Best First Handgun

[DomTak96]

If you could pick. It can be any...
Caliber
Brand
Color
Length
Any accessories

 

[NOLASHOOTER]

This is a pretty wide open question and many people will want to express an opinion. I would ask you what purpose the gun will serve you. And, is price a major factor? What, if any, of the purposes below will you want to satisfy.

Conceal Carry
Target Practice
Home Defense
Range toy
Truck Gun
Competition

Oh, welcome to the madness that is Bayoushooter.

 

[derekthib]

Glock 19. Affordable. Compact yet large enough for OC. 9mm is cheap and easy to learn on and glocks are the same. You're getting the reliability of a gun twice as much on a platform that anyone can use.

 

[MRBULLRED]

Glock 19. Affordable. Compact yet large enough for OC. 9mm is cheap and easy to learn on and glocks are the same. You're getting the reliability of a gun twice as much on a platform that anyone can use.

No doubt the best first handgun!

 

[Robbie]

Smith & Wesson M&P .40

 

[NOLASHOOTER]

If I had to say one without knowing any of the answers to the questions I posed I would say a Glock 19. I recently picked one up after having tried several makes and models. I have never been a fan of the way Glocks look but here is what factored into my decision.

Reliable
Easy to clean and work on
Tons of accessories
Cheap accessories
Cheap magazines (I hate guns that have $40-$50 magazine prices)
Proven longevity
Police departments all over the world count on them

 

[JadeRaven]

Any brand new Glock 26 / 19 / 17.

I say brand new because it'll give you the warm and fuzzies and you'll keep it forever. Also if new, you'll avoided any issues with the early 4th gen guns.

And unless you pay too much (>$550), it'll hold its value very well.

 

[derekthib]

If I had to say one without knowing any of the answers to the questions I posed I would say a Glock 19. I recently picked one up after having tried several makes and models. I have never been a fan of the way Glocks look but here is what factored into my decision.

Reliable
Easy to clean and work on
Tons of accessories
Cheap accessories
Cheap magazines (I hate guns that have $40-$50 magazine prices)
Proven longevity
Police departments all over the world count on them

Yep. Cheap and reliable. Glocks perfection motto rings true as a perfect gun in sense of value.

 

[Bosco]

I suggest the same thing I started with: .357 Magnum with a long barrel.

Easy to clean, easy to load, extremely reliable, can shoot .38 cheaply at the range, can use .357 for self defense, speedloaders make reloading a breeze, very very accurate

Best of all you can pick them up pretty cheap if you don't mind a Taurus/Rossi. You can usually find them used for around $200 and see if you really enjoy the hobby.

Of course if you want to go with a semi I'd also echo the rest and say G19 would be a great option. Fun to shoot, extremely reliable, small enough to conceal large enough to enjoy shooting, it's just ugly as hell and some people complain about the trigger and grip angle I like mine though. Ended up selling my revolvers and have multiple Glocks now but glad I learned on the revolver.

 

[RyanW]

My first was an HK USPf 9mm. Still have it, love it, it's still my favorite gun

 

[chad]

Glock 19 no doubt. Great range gun, great SD gun, great carry gun, just great gun in every respect.

 

[MyTFAL]

If money is a consideration, it's hard to beat a Ruger P95

 

[bravo3]

G19

My first was an M&P 9 that my Dad bought me for my birthday.

 

[VeedUp]

G19 was my first, but if I had to do it all over again I would say an H&K USP 9mm, .40, or .45 whatever your flavor

 

[Sin-ster]

I'm inclined to say G17, but the 19 is a bit more versatile if you decide you want to carry it.

In any case... Glock 17/19.

 

[3fifty7]

If you could pick. It can be any...
Caliber
Brand
Color
Length
Any accessories

Come on give us some parameters.

If not mine was a Ruger MKII Target.
My wifes was a Arminius .32long revolver.

 

[DomTak96]

It's just a very open-ended, general question. All I'm asking is what gun YOU would pick for your first.

 

[RyanW]

Looking back, I wish I would have bought the HK MARK 23 first, so at least that purchase would be out of the way and not looming over my head causing me sleepless anticipation.

 

[derekthib]

If money is a consideration, it's hard to beat a Ruger P95

Ah that was my first! I loved it. Would have taken a glock 19 though but I thought American made guns had to be the best. Lol live and learn.

 

[LACamper]

Buckmark or Ruger .22. Better to learn on something cheap and easy to shoot well.