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First Handgun in MA - Skip Larger Sizes Due to 10rd Cap?
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Ricky_Bobby
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Haven’t shot it with +p yet but with regular .38 special it’s fine.
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If it's home defense and a range toy go desert eagle! Or maybe something more practical. Lol
chris_1001
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Insert go to the gym comment
(I sorta kid, I have a SW 337, it’s not a range gun, but an easy to carry gun)
Home defense?
You need 17 or 15 round capacity.
If you and your family and kids are targeted for a home invasion- the gang of thugs coming over has hi caps.
You need a gun like a Glock 19 or 17 that you can shoot accurately with more than 10 rounds.
If you are just going to Dunks, capacity is less of an issue unless you are defending against multiple attackers.
A Glock 17 hi cap mag might as well be 2 guns at that capacity.
You need 17 or 15 round capacity.
If you and your family and kids are targeted for a home invasion- the gang of thugs coming over has hi caps.
You need a gun like a Glock 19 or 17 that you can shoot accurately with more than 10 rounds.
If you are just going to Dunks, capacity is less of an issue unless you are defending against multiple attackers.
A Glock 17 hi cap mag might as well be 2 guns at that capacity.
quinnjalan
NES Member
Staccato C2….its even on the dang roster.
Hey op,Get a g23,and a .40 to 9mm barrel,that way u can shoot 9mm and .40 out of it.
To get around the 10rd mag cap problem in massachusset, I shoot my pistol with my right hand,and hold a spare mag with my left hand to made reload faster, accuracy is not good but at 10 yards it acceptable
To get around the 10rd mag cap problem in massachusset, I shoot my pistol with my right hand,and hold a spare mag with my left hand to made reload faster, accuracy is not good but at 10 yards it acceptable
chris_1001
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Do you know anyone selling these hi caps?
Asking for a friend…
Oh!!! Wait!!!
I know this one…
wildwest
NES Member
So I wasn't the only one that felt like I was reading a directed ad?Do you know anyone selling these hi caps?
Asking for a friend…
Oh!!! Wait!!!
I know this one…
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chris_1001
NES Member
Yuuuup!!!So I wasn't the only one that felt like I was reading a directed ad?
lol.
Hope the OP is not looking for a pre mura lower…
oldguy68
NES Member
Figure out how you are going to carry.
How much weight are you comfortable toting around?
Does the grip fit your size hand?
Shoot the ones you like and choose the most accurate ones.
Capacity matters, but only after you have established the other things. Missing more does not help..
PS: I carry S&W Shield Plus. Up to a fifteen round factory magazine capacity available.
YMMV
How much weight are you comfortable toting around?
Does the grip fit your size hand?
Shoot the ones you like and choose the most accurate ones.
Capacity matters, but only after you have established the other things. Missing more does not help..
PS: I carry S&W Shield Plus. Up to a fifteen round factory magazine capacity available.
YMMV
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whatluck
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Do you know anyone selling these hi caps?
Asking for a friend…
Oh!!! Wait!!!
I know this one…
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So is there some kinds of reptile advertising/shilling program where you get a referral link, so if someone clicks on your link and then buys you get a percentage?
Asking for a friend.
it's a good thing im not a mod. flexing on the poors should be bannable.
eta: lmao "prebans"
chris_1001
NES Member
Ha, are you new here ( I know you are not)? It’s a NES sport.
I have a 43x and a Glock 19. The 43x is easier to conceal. The 19 is easier to shoot and a far better range toy.
But you know what is a better range toy than my Glock 19? My Glock 34.
Decide what you want the gun for and go from there. As a range toy that you might sometimes carry, a Gen 5 Glock 19 MOS is pretty hard to beat.
But you know what is a better range toy than my Glock 19? My Glock 34.
Decide what you want the gun for and go from there. As a range toy that you might sometimes carry, a Gen 5 Glock 19 MOS is pretty hard to beat.
chris_1001
NES Member
There is zero reason for you to buy a smaller pistol given your intended use, so don't limit yourself. I'm sure once you get the pistol and become more comfortable and proficient using it you'll want to look into getting the LTC and that's when you'll want to look at smaller sizes.
If there's any size to magazine capacity restriction worth looking at it's width, there's no benefit to doublestack pistols around these parts other than common magazines. One I'd recommend is a 9mm 1911 and I'd suggest Rock Island due to being a good bang for the buck. I'd rather recommend more modern pistols like the Glock, but I'm drawing a blank on any poly frame single stack 9mm's that aren't compacts. Maybe the Glock 48?
The one thing you don't want to do is to buy a negative value gun, one where as soon as you buy it it's like the South Park meme "Aaaaand, it's gone!" as you'll never be able to resell it except for packs of cigarettes and malt liquor.
An alternative option is always Hi Point, those are actually highly regarded for their simplicity and value.
Given the popularity of 9mm, I can't recommend any other calibers for a first time pistol owner.
If there's any size to magazine capacity restriction worth looking at it's width, there's no benefit to doublestack pistols around these parts other than common magazines. One I'd recommend is a 9mm 1911 and I'd suggest Rock Island due to being a good bang for the buck. I'd rather recommend more modern pistols like the Glock, but I'm drawing a blank on any poly frame single stack 9mm's that aren't compacts. Maybe the Glock 48?
The one thing you don't want to do is to buy a negative value gun, one where as soon as you buy it it's like the South Park meme "Aaaaand, it's gone!" as you'll never be able to resell it except for packs of cigarettes and malt liquor.
An alternative option is always Hi Point, those are actually highly regarded for their simplicity and value.
Given the popularity of 9mm, I can't recommend any other calibers for a first time pistol owner.
Why on Earth would you recommend a .40 to a noob? Let the dude get his feet wet with 9mm first, then he can start looking at other options.
I'm not saying a first time pistol owner can't be well served by an alternative caliber, I still want to recommend .32 to people because of low recoil and improved accuracy, but I know some people will faint when they see the price of the ammo on the shelf at, uh, wherever the fukk people buy ammo that's not on the internet.
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fencer
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I have big ole hands, and a baby Glock in 40cal is tough to hold on to! That is a pretty tough gun to shoot well
This is good advice. Except Glock... LOL
I have to accept that the Glock 19 really does check all of the boxes. I may buy one just so I can tell it I hate it every time I open the safe.
I am a Sig guy... 226-229-220-320- 365. But my new favorite range toy is a CZ Shadow 2 and I love shooting my 1911's, they just feel right in the hand
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