Help me buy my 18 year-old son his first handgun...

For AzRedhawk

AZRed,
I have question and you seem to be the man that can answer it for me.
I am not familiar with Glocks or their system, I have shot a 17 before and kinda liked it, good grip for my hands etc. I just don't own one.
Anyway, question is, and I am sorry to go off topic somewhat, but the answer may give some good info to the OP,myself and others.
The NFL reciever for the NY Giants who is now in jail in NY for a weapons conviction, Plaxico Buriss, was arrested because his Glock fell out of his pants at a nightclub, landed on the floor, discharged and the bullet went into his thigh. Or that is at least how I read the account in the papers. Aside from his obvious lack of judgement I thought that it was strange because I did not think that a Glock could discharge in that situation. And from what you posted it should not have if I am reading correctly.
Are you aware of this case and could you maybe explain the way that could happen? It has always befuddled me as to how this occured.
thank you in advance for your consideration.
I guess I should go to the Semi-Auto forum and post this so as not to derail this thread.

And to all, THE MERRIEST OF CHRISTMAS AND MY PRAYERS FOR A JOYOUS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL:D:D:D:D

God Bless,

Bill "Willy" Henderson
 
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I just read the part about the boy "jeering" at other kids because they shoot .22's. I must agree with Gerry and the others, I my Dad ever saw me behaving like that, after he finished beating me:eek:, that was back when you were allowed to discipline your child and it still should be, I would not have been allowed to touch my or any other firearm for several months. I am I think a pretty easy going pereson, but this behaviour on a range is one of the reasons I avoid public ranges. JMHO,YMMV
 
preference is just skill is a must

I would suggest a firearm that is user friendly if you will, easily taken apart and reassembled, not a pain to clean and is all around safe like a decocker I myself have a ruger p95 and it is a wonderful gun and is sturdy feels good in the hand and is ambidextrous 9mm ammo is cheap and this gun tends to fire pretty much whatever you put through it. Plus around 400 $ California pricing is a good buy
 
funny how people forget the sweet age of teen years.

come on can you honestly HONESTLY say that when you where 18 you would pick up a .22 over a 9mm/.45/.38/.357/.44 ect. when it came to a hand gun. i think that for the majority of us here, if we are totally honest the answer is '.22? ha!! give me the hand cannon .44mag!'

yeah everyone one knows that all guns have their place, and that you shouldn't dog on people for their choices, but welcome to reality ego is ego and cool is cool. dont get mad at the guy for saying that the young man "makes fun" of guys with .22s his boy is just being 18, im sure the father [OP] dealt with the attitude however he felt fit, IF he saw a real problem with it! remember when the fastest car was best and the loudest noise was better?... heck i do! and while im not given to .22 myself, i have a walther p22(which once tinkered with enough has become flawless with all but the softest lead) and a NAA 22lr with is a fun little bugger. personally i learned hand guns on a 1911 --in .45acp. yes i agree that a .22 is a great gun to learn with, and hone your skills with while remaining on the cheap side of ammunition, but face it -- it doesn't fit with the fast pace teen age life when it comes to the 'cool factor'!

my point, at near middle age or past we are still young enough to remember our own 'rebel without a cause' attitudes

anyway sorry for the rant,

congrats on the purchases, hope your boys like them and learn well with them
i am curious why you got the 5.5" barrel over a slightly longer platform, perhaps i missed it in a earlier page, i was skimming. but if the idea is target shooting then why not a longer barrel? or is the idea to be a training tool for a larger caliber, or perhaps that's just how it worked out?

BTW all of you are going to love that CZ. being a .45 1911 guy i got more and more impressed with my CZ every time i shot them in the past and now they are in my top 3 recommended guns(and i own 2 soon to be 3 or 4).
 
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jbor...

Thanks, I couldn't have said it better.
The selection was made based on the advice I received in this thread on the 75B. I then politely "suggested" to my son that this would be a good choice based on my research, and he agreed. The two-tone scheme is really sharp. Like I said, first handgun for us, but FWIW I really like the weight, purchase, and the balance in my hand.

Heading to range on Wed. with a new .308 Savage, new-to-me Mosin, and the CZ. Can't wait to see how she shoots.

CZ included a test target of sorts. Interesting- it's computerized, rather than the actual test target. Anyone know why?

5-shot grouping at 25m is decent. One flier- which I would attribute to the shooter- the other four grouped into around 1-1/2".

The FFL I picked it up from also commented on it. He said "I love CZ's" as he pulled a beauty of a CZ 1911 from his holster...
 
"First handgun safety is paramount."

First handgun-that would make it a revolver.

Everything is clearly visible with a revolver.

Is it loaded?

Easy to check and see.

Is the safety on or not?

Does'nt have a safety lever-not needed.

Can it fire with the mag out and a round in the chamber?

Not a problem-if the cylinder is empty the gun is empty.

"It's going to be a range gun."

You just said the magic word.

That means a six or eight inch barrel revolver.

You are describing a silhouette shooting revolver.

The caliber you choose would be determined by that which is used in any matches in your area.Or if on the offhand chance you wanted to ever take it hunting for deer some day.

In that case,I would recommend a used 44,41 or 357 magnum handgun with a six inch or eight inch barrel.

The eight inch barrel models can often be bought used for unbelievably great prices because people with little knowledge of handguns buy these things thinking they are going to carry them and used them and they get them and only fire them at the range once before realizing that,for what they wanted the gun for ,these handguns are simply too large.

If you wanted him to be able to carry the gun,get him a six inch model.

Be aware though that any six or eight inch model with a heavy rib under the barrel is really heavy for carry.

Used if definitely the way to go if you can find a great deal.
 
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