Hello all,
new to the forum and shooting. I recently took the NRA Handgun introductory class and I'm looking to buy my first gun. I've pretty much settled on getting a gun in 40 caliber for the following reasons:
- I'm in CA so 10 round mags, extra 9mm ammo doesn't do me any good
- thin walled houses in our area so I'd prefer a slower, bigger round over a small fast one that easily overpenetrates.
I really like the P99 AS:
- long first pull unless you precock, seems good for protection scenarios while still useable for matches
- decock, if you have to reholster after firing several rounds (think protection scenario again) you don't have to unload and empty the gun then reload to make it safe to carry
- Deutsche Gruendlichkeit (German Thoroughness)
- Tennifer
This gun seems to be pretty difficult to come by. Local shops only carry the 9mm and are vague about how long it would take to order one. I have an FFL close by so I'm looking at remote dealers like AK-47man. He hasn't returned my call yet but let's say he tells me he doesn't have this guy either, what are some alternatives I should look at?
- P99 9mm (what ammo do I use to prevent overpenetration?)
- SW99 (I hear the quality is lower)
- XD40 4" or 5" (also hard to come by it seems and lack of decock seems a problem)
- P99 DAO/QA (not sure I like that action)
- beretta of some sort? Not familiar with them at all.
Maybe I'll hear today that the P99 I want is available and this is a moot point but I thought I'd ask anyway
new to the forum and shooting. I recently took the NRA Handgun introductory class and I'm looking to buy my first gun. I've pretty much settled on getting a gun in 40 caliber for the following reasons:
- I'm in CA so 10 round mags, extra 9mm ammo doesn't do me any good
- thin walled houses in our area so I'd prefer a slower, bigger round over a small fast one that easily overpenetrates.
I really like the P99 AS:
- long first pull unless you precock, seems good for protection scenarios while still useable for matches
- decock, if you have to reholster after firing several rounds (think protection scenario again) you don't have to unload and empty the gun then reload to make it safe to carry
- Deutsche Gruendlichkeit (German Thoroughness)
- Tennifer
This gun seems to be pretty difficult to come by. Local shops only carry the 9mm and are vague about how long it would take to order one. I have an FFL close by so I'm looking at remote dealers like AK-47man. He hasn't returned my call yet but let's say he tells me he doesn't have this guy either, what are some alternatives I should look at?
- P99 9mm (what ammo do I use to prevent overpenetration?)
- SW99 (I hear the quality is lower)
- XD40 4" or 5" (also hard to come by it seems and lack of decock seems a problem)
- P99 DAO/QA (not sure I like that action)
- beretta of some sort? Not familiar with them at all.
Maybe I'll hear today that the P99 I want is available and this is a moot point but I thought I'd ask anyway
