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Update I orderd a Sig Sauer P226. I decided in the end to take the advice earlier in the post and get what I want at first and enjoy it.

Thank you. Well I couldn't have done it with everyone's suggestions. Now it just comes down to being able to hand over my money to get the gun lol so hard to do

Thank you all again for the great replies. I've done some thinking and I think I'll raise my cap to $700 and just buy the gun I really want and keep it forever. Right now, I was looking at the Sig P226 and the P250. I've shot the P226 and loved it. To the guy with the Sig Pro P2022, are you sure it's only .3 of an inch (not sarcasm but honestly asking)? On Sig's site, it says there's a .5" difference in barrel length. If it's only .3, I can deal with that and it's less than $400 so it would be right up my alley . As far as trigger's and such go, I'm a noob in that dept. I've shot the Springfield .45ACP and hated it but mostly because of the insane recoil. The P226 9mm I shot was amazing and the trigger was great but it was the one at Coal Creek Armory so it's probably had like 20,000 rounds put through it (or some really higher number). I've shot the Glock 22 before and it did take some getting used to on the trigger. I think by the 3rd or 4th clip, I had the hang of it and was able to get some pretty good sequential shots off.

I did have one other question to ask...basically, right now, I'm down to the Sig P250 .40 full size and the Glock 22. Any input? Thx I'll definitely keep that in mind before I make my final purchasing decisions. I may even get 2 guns. Get a .22LR Glock clone (I can never remember the name of the company but Glock sued them) for massive shooting days.

Well this was just at Wal-Mart as they had the cheapest prices so far. .40 were $28 for a box of 100 and 9mm were $26 or $27 for a box of 100. Online, I've seen prices around $9.99 for a box of 50 for .40 and $7.99 for a box of 9mm. Well thanks I guess I'll start with a Glock and we'll see where that takes me...I know I'll be pissed if I go buy this Glock today and tomorrow there's a deal on a Sig

Well...honestly, the action really wasn't a factor to me at all. I don't think I'd ever even use single action anyway. Thanks for the list though. I'll have to give those a look here in a few minutes. Thanks for the response. I've definitely not been rushing (almost 3 months of research so far). It's just hard for me to justify (as in to myself because I'm really cheap) a gun costing more than $400 before taxes. I mean, I absolutely loved shooting the the Sig P226 but I didn't $700+ love it. I will definitely start looking through the classifieds though. Thank you Well, I went and looked at ammo prices first and the $1 to $2 per box really isn't that big of a deal to me. I was thinking about a 9mm at first though but it's hard to describe. I'm not really sure the best way of putting it into words but I'd rather shoot .40 over 9mm. It's just a feeling of when I shoot. I've shot 100 rounds of .40 out of a Glock 22 and loved it. I shot 50 rounds out of a 9mm (a Glock 17 and Sig P226 [50 rounds each]) and they weren't bad but I preferred the .40. However, if I could get that Sig P226 9mm for $400 before taxes, I would stick with 9mm Well I've shot quite a few guns but this is MY first gun. I've shot others guns or rented them at a range to try them out. I've shot Glock 22, Glock 17, Sig P226, Springfield (I don't know the model of it but it was a .45 ACP and it hurt something furious to squeeze out 50 rounds), Sig P220 (was better than the Springfield but still too much for me), and a Baretta (9mm and not sure of the model on it). Well, I don't really have any plans to sell. I'm the type that will just keep it forever. Thanks for the input though Meh...I don't really care about metal or plastic so long as it lasts. I did read a bit about the Glock safety system (unfortunately, it was from the Glock literature so it's pretty biased) and I understand how it works in that all the "safeties" are tied into the pulling of the trigger. Yes the $400 range is definitely my safety zone but I'm also having a hard time with looking at anything that's not brand new. Is there a lot more to look into when buying a used gun? Again, since I've never owned a gun, I've never taken one apart or looked at the internals with any depth so I'd be a bit green in that department.

Sorry...all of the above really. Mostly for just shooting around at a range and target practice. I may carry it on me (after the course and permit of course) at some point as well.

So...unfortunately, I'll apologize before hand because this may be a bit long winded but it's the road traveled thus far. I've been wanting a gun since Christmas. I want a full size hand gun using 40 caliber bullets. The hard part is actually find a guy at a price point that I want to pay for it. So far, I've looked at the Glock 22 which is a nice gun and is pretty much the back up plan if I can't find something else. I've looked into Sig Sauer's guns and they are just amazing. I went to Coal Creek Armory and shot the P226 9mm variant and loved that gun but it's so insanely expensive that it's just not on the list. I also looked into the Sig Sauer P2022 which had really good prices around the $370 shipped mark but the barrel is too short for my tastes (.5" shorter than the Glock 22"). From there, I pretty much drew a blank. I don't know enough about any other brands or models of guns out there. So...any help you guys can give would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, everyone I know either owns Glocks, Sigs, or H&K's. Edit: interesting having to use html tags for spaces in between lines Update I orderd a Sig Sauer P226. I decided in the end to take the advice earlier in the post and get what I want at first and enjoy it.

I'm a new user here and soon to (hopefully) be a new firearm owner. I've been browsing your site for a bit and figured that I would register and give a post for some advice.