New Weapon Bans

[cigar no baka]

Just go down to the shop, and ask for someone who knows what the hell they are talking about. If it is a good gun/ammo shop, they will know. Then tell them the caliber of your weapon, and tell them you want the ammo that will cause the most massive blunt trauma damage to your target. That is the ammo you will need to buy!!!

[SmokinDVM]

First handgun I ever owned, and still have, is a Colt Peacemaker in .22magnum. Great little varmint pistol.
I also have a CZ 75 in 9mm. Very nice semi-auto. I have fired a few thousand rounds of ammo through this pistol with no jamming problems, even when firing cheap range re-loads.

Best home defense weapon though, as stated earlier, is a 12gauge pump shotgun. I prefer the 18inch barrel with pistol grip. I have a Mossberg that I change the barrel to the 28inch and regular buttstock for pheasant hunting.


The best thing you can do is go to a good shooting range and try a variety of handguns. Most good ranges will have quite a few to rent. Find the combination of pistol and ammo that fits you the best, then you can lay out the cash hopefully without being disappointed later.

[Kenyth]

As stated earlier, the most important factors in handgun use are safety, training in use, and weapon reliability. Don't skimp on safety training and equipment! Without a well disciplined safety regimen, you may be more likely to hurt yourself or someone else with your gun than be hurt by an assailant.


Here's an afterthought. If you are new to handguns and want to go with a cheap weapon, may I recommend a Taurus .38 revolver with a double action. It's very reliable, very safe, very cheap ammunition, low recoil, quite effective, and can be had for $200 at most gun shops used. I have a Taurus .357 Magnum six-shot revolver with wood grips, adjustable sights, a scope rail, a double action/single action hammer, and a six inch barrel. An excellent target pistol (my favorite one) with .38 special wadcutters. Very accurate and fun to shoot. I picked it up cheap for $200.

[cls515]

45 is the way to go. And here is the guy to do it: HK http://www.hecklerkoch-usa.com/index...tNumber=704501

Expensive yes but if you have the money go ahead and buy the best.

[Devil Doc]

Handguns take a lot of practice to use effectively. If you don't have the time and inclination, not to mention the money for ammo and range time, to use it properly, don't buy one. Get a Remmington 870 pump with a 26" barrel, load it with buckshot, I like OO, point it in the general direction of the threat and....

Doc.

[cls515]

Secret Santa I want an HK 45 for Christmas

[jiaguy]

A good friend of mine from Columbus Ohio just got shot by a friend who was playing with a handgun... He got hit in the chest but it missed his heart, thankfully, and collapsed a lung. Hes currently starting physical therapy. This is a reminder to other young gun owners: safety matters because it might not be your own life you accidentally take...