Do I need to get a Glock for my first handgun?

[LiveLife]

Do I need to get a Glock for my first handgun?

Depends on how well you shoot it compared to other pistols.

Buy a handgun that fits your hands.

While I agree with this, I usually suggest to people looking for their first pistol to handle and actually shoot as many pistols as possible and select the pistol they are able to shoot most accurately and fast.

I also recommend people dry fire pistols while watching the front sight before buying and select the one that does not move/jerk the front sight when the hammer/striker is released so the pistol is more accurate out of the box. And as trigger surfaces smooth out, pistol will become even more accurate.

As to whether Glock should be first pistol, the pistol you shoot most accurate and fast may or may not be a Glock (and I am a Glock fan with over 400,000 rounds shot through various 9mm/40S&W/45ACP Glock models).

I started shooting USPSA matches with Sig P226 and Norinco 1911 heavily fortified with Wilson Combat components and was quite proficient with them. After a match practice one day, another match shooter suggested I try his Glock 17. When I ran the practice stage with a Glock I never shot before, I got faster stage time with comparable double taps. I could not believe it and ran the stage again and got even faster stage time! Soon after this, a Glock 17 became my match pistol and then I bought two Glock 22s as my match pistols (as I could shoot 40S&W to meet major power factor at lower cost than 45ACP and practice with 9mm using conversion barrels) and that was more than 20 years ago.

 

[B0bert]

My first handgun was a CZ 75. Not a bad gun. But then I realized I wanted to mount a light to keep as a night stand gun. I ended up getting a Glock 19 and some 17 round mags. I now carry the 19 and actually prefer the trigger and the grip I can get on the 19 over the cz.

I think it's a great first choice for a hand gun because it can play both roles as a home defense gun and a ccw gun if you choose. With it being so common you can find mags and holsters anywhere, it's great.

I would also recommend you keep the gun stock for a couple thousand rounds. Learn what you would like to change before people talk you into triggers or sights.

 

[theotherwaldo]

Learning to shoot with a Glock is like learning to drive with an automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, and a collision prevention system. It may work well for you, but the reflexes that you will develop may not transfer well to other types of firearm.
Glocks are truly point-and-click, unlike most of the competition.