Hello, everyone. Newb, here, and I don't know all the lingo yet, so bear with me...
My wife and I are searching for our first handgun for general use, mostly recreation and home defense. We don't plan to carry this particular gun very often unless it is in the car or in a backpack. As such, we would like it to be affordable, reliable, and intuitive. Finally, neither of us are experienced pistol shooters, so I'd like this gun to be something that's fairly user friendly and easy to shoot. I decided on 9mm and will probably stick with that as our main pistol caliber. I'm a fan of ammo consolidation, so there's that.
After doing some shopping, holding guns, reading, and shooting a few, we narrowed our choices down to the following:
M&P 9 - have shot this one twice and liked it pretty well. My wife has had quite a few misfires with it, though.
Walther PPQ 9 - have held this one, but we haven't had a chance to shoot one yet. I'd like to test one out, but haven't found a place to do that without purchasing it.
Ruled out (so far):
Ruger SR9 - reliability seems questionable, but haven't shot one yet. It may still be in the running.
Glock 19 - ergonomics and overall shooting experience didn't suit my wife very well, but we LOVED the sight picture of it
XD 9 - my wife hated shooting this gun, mostly because of the harsh grip and the grip safety
Any thoughts or other suggestions? I appreciate the help!
My wife and I are searching for our first handgun for general use, mostly recreation and home defense. We don't plan to carry this particular gun very often unless it is in the car or in a backpack. As such, we would like it to be affordable, reliable, and intuitive. Finally, neither of us are experienced pistol shooters, so I'd like this gun to be something that's fairly user friendly and easy to shoot. I decided on 9mm and will probably stick with that as our main pistol caliber. I'm a fan of ammo consolidation, so there's that.
After doing some shopping, holding guns, reading, and shooting a few, we narrowed our choices down to the following:
M&P 9 - have shot this one twice and liked it pretty well. My wife has had quite a few misfires with it, though.
Walther PPQ 9 - have held this one, but we haven't had a chance to shoot one yet. I'd like to test one out, but haven't found a place to do that without purchasing it.
Ruled out (so far):
Ruger SR9 - reliability seems questionable, but haven't shot one yet. It may still be in the running.
Glock 19 - ergonomics and overall shooting experience didn't suit my wife very well, but we LOVED the sight picture of it
XD 9 - my wife hated shooting this gun, mostly because of the harsh grip and the grip safety
Any thoughts or other suggestions? I appreciate the help!