Handguns...

I own a 10mm compensated Glock..
Its what I prefer.
For a smaller started pistol, you might try a .380 or a 9mm..
Both ronds can be found anywhere, and are cheap to fire..
Find a local gun range, they typically rent out handguns to use on their range and you can find what works best for you..
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Just an FYI to beginner uses who consider purchasing a Glock. There is no safety. Glock's take on this is if you have your finger off the trigger then that's the safety. If there are kids in the household I would stay clear of a Glock. It's a decent gun. It's popular because of the name and price.

It was suggested early. A Sig .40 is perfect (238 or 9?). The price is right and if it's good enough for the FBI and other agencies then it's good enough for home protection.

Leave the 9MM's for the gun range. That's where they are fun.

No safety on Sigs either bro...buddies 239 has a manual decock feature and thats it- keep in mind, it's a SA/DA trigger, so in effect it's the same as a Glock. Keep in mind, no revolvers have safeties either (SA or DA).

That said:

If there are kids in the household I would stay clear of a Glock.

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Eh, if there are kids in the household, you need to think alot more about a gun purchase period- if they are old/mature enough to handle a firearm, they should be taught to do so. If they aren't, you need to make absolute certain they don't get access to it, period.

Me and Vibrant disagree about 9mm's effectiveness, but we've already gone over that and there's no point in beating a dead horse (even if it only has two legs).

For a smaller started pistol, you might try a .380 or a 9mm..

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I didn't think that .380 was even close to the price of 9mm? Isn't is significantly more expensive?

Admittedly, I only own one .380 (AMT backup) and it justs collects dust in my safe...not fun to shoot and I've got better carry pieces.

Good tip on the Sig, I don't know anyone that has one. However when I did my concealed class I used the instructors Sig .40 for the test and it was extremely nice. Never really looked it over after that.

For me a safety was a big selling point as I have 2 kids. I sold my Glock 9MM (with laser) a few years ago as it collected dust anyway after getting bigger and better peices. In fact because of the kids I'm only down to the H&K since it's the smoothest .45 IMO. If someone asked me about Glocks I would suggest skipping the compact. I have big hands and I have a nice scar from the 9. I guess Glock employees are small people.

Swarz, I don't disagree about the affectiveness of a 9MM. It will get the job done either way. I've taken many (advanced) classes where they have showed footage of people hit with a 9MM and continue the attack. Hit several times in a few clips. Crystal Meth the drug If I remember correctly. Again, 9MM great caliber in some instances like longer distances, gun range and stuff like that. However if my life is on the line I'm more confident in raising my .45. There is no right handgun, basically go with what feels comfortable.

The no safety was 1 of the reasons I wanted to buy a gun of my own I was carrying my dad's 38 and was scared having on my back down in my pants sometimes i'd sit down and catch the hammer on something and shoot myself in the ass lol

The main reason was because my gf's ex was stalking her. And followed me home one night. Told her if she told me he was bothering her he'd "hurt me" Like to see that bastard try when I got my little gun on my side lol

zzskyzz i sent you a pm a few days ago....

If someone asked me about Glocks I would suggest skipping the compact. I have big hands and I have a nice scar from the 9. I guess Glock employees are small people.

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Well, Glock actually makes five different sizes: long barrel full size, full size, compact, subcompact, and ultra-compact...

The "compact size Glocks aren't bad at all in my opinion (like the Glock 23 or Glock 19). They're big enough for most people to shoot comfortable- I'm 6'1" with relatively big hands and I find them just fine.

The subcompacts are tougher for sure, and I struggle with muzzle flip with these. The ultra-compacts are kind of absurd at the range, and in my opinion are only good for REAL close and personal use.

I've taken many (advanced) classes where they have showed footage of people hit with a 9MM and continue the attack. Hit several times in a few clips. Crystal Meth the drug If I remember correctly.

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I've seen those too...alot of times it's PCP (my dad, now retired, was a 33 year police veteran. He's got a few crazy stories about superhuman feats achieved by people high on PCP).

You do have a real legit point there- in my opinion, while you aren't going to stop someone like that instantly without a CNS shot regardless of caliber, the larger degree of trauma caused by multipe .40, .45, .357 ect hits are going to take their toll and after 10-30 seconds the person should have lost enough blood to go into shock and go down, whereas 9mm won't cause the same level of tissue damage.

The no safety was 1 of the reasons I wanted to buy a gun of my own I was carrying my dad's 38 and was scared having on my back down in my pants sometimes i'd sit down and catch the hammer on something and shoot myself in the ass lol

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Well, all modern revolvers have a safety feature called a "transfer bar" that will prevent this from happening...

If it was a pre-60s era piece, then you might want to worry.

Here is last week's target. S&W 9MM from about 20 feet. My neighbors kids (16, 18) shooting.