Posted: 4/30/2006 6:57:46 PM EDT
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When school ends for summer vacation I'm planning on buying a handgun. Right now I'm thinking about getting a used Glock 17. I rented it at the range and thought it was great. But should I buy a .22 handgun first for practice? I thought I was shooting fine with the G17 but I been reading things here about people flinching with their guns and building bad habits. Is that something to be worried about? |
If a g17 fits your hand, I say that is a nice first handgun. |
What's a decent price? I saw a used one at the indoor range for $475. |
If you shop around I bet you can get a new one at that price, or damn close to it. |
I dunno. I'm in Maryland(anti-gun state) it always seems the prices are a little higher then what I read on these boards. Or mabye my dumbass ain't looking hard enough. |
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I don't feel 9mm is very prone to instill bad habits. It kicks more than a .22, sure, but it's not what I would consider punishing by any means. You can flinch with anything if you let yourself do it! I think your debate between a .22 and a 9mm might be best determined by how much you want to shoot, and how much you can afford to spend on ammo. 12$/100 vs. 10$/550. Big difference there. For me, it wouldn't even be a question, I'd be getting a nice .22... I'm a big fan of Ruger's line. Trumpet has a point. You could kinda do both with a conv. kit.... Gundraw |
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I think the 22 is a good idea for one reason. The ammo is so cost effective you can get many hours of trigger time in. The best thing you can do is practice. But the 22 will not be a great home defense or carry weapon. You will want a larger caliber for those tasks. I am not a fan of conversion weapons. Like most things the KISS System is best. But the Glock is a good weapon and if you can get it cheap then do so. The only way not to form bad habits is to not learn them in the first place. If you can, get some training. This would be a great thing if you could afford it. |
Home in Bethesda, Montogomery County. During school year I live on-campus at UMBC. Don't I have to watch some safety video or something before i can buy my first handgun? |
Yep. Where are you looking? You may want to take a look at the Armory in Annapolis, On Target, or (while you're up around UMBC) Continental Arms in Timonium, and Christian Soldier in Parkville. I really don't know of anywhere to shoot or shop in MoCo. r |
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There's an indoor range in Rockville called Gilbert's Guns. Its a really nice range but expensive. I also go to the Maryland Small Arms Range in PG County. At $15 a shooting lane is much more affordable. I need to find a cheap outdoor range to go plinking with my rifles. |
I don't feel that way. Although I love everything from light .38 loads, to the blast of a .44, the .22 is still one of my favorites. Nothing is more fun than an afternoon and shooting mag after mag of .22's at knockdowns, plinking at the farm, hunting small game, you name it. I almost consider it a different type of shooting in some ways. And at $10 per brick, you can afford to do that. I enjoy mine, perhaps it's just because I was raised with lots of .22 shooting. Gundraw |
i would rather have a .22lr pistol for almost the same price as a conversion kit h/w, conversion kits fitted on the same lower as your bigger bore gun allows you to get use to handling the gun |