Need A Gun But Am A First Timer

[Sultan33g]

Hey guys, I was thinking about buying a gun. To Protect myself at my hotel from thieves and hooligans alike. Also to have for show when my daughter becomes a teenager and I need to point it at any and all of her Boyfriends. Yet I am a beginner and will need to go to a shooting range before I bring it back for safekeeping. What is a good gun that packs a good amount of juice, looks flashy, but will not make me bounce off the walls after firing it?

[Captroop]

Avoid glocks like the plague for household use. No saftey, and no hammer, so once you rack it, the only way to uncock it is take the magazine out and eject the chambered round and pull the trigger, then reload it. Pain in the ass.

[Captroop]

p.s. Speaking of "ass." Welcome back!

[Sultan33g]

lol thanx buddy

[Kettle]

[Sultan33g]

lol

[JoCoLoco]

Can't go wrong with a 1911 .45, has worked for years. Colts are too expensive, try Springfield or other make. Best gun for protecting a house however is a shotgun with a short (24 or 26 inch) barrel. Don't have to be a marksman to hit somebody with it, just point and click.

[Panthro]

shot gun

[Sultan33g]

lol im not going to keep a shotgun at my hotel

[Captroop]

Can't go wrong with a 1911 .45, has worked for years. Colts are too expensive, try Springfield or other make. Best gun for protecting a house however is a shotgun with a short (24 or 26 inch) barrel. Don't have to be a marksman to hit somebody with it, just point and click.

Except your bound to put half a dozen pieces of buckshot through your wall, floor, furniture, etc. and repaint the ceiling after you scrub the pieces of him off it.

[Sultan33g]

then what is your suggestion captroop?

[cookinwithgas]

I'm not that familiar with a lot of handguns, but I have a lot of experience with the 1911 .45 and its solid, reliable, and will stop someone on the first shot. But I think it may have a little too much kick for what you are looking for, so try a 9mm Baretta and see if you like it - it seems like a good compromise.

[Sultan33g]

thanx

[Panthro]