couple of rounds and your arms are either sore from the weight of the gun or the recoil. Don't buy a .44 Mag. Stick with small calibre guns and you'll have more fun that way! Plus when you get the urge to shoot a big magmun borrow someone gun at the range. Lots of members share their guns. Just buy the guy a beer when your done shooting! it's only fair.

 

.357 magnum (good stopping power)
taurus makes a number of inexpensive decent quality guns. smith and wesson is way too much $$ for me, the taurus is a decent replacement. only problem, its made in brazil.

just my 2 cents

 

I just recently purchased a Taurus PT140 (.40 compact) for my first handgun. I'm extremely pleased with the quality and accuracy of the weapon. . . especially considering what I paid for it. For an entry level gun, there's absolutely nothing wrong with a Taurus. Eventually, I'll buy a Sig or H&K, but if you're not looking to spend $800+, you can't beat a Taurus in my opinion.

-Craig

 

Seriously......IF you want a handgun, and IF it is for home defense and IF you can only have one, ask yourself these two (2) questions when considering which handgun to purchase:

What handgun would provide my family the highest level of protection, IF something happened while I was not present?

What handgun would provide the highest level of protection of my family or myself, IF I am forced to use one?

I have owned and or used most. I have specific types, calibers and sizes for different primary purposes, situations and environments. However, for home defense, the gun must be:

Feed/chamber and eject flawlessly (considering only "out-of-the-box" since gun smithing can remedy a problem in this area)

Can utilize "man stopping" round and load

Durability

Based upon these criteria, and IF my spouse and I, had access to only one handgun for home defense, I would recommend the following two specific brands and types:

Beretta "open slide" type semi auto, in full and compact versions in 9mm or .40 caliber. In my opinion, most flawless feeding/ejecting semi auto ever made and a quality made aftermarket 25 round magazine of jacketed hollow points means you will have no regrets.

or

Ruger GP-100 or SP-101 revolver in stainless steel with rubber grips in .357 magnum or .38 special. In my opinion, the most durable handguns ever built. It will never let you down. Also note that, the .357 magnum is still considered the best "one stop shot" "manstopping round".