Thread: Personal Firearms

Originally Posted by Cavere

I'm thinking about purchasing my first firearm. I have experience with rifles, shotguns, but not much with pistols which is what I'm thinking about buying. I want semi auto over revolver but I just don't know what would be a good choice.

I want to do some target shooting as well as home protection. I'm leaning towards a glock or 1911 but I'm open to suggestions. I don't want to spend a ton on my first gun and I'm a little lost on where to go besides just going to the range and shooting.

Target shooting and home protection are two very different things. In my opinion. A good target gun can be anything from a nice 45 to a 38 super, or even better a high-end, 22. The benefits of shooting 22 for targets is the cost, their super accurate and very cheap to shoot. For home defense, I know this may be blasphemy,but I am no fan of the Glock. I too prefer a 45 semiauto. However, nothing will make people run faster than the racking of the 12gauge pump. I myself have an Ithaca 37 with pistol grip hidden where my boys know it is at and 45 with a surefire light in my nightstand drawer and my avatar is the first line of defense. A big dog is a great deterrent for that matter, any dog is. Between the three of these I sleep very well at night. JMHO.