If you ever get to Oklahoma City, H&H gun range rents about everything. Rental fees apply toward purchase if you want to get something there.
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little people fly with big guns..
I'm a small guy, and I have no wings..
redbull and a .50, I'll pull off a perfect landing..
+1 for the Kahr CW9/CW40/CW45
They are slim and comfortable to shoot.
(.40 S&W may be a bit jumpy, and .45 may push harder...but if you get any caliber under 9mm you will end up trading it in after you warm up to shooting sports)
Pocket pistols such as ruger lcp,kel-tecs, etc... Are "cute" but you WILL not enjoy shooting many rounds out of them to become proficient.
My CCW is a full-size 5" 1911 .45acp. I have had many many pocket guns but always come back to the reliable/comfortable/powerful 1911.
...my 2 pennies
They are slim and comfortable to shoot.
(.40 S&W may be a bit jumpy, and .45 may push harder...but if you get any caliber under 9mm you will end up trading it in after you warm up to shooting sports)
Pocket pistols such as ruger lcp,kel-tecs, etc... Are "cute" but you WILL not enjoy shooting many rounds out of them to become proficient.
My CCW is a full-size 5" 1911 .45acp. I have had many many pocket guns but always come back to the reliable/comfortable/powerful 1911.
...my 2 pennies
my wifes mom picked up a kel-tec p32.
we shot it today, and that thing is tiny.
my wife likes it more than the taurus.
so we're probably going to look at getting at one of those, or that ruger since it's a little stronger.
she says we only need one pistol, since were not apart much.
but i feel we'll be safer or at least feel safer knowing we're both prepared.
we shot it today, and that thing is tiny.
my wife likes it more than the taurus.
so we're probably going to look at getting at one of those, or that ruger since it's a little stronger.
she says we only need one pistol, since were not apart much.
but i feel we'll be safer or at least feel safer knowing we're both prepared.
^^^ I'll agree with this statement.
Ditto.
Regardless of which pistol you choose as your main one, I'd recommend also getting a 22. Practicing with a 22 can do wonders in skill development.
You can't go wrong with a Browning Buckmark or a Ruger.22.
+1 on a .22
Sounds like you really dont have much time with handguns. A good 22 is the best investment you will ever make. A good casual gun, a trainer, if you buy a good 22 you will keep in for a long time ... heirloom.
If you and your wife step up the ccw or shooting sports later... the ground work a 22 provides will be well worth owning the little caliber gun.
Picks... spendy but worth the investment... Smith and Wesson K 22, Model 18 or a 617.......Smith sells small framed 22's also
Ruger Single Six... if you like single action shooting
P22 Walther... a fun little semi auto... excellent pistol for fun shooting or training... add the Ruger Mark series or the Browning Buckmark to the short list of my favorite starter pistols that will grow with you as you advance.
Sounds like you really dont have much time with handguns. A good 22 is the best investment you will ever make. A good casual gun, a trainer, if you buy a good 22 you will keep in for a long time ... heirloom.
If you and your wife step up the ccw or shooting sports later... the ground work a 22 provides will be well worth owning the little caliber gun.
Picks... spendy but worth the investment... Smith and Wesson K 22, Model 18 or a 617.......Smith sells small framed 22's also
Ruger Single Six... if you like single action shooting
P22 Walther... a fun little semi auto... excellent pistol for fun shooting or training... add the Ruger Mark series or the Browning Buckmark to the short list of my favorite starter pistols that will grow with you as you advance.
Be careful of the advice you get from folks who have "had no issues" with their guns. Rarely do I find that they have put 1000rds through it if its made by a manufacturer that's known for having issues and yet they've "never had any issues".
Not trying to start a "just as good" argument or talk anyone's gun down, but there are guns out there that are known for being put through law enforcement / competition / training / or personal tests with no issues (i.e. shot thousands of rounds in a row, shot for several hundred rounds with no cleaning, purposely limp-wristed or shot upside down, etc.).
I personally wouldn't own a Kahr CW9 due to some of the early issues they had with reliability and fit/finish, but I hear that Kahr has addressed a lot of that over the years. A Kahr K-9 would be my choice over the CW9 and used, you can still find them for around $500 or less.
As to the 9mm debate - if you think all 9mm guns jam because you shot a Taurus that jammed, then why don't you think all Taurus guns jam (or all semi-auto guns, or all plastic guns, etc.)?
9mm has a number of significant advantages over a lot of other calibers. Aside from my J-frame in .38Spl, I don't own a pistol in a caliber other than 9mm.
You can shoot a crapload of 9mm for very little money. Shooting your Self-Defense guns (or CCW guns) a lot and often is very important (as is proper training). 9mm has less recoil than many larger calibers so follow-up shots are often easier for folks (like daintier women) who have a hard time controlling recoil in harder-kicking guns.
Being a smaller caliber in size, most guns offered in 9mm and other calibers have more capacity in 9mm - this means more rounds available and for those who talk smack about 9mm's effectiveness, well bullet-technology (i.e. Speer Gold-Dots, Federal Hydra-Shoks, Remington Golden Sabres, etc...) has come a long way and 9mm is pretty damn effective at putting large holes in bad-guys.
And if its not, you've got extra rounds in your mag over larger calibers (and less recoil), so just shoot the bad guy more. When the Judge asks you why you shot the bad guy 5 times, you just answer "Because 4 wouldn't have been enough and 6 would have been too many".
Check out these guns if you plan on CCW'ing them:
Sig P229 / P228
S&W M&P Compact
XD Subcompact
Glock 19
CZ P-01 or 75 Compact
All are proven and have withstood the test of hard use in the field.
Not trying to start a "just as good" argument or talk anyone's gun down, but there are guns out there that are known for being put through law enforcement / competition / training / or personal tests with no issues (i.e. shot thousands of rounds in a row, shot for several hundred rounds with no cleaning, purposely limp-wristed or shot upside down, etc.).
I personally wouldn't own a Kahr CW9 due to some of the early issues they had with reliability and fit/finish, but I hear that Kahr has addressed a lot of that over the years. A Kahr K-9 would be my choice over the CW9 and used, you can still find them for around $500 or less.
As to the 9mm debate - if you think all 9mm guns jam because you shot a Taurus that jammed, then why don't you think all Taurus guns jam (or all semi-auto guns, or all plastic guns, etc.)?
9mm has a number of significant advantages over a lot of other calibers. Aside from my J-frame in .38Spl, I don't own a pistol in a caliber other than 9mm.
You can shoot a crapload of 9mm for very little money. Shooting your Self-Defense guns (or CCW guns) a lot and often is very important (as is proper training). 9mm has less recoil than many larger calibers so follow-up shots are often easier for folks (like daintier women) who have a hard time controlling recoil in harder-kicking guns.
Being a smaller caliber in size, most guns offered in 9mm and other calibers have more capacity in 9mm - this means more rounds available and for those who talk smack about 9mm's effectiveness, well bullet-technology (i.e. Speer Gold-Dots, Federal Hydra-Shoks, Remington Golden Sabres, etc...) has come a long way and 9mm is pretty damn effective at putting large holes in bad-guys.
And if its not, you've got extra rounds in your mag over larger calibers (and less recoil), so just shoot the bad guy more. When the Judge asks you why you shot the bad guy 5 times, you just answer "Because 4 wouldn't have been enough and 6 would have been too many".
Check out these guns if you plan on CCW'ing them:
Sig P229 / P228
S&W M&P Compact
XD Subcompact
Glock 19
CZ P-01 or 75 Compact
All are proven and have withstood the test of hard use in the field.
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