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  • Shoehorn!
    Die With Your Boots On
    • Oct 2003
    • 22872
    #1

    I need handgun recommendations

    I passed the NRA pistol class last weekend, so I can now legally buy a gun here in Hawaii. Problem is, I don't know too much about them yet, so I need some recommendations.

    I've shot a couple Sigs and a Glock, and I think I like the Glock better. I just got back from shooting a Ruger .357 Magnum, and kinda liked that, but I think I want a semiautomatic. I'll mainly be using it for range shooting, so please give me some recommendations.
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    • Juicy D. Links
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 122992
      #2
      they wont give me a license here

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        • Sosa
          In Tushy Land
          • Oct 2002
          • 40149
          #3
          Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
          they wont give me a license here
          you don't need a gun anywhere!

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            • Shoehorn!
              Die With Your Boots On
              • Oct 2003
              • 22872
              #4
              Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
              they wont give me a license here
              Not even to just own one?

              If you're not a felon they can't deny you of your Constitutional Right to own a gun.

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                • BannerAnt
                  Confirmed User
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 484
                  #5
                  and you need a handgun why?

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                    • After Shock Media
                      It's coming look busy
                      • Mar 2001
                      • 35299
                      #6
                      a 50 cal desert eagle.

                      Actually I am more of a fan of revolvers, really like a small snub nosed pistol for a handgun. Specially since odds are you will not need more than six shots for personal protection.

                      Now for my real cecommendation - never turn a gun side ways when firing no matter how cool it looks in the movies. Specially if its a semi such as a glock.

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                        • Shoehorn!
                          Die With Your Boots On
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 22872
                          #7
                          Originally posted by BannerAnt
                          and you need a handgun why?
                          Because I want one, and I can have one.

                          I enjoy spending a Sunday afternoon at Koko Head shooting guns with my friends.

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                            • Shoehorn!
                              Die With Your Boots On
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 22872
                              #8
                              Originally posted by After Shock Media
                              a 50 cal desert eagle.

                              Actually I am more of a fan of revolvers, really like a small snub nosed pistol for a handgun. Specially since odds are you will not need more than six shots for personal protection.
                              They do actually have some pretty badass assault rifles for sale at the gun shop. With all the cool lights and lasers and 35 round clips and stuff. But you can't use them in automatic mode here because its illegal.

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                                • jalami
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2004
                                  • 845
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Shoehorn!
                                  Not even to just own one?

                                  If you're not a felon they can't deny you of your Constitutional Right to own a gun.
                                  Yeah, that would be fucked up... I'm a foreigner in this country and my residence is still in progress but I could still own a gun given enough hoops to jump through...
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                                    • TinCan
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Dec 2003
                                      • 148
                                      #10
                                      Glock 19
                                      Glock 30

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                                        • crockett
                                          in a van by the river
                                          • May 2003
                                          • 76818
                                          #11
                                          Don't buy a Glock.. way over rated. Look into H&K for a quality pistol.

                                          http://www.hecklerkoch-usa.com/products.html
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                                            • baddog
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Apr 2001
                                              • 107089
                                              #12
                                              See Sig





                                              -Sauer

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                                                • Anthony
                                                  Keyboard Warrior
                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                  • 9653
                                                  #13
                                                  Go to the range and rent as many as you can. Find out what fits your hand. You are a smaller build, so grip can be important. .45's are good, look at 1911's. I'd recommened a 9mm for you.

                                                  Sigs, HK, GLOCK, even SA XD's are all great guns.

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                                                    • datatank
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Aug 2004
                                                      • 5471
                                                      #14
                                                      I would suggest an XD

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                                                        • datatank
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                          • 5471
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Anthony
                                                          Go to the range and rent as many as you can. Find out what fits your hand. You are a smaller build, so grip can be important. .45's are good, look at 1911's. I'd recommened a 9mm for you.

                                                          Sigs, HK, GLOCK, even SA XD's are all great guns.


                                                          What you mean "EVEN" ;)

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                                                            • Juicy D. Links
                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                              • 122992
                                                              #16
                                                              llook at all this shit i have to do

                                                              http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/pi...pplication.htm

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                                                                • Anthony
                                                                  Keyboard Warrior
                                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                                  • 9653
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by datatank
                                                                  What you mean "EVEN" ;)
                                                                  "Even", as in XD's wouldn't be my first choice, as I own Ed Browns, Kimbers, and Les Baer 1911's. Which all outshoot the XD that I own.

                                                                  The difference between a 500.00 gun, and a custom 2500.00 one.

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                                                                    • Grapesoda
                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                      • 46234
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Shoehorn!
                                                                      I passed the NRA pistol class last weekend, so I can now legally buy a gun here in Hawaii. Problem is, I don't know too much about them yet, so I need some recommendations.

                                                                      I've shot a couple Sigs and a Glock, and I think I like the Glock better. I just got back from shooting a Ruger .357 Magnum, and kinda liked that, but I think I want a semiautomatic. I'll mainly be using it for range shooting, so please give me some recommendations.
                                                                      I got a 1911 .45, I wanted a big 'slow' bullet. love my 45's

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                                                                        • Juicy D. Links
                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                          • Apr 2001
                                                                          • 122992
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Anthony
                                                                          "Even", as in XD's wouldn't be my first choice, as I own Ed Browns, Kimbers, and Les Baer 1911's. Which all outshoot the XD that I own.

                                                                          The difference between a 500.00 gun, and a custom 2500.00 one.
                                                                          I want a XD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                                                                            • sandman!
                                                                              Icq: 14420613
                                                                              • Mar 2001
                                                                              • 15427
                                                                              #20
                                                                              i have one of these

                                                                              http://www.springfield-armory.com/xd.php?model=23

                                                                              and one of these

                                                                              http://www.springfield-armory.com/xd.php?model=2
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                                                                                • Chio
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                  • 8002
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
                                                                                  llook at all this shit i have to do

                                                                                  http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/pi...pplication.htm
                                                                                  I have a permit from LI NY (Suffolk County) and it was a pain in the ass. It was much easier in Florida

                                                                                  Shoehorn I like glocks.

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                                                                                    • Grapesoda
                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                                      • 46234
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      [QUOTE=Anthony;13273433 You are a smaller build, so grip can be important. .45's are good, look at 1911's. I'd recommened a 9mm for you.
                                                                                      [/QUOTE]

                                                                                      love my 1911's. have 2, the 9mm's just don't punch like a 1911 and the slug travels so fast. I was afraid it would go through to many walls when I needed to use it in the house.

                                                                                      find a small dark room to bang your gun off in after you get it. this way you'll have some idea what to expect if ya need to use it some night unexpectedly in your house. banging rounds off at night in your bedroom is way different that banging rounds off at the range.

                                                                                      and remember this: lots of people get killed with 'unloaded' guns. always be careful. a gun is not a toy. -bmb

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                                                                                        • Shoehorn!
                                                                                          Die With Your Boots On
                                                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                                                          • 22872
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
                                                                                          llook at all this shit i have to do

                                                                                          http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/pi...pplication.htm
                                                                                          Damn, that is quite a pain in the ass. Espescially the 6 month minimum waiting period.

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                                                                                            • mikesouth
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Jun 2003
                                                                                              • 6340
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Forget the glock

                                                                                              glock is to quality handguns what mcdonalds is to quality food

                                                                                              the .45 ACP 1911 is decent as is the SIG-Sauer P225

                                                                                              The S&W and Ruger Wheel guns are good choices as well Go for a 3 inch barrel

                                                                                              Makarov is decent but parts can be a problem Makarov is known for being almost as reliable as the Sigs The Bersa Thunder is pretty well regarded as well

                                                                                              If you want firepower the desert fox .50 is a canon, if you can shoot it accurately and comfortably

                                                                                              No matter which handgun you buy nothing is a substitute for proficiency....practice practice practice. As a self defense weapon it should feel natural and the operation should be instinctive and that only comes with consistant practice.
                                                                                              Mike South

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                                                                                                • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                                                                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                                                                  • 30307
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Start off with something ya can learn with and get better with like a SW 45.

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                                                                                                    • pr0
                                                                                                      rockin tha trailerpark
                                                                                                      • May 2001
                                                                                                      • 23088
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                                                                                      a 50 cal desert eagle.
                                                                                                      he doesn't have a wheelchair to pick up the re-coil
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                                                                                                        • After Shock Media
                                                                                                          It's coming look busy
                                                                                                          • Mar 2001
                                                                                                          • 35299
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by pr0
                                                                                                          he doesn't have a wheelchair to pick up the re-coil
                                                                                                          When I finally found a range that would let me fire it the chair did not help.
                                                                                                          Reminded me of when I first fired what I nickname the pipe. A passed down through the family single shot break away 12 gauge shotgun with a solid wood stock, no rubber cushion etc.

                                                                                                          I since traded my .50 for a good number of damn punk ass tech 9's which I droped off in a so cal gun show in a few hours at twice the price. Yeah I know not the most fucking moral thing in the world but fuck it I was flat ass broke, my damn comic store had been burglarized, the police did not give a shit, most of the expensive shit couldnt be insured so I was pissed at the fucking world and the system.

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                                                                                                            • CarlosTheGaucho
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                                                                                                              • Oct 2005
                                                                                                              • 9579
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              I would go with the good old Berreta 92 or CZ 75 / CZ 85 compact - reliable, accurate, although I like all the revolvers too..
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                                                                                                                • StickyGreen
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                                                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                                                  • 13076
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  The Ruger is gangster...
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                                                                                                                    • MikeVega
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                                                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                      • 12788
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      lots of info in this thread http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...ghlight=glocks


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                                                                                                                        • thunder99
                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                          • Nov 2003
                                                                                                                          • 503
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                                                          See Sig





                                                                                                                          -Sauer
                                                                                                                          I was waiting for you to pop up with a picture!
                                                                                                                          yeah, yeah

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                                                                                                                            • Juicy D. Links
                                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                                                                              • 122992
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Shoehorn!
                                                                                                                              Damn, that is quite a pain in the ass. Espescially the 6 month minimum waiting period.

                                                                                                                              yeah it is very big pain in the ass.

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                                                                                                                                • CaptainHowdy
                                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                  • Dec 2004
                                                                                                                                  • 94163
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Crazy americans!

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                                                                                                                                    • JohnV
                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                                      • 928
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                                                                                                                      ....Actually I am more of a fan of revolvers, really like a small snub nosed pistol for a handgun. Specially since odds are you will not need more than six shots for personal protection.

                                                                                                                                      ......

                                                                                                                                      yup yup, revolvers are the way to go IMO....Smith & Wesson .45 for me, but if you must go semi-auto, Sig's & Smith & Wesson are top notch
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                                                                                                                                        • ungratefulninja
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                                                                                                                                          • Apr 2006
                                                                                                                                          • 682
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          I've fired quite a few. I have a Glock 19 personally. My other choice would have been a Springfield XD. The XD has a few more safeties on it, which is somewhat a personal preference.

                                                                                                                                          I don't get the point of recommending a $2500.00 gun to someone just doing range shooting. I could see it if he mentioned wanting to collect guns. I'm thinking he'd just want simple and reliable.

                                                                                                                                          Topglock.com usually has really good prices on Glocks.

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