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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Steve, as much as I love shooting my 1911 there is nothing cheap about shooting .45 Auto.
To build on Jeff's message, I also went into my first gun shopping with a bias towards a semi-auto, maybe too many action movies? I ended up with a 1911 that I love and still own today, but it was a piss poor choice for a first handgun. I thought of revolvers as being old and antiquated before I traded a Sig P250 for a Colt Trooper and freaking loved it. They are incredibly effective, fun, and timeless quality. I have semi-autos but I LOVE my revolvers. Next for me is a smaller one, as both of mine are 6". Or maybe a .44.  |
Come on, cheapest cartridges that you can buy (excluding rim fire) are in order 9mm, 40S&W, 45 ACP, 380, 38 spl, 357sig. I was surprised to find that 40S&W was so cheap. 9mm is the cheapest by far at about 20¢ a round. 40S&W is in the mid 20s, about 26¢/rd. Then 45 at around 29¢, 380 at around 29¢, 38spl at around 31¢ and it goes up from there.
I've got a 3" J frame and really don't like shooting it. I shot a buddies 357, not sure what, but older and I think it was a 6", maybe a model 19. I don't think it was a model 27/28. It was REALLY sweet to shoot.
I think a good revolver is good. I've really enjoyed my semi-autos whether striker fired or 1911. Yes, a semi-auto is more complicated and can be more finicky, but they don't seem
that bad that I wouldn't recommend them to someone.
I think I would recommend a striker fired or DAO semi-auto before I'd recommend a 1911 or anything that was a single action semi-auto.
I really, REALLY want one of these
