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Hello Everyone and Merry Christmas,
This is my first attempt at a firearm forum and was just looking for some advice or guidance on what pistol I should buy and the ammo preference. I am pretty much set on a 9mm of some sort as I want to have a lightweight handgun that is cheap to buy ammo for. First I will give you some background on what I want to do. I have many Rifles and Shotguns my dad gave to me after he passed, he was an Army Ranger in the 101st Battalion so he had a pretty good arsenal. The only thing that I am lacking is a handgun though as the only ones we had was my moms .380 revolver and a .380 semi auto. I like this caliber and I grew up shooting on them. However the time has come for me to get my own and I can't decide on what I want. Ultimately my goal is for self defense and target / range shooting however I do live in Idaho and love to go hiking as well. So having a lightweight handgun I can carry for protection is ideal. I am not looking to go hunting or play poke the grizzly in the woods but I do want to feel confident that I have enough stopping power for anything that comes my way.
I was researching and found if I used +P Hornady Critical Duty 135 Grain FlexLock Hollow Points or Winchester Ranger 127-grain +P +9mm rounds that these would be enough for barrier penetration in self defense situations such as sheet metal or glass. As well as enough stopping power for thick hides in animals while still maintaining a lightweight firearm that is much cheaper on ammunition then .45 or .40. Could some of you experts give me your expertise and insight into my situation and make any recommendations? It would be greatly appreciated! Any details or experiences for your recommendations would be wonderful!
Thanks so much,
-Justin
This is my first attempt at a firearm forum and was just looking for some advice or guidance on what pistol I should buy and the ammo preference. I am pretty much set on a 9mm of some sort as I want to have a lightweight handgun that is cheap to buy ammo for. First I will give you some background on what I want to do. I have many Rifles and Shotguns my dad gave to me after he passed, he was an Army Ranger in the 101st Battalion so he had a pretty good arsenal. The only thing that I am lacking is a handgun though as the only ones we had was my moms .380 revolver and a .380 semi auto. I like this caliber and I grew up shooting on them. However the time has come for me to get my own and I can't decide on what I want. Ultimately my goal is for self defense and target / range shooting however I do live in Idaho and love to go hiking as well. So having a lightweight handgun I can carry for protection is ideal. I am not looking to go hunting or play poke the grizzly in the woods but I do want to feel confident that I have enough stopping power for anything that comes my way.
I was researching and found if I used +P Hornady Critical Duty 135 Grain FlexLock Hollow Points or Winchester Ranger 127-grain +P +9mm rounds that these would be enough for barrier penetration in self defense situations such as sheet metal or glass. As well as enough stopping power for thick hides in animals while still maintaining a lightweight firearm that is much cheaper on ammunition then .45 or .40. Could some of you experts give me your expertise and insight into my situation and make any recommendations? It would be greatly appreciated! Any details or experiences for your recommendations would be wonderful!
Thanks so much,
-Justin