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I was thinking of a .357 revolver so I can shoot .357 or .38. It's either that or a .40. Had a chance to pick up a used glock in .40 for $200 gun was like new and I should have bought it but my wife would have probably shot me with it...
I currently own 3 handguns
A hi-point C9 9mm. Cheap, ugly, top heavy, but in 700 rounds I think I have had 2 malfunctions and I caused one of those. Basically it goes bang every time I pull the trigger and devours even cheap aluminum blazer ammo without complaint.
A walther P22. So far I love it. 700 rounds and I have had one fail to feed. Cheap to shoot, not much recoil, and I can find CCI mini mags to shoot
A Rock Island Armory .45 Tactical. 800 rounds through it. Had some problems but after an extractor tuning, feed ramp and barrel throat polish it has been perfect for 200 rounds with the exception of one round that would not feed. Same round didn't want to feed in my buddies Kimber so I suspect it was a bad round.
Any opinions out there in .357 or .40? Since I have 3 semi auto's kind of leaning towards a revolver. Not looking to blow a fortune on a match grade weapon. If it can keep rounds on a paper plate at 10 yards it is accurate enough for what I am worried about.
I was thinking of a .357 revolver so I can shoot .357 or .38. It's either that or a .40. Had a chance to pick up a used glock in .40 for $200 gun was like new and I should have bought it but my wife would have probably shot me with it...
I currently own 3 handguns
A hi-point C9 9mm. Cheap, ugly, top heavy, but in 700 rounds I think I have had 2 malfunctions and I caused one of those. Basically it goes bang every time I pull the trigger and devours even cheap aluminum blazer ammo without complaint.
A walther P22. So far I love it. 700 rounds and I have had one fail to feed. Cheap to shoot, not much recoil, and I can find CCI mini mags to shoot
A Rock Island Armory .45 Tactical. 800 rounds through it. Had some problems but after an extractor tuning, feed ramp and barrel throat polish it has been perfect for 200 rounds with the exception of one round that would not feed. Same round didn't want to feed in my buddies Kimber so I suspect it was a bad round.
Any opinions out there in .357 or .40? Since I have 3 semi auto's kind of leaning towards a revolver. Not looking to blow a fortune on a match grade weapon. If it can keep rounds on a paper plate at 10 yards it is accurate enough for what I am worried about.
and if you run out of bullets, you can hit them with it....
Id go with the .40, or a .380 revolver
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I'd be careful of the glock in the .40, its the model that tends to go boom because if you look at how the round sits in the barrel its not fully supported depending on the gen/model of the glock.
If you do buy it, check to see how the round sits, if any part of the case wall is exposed while fully seated in the chamber, you need to swap out that barrel for a after market.
I'd be careful of the glock in the .40, its the model that tends to go boom because if you look at how the round sits in the barrel its not fully supported depending on the gen/model of the glock.
If you do buy it, check to see how the round sits, if any part of the case wall is exposed while fully seated in the chamber, you need to swap out that barrel for a after market.
I used to have a Taurus .357 and loved it. Sold it in a moment of retardedness. Now I am looking at buying another .357 before I ship out.
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Glock .40.
Seriously, been shooting a lot of Glocks over the years and the only problem is not having the opportunity to practice malfunction drills. If you want to do malfunction drills buy an XD.
if the Kabooms were so common, do you not think the personal injury trial lawyers would have reduced Glock to a heap of rubble by now?
There is a reason Glock has half the cop market. Kaboom is not that reason.
The guys here are knowledgeable and give great advice, but when a top tier instructor that trains more people a year than guys here have posts, I'll go with the instructors opinion. He doesn't recommend any glock in .40. My personal preference is 9mm, so take it for what it's worth...lol
The guys here are knowledgeable and give great advice, but when a top tier instructor that trains more people a year than guys here have posts, I'll go with the instructors opinion. He doesn't recommend any glock in .40. My personal preference is 9mm, so take it for what it's worth...lol
I'd opt for the .357.
I see your point, but instructors are hardly armorers... thats that guys who you dont question. In my experience, instructors are the "hugest" "fanboys" and "haters" of particular guns... one guy will swear by sig and down glocks, another will love glocks and hate berettas, ect ect ect...
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Don't worry, I do. I only conceal at the movie theater where open carry is prohibited. I noticed that he lives in CA and although unloaded open carry is allowed there, he still might have problems with police.
The problem with the Glock 22 and 23 is that they are picky about using a mounted light. They can have a failure to feed due to the mounted tac light. It has to do the weight of the light. The good thing about Glock 23 is that you can shoot .40, 9mm, and 357 Sig, by changing the barrel. I went trough 2000 rounds with my glock 19 without cleaning and never had malfunction. Glocks are great pistols. In the other side, revolvers will virtually never jam no matter how dirty it is. both calibers are great so good luck choosing one.
I see your point, but instructors are hardly armorers... thats that guys who you dont question. In my experience, instructors are the "hugest" "fanboys" and "haters" of particular guns... one guy will swear by sig and down glocks, another will love glocks and hate berettas, ect ect ect...
True. But when he's a certified armorer for multiple mfgrs and has his own line of aftermarket parts, it adds to the validity of his statement. And it's not like he doesn't care for glocks. I believe his opinion is that the glocks in 9mm are about the best around in that caliber.
The .40 should just outright be avoided. It's a Frankenstein round, and exhibits unnecessary harsh snapping like recoil due to operating at high pressure.
Stick to 9mm and .45 for semi auto.
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