Posted on 04/27/2009 6:41:14 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo
Okay, I'll break my own rule about contributing to these threads to chime in here with a comment about sexism. I taught my daughter to shoot when she was 10. When she was 21 I made her the gift of a 357 Ruger SP101 she'd been handling since she was 15. Recently she turned 28 and asked me to take her back to the range (she's not been shooting since she was 22) and she remembered everything as if it were yesterday. I was so much the proud pop! Note however that the DAO trigger pull on her little 357 is a bit too much for her to comfortably shoot so she'd want to go to the range to practice. So I'll wind up getting her a Sig 9mm since she liked mine so much.
She has a little friend that has spindly little arms and legs since she was born prematurely. This gal is a little younger than my daughter but her dad was an NRA Instructor too and used to live in the neighborhood. He passed a few months ago (RIP). We used to take the girls to the range together when they were in high school. That other gal was a hunter and she bagged a 400+ pound wild hog for her 16th birthday with a 44 magnum handgun, waist deep in swamp and blasting away, she nailed him clean on the 4th and 5th shots at about 20 meters. That hog fed 35 people when served up by a restaurant here in Miami back then.
So don't go selling ANYBODY short based on gender or size when it comes to firearms, okay?
“You may not like Glocks, but they are the preferred firearm for a vast majority of police departments in America and for military around the world.”
Glock also throws incentives for PD’s to buy them like nobody else.
“They are safe, reliable and affordable. You keep your CZ’s. “
The CZ75B is one of the all-time best selling (and widely used) pistols in the world. I would venture to guess they have sold more of them than any Glock model.
I would go for the Ruger LCP over the Kel-tec for reliability....heck, I already have;-)
Well of course! Ask him if he'd fire a rapid fire string of 44 mags out of one of the new Titanium Smith ultra lite revolvers. Same but worse. I'll bet the smith he used for that cylinder had the standard small diameter wood grips too. Stick a Hogue monogrip or a set of Pachmyers on it and the result will be more comfortable shooting all the way around. Recoil is mostly mental and that is almost always perception based on subjective information from others, not actual experience. However, I never recommend that firearms with stout recoil be undertaken by novices.
I believe our own esteemed Squantos had a "come to Jesus" with a 329 PD.
I'll bet the smith he used for that cylinder had the standard small diameter wood grips too.
Nope, factory Hogues.
Recoil is mostly mental
Well, the blood from where his hand split was real enough. I had a numb spot on my thumb for 3 years due to 300 gr hardcasts and a Ruger Bisley Hunter that pinched a nerve. Glad it was all in my mind. ;)
One load now for the 329PD.....buffalo bore 255gr keith semi wad cutter reduced recoil load is all I pack in 44 mag for that “scandium” rigs fly fishing missions........44 specials, 200gr GDHP’s are best all round loads for late night snack runs to the stop and rob !
Come to jesus meeting was the 500 linebaugh !.......:o)
Ow !
Your first hand gun ought to be a medium sized .357 revolver. Simple, reliable, and if used, cheap. Go to a gun show and buy a used one from an individual to avoid paperwork — while it is still legal. Lots of people walking the aisles have guns for sale.
Ah, nothing like my 6" 686 7 shot with a Reflex Sight... Oh, Joy! That is until I need to press some out, then its the trusty 'ole Glock 17 with a high cap mag...
...AOV gets that glazed look in his eyes again and hits the net for a little gun porn surfing...
I've carried the Glock for years and when one of these weapons "accidentally" discharges... there is or was a finger on the trigger. Although I like the gun, IMHO it is not a good gun for rookies, ESPECIALLY if you carry condition one.
I've had a few people come to me lately, asking what gun they should get, I ask some general questions and recommend a weapon... for the newbies I've been recommending Revolvers, due to the simplicity of carry, use and maintenance.
"The CZ75B is one of the all-time best selling (and widely used) pistols in the world. I would venture to guess they have sold more of them than any Glock model."Glock production is about double that of CZ75B and variants, at over 2,000,000.
Don't take my word alone for this, but in my experience, although 38SP's may shoot out of a .357, they are wildly inaccurate. Having to break her in with an inherently inaccurate gun/ammo combo may prove to frustrate the newbie...
I'd seriously consider breaking her in on a .22 revolver. then rent her a .357 to try out after she's at least familiar with shooting.
If the .357 is too much for her, try the new .327 Magnum.
Good luck and good shooting...
Bite the bullet and say “yes dear”, “whatever you want dear”.
She has it right, 3”- 4” .357 revolver.
Unless you plan on spending mucho hours becoming so familiar with the semi-auto that it’s controls are second nature, stick with a revolver. And that includes Glocks and similar type autos.
My ‘go to when I wake up from a sound sleep and am groggy’ protection is/are revolvers.
CZ 75 B is used by more Governments, Militaries, Police and Security agencies than any other pistol in the world.
http://www.policelink.com/products/products/2707-cz-75-b
Total Glock production may surpas one model of the CZ, but that is NOT an apples to apples comparison, as you are comparingone model to an entire fleet.
I hear you about the “folk wisdom” contingent. Agreed on handing the “little lady” a hot round. Mrs. Slim started with a Smith 17 and worked up. Take care, FRiend.
Have you shot it yet? How about a quick review.
Well, we’re getting one for her and one for me. So we may go semi-auto and revolver. Added benefit is we can both learn the other’s gun.
Boy this started a lot of discussion. Go with what works. Listen to the salespeople. They are gun folks like the rest of us. Whatever you go with, the key is practice. Get to know the pistol in every way. If you ever have to use it, you won’t have to think, you will do.
Best of luck to you.
Another benefit, I trained my wife so it keeps me pretty straight. She is a good shot and if the kids or dogs are threatened, heaven help the bad guy. .45 cal puts pretty big holes in bad guys.
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