rockosteel take a look at the witness line. You can get both SA in the match and DA/SA in the full steel or a composite version. You could also buy in any of the primary pistol calibers and stiil change uppers for 200 bucks . Buy a 45 and then deside a 9mm will do as ammo is much cheaper, buy the upper and 30 seconds later your ready to shot. You can also get a 22cal upper or by a cz 22lr so atleast the gun feels the same. The Sa witness match can be bought for 500 bucks and the full and composite or less costly. You will also not find a gun at 2 or 3 time the price that can out shoot it. Go hog wild on uppers and buy the gun in a 10mm and then get any of the 45acp,40s&w,38 super/9x23,9mm and 22 uppers for play or carry.
For target practice - would you buy a 45 or a 40?
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TriumphGuy
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Didn't read all of the thread, so someone may have beaten me to this, but I'd but I'd buy a 1911 (You can get a good GI model for $400) and a .22LR slide for it. You get a big bore pistol that you can shoot on the cheap. The problem with .22 semi autos is that they feel like .22's. It sounds like you want a big gun.
This way, you can either spend some moolah and make a few big holes, or spend about what a box of .45acp costs on a brick of .22LR and shoot all day.
This way, you can either spend some moolah and make a few big holes, or spend about what a box of .45acp costs on a brick of .22LR and shoot all day.
+1 BikerBill
I have a .40 cal, and love it. One thing about all of this ammo shortage crap is that I can almost always find 40 cal readily available. For another, getting the right gun cuts down on recoil. I have a full size IWI Baby Eagle. There is almost NO recoil with 40s. I like it so much, I got one in 9 also. The only reason why I chose 40 over 45 was that I had plenty of 40 cal on hand. If it is target shooting only, then 22 is the way to go. Cheap and fun as crap. The only bad thing is that you need about 5 magazines, because you empty them down so fast. Good Luck.
I have a .40 cal, and love it. One thing about all of this ammo shortage crap is that I can almost always find 40 cal readily available. For another, getting the right gun cuts down on recoil. I have a full size IWI Baby Eagle. There is almost NO recoil with 40s. I like it so much, I got one in 9 also. The only reason why I chose 40 over 45 was that I had plenty of 40 cal on hand. If it is target shooting only, then 22 is the way to go. Cheap and fun as crap. The only bad thing is that you need about 5 magazines, because you empty them down so fast. Good Luck.
I would go to a good range that will rent you a few guns and try them. It comes down to what you enjoy more. I have a .22 Beretta Neos, a .40S&W 3rd gen Smith & Wesson and a couple of .45's I enjoy shooting all of them but to be honest I can shoot half dollar groups with the Neos all day long so for pure target stuff its hard to beat a .22lr....
I love .40smith BUT I'm still relatively new and haven't yet had the opportunity to shoot a .45ACP so I can't pass judgment between the two.
as far as all the .22LR advice goes.. dead on. when I first got into handguns, I wanted to be all macho and jump straight into a combat caliber so I bought a G22 for my first pistol. I love it to death, and I'll never get rid of it, but since I got my Ruger Mark II .22LR, my groups with the G22 have never been tighter.
dirt cheap ammo so you can target practice all day long without breaking the bank and build up some great fundamental shooting skills in the process.
I'm not saying that the OP has this macho mentality, but I know ALOT of guys do when they first start out.
I think that my situation was a little different... I was completely unarmed, and some bad stuff went down in my neighborhood, plus I just had my first kid a few months before. I just wanted something with a little knockdown power in case I needed to defend my home. since then I've grown quite proficient with both my pistols thanks in large part to all the great advice that I have received from this forum. the best of that advice was as follows: keep both your eyes open, focus on the front sight, let the bang SURPRISE you (otherwise you're anticipating it and pushing the gun forward), and get a .22 to practice fundamentals
as far as all the .22LR advice goes.. dead on. when I first got into handguns, I wanted to be all macho and jump straight into a combat caliber so I bought a G22 for my first pistol. I love it to death, and I'll never get rid of it, but since I got my Ruger Mark II .22LR, my groups with the G22 have never been tighter.
dirt cheap ammo so you can target practice all day long without breaking the bank and build up some great fundamental shooting skills in the process.
I'm not saying that the OP has this macho mentality, but I know ALOT of guys do when they first start out.
I think that my situation was a little different... I was completely unarmed, and some bad stuff went down in my neighborhood, plus I just had my first kid a few months before. I just wanted something with a little knockdown power in case I needed to defend my home. since then I've grown quite proficient with both my pistols thanks in large part to all the great advice that I have received from this forum. the best of that advice was as follows: keep both your eyes open, focus on the front sight, let the bang SURPRISE you (otherwise you're anticipating it and pushing the gun forward), and get a .22 to practice fundamentals
EAA witness?
Hardluk1, the online manual for the Witness line, at http://www.eaacorp.com/Manuals/witness.pdf , says right up front that it is not to be used with +P ammunition. It seems to me that if it won't take 9mm +P, there isn't much point in producing it as a 10mm gun. I crossed the gun off my list after reading that.
Hardluk1, the online manual for the Witness line, at http://www.eaacorp.com/Manuals/witness.pdf , says right up front that it is not to be used with +P ammunition. It seems to me that if it won't take 9mm +P, there isn't much point in producing it as a 10mm gun. I crossed the gun off my list after reading that.