Not discouraged at all.
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As a soon-to-be-new gun owner, any other good advice I should heed?
I'd tell you what gun I want, but that would open another can of worms...
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Please do tell. Most of us would rather talk guns than legal issues anyway.
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Well, now I'm kind of in between. I want a 9mm or a .40
I shot a G22 and a G19 and felt better about the 9mm, but it could have been I shot that one second and it was my first time with a handgun.
I'm leaning Glock (haters need-not banter
) because it felt good when I shot, but at the moment my funds are having me look elsewhere for the time being.
Since I plan on being an LEO, I opted to look for 9mm or .40 rather than a .22 to learn on, and the recoil didn't phase me too much. After 50 rounds my first time out, I started hitting the red on the silhouette, so now it's getting training beyond my friend in the army and practicing.
That being said, I know there's a lot of revolver fans out there... I will definitely look into them as a BUG, but for now (and I know this is just my ignorance talking, but I don't care!) they just seem too "cowboyish" and "Wild Wild West" for my taste. I know they're hellareliable just based on reading on TFL and personal testimonies from friends.
For the time being, I'm thinking Kel-Tec (do they make a .40? I haven't seen one in my research, but I know they've got the .380), or my friend likes his Taurus and recommends them.
Ultimately, I'm sure I'll own a Glock (that's pretty much the standard in my area for LEOs), but would rather start earlier with the funding I have now (or will soon pending my tax refund).