unclecake
11-19-2010, 11:23 AM
This is my fist post, but I have been reading posts for the past two months. I am taking my class tomorrow (Saturday) to get my CPL, so I am excited! I don't own any guns, nor did we have any in the house growing up, but I am at that point where I am ready to start shooting with my wife and kids.
I have several friends that have many pistols so I have recently shot a Glock 9mm, .40, and .45, Sig 9mm, Ruger LCP, and another .380. I went to the gun show last week and saw and held around a dozen or so pistols. The .45 was too much for me (I think), the .40 was doable, but the 9mm was just about perfect for my level.
I know that many (I know, not all) people love the Glocks because they eat any ammo. When using the Glocks, my knuckle on my middle finger was raw from the trigger guard corner rubbing on it. I found out that it happens to many people, but I also read it was possibly because I wasn't holding it properly.
I don't know what model of Sig I was using, but it was comfortable. I held a Springfield XDM at the show and it felt good in my hand. I think that I am more comfortable where the grip (if that is the correct terminology is correct) is rounded under the trigger guard.
I think that I want to get a Ruger LCP to carry and a 9mm to use at the range, do to the fact that I don't know if my wife can handle a .40 as a new shooter and I want her to enjoy going to the range with me.
I also read that some people suggest getting a heavy metal gun as the first gun and not a polymer. I would like to get one that I would use more than just a beginner shooter, even if I have to spend a bit more money so I don't have to sell and buy another one.
So, I am looking for some suggestions based upon my experiences and possibly looking to pick up a 9mm locally around Livingston County or close to it with low usage at a great price. I can get a PP as I have one right now.
I have several friends that have many pistols so I have recently shot a Glock 9mm, .40, and .45, Sig 9mm, Ruger LCP, and another .380. I went to the gun show last week and saw and held around a dozen or so pistols. The .45 was too much for me (I think), the .40 was doable, but the 9mm was just about perfect for my level.
I know that many (I know, not all) people love the Glocks because they eat any ammo. When using the Glocks, my knuckle on my middle finger was raw from the trigger guard corner rubbing on it. I found out that it happens to many people, but I also read it was possibly because I wasn't holding it properly.
I don't know what model of Sig I was using, but it was comfortable. I held a Springfield XDM at the show and it felt good in my hand. I think that I am more comfortable where the grip (if that is the correct terminology is correct) is rounded under the trigger guard.
I think that I want to get a Ruger LCP to carry and a 9mm to use at the range, do to the fact that I don't know if my wife can handle a .40 as a new shooter and I want her to enjoy going to the range with me.
I also read that some people suggest getting a heavy metal gun as the first gun and not a polymer. I would like to get one that I would use more than just a beginner shooter, even if I have to spend a bit more money so I don't have to sell and buy another one.
So, I am looking for some suggestions based upon my experiences and possibly looking to pick up a 9mm locally around Livingston County or close to it with low usage at a great price. I can get a PP as I have one right now.