Zerodefect
member
Hi,
Im new to here and to guns in general.
Looking to buy a handgun for occasional shooting range practice and home defense.
What im looking for:
* Manual safety
* 15+ mag capacity
* Modern and good looking
* Ammo availability/affordability
* Budget $1000 ± $200
* Preferably 9mm or .45 ACP but ill consider other good options
* Longer barrel
Thank you.
Manual safety? 1911 (out of your budget), 2011 (triple your budget), Cz75b, Cz75sa, Cz Shadow, Cz Tso. I suggest .40 with the Cz's.
15 round mags? 2011 9mm, Cz75, Cz Tso .40
Modern and good looking? Glock 41. Deal with it.
Ammo affordability, availability? Order 2000 rounds of anything right now. Ammo prices only go up. Buy now while it's cheap. 9mm, .40, .45.
Budget? Glock 34 41 17 22 23 19
Long barrel? Glock 34 41, 1911, 2011, above CZ's.
I recommend that you start with a Glock 34 35 41, or a CZ in 9mm or .40. Based on your location, I'd personally want a Glock 41.
And .45 cured my flinches when I was new. Focus on the target more, for some close shooting. Then try some shooting from the retention position. Flinching will be gone by the time you master those.
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