Currently I'm living in California (great gun laws here) and getting ready to move back there, to the state from which I joined the Marines. Since I've been gone, I've obtained a wife and a daughter, both of whom I'm very protective.
Anyway, moving to a state where I know I'll have an easier time getting a gun, I'm wondering what I should be looking for. Throughout my life I've been around a good deal of firearms, from a range of shotguns to the old reliable Marine Corps weaponry--I've even fired a SASR. However, handguns are new to me. During my time in the Marines I never enjoyed firing the M9's because I felt like their trigger pull was way too long. The one time I went to a range with a 1911, I was more than impressed, however I'm worried about keeping a single action pistol around, let alone one with as much power as the .45 packs. My only other handgun experience was with my father's police issued .38 snubnose... a gun i wouldn't dare own, for fear of actually hitting the broad side of a barn... in Los Angeles.
What, if any, combination of pistol and rounds will give me the same feel of the 1911 with some degree of confidence that only my target will be affected when shot?
By the way, if this has been covered in a previous post, I apologize. I tried to search but couldn't find anything. Honestly, this whole forums/threads thing is new to me.
Thanks for the help.
Anyway, moving to a state where I know I'll have an easier time getting a gun, I'm wondering what I should be looking for. Throughout my life I've been around a good deal of firearms, from a range of shotguns to the old reliable Marine Corps weaponry--I've even fired a SASR. However, handguns are new to me. During my time in the Marines I never enjoyed firing the M9's because I felt like their trigger pull was way too long. The one time I went to a range with a 1911, I was more than impressed, however I'm worried about keeping a single action pistol around, let alone one with as much power as the .45 packs. My only other handgun experience was with my father's police issued .38 snubnose... a gun i wouldn't dare own, for fear of actually hitting the broad side of a barn... in Los Angeles.
What, if any, combination of pistol and rounds will give me the same feel of the 1911 with some degree of confidence that only my target will be affected when shot?
By the way, if this has been covered in a previous post, I apologize. I tried to search but couldn't find anything. Honestly, this whole forums/threads thing is new to me.
Thanks for the help.