I want it to be fast. I want it to be easy to fly. The aircraft must be able to operate from short runways. I want it to be cheap to operate and inexpensive to purchase. There is no such airplane.
There is no such gun. If there were such a gun it would do all things well and there would be no need for any other gun to exist. What do I want this gun to do for me? Is it for self defense? Will I carry it concealed? How large are my hands? Will I seek professional training?
Once trained, how often will I practice? Do I know what level of recoil I can tolerate? Who else in my home will have access to this firearm? Would my spouse have the necessary skills to use this firearm?
Once you have made this list you should prioritize your requirements. A powerful gun will generate more recoil.
A small caliber gun with minimal recoil will deliver minimal power to the target. A smaller gun will generally be harder to control than a larger gun in the same caliber. A larger gun will be harder to conceal. As in most things one tool gun may not be sufficient. Many times a PGB will decide that he should select a medium size gun.
This gun is thought to be a good compromise, being easier to shoot than a true compact gun and more concealable than a full size gun. Compromises are often disappointing. This middle size gun may turn out to be too large to conceal and more difficult to shoot well than the full size version. If your purpose for acquiring a handgun is self defense, you will need at least two pistols. First you need a full size pistol.
By full size, we mean a gun that would commonly be carried by a uniformed police officer or solider. This gun would probably have a barrel length of 4 to 5 inches. This is the gun that you will use for your initial training. The size of this gun will help to reduce felt recoil.
The 4 to 5 inch barrel will result in higher velocity and more energy than a smaller version of the same gun. In addition to using this gun for initial training, you may decide to keep this gun in your vehicle or in a lock box on your night stand. On special occasions you may elect to carry this gun concealed but the size of the weapon will preclude you from carrying it full time. The second handgun you will need is a much smaller version of your full size weapon.
Such compatibility is desirable but not always possible. On the other hand, the popular advice, with which I agree, is that one should carry the largest caliber gun that they can shoot well. This might mean that a weak-wristed arthritic person cannot handle even a. The 9mm is considered a minimum, and a movement currently exists saying that the 9mm is not enough.
There are many more aspects to caliber selection, which we will not discuss in this article. In summary, I suggest 9mm,. How do you plan to carry your defensive gun? Do you just want a gun to keep beside your bed? Each of us has a different body type and personal preference. I am a big guy and personally dislike plastic guns. I am often beaten in IDPA matches by smaller-framed people shooting plastic guns, so I can not criticize any gun that YOU shoot well and enjoy shooting.
The most frequent mistake I see is the sale of lightweight revolvers to small-framed ladies new to shooting. The gun dealer assumes that the lady is not smart enough to figure out a semi-auto and sells her a small framed. This might be the right choice for some ladies, but for most it is not. We can discuss this in greater detail privately. This practice gun should be fun to shoot so that you will be motivated to get out to the range and shoot lots of rounds!
On the other hand, if you buy a. Depending on your financial situation, I suggest going for the best quality you can find. Depending on which manufactures you choose to purchase from, you can probably do it for less than three thousand dollars.
That is a whole lot of money but if you're like me and you consider firearms tools and lifesaving gear, it's tough to buy anything else in category that holds or appreciates in value. I decided only to list four classes of firearms for a couple of reasons. Most of us operate on a budget. If you have ever been gun shopping, you know that they are not cheap. The second reason, I know better than most how important muscle memory is in a life-and-death situation or even in the situation where you have spent time and money to plan a hunt and need to make your first shot count, so you can fill your freezer with meat.
I use the term muscle memory because many firearms have controls of different sizes and shapes in different places. It is hard to get suitable with a weapon when you constantly bounce back and forth between different models. Too many people spend so much time buying, collecting, and shooting their new "toys" that they never get proficient with any of their weapons.
One of my favorite quotes is "Beware of the man with one gun, he knows how to use it. I will be listing them in order of most important to least important.
My rankings will most likely be different from yours, but it's good to start thinking about ranking them, in order to decide which ones to spend the majority of your time, energy, and training with.
I have chosen the compact handgun as 1 on my list for many reasons; one of which is the location I live in, and also my daily routines and the environment I spend most of my time in, the city. Unless, I am in my own home, I like to carry my weapon as much as possible. I have had many handguns that I love to shoot.
I chose the compact handgun because it is comfortable and most people do not notice it. Personally, I prefer the 9mm. At this time, my daily carry is a Glock 19, although, a buddy of mine just purchased a smaller Glock 42, and I love how almost unnoticeably it sits in my waistband.
One of the biggest reasons I prefer a 9mm or smaller caliber is because of the greater mag capacity that usually accompanies it. In the few firefights I have been in, I noticed how easy it was to run low on bullets. Unlike the movies and video games, in real life, there is not an endless supply of ammo and the cavalry might be several hours away. Also, I have noticed with myself, and especially new shooters, that there is often a direct correlation between recoil and accuracy.
This is not because manufacturers cannot make accurate large caliber handguns. Pretty much, it is all operator human error. I have found that as humans, we shockingly finch when a controlled explosion goes off in our hands, and the bigger and louder the explosion, often comes a bigger and more exaggerated flinch.
This leads to very poor accuracy. Even seasoned shooters like me still fight the urge to anticipate recoil. They ranged from a. I was by far the least accurate with my.
There are shooters out there who have much better control over the basic shooting fundamentals, but for the rest of us this is just how it is. Given the base of this opinion piece, with emphasis on education, I am going to let the cat out of the bag. I want to say something most operators wouldn't dare admit, and reinforce my decision to prefer a smaller caliber. Whether I'm being being shot at by a paintball gun, BB gun, or belt-fed machine gun, I have learned that I do not like being shot at period.
Granted, I have never had to calm myself down during a game of paintball or take a couple really deep breathes to continue playing For those who have been in life or death situations sometimes the difference of 3 extra rounds is enough to create that opportunity. It doesn't matter if you have all the stopping power in the world, if you can't hit what you're aiming at. Most experienced shooters have a good command of shooting fundamentals and can move up to a 40 or 45 caliber handgun and see minimal, if not any change in accuracy, but this piece isn't for them; it's for the common man and the novice shooter wanting to know which weapons they should invest in and why.
Though our Founding Fathers fought hard to establish and educate this country on why firearm ownership and the ability to carry was so important, you wouldn't know that if you walked around most cities these days with a weapon on your hip.
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