New to TGO

[Truckie]

Hey all,  Tom in Williamson county here

 

with the craziness in todays world..

 

and a near death experience  

 

 

decided its time to get protection for both me and the Mrs. (Both NEWBIES)

 

researching..  pistols and carry classes and ammo.. ranges   and $$$$

 

so far thinking  Springfield XD   not sure on Mod.2, xds  ,Xd   probably need to head to armory and try them .... let her try them too

[mikegideon]

I'm gonna suggest that you don't think XD or anything else yet, and let your shooting experience guide you to the right gun. Same for the wife. I am pretty much a Glock guy now, but didn't start out that way (they didn't exist). Not even gonna suggest that you become a Glock guy. Shoot a bunch and pick out the one that's best for you. Odds are good that it will change down the road. 

Edited December 5, 2015 by mikegideon

[bigun]

I'm gonna suggest that you don't think XD or anything else yet, and let your shooting experience guide you to the right gun. Same for the wife. I am pretty much a Glock guy now, but didn't start out that way (they didn't exist). Not even gonna suggest that you become a Glock guy. Shoot a bunch and pick out the one that's best for you. Odds are good that it will change down the road. 

I agree. And be careful it can become a life long obsession. LOL And welcome to TGO.

[Grand Torino]

Welcome aboard. :up:

[DWARREN123]

Howdy Tom and Welcome to TGO   :wave:

Need to try some before you buy and have the better half try them also.

[TGO David]

Welcome to TGO, Tom.  :)

[raildog]

Welcome to the group. I also have to agree with the outher members. You would never buy a new car with out test driving it first Everything Weapons is a vendor on here they have a nice indoor range and rental firearms check them out if you ever have a question just post it on the site plenty of opinions on here lol Edited December 5, 2015 by raildog

[peejman]

Welcome!

And yes, let her pick her own.

[rmiddle]

Hey all,  Tom in Williamson county here

 

with the craziness in todays world..

 

and a near death experience  

 

 

decided its time to get protection for both me and the Mrs. (Both NEWBIES)

 

researching..  pistols and carry classes and ammo.. ranges   and $$$$

 

so far thinking  Springfield XD   not sure on Mod.2, xds  ,Xd   probably need to head to armory and try them .... let her try them too

 

Welcome to the forum.  I am going to suggest you do what I did when I started.  Find a local range that rents handguns and try a bunch of difference ones.  I started out thinking I was going to buy a Sig Sauer in .40 cal then when I shot one I found the handle was two thin for my big old claws and that a Glock or Rugar just fit my hands perfectly.  After shooting 9m, .40 cal, and .45 I ended up using a 9m for my primary carry gun.  I also have a .45 but in the end I don't even own a .40 cal because I just didn't like shooting them at all.

 

Thanks

Robert

[Hiker]

Welcome. Good people here with great advise.