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Sig or H&K or CZ. Who buys Glocks???
Clearly the choice of below average thinkers... cept for that Dr. Grant kid... he's wicked smahrt
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Sig or H&K or CZ. Who buys Glocks???
Where did he get the xcompact? Does it take 10rd mags?
I bought my first Glock when I got into 3gun. The main reason I chose Glock for this was capacity. Preban mags, while expensive, are very easy to find. And magazine capacity is an advantage in competition.Sig or H&K or CZ. Who buys Glocks???
Welcome to the chaos of firearm ownership.
Sorry - why not skimp on a safe? I mean, I have several cheap handgun, and several long gun safes and a locked ammo cabinet. As all my guns are shooters, I've nothing precious or collectable, so I find my need for a serious (e.g. fire resistant, thick, heavy, &c) safe is limited. Any safe can be broken into by determined criminals: a light safe, bolted down in a hidden place that's hard to get leverage on is going to be a decent deterrant.
Consider: where is the safe going? Is this going to be your home defense gun, or do you have/will you get something else? (Tip: don't use a handgun for primary home defense weapon, shotgun or rifle is the state of the art)
If just for storage, it hardly matters, but if for HD: avoid biometrics, dial combinations, and keyed locks. Most people think manual push-buttons are best, I am comfortable enough in having multiple, smaller, (semi-)hidden, electronic ones, in staged defensive locations, with one manual lock and hanger for the HD shotgun. I test them all regularly, and practice defeating the lock and drawing from them on occasion when nobody is around.
Clearly the choice of below average thinkers... cept for that Dr. Grant kid... he's wicked smahrt
Thanks for the replies! I have fairly small hands and am looking for something around the size of a G43 or smaller. I’ve shot a G42 a bunch but am looking to go 9mm. Sorry - I should have provided this info up front!
I tried to locate a shop nearest me with a Google search but was unsuccessful. Gun Parlor came up and Mass Firearms in Holliston but neither are very close.
You’ll quickly want / need something bigger than that safe you posted.
If you are planning to go into LE, I would get a Glock 17 or 22 and get comfortable with it. It's statistically what your department's in Mass will be carrying. There are some outliers of course... people that carry Sigs and other things that don't work
Also, if you are ever in the Worcester area, I know a little bit about LE firearms stuff. Good luck getting on the job. Enjoy NES as a cop
Oh boy, do I even want to know?!
230lbs should be a pretty decent deterrent without having to bolt it down.
Spot on advice. Once you've been bitten by the bug there is no cure (thankfully).LOL. I could throw it on my shoulder and carry it up stairs if it's only 230lbs.
Spend a couple bucks more and get this.
Cannon TS5934 45-Minute Fire Rated 40 Gun Safe at Tractor Supply Co..
Trust me.. you will be glad you did. The big reason you bolt the safe down is that it is much easier to break into once you knock it over. 40 gun safes don't really hold 40 guns. And you can put more than just your guns in it. Not to mention 30" tall is pretty short for a gun safe.
Today it's a hand gun.. then an AR.. then a scoped rifle...then a shotty ... then a wheel gun. Rinse and repeat. After you have the basics covered you will buy the guns you really don't need, but have always wanted just the same. Like this...
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LOL. I could throw it on my shoulder and carry it up stairs if it's only 230lbs.
Spend a couple bucks more and get this.
Cannon TS5934 45-Minute Fire Rated 40 Gun Safe at Tractor Supply Co..
Trust me.. you will be glad you did. The big reason you bolt the safe down is that it is much easier to break into once you knock it over. 40 gun safes don't really hold 40 guns. And you can put more than just your guns in it. Not to mention 30" tall is pretty short for a gun safe.
Today it's a hand gun.. then an AR.. then a scoped rifle...then a shotty ... then a wheel gun. Rinse and repeat. After you have the basics covered you will buy the guns you really don't need, but have always wanted just the same. Like this...
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OP,if you do get the job as a cop, you may be able to just buy any glock you want brand new. Full auto AR's.... did you recently move here? You are not aware of this?
Spot on advice. Once you've been bitten by the bug there is no cure (thankfully).
Yep, there comes a time when you realize it's a "collection" and it holds great value.
There are some outliers of course... people that carry Sigs and other things that don't work
Personally I think a first gun should be a general purpose gun. I would get a gun that is simple and boringly reliable, don't overthink it.
Something you can take to the range and build confidence and skill. If you get a too small gun, it's not going to be very pleasant to shoot and therefore you probably aren't going to practice as much as you should.
Also recognize that your first gun is only the first gun. For your second, third, or 34th gun you can branch out in to special purpose guns and fun guns.
A subcompact-carry (Shield, P365, etc) is a great second gun.
Welcome to the gang!