|
To choose a handgun you must first decide
what is the primary purpose for the handgun: sport and
recreation - hunting - competition - home defense or concealed
carry.
Since the primary focus of our Training
Academy is training students for personal self-defense, we
will concentrate on home defense and concealed carry handguns.
The handgun needs to fit your hand, your lifestyle and pocket
book.
Home Defense:
Defending the old homestead has it's own
unique set of challenges and equipment requirements. A
firearm in itself is not enough to keep your family safe in
their home, it is only one piece of equipment needed - as well
as a plan of action.
Regardless whether you choose a revolver or Semi-auto
pistol the key is to finding the right size to fit your needs.
Purchase the most handgun that you can physically and
financially afford. You need to find the biggest caliber that
fits your needs and you can handle, then buy the best you can
afford. A home defense handgun does not have to be
compact since you are not concerned with concealing it. The
handgun needs to be the proper size to fit your hand and
caliber that you can control. The combination of a short
barrel pump shotgun and quality handgun in correlation with a
plan of action is your best home defense. The shotgun is great
for the middle of the night, it doesn't take much finis is
operate the shotgun. Where as it is difficult to answer the
door with a shotgun in your hand. For additional information,
check out a few of the self-defense books available at the
Family Indoor Shooting Range and/or take one of our defensive
classes. Revolvers: Most commonly
purchased Taurus 85, Smith and Wesson J frame, Ruger LCR. All
are excellent choices. Semi-Auto Pistols: This list at first
seem endless - Glock, Smith and Wesson, Beretta, H&K,
Springfield XD, Taurus 24-7 and the list goes on. If the
handgun is for the home only there is no reason to purchase a
compact weapon. A handgun with a longer barrel and grip may be
easier to handle.
Concealed Carry Self-defense:
The handgun you
choose for concealed carry must be small enough for you to
conceal with your normal mode of dress. The overall size and
caliber will be determined by your skill level, body type, life
style and mode of dress. These are all factors when picking
out a concealed carry handgun. Of course a 44mag makes a much
bigger hole than a 22lr. However you may be much better
with a small caliber handgun you can hit what you point at,
then a big caliber that you can't. Four or five rounds dead
center with a 22lr - - beats a 44 magnum over the bad guys right
shoulder. The most commonly chosen handgun for a new casual
shooter is a 5 shot 38special revolver such as the Smith and
Wesson 642 - Taurus 85 or the Rossi 351. Once our students
have completed the range portion of the course many want to
switch to a quality Semi-auto pistol. When you pick out
your handgun avoid the real cheap ones, because you get what
you pay for.
Concealed Carry
handguns are generally chosen from the list of smaller
handguns such as the Smith and Wesson 642, Taurus 85,
Keltec380, Sig Sauer 380, Glock 26 or 27, Sub-compact
Springfield XD and Smith and Wesson MP etc. etc. etc.
Of course we want to be
the ones to sell you a handgun, however there are a few other
quality shops in town. Just be sure that you buy the handgun
you need, not the handgun the store needs to sell. Their is no
"one" gun that fits every ones needs, the
Family Indoor
Shooting Range firearms consultants will make recommendations based
on your expressed needs. In fact under the owners direction our sales
staff will
not sell a handgun to someone if we truly believe that the
person is not ready to use it.
|
