08-18-2015, 11:55 AM
(08-18-2015, 09:33 AM)bengal_fan_in_toronto Wrote: I'm going to get my handgun license this fall/winter. any suggestions for my first handgun? I plan on shooting at a range and not off my balcony at squirrels. I'm hearing the glock 17 is a solid all around gun. shouldn't i be picking something where bullets are readily available and are fairly inexpensive?
There are two reasons Glocks became popular, imo. 1. they are inexpensive and 2. as a result of #1 police departments started issuing them. They have their devotees but personally I would never want to carry one. I think they feel really awkward in your hand and the mag release on them sucks. Just my opinion, but I handled quite a few other pistols and semi-auto pistols and I never found one that I wouldn't prefer over a Glock. Rather than judging by what they look like or who carries them (which seem to be important to a lot of people when choosing a lot of products, not just guns) I would suggest going to shop and just handling several guns, swapping the mag in and out, racking and dry firing and choosing the one that feels most comfortable to you when you handle it. I guess before you do that you could look at price, knock down power, quality evaluations (some manufacturers are more prone to accidental discharge and misfires, and yeah Glock for all the raving about its "engineering" breakthroughs has some quality issues) and have a list of candidates to manipulate. To me though the most important thing for a pistol is your comfort in handling and using it.
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