Handguns...What's the best for the money?

I've shot alot of different guns and would have to say go HK USP or Glock. I switch between my glock 26 and 19c for daily carry but wouldn't go with anything else. I use to carry my HK USP compact 9mm but since I've started shooting glocks I would have to say that's the way to go. Also, alot of people will say a 9mm is too small go .40 or 45 but if you select your ammo right a 9mm is gonna more than do the job. They're also a little cheaper to shoot if you do alot of target shooting.

I personally carry .40 and .45, but I would carry a 9 any day.. You're right on, with the right ammo, 9mm works.

You want a small gun that'll last and requires little maintenance, run a Glock 26 or Glock 27... If you want something small, stay away from a .45, you'll get alot of recoil. I would recommend the Glock 26 personally, but its what suits you best....

I've got a .40 cal smith & wesson. Titanium coated. The gun weighs LESS than 2 lbs. Best gun I own and have ever shot.

Edited: 12/15/2005 4:52:15 PM by Lo94S-10

A small .45 probably will have more recoil than a full frame, but most of the smaller guns nowadays shoot just as smooth as the bigger ones. Hell, my .40 HK USP Compact with +P ammo kicks way harder than my fullsize 1911 .45, so smaller calibers don't always shoot smoother.. I reload all my own ammo, there are so many different loads and bullet weights.. I like to load 185gr bullets, with smaller charges, and I can get my 1911 to kick like a .22, makes taget shooting a blast!

im lookin into buyin a handgun also, i was readin up on some guns, saw that the sigs are are law enforcement and military issued weapons, anyone know much about the sig pro 2340 .40 cal? found one for 400 bux, wonderin if thats a decent deal..

I am very happy with the Springfield, I have already shot 300 rounds with no problems. My friend had his glock jam up around 200. Glocks are very good guns and very well battle tested, but a lot of police are switching to Sprinfield. I think they are smoother shooting and and better feeling in my hand. Sig and HK are very good, just a little pricey. But I can't talk shit on my friends two 19 round clips for the glock, I wish they made one for Springfield.

I carry the Glock model 22 (.40, full size) on duty, and in cold weather, off duty too. It's been almost TOTALLY reliable. After about 2000 rounds or so, I've probably had only about 5 malfunctions that WEREN'T the result of the dummy rounds the firearms instructor slips in on purpose.....

The only reason I don't carry it year-round, everywhere is because carrying a full-size pistol is a bit of a pain, and you just CAN'T comfortably conceal it in the heat of summer. My little 9 just disappears in a IWB holster underneath a tank top and shorts....

I'd get one of the Glock subcompacts, but I hate the way they feel. I can only get one finger on the grip under the trigger guard, and the other two just curl up underneath the mag well. And, yeah, I know about the mag extensions, just don't see the point.

For me, probably the ideal would be a Kahr in .40.

.....but I'm too much of a cheapskate to buy one.....

My kid just got a gun that shoots these nerf dart things, Id get one of those.

I picked up a .454 Casul 5 shot revolver made by taurus called the raging bull. It was about 500 bucks but it is the most powerful handgun you can buy. Yes it is more powerful than the desert eagle and any of the other .50 cal handguns to include the new S&W .500