Looking to buy a pistol

[Tant01]

What we said...

if you are set on a handgun id learn with a double action revolver ..... problem with handguns for home defense though is overpenetration. ... you risk the bullet penetrating sheetrock, paneling and even 2X4's if you miss the assailant! thats why (imo)a shotgun ....at close range is way better, .....!

That about sums up what I posted a while back on this very thread...

Hmmmm... makes a guy think, don't it...

I think we're on the same page.

[Eliot]

London is crawling with pigs with MP5s and shit like that.

Interesting term for Police Officers. Well thought out sentence, you must have gone to college.

[nutter]

under the circumstances (you living in the neo-socialist nightmare that is the U.K.) I'd recommend joining a hunting club or whatever other loophole you must exploit to own a fire-arm in your orwellian existance.

That's a strong political view there mate. You actually lived in UK or are you just regurgitating some far-right libertarian rhetoric founded on gross ignorance and political agendaism?

[bigred389]

As far as makes and models I personally recommend, I like (and carry) the Sig Sauer P226 and Springfield XD, both in .40 cal. I have had a Kimber Pro CDP in .45, a Beretta (and I actually shot it as well as the Sig, with no major failures, excellent accuracy, and utter dependability) 96 - the .40 cal version three different times, all with excellent results, an H&K USP (great gun, though the sight plane was a bit high for my taste), and a Ruger GP 100 in .357 Magnum. All of these were great guns, but I think the Sig has been the most well rounded for me.

I have YET to hear anybody complain about the handling of the Sig series of pistols. And you just got added to the list of Sig fans I've encountered over the years.

[Dim Wit Moc]

I have YET to hear anybody complain about the handling of the Sig series of pistols. And you just got added to the list of Sig fans I've encountered over the years.

You are right on the money. Sigs are GREAT pistols. I don't own one, but have shot them, and I've never heard any complaints about them either. If I hadn't entrusted my life to the good old 1911-A1 while in the Army, and never have been without one, I would buy a Sig in a hot minute.