what should i get for 650.00
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I would go w/ used USP or, Glock 34 w/ ammo don't shoot it's me
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Wow...I can't believe Ala Dan stole my material........I'll expect a royalty check in the mail....
If you have problems finding a basic USP for under 600 bucks (or any other gun at a reasonable price), check www.gunbroker.com and www.auctionarms.com. You'll have to pay shipping and transfer fees, but that's made up by not having to pay sales tax. I picked up my HK USPc 9mm for 450 (plus 20 bucks or so in shipping and a 25 dollar transfer fee to my local dealer), brand new, with 3 mags, a fobus double mag pouch, and a fobus holster.
alaska1993
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A nice Kimber or Series 80 Colt.
Good question, many great choices. My take? Ditto the Walther P99. Check my post here for the reasons why.
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89554
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89554
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4 cases of Sellier and Pellot. And stay away from anything with a manual unsafety. 
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Obvious choice
Ignore the ranting of the masses. Get a Beretta 92FS. You will love shooting the damned thing so much that you'll be a world class marksman in no time.
They just feel so good, are incredibly reliable and accurate. Nearly orgasmic. Try all the other recommended guns first, then try a 92 if you haven't fallen for all the previous hype. You'll get the Beretta.
Ignore the ranting of the masses. Get a Beretta 92FS. You will love shooting the damned thing so much that you'll be a world class marksman in no time.
They just feel so good, are incredibly reliable and accurate. Nearly orgasmic. Try all the other recommended guns first, then try a 92 if you haven't fallen for all the previous hype. You'll get the Beretta.
As you can probably tell, there are a host of good guns that fit the criteria you gave. All of them have their fans.
I recommend that you head down to your local store that has the biggest selection, and hold EVERYTHING. Find the guns that fit your hand the best. Make sure that the trigger pull feels controllable to you, or is it to heavy/long/gritty or on the other side, do you think it is dangerously light? Make sure the safeties/controls are easily manipulated with your hand. Hold the gun like you are about to shoot it, raise it up. Do the sights align naturally for you? Or do you have to tweak your grip to get comfortable? Can you rack the slide of that model easily? Is the grip too fat or thin?
Once you pick your favorites, come back and do a search here about those particular models. There are thousands of posts of good information.
If possible, find somebody in your area who has that particular gun. Go shooting with them. See if it works for you. Sometimes you will be surprised. My current carry gun is a gun that I thought I would hate, until I borrowed a friend's. Immediatly bought my own of the exact same model, and have been using it ever since. If you don't know anybody to shoot with in your home area, post here. There are bound to be some TFLers in your area.
Think carefully about what you want to do with the gun. If you are going to use it for CCW, then you may want to get a smaller or lighter gun. The downside of that is that smaller or lighter guns are sometimes harder to shoot well. If the gun is intended just for range use, or home defense, then you may want a larger gun with a longer sight radius, and a heavier gun so that it soaks up recoil.
Picking a gun is like picking a car. There are plenty of good ones, and everybody has their favorite. There are probably about five dozen good 9mm handguns to choose from.
My personal favorite 9mm is a Browning Hi-Power. But some people do not care for single action autos. A good friend of mine carries a Glock 19, great gun, but some people don't like Glocks triggers or grip angle, my wife likes the Ruger P95 and I think it is kind of clunky, another friend of mine swears by his Kahr K9. Another won't touch anything not made by Sig or HK. It all comes down to what suits your needs and personal likes.
I recommend that you head down to your local store that has the biggest selection, and hold EVERYTHING. Find the guns that fit your hand the best. Make sure that the trigger pull feels controllable to you, or is it to heavy/long/gritty or on the other side, do you think it is dangerously light? Make sure the safeties/controls are easily manipulated with your hand. Hold the gun like you are about to shoot it, raise it up. Do the sights align naturally for you? Or do you have to tweak your grip to get comfortable? Can you rack the slide of that model easily? Is the grip too fat or thin?
Once you pick your favorites, come back and do a search here about those particular models. There are thousands of posts of good information.
If possible, find somebody in your area who has that particular gun. Go shooting with them. See if it works for you. Sometimes you will be surprised. My current carry gun is a gun that I thought I would hate, until I borrowed a friend's. Immediatly bought my own of the exact same model, and have been using it ever since. If you don't know anybody to shoot with in your home area, post here. There are bound to be some TFLers in your area.
Think carefully about what you want to do with the gun. If you are going to use it for CCW, then you may want to get a smaller or lighter gun. The downside of that is that smaller or lighter guns are sometimes harder to shoot well. If the gun is intended just for range use, or home defense, then you may want a larger gun with a longer sight radius, and a heavier gun so that it soaks up recoil.
Picking a gun is like picking a car. There are plenty of good ones, and everybody has their favorite. There are probably about five dozen good 9mm handguns to choose from.
My personal favorite 9mm is a Browning Hi-Power. But some people do not care for single action autos. A good friend of mine carries a Glock 19, great gun, but some people don't like Glocks triggers or grip angle, my wife likes the Ruger P95 and I think it is kind of clunky, another friend of mine swears by his Kahr K9. Another won't touch anything not made by Sig or HK. It all comes down to what suits your needs and personal likes.
Tough Choice
I have Glocks and like them a lot. I want to start a 1911-style collection and undoubtedly will be buying a Kimber in the next year. I think the H&K, Sigs, Browning, and many others mentioned here are good guns although the high bore axis on the Sigs isn't as good for me.
One to consider that no one mentioned is the CZ. The CZ series have a slide design capable of absolutely amazing accuracy, similar to the P210 Sig.
I just bought one and you could get a Commercial Nickel CZ75 or CZ85 Combat with adjustable sights, get a trigger job (if you even thought it needed it - I love mine stock) and have tons of $ for ammo, training, or many pre-bans, which are relatively inexpensive for the CZ75/85 in 9mm. Just a thought. Mine has been dead on accurate so far and a joy to shoot.
Regards,
Kevin (Photog
I have Glocks and like them a lot. I want to start a 1911-style collection and undoubtedly will be buying a Kimber in the next year. I think the H&K, Sigs, Browning, and many others mentioned here are good guns although the high bore axis on the Sigs isn't as good for me.
One to consider that no one mentioned is the CZ. The CZ series have a slide design capable of absolutely amazing accuracy, similar to the P210 Sig.
I just bought one and you could get a Commercial Nickel CZ75 or CZ85 Combat with adjustable sights, get a trigger job (if you even thought it needed it - I love mine stock) and have tons of $ for ammo, training, or many pre-bans, which are relatively inexpensive for the CZ75/85 in 9mm. Just a thought. Mine has been dead on accurate so far and a joy to shoot.
Regards,
Kevin (Photog
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I say whatever Glock fits your hand the best... The USP isn't worth the Money(I was Lucky and got mine BNIB for $550), I had a USP .40 that had 4 jams at about the 1500 round mark so I tried out a Glock 19 and shot better than with my own USP so I traded my Used USP for a new Glock 23
And had no problems with it or the next two Glocks I owned
And had no problems with it or the next two Glocks I owned