What gun screams "first time gun owner" to you?

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Posted: 2/20/2018 2:31:06 PM EDT

I have a friend of a friend that recently took up an interest in guns. He's asked me a bit about my opinions, caliber, etc. He was recently super excited to show it to me.

As he goes back to grab it from his bedroom I was thinking, I'd bet $100 that its an XD in .40 or S&W SW9VE/SW40VE.... Sure enough, its a fucking .40 XD with full gripzone

. Talked about ammo a bit and he mentioned that with .40 you dont need JHPs because its already so powerful (according to the gun counter clerk) and using JHPs might be considered overkill by a jury. I told him he was full of shit, and he bought some HSTs online. He's taking a basic pistol class at a shop I frequent (and only has a few tards that work there). +1 pro gun voter.

Are there just "newbie" guns and what makes them that way?

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:31:35 PM EDT

[#1]

M&P. In .40.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:32:04 PM EDT

[#2]

Glock

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:32:34 PM EDT

[#3]

Any XDM

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:32:52 PM EDT

[#4]

Taurus or Bersa.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:32:55 PM EDT

[#5]

A full or mid-sized Glock.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:32:58 PM EDT

[#6]

Taurus judge of any type.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:33:09 PM EDT

[#7]

-anything with a laser in the grip.

Or Taurus Judge.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:33:11 PM EDT

[#8]

Looking down the barrel of a loaded firearm or talking about call of duty

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:33:24 PM EDT

[#9]

AR15

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:33:39 PM EDT

[#10]

GLOCK!

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:33:42 PM EDT

[#11]

XD
SKS

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:34:31 PM EDT

[#12]

Taurus
Hi point
Bersa
S and w sigma
Llama

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:34:35 PM EDT

[#13]

Anything Taurus. Glocks.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:34:54 PM EDT

[#14]

Bersa

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:03 PM EDT

[#15]

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Any XDM

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An XDm 5.25 in 9mm was my first centerfire handgun.

I still like it too.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:03 PM EDT

[#16]

Taurus

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:12 PM EDT

[#17]

XD40 or Taurus PT111

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:26 PM EDT

[#18]

Gatekeeper thread

I never understood the problem. If someone wants to spend their money on a high point problem solva then it is none of my business.

That being said, XD in .40 is definitely newb

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:26 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
M&P. In .40.

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Quoted:
Any XDM

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I know a few people who made these their first guns, so I guess you guys nailed it

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:28 PM EDT

[#20]

In my AO it seems most first time gun owners flock to the Taurus Millennium as their first gun.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:33 PM EDT

[#21]

Revolver or cheap AR-15/AK-47

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:36 PM EDT

[#22]

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Glock

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Posted: 2/20/2018 2:35:44 PM EDT

[#23]

An ND at the range followed by 'i ain't trippin'.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:36:03 PM EDT

[#24]

Have to go with Glock on this one myself.
As popularized and used in virtually every TV show/movie, it's hard to think that a person searching for that first firearm wouldn't be drawn to one.

A.W.D.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:36:24 PM EDT

[#25]

Eh, I've shot XD's and I don't get the hate.

Other than Grip Zone. That should be ridiculed.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:37:03 PM EDT

[#26]

XD
.40
Taurus

any combo

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:37:09 PM EDT

[#27]

M&P 9

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:37:12 PM EDT

[#28]

Terms like cheese grater, starter AR, and not understanding the XD line of pistols are pretty damn nice.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:37:38 PM EDT

[#29]

AK with M4 stock, red dot on crappy mount bathed in tapcoesque plastic

Mosin in an archangel stock with canted 4x28 scope

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:38:51 PM EDT

[#30]

Anyone with a 2013 join date. Any version of the XD is also a solid indicator of newbie buffoonery.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:39:19 PM EDT

[#31]

Glock 19

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:39:48 PM EDT

[#32]

AR15 with FSB, 3-9x hunting scope and bipod.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:39:52 PM EDT

[#33]

Glocks

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:40:30 PM EDT

[#34]

XD for sure.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:40:46 PM EDT

[#35]

Ruger... That was my first pistol.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:40:58 PM EDT

[#36]

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A full or mid-sized Glock.

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My first auto was a G17

Laser grips are a pretty good indicator to me.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:40:59 PM EDT

[#37]

anything HK. Especially in .40

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:41:31 PM EDT

[#38]

"I just picked up a twelve jee aye (12ga) shotgun..."

It was one of those Mossbergs with the chainsaw grip

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:41:49 PM EDT

[#39]

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Have to go with Glock on this one myself.
As popularized and used in virtually every TV show/movie, it's hard to think that a person searching for that first firearm wouldn't be drawn to one.

A.W.D.

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They search for it until they see the price tag. Then the taurus doesn't look all that bad.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:41:53 PM EDT

[#40]

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A full or mid-sized Glock.

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Guess I'll always be a first time gun owner. I actually thought Glocks look stupid when I was a noob.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:42:08 PM EDT

[#41]

West German Sig P220

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:42:11 PM EDT

[#42]

Bersa

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:42:15 PM EDT

[#43]

A Springfield XD and a budget brand cheap AR.

HiPoint if the same buyer also has almost no disposable income.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:43:21 PM EDT

[#44]

Who gives a fuck? The more gun owners the better.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:43:52 PM EDT

[#45]

Pretty much all of them have been named so far.

.40 in general, Ruger autos, XD, Bersa, S&W SD, Taurus, etc.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:44:32 PM EDT

[#46]

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Ruger... That was my first pistol.

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Mine too, the price was right.

First firearm was a shotgun though to answer OP's question.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:44:43 PM EDT

[#47]

Add a laser, bipod, and vertical foregrip and you’ve got your basic first AR.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:44:49 PM EDT

[#48]

Anything 9mm.

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:44:55 PM EDT

[#49]

Quote History

Quoted:
Gatekeeper thread

I never understood the problem. If someone wants to spend their money on a high point problem solva then it is none of my business.

That being said, XD in .40 is definitely newb

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I agree, I didnt give him shit for it. I told him to be proud of his new gun and its his job to learn how to use it safely.

As for Bersa, I briefly owned one of the little .380 PPK clones. Way too much recoil for a .380 and it was unreliable with anything but ball ammo. Surprised to see them mentioned so frequently ITT

Posted: 2/20/2018 2:45:41 PM EDT

[#50]

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anything HK. Especially in .40

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My first was a USPc in .40

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