tsuehpsyde
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Since everything is better with pictures, here she is (click for full-size):
Glock Model 22 .40 S&W
I took this picture the day I bought it after getting home from the range with it, so it wasn't cleaned yet (only put 150 rounds through it that day though).
I've wanted a firearm for as long as I can remember, but I've never had the funds to back such ambitions. My family and friends have always owned various pistols (revolvers and semi autos), shotguns and rifles. But *I* have never owned my own firearm. I knew I wanted a pistol, semi automatic, and I wanted something I could take to the range to shoot, but also be effective for home defense. I also needed something to fit my "man hands" since I don't like small guns. After much research and discussion with friends/family, I decided on this guy. I picked it up brand new at Academy. I could have saved some cash buying used, but I wanted my first gun to be new so I knew how it had been treated, and what had or had not been done with it.
I shot a very similar Glock back home in PA (I moved to TX last year, insert your Texas gun jokes here ) so I knew I liked the Glock's angled grip, which is a deal killer for some. I also liked how simple it was to disassemble and clean, and their known reliability. I also like having no external safeties, because when I aim at something and pull the trigger, I want to shoot. I also live alone, so I don't have to worry about anyone else fiddling with my firearm. I also read up on kB's and asked around, and it's rather clear that it's not the gun's fault and it's almost always the ammunition to blame (I actually registered just to retort to a thread about that, heh). That said, I have been searching a lot since I purchased this gun, and more often than not it's had me coming back here so I figured I'd register to ask questions and share my purchase with everyone here.
The only bad part is, I now see why people complain it's so costly to go shooting (box of 250 UMC .40 S&W here is $60, and from what I see online that's actually cheap, plus range fees are $7 to go shooting). That and I can see myself buying more handguns down the road. I want a Sig at some point, and a 9mm to take to the range for cheaper shooting. Oh lordy, what have I gotten myself into.
All in all though, I love the gun and I don't regret the purchase in the slightest. I feel more safe at home and I have a blast shooting it at the range. Now I just need to learn how to steady my shot a bit, heh.
Glock Model 22 .40 S&W
I took this picture the day I bought it after getting home from the range with it, so it wasn't cleaned yet (only put 150 rounds through it that day though).
I've wanted a firearm for as long as I can remember, but I've never had the funds to back such ambitions. My family and friends have always owned various pistols (revolvers and semi autos), shotguns and rifles. But *I* have never owned my own firearm. I knew I wanted a pistol, semi automatic, and I wanted something I could take to the range to shoot, but also be effective for home defense. I also needed something to fit my "man hands" since I don't like small guns. After much research and discussion with friends/family, I decided on this guy. I picked it up brand new at Academy. I could have saved some cash buying used, but I wanted my first gun to be new so I knew how it had been treated, and what had or had not been done with it.
I shot a very similar Glock back home in PA (I moved to TX last year, insert your Texas gun jokes here ) so I knew I liked the Glock's angled grip, which is a deal killer for some. I also liked how simple it was to disassemble and clean, and their known reliability. I also like having no external safeties, because when I aim at something and pull the trigger, I want to shoot. I also live alone, so I don't have to worry about anyone else fiddling with my firearm. I also read up on kB's and asked around, and it's rather clear that it's not the gun's fault and it's almost always the ammunition to blame (I actually registered just to retort to a thread about that, heh). That said, I have been searching a lot since I purchased this gun, and more often than not it's had me coming back here so I figured I'd register to ask questions and share my purchase with everyone here.
The only bad part is, I now see why people complain it's so costly to go shooting (box of 250 UMC .40 S&W here is $60, and from what I see online that's actually cheap, plus range fees are $7 to go shooting). That and I can see myself buying more handguns down the road. I want a Sig at some point, and a 9mm to take to the range for cheaper shooting. Oh lordy, what have I gotten myself into.
All in all though, I love the gun and I don't regret the purchase in the slightest. I feel more safe at home and I have a blast shooting it at the range. Now I just need to learn how to steady my shot a bit, heh.