I'm going to save up for a handgun. I don't need a hand cannon that's going to put a hole the size of a football through someone's bullet proof vest at 100 yards. It's not even for protection at all. I just want something cheap, yet still decent, that I can take to the range every once in a while and let off a few clips.
What price range are you looking at?
Look for something in the 9mm range. Ammo is very cheap and for someone who hasn't shot before it is a very easy round to control. Recoil is light even in small guns.
Don't get something to small or to large. Small guns are made for concealment. The downside is that you have increased felt recoil and if you have larger hands like I do then it can be hard to hold them properly.
Larger guns are great for hunting but normally are a lot heavier. Now the up side to this is that recoil is almost nothing. The dawn side is that a heaier gun can be harder to shoot for long periods of time since... well they are heavy.
A good Mid sized gun has the best of both worlds. And in a mild caliber like the 9mm you will have a cheap, fun, easy to shoot gun that you can also use as a personal defense weapon if you ever feel the need.
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Azizza had this to say about Duck Tales:
What price range are you looking at?
I work at McDonalds.
Cheap! 
And I was thinking automatic.
Also you can check out www.gunbroker.com I havent' been on there in a while but I used to use it for all my firearms auctions. Anything you buy will still have to go through your local dealer for paperwork and the background checks etc.
What state are you in?
I may even be able to help you out 
SEMI-Automatic = pull trigger 1 bullet expelled
Automatic = pull trigger, more than 1 bullet expelled.
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Verily, Kaglaaz How'ler doth proclaim:
Going to split hairs for a secondSEMI-Automatic = pull trigger 1 bullet expelled
Automatic = pull trigger, more than 1 bullet expelled.
So I am a lazy typist today. So sue me
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Azizza stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
So I am a lazy typist today. So sue me
Meet Gydyon... He'll make you an offer you CAN'T refuse!
Suggestions for .22's:
~ Anything Made by Ruger / Super Single Six, MK-2, etc...
~ Anything made by Smith & Wesson Namely the Titanium revolvers they have been turning out recently.
As far as 9mm (etc..) handguns go .45 is the most fun to shoot in my Opinion but guns can be pricey... Ive seen some sub 400 sub 300 full size 1911 Copies on the market but I have no clue about their quality. The names in 9mm are Baretta, H&K, Sig, Glock, and Ruger, Ruger being the cheapest but I would stil recommend any of them. You may hear bad stories about the Ruger PT's that Azizza mentioned but that is a thing of the past, the issues have been resolved and the guns are great shooters.
If you dont want a .22 Id highly recommend a Semi over a revolver, and go with a combat handgun. There generally the best to learn with and the most fun to shoot. Go Out and look at options, come back and tell us what you liked and we can tell you much much more.
Or a Old fashion six shooter with some animal inscribed on the side.
Anyway!
Glocks are fairly cheap, too. Check gun shows, and try to go for a used piece. It'll be cheaper.
And they're magazines, not clips.
You can probably pick up an old com-bloc Makarov or CZ pistol for under 200 bucks at gun shows. [ 02-26-2003: Message edited by: Someone Else ]
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So quoth Blindy McBlinderson:
I've got one, and let me tell you, it's a beast.
Makes my eyes water to this day.
Don't own one but I have got to unload the whole nine yards off one
Lets just say that the washing machine we were using for a target didn't make it back to the shop.
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Azizza had this to say about Tron:
What state are you in?I may even be able to help you out
Nevada!
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Azizza had this to say about Knight Rider:
http://www.firearms.co.uk/manton/docs/product/browm2.htmDon't own one but I have got to unload the whole nine yards off one
Lets just say that the washing machine we were using for a target didn't make it back to the shop.
why oh why did I look into a gun-related thread Azizza posted in... [ 02-26-2003: Message edited by: Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael ]
sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me
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NecroPope thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Desert Eagel Combat edition.Or a Old fashion six shooter with some animal inscribed on the side.
Desert Eagles are popular and stupid, like Pokemon.
In addition, they're expensive as fuck. Duhhh [ 02-26-2003: Message edited by: Fazum'Zen Fastfist ]
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Fazum'Zen Fastfist had this to say about Punky Brewster:
Desert Eagles are popular and stupid, like Pokemon.
The only good thing to ever come out of Desert Eagles was the "penis" speech in Snatch.
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Frog had this to say about dark elf butts:
The only good thing to ever come out of Desert Eagles was the "penis" speech in Snatch.
Yeah, that was pretty cool
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
On a wholly unrelated note, I'll be watching the news in the next week or so for copious violence on the Strip.
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Frog stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
There might be a small change of plans! I'm still entertaining the idea of buying my own, but I may inherit my Dad's old .357 Python from when he was a cop. He's had it in a safe for the last 20 years.
The Colt python is one of my favorite Revolvers.
Very nice reliable, and good looking gun.
Great thing about a .357 is that you can shoot .38s through it as well.
To the locksmith we go!
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Frog had this to say about Duck Tales:
We've hit another snag! It appears that my Dad owns a trigger lock, for safety. See above statement about gun being in a safe for twenty years and see if you can figure out where this is going.To the locksmith we go!
LMAO those trigger locks can be a real bitch too. I just throw them away if they come with the gun.
Goodluck.
Of course, I don't see why anyone would use a trigger lock period (save if there are children in the house), but I digress.
AIM Surplus used to have some SIG 226 and Star B for sale but looks like they ran out of them. JoeKen.com has the CZ 52(7.62X25mm Tokarev) for 129.99 and the Ballester Molina(.45 acp) for 179.99. Don't forget you have to have a firearm shipped to a FFL holder and pay a transfer fee also(around $25) ontop of the shipping.
Hopefully the Python works for you. Don't shoot CCI .38 spl. Some of the dirtiest and underpowered ammo I have ever put thru my S&W.
Also if this is gonna be a personal defense firearm, use factory ammo. No need giving the family of some thug that tried to rob/maim you any leeway in their lawsuit that will surely follow.
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Someone Else was listening to Cher while typing:
Of course, I don't see why anyone would use a trigger lock period (save if there are children in the house), but I digress.
I was a young child before he put it in the safe. And he just didn't take it off when he put it away and stopped using it.
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Frog had this to say about Optimus Prime:
I was a young child before he put it in the safe. And he just didn't take it off when he put it away and stopped using it.
Makes sense. But still funny..
Any luck geting the lock off?
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Blindy McBlinderson spewed forth this undeniable truth:
I also wouldn't mind
What is that? I've been looking to buy a gun with that sort of general appearance for a while now.
The skinny [ 02-28-2003: Message edited by: Caanis Lupus ]
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We were all impressed when Caanis Lupus wrote:
The skinny
Well, fuck.
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Drysart wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
I wanted something I could shoot at the range, and I'm a big fan of that whole "the barrel is in a hunk of rectangular metal" look.
Check out a Taurus Raging bull or a Mataba(sp?)
