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Even as a strong defender and proponent of the .40, I agree with tahuna's suggestion of 9mm for first-time shooters. I wouldn't reccomend either .45 or .40 if you're a beginner. The 5-6 first-time buyers I have helped have all been steered by me toward a 9mm.
It just makes a lot of sense for a starter round. It's cheap, accurate, gentle on the hand, and fun, while still being a service-level cartridge. My most-recently-helped buddy who I helped pick out, practice with, and equip his new SR9 keeps it with 147-grain Winchester Ranger-Ts to protect his wife and baby now, and I feel great about helping him into a platform he loves and that was easy to learn with. The SR9's multiple safties also were the last straw that got his wife to agree.
milehighjc, you chose a great gun. milehigh is Denver, I'm assuming? Go Broncos! Were you at that awful freezing playoff heartbreaker against Baltimore like I was?
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