tipoc
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This will be the first handgun you call your own and the first one that you will shoot at your pleasure when you want and can.
The advice to go to a range where you can rent a handgun to shoot before buying is a good suggestion. This is how you'll be able to tell if the "boom" of the 9mm is satisfying to you. Keep in mind that there are varying grades of 9mm from the standard weights and velocities up to 9mm+P+. Keep in mind that 40S&W is a bit more expensive to practice with than 9mm.
The suggestion that you first work on developing your skills is also useful. Take a class or two on the basics.
There are a lot of good guns out there, select the one that feels best in your hands from a major manufacturer.
There is a problem with writing "Blah". No one but you knows what this means. It can be interpreted as being disrespectful to the folks you are writing to, "speaking with", here who are being forced to either guess at what you mean or ignore it.
You have that right on the da/sa,da,sa. On the "crap" part you are wrong though. Is it "crap" because it confuses you and you don't know? Or is it "crap" because you disdain it? At any rate a da/sa gun is a good place to start with a handgun IMHO. Both for safety reasons and for developing shooting skills.
Good luck.
tipoc
The advice to go to a range where you can rent a handgun to shoot before buying is a good suggestion. This is how you'll be able to tell if the "boom" of the 9mm is satisfying to you. Keep in mind that there are varying grades of 9mm from the standard weights and velocities up to 9mm+P+. Keep in mind that 40S&W is a bit more expensive to practice with than 9mm.
The suggestion that you first work on developing your skills is also useful. Take a class or two on the basics.
There are a lot of good guns out there, select the one that feels best in your hands from a major manufacturer.
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There is a problem with writing "Blah". No one but you knows what this means. It can be interpreted as being disrespectful to the folks you are writing to, "speaking with", here who are being forced to either guess at what you mean or ignore it.
Another thing, what's the DA/SA, DA, SA crap I keep reading...?
Is it DA first shot SA rest of clip, DA all time, and SA all time? (respectively)
You have that right on the da/sa,da,sa. On the "crap" part you are wrong though. Is it "crap" because it confuses you and you don't know? Or is it "crap" because you disdain it? At any rate a da/sa gun is a good place to start with a handgun IMHO. Both for safety reasons and for developing shooting skills.
Good luck.
tipoc