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Post by sunoh01 on Mar 11, 2004 10:35:18 GMT -5
i am Trying to help my brother in law buy his first handgun. his wife will let him spend about 350 which i know isn't much but it is realy all he can afford. so I am stearing him towards Ruger's semi auto's. which ones of these do you guy's like. and if not a ruger what othe roptions might there be? thanks Sunoh01
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Post by unobrownsfan on Mar 11, 2004 14:24:54 GMT -5
I'd recommend he buy a Ruger, only I'd suggest his first handgun be a revolver. A .357 Ruger GP-100 with a four inch barrel would be my first choice. It's about as good a general purpose handgun as you can find for $400 or less. He could start out with .38 special loads on his way to firing .357 magnums. Good luck.
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Post by Seraph on Mar 13, 2004 9:21:07 GMT -5
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Post by ronbwolf on Mar 15, 2004 3:55:22 GMT -5
A .45 auto is a great defensive weapon, but not for beginners. In an auto, if this is to be an "only" purchase, look around for a factory refurbished, or used Glock 17 in 9mm, exceedingly reliable, easy to learn, and a good defense gun. 9mm is light enough, and cheap enough, that you can afford more practice. Outside of a revolver this is the easiest to learn to use. Otherwise I would go with the prior recommendation of the Ruger GP-100, or a used Security Six, 4" barrel minimum. For a beginner you can afford a lot more practice with light loads, and then move up to defense type .38 loads. Save the .357's for hunting, unless you may need to penetrate obstacles.
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Post by jweakley on Mar 22, 2004 20:10:19 GMT -5
I would agree with the advice given by ronbwolf--have him look at a Glock 17. I am a new shooter and started with a Ruger P95 because of the price. The ruger is a nice gun for a beginner; however, I recently took a combat shooting course and the Ruger was cumbersome to handle. I ended up borrowing a Glock 17, and my shooting greatly improved. Not trashing the Ruger, but how can a majority of the law enforcement community be wrong. Glock is the clear choice of the LE folks. Also, if the gun is to be used for self-defense, the wife ought to lighten up on her price range for the security of knowing that her husband will become more proficient more quickly with a Glock than a Ruger.
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Post by Mountaineer on Mar 22, 2004 22:12:08 GMT -5
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