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发帖数: 29846 | 1 The statement, "which gun should I buy" usually proceeds from inexperienced
handgun seekers when trying to decide not only what kind of gun would be
best, but what their priority actually is. Often the confusion stems from
only wanting or being able to afford one gun, but wanting that gun for
everything imaginable.
Here's the reality at the top of this article, so we can get this out of the
way. If you can only have one gun decide what the greatest priority you
face in getting one. Then buy a gun for that. There is no gun that is going
to be ideal for plinking, training, self defense, hunting, law enforcement
use, concealed carry, camping, horseback riding, speed shooting, competition
, protection from people, dogs, wildcats, badgers and bears, and to share
with your girlfriend ..... or boyfriend. If you want a gun for strong
multiple uses, you'll have to get more than one. If you have numerous
priorities, decide which one is most important and buy one for that.
Confusion will keep you shopping forever for something that doesn't exist.
Another factor that enters the equation is how large or small a gun has to
be for effective concealed carry. Let me say this. It doesn't have to be
particularly small to carry effectively. And it doesn't have to be a canon
to be an effective self defense tool. Too many people get caught up in too
many internet discussions from super-soldiers that make every day civilians
feel like they're going out onto a Middle East battlefield every day. That's
not the case. For those of us who get up, get ready, go to work and live
basically normal lives, we need a gun that will shoot a relatively effective
round (which can be everything from .380 - .45 ACP), that we can get a
solid grip on, and can (by practice) handle competently and shoot accurately
. No U.S. civilians need to carry a 1911 with 6 extra mags to be effectively
armed for self defense in their daily lives.
Many people who don't have direct access to an experienced shooter who can
sanely help them make a decision, get caught up in a lot of non issues from
their internet discourse on web sites and forums that endlessly discuss
balistics, blowback, ammo types, what is the "best" round for self defense,
and obscene arguments by "experts". The internet is the greatest source of
information ever on earth. It's also the greatest source of confusion.
A lot of this is emphasized by the fact that I have a few dozen gun reviews
on my web site. Many of those are handgun reviews. People endlessly write
telling me how much they like the site, how informative the gun reviews are,
and then ask ...... what kind of gun I would recommend! Well, they read the
gun reviews. That should be enough to determine for anybody going by my
suggestions which guns I have determined are best. But people are so
determined to overload with unneeded information that they will never
actually purchase a firearm.
Bottom line: Pick your priority. Determine what type of gun will meet that
priority. Determine a range of gun types that will perform best. Handle,
work, and if possible fire some. Pick one you like best. Buy it. Period. |
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