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Originally Posted by Redemption
Hate to be the broken record.....
But guns are like underwear, only YOU can decide what fits for you. Go to the range and try a bunch of different guns. Pick your top 3 that "feel right" and do some research on them. Then go back and shoot them again. Decide, plunk down the Cash.
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This is one thing Redemption and I constantly agree with. No one can give a first time gun owner recommendations on what gun to buy. Why? Because everyone's hand is designed differently. What feels comfortable to me or someone else may not feel comfortable to you (for example I hate Glocks. Hate the way they feel and since I never could get one to fit comfortably in my hand I was never accurate with one). Get online and look up when the next local gun show is and go. Handle and feel as many different guns as possible. Remember the guns that you really like and feel comfortable with then do your research on those guns and check reliability and reviews. Once you scratch out the bad eggs, find a gun range that allows you to rent those guns and shoot them. One of the biggest and worst mistakes I see first time gun owners make is buy a gun based off of recommendations.
After you handle some guns, instead of being "What gun should I buy?" your question will be "I'm thinking between this gun and this gun. Does anyone have any experiences with these?" This type of question we can help you with.
Another thing, imo, a pleasure gun and a carry gun are two separate guns. I've yet to find a gun perfect for conceal carrying that I can go out and shoot for 3-4 hours at the gun range and enjoy. And vice versa, all the guns that I enjoy shooting for 3-4 hours are all too big to conceal carry.