I am looking to buy my first handgun. I have very little experience with guns, though I did shoot rifles when I was a kid.
Can you give me some advice on buying one or point me to some good resources?
I am looking to buy my first handgun. I have very little experience with guns, though I did shoot rifles when I was a kid.
Can you give me some advice on buying one or point me to some good resources?
I second Wakmrow’s suggestion, the Dagger is gonna be your best option to start with for all the reasons he mentions and more besides.
He recommends the full size dagger, since you mention concealed carry it’s worth noting that this is a big pistol and is not suitable for concealed carry. The Compact Dagger has a shorter slide and grip and is on the bigger side of what can be carried, and the Micro Dagger is thinner than the Compact one. It’s essentially a Glock 43x, which has become the AK-47 of concealed carry guns, but will be a little harder to learn on than the Compact Dagger.
The full size Dagger is equivalent to a Glock 17, the Compact to a Glock 19, and the Micro to a Glock 43x as previously mentioned.
Handguns are really hard to shoot well. It’ll be a long journey to get competent, I recommend watching the videos from (in order of depth and brainworm hazard) Tenicor, Joel Park, and Ben Stoeger to learn their performant, teachable target-focused technique which is way more important than which particular gun you have.
Having an optic on a handgun makes the difficult process of learning way easier, Swampfox makes super cheap RMR pattern ones (Liberty) if a Holosun is not something your budget can support.
I think I mixed up my Glock numbering and I think you’re correct.
Also, hard second getting an optic ready pistol and getting an optic. This is something that will immediately make you a better pistol shot.
I also think with committed dry firing and range time, most able bodied people will be more competent than the cops in about a month.