Mercy is a Divine trait but so is Power.
They should check and balance one another.
Do no harm, but take no shit.
I can tell you that I am always within 2 seconds of a firearm and it is not my only defensive tool I keep nearby.
I hope never to have to harm anyone like that but, as they say, I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
Glocktober is right around the corner so there'll probably even be some deals on some after market upgrade parts that are worth getting.
Thank you I need to develop guns skill sets. It's intimidating and expensive though. I have a bat and have taken care of problems in that manner before 😅💅
I think the most ridiculous tool I ever turned into a weapon was the dulled decorative samurai sword my sister got me as a souvenir from Japan. When I was maybe 20 I threw a party with my roommate and when everyone left this one jackass jumped out of the closet declaring we were all having a threesome. No, that's not what happened. Instead he got beat bloody with the sword and the sheath and chased down the street 🤣
I understand. There is definitely a learning curve. I had very little firearm experience growing up...just shot some .22s with Grandpa.
Started learning about firearms more in 2012. Pursued concealed carry permit a couple years later.
If you choose to go down this road, I can offer you the benefit of my experience as far as maintenance, assembly/disassembly, ammo choices, after market upgrades, and all that goes.
You're right that it can get expensive, especially at first. It's not just the pistol. It's the ammo, multiple holsters, cleaning supplies, specialty tools, spare parts, etc. The good news is it's a "cry once, buy once" situation plus guns tend to appreciate in value keeping pace, to some degree, with inflation so at least there's that lol.
For your consideration, I would figure a brand new Glock with ammo, holsters, cleaning supplies, a few helpful specialty tools, and a few "must have" after market upgrade parts, you're in for under $1000. Gun itself is probably $600 of it.
One must have is night sights. Tools required. Totally worth it though for your tool to be useful 24/7 instead of only in well lit conditions.
Note: There are other brands out there. Glock is sort of a Goldilocks zone choice IMO. Not expensive like a Kimber. Not cheap like a Hi-Point. Very resilient and reliable. They're everywhere. After market parts are everywhere. Lots of pluses. Some hate Glocks and Glock copycats because the grip angle is slightly different from 1911 style pistols which are and have been popular for over a century.
It'll have to be a future project for now because the funds are dwindling rapidly and I've still yet to secure income. But I will reach out to you and take you up on that offer when I do!
Part of my gun reluctance is that I'm weirdly sensitive, many guns actually hurt my hands to fire and the noise overwhelms me. My friends teased me a lot when we went shooting when we were younger because all I could really handle is a 22, when I fired the desert eagle I cried 🤣😭
I did practice a lot and have very good aim with a bow and arrow though, so I'm hoping I can pull a Katniss Everdeen if the apocalypse comes knocking. 🏹💘🏹
If you went from a .22 to a Desert Eagle that’s a big leap
Fully agree.
.380 or 9mm would be worth testing.
I don’t want a .22 sized hole in me but someone amped up on some kind of upper in some kind of roid rage state is probably gonna eat a few rounds of .22 before they stop being a threat.
.380 or 9mm would be on the low end of the recoil spectrum. If you don’t mind adding weight to the pistol, heavy tungsten recoil spring guide rods are a thing to help reduce felt recoil and muzzle flip between shots.
That seems like a cruel and potentially dangerous prank to hand a gun rookie a desert eagle after they just fired a .22.
Yeaaaa... My one girl friend likes to play tough and I like to think I can keep up but I am a very squishy soft girly girl compared to her 🤣 She was acting like the desert eagle was super easy to shoot and boasting how it was her favorite.
I almost dropped it I was so shocked by the kickback! That recoil hurt my hands and was scary to me but combined with the noise. Yikes. I had to go sit down and cry it out for like ten minutes 🤣 I felt like a real wimp. That was actually the last time I shot a gun.
That’ll put some hair on yer chest!
You can get a lot of training value out of a sub $100 CO2 BB pistol.
Practice your grip, draw, presentation, sight alignment and trigger press in your backyard anytime you want without paying for ammo and range time.
The only thing you can't practice is recoil management.
But the recoil management is what makes me cry 😭
That’s where good firearm selection comes into play.
Recoil is physics: force accelerating a mass.
One variable is weight of the gun: more mass, less “felt recoil”.
Another is bullet caliber. If .22 is the most recoil you can tolerate, so be it. It is better than nothing and at least ammo is super cheap so you can practice a lot.
If you can tolerate a .380, that’s the next common caliber step up in terms of power and recoil. A lot of people who aren’t ok with a ton of recoil will go with .380 for that reason.
9mm is a little bit more than .380 but not much.
When you start getting into .40, 10mm, .45, etc. you’ll get much bigger bumps up in terms of felt recoil so steer clear of those.
Thank you so much for the guidance 🥰 one day!
