OT - Diving for the Glock...

[Losttrak]

Those Kimbers look nice....

http://the-armory.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page5.html

[dwid]

I know several people who are very happy with their kimbers. If cost isn't prohibitive for you, I say go for it.

[TKD]

If your girlfriend wants something small with a "friendly" recoil, I really would reccomend a Makarov. It's only 6.2 inches long and weighs 1.46 lbs. It's a small gun but not tiny. Here's a pic.

[pvwingchun]

I have a .45/410 pocket gun. Very hard to hold onto. Plus I couldn't hit the side of a house with it. But it sure is fun to shot.

For the GF look at the Beretta .380's they are very nice and small. Have a full sized Beretta and it is a fine weapon. I think someone mentioned the Beretta Cougar earlier, that would be worth looking at.

Plus the Makarov's are good.

[Budokan]

I have about .1kg of uranium slurry surgically implanted at the base of my spine. It can be detonated (killing radius of 300 meters) simply by pulling my weasel three times in rapid succession.

Naturally, this makes for quite a problem while I'm surfing internet porn, but then again I don't have to worry about trigger pull and groupings like you guys.

[Losttrak]

Yeah that Makarov is very nice... It may be my #2. I like the simplicity.

[joedoe]

LOL @ Budokan. I guess sex is a problem too

[fa_jing]

.44 desert eagle??

j/k


Hey WD, what are the carry laws in IN? I have a license to carry in the state of Pennsylvania, does me no good here.

[Waidan]

Sigs are the way to go, honestly. My friend has a P239 and a P226, and I've shot those many times. I personally own a 232, and I dig that little guy. Can't beat them for accuracy or reliability. I've also got to put in a word for the H&Ks. I've got a USP40C, and it's a pleasure to shoot and clean. Plus, it's got a lot of ambidexterious features for us leftist folk. Only problem with the HKs is the price, which tends to be rather inflated.

[Fred Sanford]

I like glocks because they don't have a lot of crazy safeties(grip safeties and whatnot, wtf you need all those buttons for) and they are known to be very reliable - not a lot of moving parts. when you figure that most gun fights are close range you don't need a combat shooter to be super tight as far as accuracy goes.

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by Water Dragon
I have a Smith & Wesson model 410 .40 cal. I love it. Smith's guns tend to be a little thin so they carry very nicely.

My wife carrys a Colt .380. I like that gun a lot as well.

I'm not a big fan of Glock.

I knew about yours. Didn't know about hers though.

[SaMantis]

dwid,

not knocking Colt .45's at all; can't argue with stopping power. The weapons we were qualifying with were so old I wondered if they were made in 1911.

Funny thing is, during the Gulf War I was issued a .45 from the same weapons rack every time I traveled near the front lines. Sure didn't feel heavy then. In fact I think my only request was "more bullets, please."

[Black Jack]

I am more of a wheelgun guy myself. Though I enjoy the colt 1911 .45 models very much.

Have you checked out revolvers as a sidearm? For private citizen self defense most gunfire situations occur at less than five feet so the six rounds should be pretty sufficient.

Some reasons why I like revolvers. You don't have to fiddle with the gun to see if it's loaded. You can see if there are rounds housed in the cylinder and better yet you can feel them in the dark. They have widely acknowledged excellent reliability, it can't double feed so there is one less problem, it has fewer moving parts so you have less "oh shiznit" moments, weather extremes effect a revolvers functioning much less than a semi's, and if there is a misfire you can reflexively correct it by pulling the trigger, no need for complex re-function instructions.

Plus consider the "compound" approach to the training, meaning that when you train on one brand of revolver for the basic part you have trainined on them all, it makes you instantly familiar with its other brothers, no funky gizmo's to operate, which means it is great for beginners, just point and pull.

[Water Dragon]

Originally posted by SevenStar


I knew about yours. Didn't know about hers though.

That's because at the time I didn't know that much about you

[Waidan]

I'll second the revolver option. I've got a GP100, and it's about as reliable a gun as one could hope for. The lack of a floating barrel makes in deadly accurate also, at least when firing single-action.