I've Never Owned A Gun. What Is The Best Gun To Buy, Just For Self Defense?

The Beretta 92 was a notoriously hard pistol to learn to shoot it has a initial double action shot followed up by single action shots with plenty of creep and over travel.
The Glock does have a consistent double action trigger pull every time. I've already stated that I'm a 1911 fan but I can take an objective viewpoint on the Beretta and the Glock and the 1911 can't all the calibers and manufacturers just get along?

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well it's true the muzzle fireball from a .50AE is a definite pose. the noise is not and in a confined space? ouch, probably deaf for several seconds after just one shot. not the most practical.

For a single action pistol lacking a transfer bar design regardless of it's caliber leave the hammer on an empty cylinder unless you expect to need all 6 rounds in the very near future.

The government exploded in size under Bush Jr. and under Trump there were literally plainclothes government thugs kidnapping people off my street.

the beretta barrel doesnt float and waggle around for one thing

That's the kind of comment that would stir up other snowflakes no end......laughable.

best pistol I own right now

keep a case of cheap booze for Molotov cocktails for a little back up crowd pleaser.

Wristrocket. Unregistered. You can really fuck shit up if you practice for 3 years because your mom hates guns.

I can knock your tooth out at 20 yards.

LMAO. 9 mm? That's one of the calibers with ZERO ammo in stores. You can get it online, at expensive prices. There are a lot of other calibers that actually have ammo in store, from .38 and .32 to .45 in pistol calibers, 45-70, 7.62 mm, etc in rifle.

Nobody wants to hear about your masturbatory tendencies. Keep your "wrist rocket" in the bedroom.

Evidence for plainclothes thugs. Do you mean violent rioters being arrested? Because, you know, they are doing illegal violent activities.

Of course the Republican Party also likes big gov: big military, etc.

However, Trump has been stopping the endless wars. Doesn't that matter to you? I have protested those wars under BOTH Bush and Obama.

Also, it's the left currently trying to censor and deplatform all opposition, restrict gun rights, open borders, lock down states and cities for Covid, etc. Do you realize that?

Right now, the left is being more insane. A lot of old school liberals and moderates are finding ourselves in a new, bizarre space, where the Republicans/conservatives are less insane than the Democrats. LOL.

$1k pistol.

Ruger .380, small and you wont have a gun that says "look how small my penis is."

it looks cool though and you can see up women's short skirts at red lights

.380 ammo is very hard and expensive to get right now. Worse than 9 mm.

Yeah, all these people advising folks on here to get like Benelli shotguns, or that Sig. Sure, if you have a ton of money sitting around. But most people don't.

You don't need either to fill the immediate need of a decent quality gun, for half the price.

yes but it shoots like a fucking mule kick

Taurus Public Defender is good...

As a follow up, can find ammo for any caliber almost on ammoseek.com.

Look at this though, .380 is $0.90 a round and up...

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9 mm is currently about $0.57 a round on there.

Good luck finding either in most gun stores.

good luck finding a $500 .45 anywhere at the moment. Like someone else said if you want to get something that will keep your ass alive you gonna have to lay out $$$.

The one you Should have bought 12 months ago.

That said, the one you can get ammo for.

Best all around defense gun is a Glock 19.

Get a carry permit & pro training.

"What Is The Best Gun To Buy",...you say?

The one that is NO LONGER AVAILABLE

A little late to the table wouldn't you say?

You can in my area. Or, get a decent 9 mm in the $5-600 range. Obviously probably a compact, but whateves. Lots of very good used guns in the $4-500 range too. New S&W M&P going for $599 in my gun store. Not the shield, the compacts and full size. There are glocks there too for the same price. And some that are more.

Also my dream gun a Sig p210 was like $1100-1200 like two months ago, and now is more. I bet the sig you are talking about has gone up too.

Or one that will kill a guy wearing a carhart.