A friend went to the range with me a few times (on my Guest Passes) and has now taken our range's 2.0 hour First Steps and Bishop 30 Solutions 4.5 hour Hangun 101 and Selection.
He decided it's time for his own handgun.
He had a $500 Budget. He is most comfortable with a DA Semi-Auto Pistol. He feels more comfortable being able to thumb the hammer during re-holstering and having the long relatively heavy pull as an extra layer against negligent discharge.
He really likes the Sig P229 he has tried during Handgun 101 as he shot it really well (Some time on my Dan Wesson M15 learning the smooth steady roll technique likely helped with that initial pull) but knew it was likely out of his range
He ended up picking out a Sig SP2022 9mm that a local LGS has on sale for $349. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the double and single action trigger pulls. As good out of the box as any P229 I've ever tried.
Would it have been my first choice? Likely not. But for him it's the right choice at this time.
We all need to remember that the guns that are perfect for us may not be right for someone else.
He decided it's time for his own handgun.
He had a $500 Budget. He is most comfortable with a DA Semi-Auto Pistol. He feels more comfortable being able to thumb the hammer during re-holstering and having the long relatively heavy pull as an extra layer against negligent discharge.
He really likes the Sig P229 he has tried during Handgun 101 as he shot it really well (Some time on my Dan Wesson M15 learning the smooth steady roll technique likely helped with that initial pull) but knew it was likely out of his range
He ended up picking out a Sig SP2022 9mm that a local LGS has on sale for $349. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the double and single action trigger pulls. As good out of the box as any P229 I've ever tried.
Would it have been my first choice? Likely not. But for him it's the right choice at this time.
We all need to remember that the guns that are perfect for us may not be right for someone else.