Steelers252006
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I'm thinking this weekend's CCW class will help me ultimately decide on what my first carry gun will be. I have my Ruger Mark III Hunter to practice with, and I have my home defense four inch 686P sitting beside me at night. Now I'm trying to decide out of the many, many good candidates which direction to go. I love the Ruger LCR, have had my eye on it for a long, long time. Love the feel of it in my hand, and I like revolvers...A LOT. However, I do wonder if the S&W Bodyguard, should I go this route, for the money is not the better buy as for the same price you get the laser grips. But these revolvers being five shots, though what are the odds I'll need more, really, has me leaning a bit towards the semi autos.
In this realm, I'm a little confused whether to go 9 millimeter or .40. I think the
.40 is the one for the ultimate stopping power and has been recommended to me by any police officers I've spoken to, but on a smaller gun it's going to be much harder to practice with. The 9 millimeter can have very good stopping power, is cheaper to shoot, and the recoil is much more manageable. And then you look at ALL the choices, Ruger LC9, Kahrs, Glocks, Springfields...I could name many more, but you see the point.
This is one TOUGH decision I'll tell you. All I know is I WON'T be getting one of the .380 type guns, so at least I can rule out something at this point. LOL. Anyone else want to tell me their stories on how they made their decisions? I know many on here have a plethera of carry guns at their disposal, so let's start with the one most near and dear to your hearts, Numeral Uno. Thanks!!
In this realm, I'm a little confused whether to go 9 millimeter or .40. I think the
.40 is the one for the ultimate stopping power and has been recommended to me by any police officers I've spoken to, but on a smaller gun it's going to be much harder to practice with. The 9 millimeter can have very good stopping power, is cheaper to shoot, and the recoil is much more manageable. And then you look at ALL the choices, Ruger LC9, Kahrs, Glocks, Springfields...I could name many more, but you see the point.
This is one TOUGH decision I'll tell you. All I know is I WON'T be getting one of the .380 type guns, so at least I can rule out something at this point. LOL. Anyone else want to tell me their stories on how they made their decisions? I know many on here have a plethera of carry guns at their disposal, so let's start with the one most near and dear to your hearts, Numeral Uno. Thanks!!