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elkaholic · December 14, 2007, 09:19 PM

With the level of experience of your friends I do not find it suprising that they continue to carry what they are familliar with. I would suppose they know every surface imperfection over every inch of their weapon.

I have owned handguns for a little over 10 years now, and while it is always fun to see/handle the latest and greatest, I also think it is very important to pick your weapon of choice for SD and become intimately familliar with it.

With my severely limited knowledge, but doing my best to read all I can and become better educated, it is easy to fall into the magazine babble telling me I need the latest and greatest to be able to protect myself. Sometimes it takes a while to sort out the good information from the bad.

December 14, 2007, 09:19 PM	#3
elkaholic Junior Member Join Date: November 27, 2005 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 11	Not suprising With the level of experience of your friends I do not find it suprising that they continue to carry what they are familliar with. I would suppose they know every surface imperfection over every inch of their weapon. I have owned handguns for a little over 10 years now, and while it is always fun to see/handle the latest and greatest, I also think it is very important to pick your weapon of choice for SD and become intimately familliar with it. With my severely limited knowledge, but doing my best to read all I can and become better educated, it is easy to fall into the magazine babble telling me I need the latest and greatest to be able to protect myself. Sometimes it takes a while to sort out the good information from the bad.