**UPDATED** Bought my first gun. Pg.3 for pics

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by DoubleOughtCel

Well I want to get out and get a feel for a few different guns first. My mom and dad both know most of the Bensalem and Abington police officers, as well as some other guys and my dad actually just told me he knows a guy who owns/works at a gun shop, so he said he'd be more than happy to take me to check some stuff out this week. Thanks.

they must have a bad records...lol

My uncle is a cop in Abington

[Drftpretty]

selling it?

[bluengoldsti]

if you are planning on being a cop, i would suggest waiting to buy a gun until you get hired. that way you can get the same make and caliber as your carry weapon, carry it as your backup, and use the same ammo and possibly magazine. plus you get free ammo from the dept. when i was a cop we carried the glock 21, which is a .45 acp, so i bought a glock 30. also, most gun shops give up to 25% off to law enforcement personnel.

for now, its pretty cheap to rent guns so you can practice before the academy. and if your family knows a gun shop owner, it may even be free. as for training, trust me, the police academy gives you extensive firearm training where you will shoot at least 2000 rounds.

[S4toSTI]

Originally Posted by Drftpretty

selling it?

Yep probably to wkderf

[DoubleOughtCel]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

they must have a bad records...lol

My uncle is a cop in Abington

Haha, yea. I guess all those arson charges will get you known around town.

Originally Posted by bluengoldsti

if you are planning on being a cop, i would suggest waiting to buy a gun until you get hired. that way you can get the same make and caliber as your carry weapon, carry it as your backup, and use the same ammo and possibly magazine. plus you get free ammo from the dept. when i was a cop we carried the glock 21, which is a .45 acp, so i bought a glock 30. also, most gun shops give up to 25% off to law enforcement personnel.

for now, its pretty cheap to rent guns so you can practice before the academy. and if your family knows a gun shop owner, it may even be free. as for training, trust me, the police academy gives you extensive firearm training where you will shoot at least 2000 rounds.

I thought about waiting to buy a gun until I was hired but after hearing from so many officers that they were issued Glock .40cal as an off-duty weapon, I figured what the hell. I really would like to know what I'm doing before I get any firearms training at the academy.

[Drftpretty]

Originally Posted by S4toSTI

Yep probably to wkderf

If it dont work out shot me a pm. Im in love wit glocks now

[bluengoldsti]

i dont know how much money youre looking to spend, but my friend may be selling a brand new g23 for around $525.

[LSHatch]

Glocks are pretty sweet. Best thing is, they come apart in like three pieces making it easy to clean.

Berettas have a ton of extra crap to take apart when it comes to cleaning time. I think Berettas "look" meaner though.

Don't get a .22. I thought I was shooting a pellet gun.

[licensedtothrill]

Personally favorite pistol "hoping to buy soon" para ordinance P16. Most accurate gun I have ever shot. .45 cal. 1911 based.

P.S. I jammed a glock.... not sure how it just stopped working. Re****, reload and it went fine. Has anyone ever seen a glock freeze up?

First gun I purchased was a Cavalry arms AR15 .225cal.
before the upgrades

after the upgrades

[LSHatch]

I jammed up a .22 last weekend. haha. It was put back together with some JB weld.

Never seen anything with a glock. Supposed to never jam up. Well, that's what glock guys say.

I'm looking into purchasing something big. Thinking like a Desert Eagle or some huge Smith & Wesson revolver.

[bluengoldsti]

Originally Posted by licensedtothrill

P.S. I jamed a glock.... not sure how it just stoped working. re****, reload and it went find. has anyone ever seen a glock freeze up.

i have fired over 2000 rounds through multiple glocks, and never had an unintentional jam.

[licensedtothrill]

it didn't do it again, and no one else had mentioned any problems with it either. I was the range rental whore though but it was still very clean and well maintained. probably one of the once in a life tiem spoofs.

[xEJ20x]

I personally am fond of the Glock.

But I am not really into shootin all that much, so I never bought a pistol.
But I usually just use my dad's shotguns when I have the time to go skeet shooting.

[licensedtothrill]

Originally Posted by LSHatch

I jammed up a .22 last weekend. haha. It was put back together with some JB weld.

Never seen anything with a glock. Supposed to never jam up. Well, that's what glock guys say.

I'm looking into purchasing something big. Thinking like a Desert Eagle or some huge Smith & Wesson revolver.

Smith@Wesson 500 series.(AKA bear hunter) .50cal magnum. its a beast of a gun. hurts alot of peoples hands from the force. its a five shooter but they suggest only loading every other round. the recoil is so hard and fast you actually squeese another off durring the barrel rise. Ready Aim Fire in bristol Pa has one if you want to go and shoot. Its about 2.00-2.50 a round. definitly worth it just to say you shot it.

[bluengoldsti]

Originally Posted by licensedtothrill

First gun I purchased was a Cavalry arms AR15 .225cal.

its a .225 or .223? my colt le ar-15 is a .223.

my friend has a .50cal desert eagle. its the most uncomfortable gun to hold and shoot. i dont know what the fascination is with those guns.

[xEJ20x]

Originally Posted by bluengoldsti

its a .225 or .223? my colt le ar-15 is a .223.

my friend has a .50cal desert eagle. its the most uncomfortable gun to hold and shoot. i dont know what the fascination is with those guns.

It's a hand cannon.
And you know how some guys love big guns.


I shot a .44 mag Deagle. It was an amusing experience.
But its not a practical gun.

[bluengoldsti]

i guess it was cool to see the foot long flames shooting out of it, but it was a little hard to conceal under my shirt. like you said, not very practical.

[WRXD]

Originally Posted by DoubleOughtCel

My dad talked to a few of his cop friends and most of them said for my first gun I should look at a .40cal glock. Apparently a lot of departments use them and its a favorite off duty pistol for a lot of officers. One of the guys might even be selling his which would be great for me. I'd get a decent first pistol that I know was well taken care of. I'll update soon because I think I'll be picking up SOMETHING by the end of this week.

a .40 glock seems like a big jump for someone who hasn never really fired a gun. Kinda like giving a 16 y/o a new m3... IMO at least.

some people consider manual safetys good, some bad. If you are using it for defense, it is usually considered a hinderance because you need that extra second to click it off or check if its on. Thats why most cops carry guns with no manual safety. Also, the longer trigger pull on a glock-type pistol is considered a 'safety' in itself because is isnt as likely to have a unintentional discharge in a confrontation.

I can't imagine using a 1911 as a carry gun. You have to carry it ****ed and locked (no DA trigger),its heavy, it has a very light trigger pull, and doesnt hold as much ammo in a magazine (since you most likely wont be carrying extra magazines around).

glock, XD, and walther p99 are simple and effective, no double action single action to worry about, easy to clean, light and all are considered very accurate for inexperienced shooters. Any of those in 9mm (less $$$) FTW!

[LSHatch]

Originally Posted by licensedtothrill

Smith@Wesson 500 series.(AKA bear hunter) .50cal magnum. its a beast of a gun. hurts alot of peoples hands from the force. its a five shooter but they suggest only loading every other round. the recoil is so hard and fast you actually squeese another off durring the barrel rise. Ready Aim Fire in bristol Pa has one if you want to go and shoot. Its about 2.00-2.50 a round. definitly worth it just to say you shot it.

I'll have to check that out. But I live in Indiana, so I will have to find a place here. I'm sure one of these rednecks have one. hahaha.

As for the Desert Eagle, I just love the punch that it has in a small package. lol.

I have a Beretta to shoot, so that takes car of the normal handgun. Need a big boy. haha. I'm not much into rifles or anything like that, so handguns for me.

[ITSTOCK]

I've seen a glock 17 freeze up while using reloads. In fact, I've seen a couple of glocks freeze up using reloads, as well as hk's and all other kinds of guns.