Kali
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I am in the market for a new handgun, which will be my first autoloading pistol. It must be 9mm, as the only pistol I have at the moment is a SW 686 6 inch revolver and .357 and even .38 special rounds are too expensive to shoot a lot on my college budget. Thus I would like something with more affordable ammunition so I can shoot more frequently.
I have looked at CZ's, Berretta's, Sigs(too much $), and Glocks primarily. I settled on the Glock but it was a tight race and I am still interested in any of them to be honest.
Out of the 9mm glocks though, I liked the feel of the 19 over the 17. It just points more naturally for me. My gf felt the same way, and since she lives with me it would be nice to have something she is comfortable with. The problem though is I have really big hands. I rented the 19 and when I was shooting a lot of the shots went consistently left. This might be due to the fact that my trigger finger squeezes the trigger from that middle flat spot (like past the first joint). I think the way I have to pull the trigger might be pushing my shots left. I dont have this problem with the 686 as it is much bigger.
So I have a couple of questions.. Do guys with big hands still use compact weapons? Is the trigger thing something I can get used to and learn to be more accurate?
I know the solution might be to look at full sized pistols, but I really like the Glock 19 and other than my left shooting problem I found it extremely accurate..even when my shots went left they were consistently left. If a full sized pistol is the solution, does this mean im never going to be a compact pistol guy?
Gun will be used for range/desert shooting, camping trips, and loaded for HD for my gf, but I would probably still go for the .357 in a SHTF situation at home. Oh and I will use it for concealed carry after the chicago ruling on incorporation and CA eventually gets on board. (wishful thinking, I know)
thanks for reading
I have looked at CZ's, Berretta's, Sigs(too much $), and Glocks primarily. I settled on the Glock but it was a tight race and I am still interested in any of them to be honest.
Out of the 9mm glocks though, I liked the feel of the 19 over the 17. It just points more naturally for me. My gf felt the same way, and since she lives with me it would be nice to have something she is comfortable with. The problem though is I have really big hands. I rented the 19 and when I was shooting a lot of the shots went consistently left. This might be due to the fact that my trigger finger squeezes the trigger from that middle flat spot (like past the first joint). I think the way I have to pull the trigger might be pushing my shots left. I dont have this problem with the 686 as it is much bigger.
So I have a couple of questions.. Do guys with big hands still use compact weapons? Is the trigger thing something I can get used to and learn to be more accurate?
I know the solution might be to look at full sized pistols, but I really like the Glock 19 and other than my left shooting problem I found it extremely accurate..even when my shots went left they were consistently left. If a full sized pistol is the solution, does this mean im never going to be a compact pistol guy?
Gun will be used for range/desert shooting, camping trips, and loaded for HD for my gf, but I would probably still go for the .357 in a SHTF situation at home. Oh and I will use it for concealed carry after the chicago ruling on incorporation and CA eventually gets on board. (wishful thinking, I know)
thanks for reading