I'm looking at getting a full-frame 9mm, but I don't really know what to look for.

What's the advantage of a metal frame as opposed to a plastic? (other than weight)

Also, what should I be paying?

2/4/2006 3:06:02 PM

Slide through metal detectors like a terrorist

[Edited on February 4, 2006 at 3:13 PM. Reason : w/ a plastic]

2/4/2006 3:12:49 PM

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"Slide through metal detectors like a terrorist"

Just bribe the guard with a Franklin or be someone they're not allowed to "profile."

2/4/2006 3:32:50 PM

i see them profiling for "ppl who set off the metal detectors" at all them places. what a bunch of racist fucks.

2/4/2006 3:38:07 PM

I think its easier to zero back in on target with a heavier gun when shooting a practical course. the best thing to do is find a gun shop that has a range and try out different guns. Everyone has different oppinions on what is best. I prefer a sig to a glock any day. A 9mm is a light calibur though. you might want to move into a 40 or 45.

[Edited on February 4, 2006 at 3:56 PM. Reason : g]

2/4/2006 3:56:21 PM

what is your purpose for buying one i.e. keep in house/car or concealed carry?

2/4/2006 4:17:57 PM

He is buying it for piece of mind while walking the campus of NCSU.

2/4/2006 4:19:42 PM

used SIG P226

2/4/2006 5:39:35 PM

Quote :

"used SIG P226"

2/4/2006 6:51:11 PM

Guns are for pussies.


Also, I'm pretty sure there are 8748329432 gun threads already.

[Edited on February 4, 2006 at 6:54 PM. Reason : .]

2/4/2006 6:54:14 PM

^^ Are you selling yours?

[Edited on February 4, 2006 at 6:55 PM. Reason : You are what you eat. ]

2/4/2006 6:55:33 PM

Don't...

2/4/2006 7:10:54 PM

springfield armory

2/4/2006 7:17:13 PM

well this thread has really been informative.... okay... so.... bttt

2/4/2006 7:54:54 PM

I'm going out to Davi's tomorrow to rent a couple guns to try out. I'm looking at buying a pistol sometime in the next 2 months, so I figure I'll go to the range a few times and try out a few and see what I like.

I'm wanting to look at a Springfield 1911, but most all of those models are 45cal which wont be as cheap to shoot as a 9mm. I know they make a 9mm version, and there's tons of other handguns out there.

2/4/2006 8:18:19 PM

Get a .40. It's a superior round to the .45. It has the same impact energy with better range and accuracy.

2/4/2006 8:51:52 PM

^9mm +P has muzzle energy comparable to .40S&W

You aren't going to notice any better accuracy or range with either.

[Edited on February 5, 2006 at 12:44 AM. Reason : ]

2/5/2006 12:44:41 AM

people hate on the 9mm, but i'll tell you what...with good ammo (something like FailSafe bullets on a +P load), I'm just as confident of my ability to stop someone in his tracks with a 9mm as I am with my .45.

(when I had my P226, I had a 15 round mag, and kept it loaded with an alternating mix of 2 FailSafes followed by 1 FMJ, just in case there was some situation where I wasn't getting bullet penetration with the frangible rounds...the 3 round would get through)

2/6/2006 12:48:46 AM

that's a damn good idea....i should start doin that

2/6/2006 1:27:17 AM

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"people hate on the 9mm, but i'll tell you what...with good ammo (something like FailSafe bullets on a +P load), I'm just as confident of my ability to stop someone in his tracks with a 9mm as I am with my .45."

Agreed. Amongst decent calibers, shot placement >>> caliber

2/6/2006 9:00:56 AM

we recently started carrying the P229 40 and are getting rid of the 92F except when traveling overseas(NATO rounds).

2/6/2006 9:29:04 AM

oh, sweet. I much, much prefer SIG to Beretta.

2/6/2006 4:28:07 PM

to hell and back reliability

2/6/2006 6:33:09 PM

I prefer USPs, personally.

What kind of trigger are you looking for? SA? DA/SA? DAO full-stroke? DAO partial-stroke?

2/8/2006 10:56:03 PM

Glock v. Sig = Ford v. Chevy. DUKE IT OUT

2/8/2006 10:59:10 PM

don't do stupid shit like I do!! that's the best advice I can give ya

2/8/2006 11:00:19 PM

Quote :

"Glock v. Sig = Ford v. Chevy. DUKE IT OUT"

Not really. They have two distinct niches.

2/8/2006 11:05:56 PM

damn that bitch is fat

what a black man will do to be w/ a white woman..............

[Edited on February 8, 2006 at 11:24 PM. Reason : negro]

2/8/2006 11:23:31 PM

everyone should make a habit of pointing guns at their friends.



[Edited on February 8, 2006 at 11:44 PM. Reason : bah fucking airsoft]

2/8/2006 11:36:35 PM

I think that's Airsoft.

2/8/2006 11:40:15 PM

^^looks like his finger is on the trigger, too (although i can't tell for sure)

better break that habit if you ever get into the real deal

Quote :

"What kind of trigger are you looking for? SA? DA/SA? DAO full-stroke? DAO partial-stroke? "

yeah, that's definitely a BIG factor in deciding which pistol to get.

and I don't really view Glock and Sig as all that comparable. They're very different in feel, and SIGs cost substantially more. Also, almost all SIGs are DA/SA, whereas Glocks are, well, kinda-sorta DAO.

2/9/2006 1:38:00 AM

MARKSMAN REPEATER ...yes

2/9/2006 1:41:29 AM

Like I said, partial-stroke DAO.

I'd say it goes more like...

Glock
XD
Basic 1911s
SIG
USP ..."somewhat nice" 1911s go around here somewhere
Expensive stuff which you'd have to be nuts to use for carry anyway.

2/9/2006 8:03:42 AM

or you could quit bullshitting around and get one of these




[Edited on February 9, 2006 at 10:56 AM. Reason : .]

2/9/2006 10:34:51 AM

I want a handgun just in case there is a zombie invasion, and I'm dead serious!

2/9/2006 11:03:35 AM

Oh yeah, I forgot about the P99s/SW99s.

I'd put them in somewhere below SIGs but above Glocks. I wish they made them with manual safeties. :-/

Stuck Flex: Never take a pistol when you can take a rifle instead.

2/9/2006 11:59:00 AM

Zombie Survival Guide?

2/9/2006 12:32:42 PM

^ Shop smart. Shop S-Mart.

2/9/2006 12:49:39 PM

if you ever get into zombie trouble, you need one of these:

2/9/2006 2:23:35 PM

Quote :

"Oh yeah, I forgot about the P99s/SW99s. I'd put them in somewhere below SIGs but aboveand below Glocks."

2/9/2006 4:15:49 PM

^ you are fucking sick sir. i must tell you

id put them above almost all other handguns.

2/9/2006 5:34:58 PM

I have this

retail is close to $1000 though

2/9/2006 5:45:03 PM

USPs are unbelievable

I shot a 9mm one way back in the day

2/9/2006 7:01:57 PM

SEMIs aren't S&Ws best product.

2/9/2006 7:20:32 PM

SW99s are part Walther, though

2/9/2006 7:33:30 PM

About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store, when I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen

So l asked if I could have one when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
She really blew up and I didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
Loads a mite slow and i soon found out
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out
So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand


Well I get into a card game in a company town
Caught a miner cheating I shot the dog down
Shot the dog down, watched the dog fall
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand
the devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

2/19/2006 9:01:47 PM