Best carry gun for a newbie?

[Rock45]

Strongly consider giving Bersa a second look

Now I'm not an expert, and I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I have to fall back on where this thread started. 9mm is obviously a good choice due to ammo costs and ease to shoot. You seem to have been talked out of the 380 market, and now are leaning toward the 45 ACP as your first carry weapon. I own a Bersa 380, along with a Ruger GP100, KP95, and both a compact (3") and full size (5") 1911. I have holsters for all of them, still I leave the house the most with the 380. Smaller and lighter is better, and I can hit my target with the 380 as well as any of the rest.

There is not a dead guy alive that will scoff at you for killing them with a 380 instead of the preferred 45ACP.

 

[joey93turbo]

Well guys, I just went out and bought a Bersa Thunder .380. I don't know what I'll use it for, probably just recreation and a backup at my house, but it was only $229. Now I'm going to spend a little time and figure out what other gun I want to buy from the ones listed in this thread.

 

[Rock45]

One of Each!

That's a sure fire plan for success!
Oh, and don't forget a flashlight...(surefire)!
Enjoy the Bersa Thunder...
Hey, have you seen the Bersa Thunder 45?

Just asking!

 

[Felonious Monk]

Joey-- Bersa...a good first gun you won't be disappointed with.

usnavymasterchief-- I'm pretty well known as fig, but I LOVE the play on words Felonious Monk provides, and it encompasses so many things that I truly enjoy: Jazz, devotion to God, a little residual rebelliousness still left around the edges, and fun.
TMI, I'm sure.

BTW, you're probably right on your thinking re: the Kahr vs. the P11.

Regards,
FM/Fig

 

[The_Shootist]

Go with Ruger's SP 101 revolver, chambered in .357 and in the 3 1/8" barrel
configuration. You can carry and practice .38spl rounds until you have the confidence to use .357 ammo (although .38spl +P is probably all you need).

Its accurate, rugged and easily concealable - goes anywhere. My favorite CCW arm (and I like to carry a full size 1911, but an SP 101 conceals better in the Texas summers )

 

[sarge48]

Makarov lover!

Get a Makarov, buy a peirce grip, Hume Jit slide holster, 2-3 spare mags, a case of Barnaul hollowpoint ammo. Get Trained!

$175.00
$20.00
$24.00
$16.00
$105.00
____________

$340.00 (Please check my math)

P.S. Buy a good belt.

You will not be sorry. Good luck!

P.P.S. Bersa #2 choice.

 

[clubsoda22]

I have been impressed with my bersa .380 and so has everyone i've shown it too. I thought i saw someone say that it nips the web if your hand and this is not true for the bersa as it is it's walther and sig counterparts. The bersa has a bit of a tail on it that really helps keep your hand positioned correctly.

despite what some people say, the .380 does a good job as a self defence round. CorBon hollowpoints in .380 have plenty of stopping power. In a walking fire drill, I put 8 rounds into the head and neck of a shilouette target as i was walking forward, firing as fast as i could, starting at 15 yards ending at 10. Although you probably wouldn't get such results without some practice, it says a lot about the controlability of this gun. This gun has a safety, though with the long DA pull you won't have to use it.

A larger cartridge in a light plastic gun kicks like a mule to a new shooter. I had a friend who got a CCW and asked me to teach him how to shoot. he got an airweight .38. That gun had such a kick it almost scared him off of shooting. He couldn't hit a thing with it. Being a seasoned shooter the kick didn't bother me as much, but he had never even done target practice with a .22. I'm very eager to get him to try my bersa.