Best pistol for self defense
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If you don’t have time to try out a few guns at a range for fit then you likely don’t have time to practice with the one you buy either.
A good pistol for self defense requires that it fit you well as a shooter and that you consistently practice with what you do buy.
Without these things may I suggest you just carry a brick?
You’ll likely be more proficient with it than a pistol and you are less likely to hurt yourself or innocent bystanders with it.
https://brick.com/utility-size-brick
I find their utility brick in slate gray to be an excellent option with the bonus in that it looks soooo tacticool.
A good pistol for self defense requires that it fit you well as a shooter and that you consistently practice with what you do buy.
Without these things may I suggest you just carry a brick?
You’ll likely be more proficient with it than a pistol and you are less likely to hurt yourself or innocent bystanders with it.
https://brick.com/utility-size-brick
I find their utility brick in slate gray to be an excellent option with the bonus in that it looks soooo tacticool.
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LOL That s funny! Not really necessary but really funny!
Sarcasm/humor with an honest message, that’s all.
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You can get a M&P9 for dirt cheap for a quality handgun, the M&P9 2.0 price still isn't bad if you what the latest/greatest from them. I have a handful of M&P's, I am waiting for the CORE 2.0 to pick up my next one.
Idk, go ask Dave.
Bangswitch
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No offense intended, this isn’t something you learn by watching.
If you have experience shooting handguns disregard my requests for caution.
It’s not difficult but it’s not something I suggest expecting to learn under duress if at all possible. Even competent shooters struggle to put hits on target under duress.
If you need the gun and use it for the first time ever and say maybe you limp-wrist it (it happens to competent adult males too) you could jam the gun and not having any experiences clearing jams you now have an expensive brick.
If you feel strongly enough that you need a gun burn an afternoon and at the very least learn the bare minimum. Hold, load, shoot, clear malfunctions, and reload. That’s the absolute bare minimum.
Classes would be highly recommended but if you can’t do the bare minimum... well I’ll pray for you brother.
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Request Dust Off
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Well in your own words:
So don't get too caught up in how people may come across. They are trying to help you, even if their tact may not come across as you would like. We've had some stupid things from come from people on here. Most guys on here will bend over backwards to help someone and occasionally get burned. Just be a bit patient about the forthcoming info. You will get mixed advice and approaches on what you are trying to do.
Worse case scenario, It becomes a brick! At least it started off with a lot of potential. Though I would say at least 99% chance that if you give me almost any working firearm and I need to shoot a close range target one time its going to work. And for that 1% (or less) well then I resort to your brick strategy.
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Inexperienced gun owners can shoot a family member or someone that lives close.
Even one with lots of time into the sport can have problems under stress.
Just pray and spray is a bad thing.
My wife was attacked by a dog it went for her 1st. I had to draw and could not in a safe manner get a shot at the dog. So I did not shoot at all.
We were able to retreat. Even a warning shot may have shot the home across from mine or some other person or even my wife.
Even one with lots of time into the sport can have problems under stress.
Just pray and spray is a bad thing.
My wife was attacked by a dog it went for her 1st. I had to draw and could not in a safe manner get a shot at the dog. So I did not shoot at all.
We were able to retreat. Even a warning shot may have shot the home across from mine or some other person or even my wife.
Bangswitch
Well-Known Member
Not sure you know any of the details about the Texas church shooting. The guy who stopped the shooter with a bullet to the skull was aiming for his chest. He was a recently retired FBI agent with a wealth of experience with a handgun.
I say that to point out the difficulties of making shots count even for guys who spend a lot of time using and training with firearms. I’m not here to say you can’t or you won’t be able to, I’m telling you it’s harder than they make it look in the media.
Also worth noting you are not ‘shooting to kill’ you are shooting to incapacitate. Your first shot may kill a person but they may not know they are dead yet. Another words you need to be prepared to shoot as many times as it takes to stop a threat.
El Pozzinator
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May have been mentioned above. “Best” is subjective. “Sufficient” is one you’re comfortable and proficient with, have confidence in, and frequently practice not only in static range time but also under duress / stress. This can be simulated (on a permissible range) by doing some pushups or jumping jacks, then (carefully) drawing while out of breath and trying to put rounds on target. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
Hope this helps.
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