Cheap pistol for personal protection

MarsocDad45ACP said:

I cut my Ruger LCP in half and threw it out if that's any indication of which way to go.

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Frank Trabel said:

Hello, this is my first post. Need help deciding between Taurus G2C and the Ruger EC9s. The Taurus looks and feels like a much better pistol, but the kids at the gun shop won't shut up about Ruger quality. Taurus has more capacity and better trigger. Not my first pistol, but I will be buying three 9mm modern pistols for myself, my wife, and our son who is going to Liberty University this fall. Something easy to load (magazines and racking slide) is a priority, my son has some issues with strength in his left arm from motorcycle accident. No need to run reliably with hollow points, full metal jackets have gotten the job done before, but if it does that's a positive. I am open to other pistols but keep in mind I'm buying 3 guns.

Would appreciate first hand experience. Thank you.

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Tallball said:

I am apparently different than many of the other posters. I own lots of service pistols. Some are police or military surplus. I expect them to last tens of thousands of rounds, and they do. So far none of them have disappointed me. My Ruger Blackhawks are the same. I will shoot them as much as I feel like and never worry about them; with standard ammo they will last longer than I will.

I feel differently about small light carry handguns. I don't assume that they were designed with tens of thousands of rounds in mind. Once I've broken them in and gotten used to them, I shoot them sparingly...maybe a few magazines every couple of months. I can get my practice in on similar handguns which are sturdier and/or not carried. IMHO, a small pocket handgun and a competition gun are different creatures and should be treated differently. I don't expect my LCP to hold up for 100,000 rounds, and I don't expect my good 1911 to fit in the breast pocket of my shirt.

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