Glock V Beretta
I've been looking at getting a handgun. I went to the gun shop today and the guy there was steering me towards a Beretta 9mm with a laser sight. A guy a work with recommends the Glock. I am a first time gun buyer and I'am wondering if anybody out there has either gun. The thing that turns me off about the Glock is that it has no safety. Any suggestions???
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As far as having no safety, it does..don't stick your finger in the trigger unless you mean to shoot! Simple.
And if you are meaning about keeping it around the house and are worried a kid may pick it up, they sell trigger guards.
Does the light weight of the Glock hurt its accuracy? I would think that there would be a lot of recoil contributing to innacuracy since its so much lighter than other pistols.
-Mike
Not looking to start a flame, I guess I am just from somewhere else logically and morally. I don't think guns are cool by any means (nor is owning one). So many times you hear of people from the-middle-of-nowhere, or an urban city who's been shot or caught in gunfire. Tragic.
They don't have all that much recoil.
But Glocks aren't cheap.
<strong>I can not believe that in this day and age someone can still walk into a 'Gun Shop' and buy a gun. Where do you all live, why is this legal, and what the hell are you going to do with a hand gun? Whenever I hear about someone 'buying a gun' I immediately think that someone else's safety has been selfishly taken away.
Not looking to start a flame, I guess I am just from somewhere else logically and morally. I don't think guns are cool by any means (nor is owning one). So many times you hear of people from the-middle-of-nowhere, or an urban city who's been shot or caught in gunfire. Tragic.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Please give up your drivers license (assuming you have one) as your driving is selfishly taking away the safety of someone else.
Here's a hint. Bill of Rights. Read it. Love it.
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Please give up your drivers license (assuming you have one) as your driving is selfishly taking away the safety of someone else.
Here's a hint. Bill of Rights. Read it. Love it.
You have the right to be a dumba$$. And when your gun is turned on you, you will know you made a mistake.
[quote]And if you are meaning about keeping it around the house and are worried a kid may pick it up, they sell trigger guards. <hr></blockquote>
Thats scary. I would never even let my kids, (not that I have any), play with an unloaded gun.
Flame away.
Thats scary. I would never even let my kids, (not that I have any), play with an unloaded gun.
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Uh..you missed my point completely.
Here, I'll point it out for you, cause you must be sleepy and therefor misunderstood what I meant:
By buying a trigger-lock, you don't have to worry about a child accidently finding your pistol and firing it...cause this trigger block, now pay attention, blocks access to the, can you see it coming?, trigger! yes!
You are right..noone wants their child or other children to pick up any gun but at least with a trigger guard you know they can't fire it.
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Please give up your drivers license (assuming you have one) as your driving is selfishly taking away the safety of someone else.
Here's a hint. Bill of Rights. Read it. Love it.
The thing is, a car is designed to move you from one place to another, while a gun is designed to kill people.
It reminds me of Eddie Izzard's immortal words: "Guns don't kill people: people kill people. And if you give guns to monkeys, monkeys kill people."
as for a laser sight, IIRC they become very unaccurate after just a few dozen rounds, as the massive recoil throws them off.
you'd be better off going to a range and practicing.
as far as not having a safety, keeping the gun w/o a round in the chamber is by far the safest thing you can do. damn hard for the thing to go off by accident then. (i personally think that a safety gives a false sense of safety as far as guns are concerned. safties can fail)
better to treat the gun like it's loaded and ready to fire at all times than trust a little switch.
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Uh..you missed my point completely.
Here, I'll point it out for you, cause you must be sleepy and therefor misunderstood what I meant:
By buying a trigger-lock, you don't have to worry about a child accidently finding your pistol and firing it...cause this trigger block, now pay attention, blocks access to the, can you see it coming?, trigger! yes!
You are right..noone wants their child or other children to pick up any gun but at least with a trigger guard you know they can't fire it.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You missed my point. I never said that a trigger lock wouldn't work or was a bad idea. I said that it was scary that people are talking about kids playing with guns. Don't patronize me.
Makes attaching a silencer much easier...
That said; guns, for many, are a false sense of security...
The best defense is to live your life in a manner which does not give in to a confrontational mindset...
Try going to an Aikido dojo for lessons a few times a week, as oppossed to purchasing a gun...
Do this for about six months, and then see if you still wish to purchase a handgun...
<strong>I would go with a H&K USP .40, the tactical model with the threaded barrel...
Makes attaching a silencer much easier...
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Solid Snake swears by that gun.
You missed my point. I never said that a trigger lock wouldn't work or was a bad idea. I said that it was scary that people are talking about kids playing with guns. Don't patronize me.<hr></blockquote>
I didn't mean to sound like I was patronizing you.
Your post came off different, that's why I said what I did.
I agree..kids with guns is a scary thought.
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The thing is, a car is designed to move you from one place to another, while a gun is designed to kill people.
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Actually a gun is designed to move a metallic object at high velocities in a relatively straight line. I'm sorry that you want to kill people with guns.
I have a Sig Sauer 9mm, it's a nice steady shooter if you practice with it enough. If you get a Sig P229 in either .40 or .357 you can simply buy a 2nd barrel in the other calibur and be able to switch between the two.
Other than target practice I only have had to use it once to scare off a bear who was stealing my salmon.
Also, it's probably worth noting that since hand-guns were made illegal, crimes involving hand-guns has increased. Guess criminals don't really care about what's legal and what's not.