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This is what I love about TFL. They're taking an easy decesion and making it more difficult! LOL
.44 Magnum (or rather, .429 Magnum, hehe) is probably what I"m looking for. .45 Colt COULD be, but most loads are non-magnum, and I want MAGNUM! If I want non-magnum in a .44, I can fire .44 Spec loads.
I've found that I"m pretty good at adapting to new types of firearms that I've never fired before, so long as I practice. Reocil doesn't bother me much. And, I figure, if I teach myself pistolcraft on a .44 Magnum, then when I shoot a buddy's 9mm or something similar, it'll feel like it's not even there, whereas when he fires my .44, he's going to have trouble, and that's always good for the ego!
I suppose, though, what it'll come down to in the end is what I can find a good deal on in my area. I'm a college student, and though I'm going to be getting loads of benefits (USAF money from my late father, Nat'l Guard money) the vast majority of that has to go to my school. And then there's other expenses. I need a new car, for instance.
When I'm 22, I'll be getting a piece of a trust fund I was left. It'll be about 26000 dollars. After I've paid off my college bills and any loans I may have taken out, I suppose THEN I'll worry about buying dream guns. Until then, it's whatever I can find for a good price in the local gun stores. It's time to start being realistic.
Besides. Heh. Going to the shops, looking around, finding deals is half the fun of shopping, is it not?