Guns Options

[impala454]

I've never owned a gun, but a couple buddies at work are big hunters/gun owners and it's gotten me interested. I'd like to eventually have one of each of four types: handgun, shotgun, small rifle, big rifle. After talking to my buddies a lot and seeing a few good sounding online sources (here's one I thought was good), I'm trying to decide on actual guns now, and which one or two I should start off with. Home defense and target shooting is probably more of a consideration over actual hunting, so I just wanted to see if anyone had some good recommendations.

[FORSAKENR320]

it's better to have a gun and never need it, than not have a gun and really need it.


if you get a shotgun of any type, i highly recommend Mossberg. they have the best designs for durability, reliability, and they are extremely cost effective. as far as handguns go, everyone has a their own taste. i am a big fan of Sig's, but not everyone will like how they feel.

from my experience when i went searching for the gun i would carry for work, i found that::

sig is safer than most fire arms, accurate etc. but usually more costly

ruger is made of thicker steel, parts are less likely to warp under heat, but they are prone to jamming because of the extra parts they usually have

glock is reasonably cheap, and as long as you keep them exceptionally clean they are reliable (personal experience with most models is that they have issues with jamming and misfire if they even have a slight amount of dust in them) there are exceptions of glocks i do like though

smith and wesson is ok, but they are kinda over priced, still cheaper than sig though,, and not really exceptional in any areas. they do have a wide variety of designs and are usually very attainable at most gun stores.


only guns i recommend you avoid at all costs are anything that have been "rebuilt" and desert eagles. most useless over rated firearm i have ever shot.

[Spectatrix]

only guns i recommend you avoid at all costs are anything that have been "rebuilt" and desert eagles. most useless over rated firearm i have ever shot.

Pshaw, a desert eagle served me very well in dealing with radscorpions and the ghoul infestation of Necropolis!

100 internet cool points to anyone who gets the reference.

This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Nov 2 2006, 06:44 PM