Before or after he found out you were leaning toward a Taurus because of price?
I would have bought the Springfield if he had of warned me off the Taurus.
Before or after he found out you were leaning toward a Taurus because of price?
SHORT VERSION:
It doesn't matter what pistol you get. It doesn't even matter if the gun feels good in your hand or not.
The only two things that matter are picking a pistol that is reliable (ANY of the popular products from ANY of the major makers is sufficient), and getting some training in real combative shooting. Everything else is fluff.
LONG VERSION:
You will get a lot of advice, and hear a lot of chatter about picking a gun that "fits your hand" or that "feels comfortable". This is basically a bandaid - the theory behind this gun meme is that you will be 'naturally on target' with a gun that is super ergonomic IE, a shortcut in training (these people think you wont have to shoot as much or as often to 'get good'). All such shortcuts in training as logical fallacies that SEEM good in print media and on the interweb gun forums, but they don't play out in real life. Any instructor worth their salt will have just about anyone shooting sufficiently well with any old pistol. The fundamentals of shooting stay the same, whether you are shooting a Glock for the first time, or a 5'0" female learning to shoot the "HUGE/OVER BULKY" M9 in the military.
End of the day, your Colt Mustang and a refresher course are sufficient for a civilians defensive needs. If you want to update your carry piece, go ahead - it's cheap insurance against the worst case scenario... Just make sure you keep up to date in your combative shooting.
Buy the shield. You cant beat it especially for the price you get one within the next few days. Mine just came in and i have $299 in it total.. Just filled out the $75 rebate. You cant get a junk high point for $225. I have a handful of glocks and i really like my wifes 43 but for less than half of what i paid for the 43 the shield is as good of a gun. Honestly i would stay away from Taurus, Keltec. Ive taken a few classes at a reputable training institute and they said the same thing on here a few guys have. Basically of all the guns that go threw their classes they see way more problems out of Taurus than any others.. Keltecs are in the same boat.. Ive heard other trainers say the same thing.
I'll be the first to say it. You should've saved up for a Glock 43. I suspect you'll continue in your pursuit and you'll upgrade more than once and imho if you ever try a Glock 43 (or even the 42) along the way you will find it fits most of your needs and its of the utmost quality.
...Someone must have found it and responded thinking it was my "new" processing about the same subject: carry 9mms.
Nope. Just Tyler-The-Piker reminding you that he said "You should've saved up for a Glock 43" back on 6-25-2017.
Personally, i would take the S&W .40 all day. I carry the 9mm S&W sd9ve. Its a great gun and good for the money in my opinion. Easy takedown for cleaning and a breeze to shoot.
1. I heard the .40 was "snappier" than the .45, but there are some great prices on them since apparently, they have fallen out of grace.
I have never shot one, but in talking to several people, they said I would be happier with the .45. I had a Shield .45, but sold it b/c it was too big for my kind of carry and I didn't want to feed .45 ammo costs.
2. I has a SD9VE and it was great: got a fantastic buy on it with 5 magazines and it was pristine, just the kind of seller you want to buy from.
3. I bought it to experience a bigger 9mm than my Shield 9, but I didn't need both, so I sold it after a couple of range visits.
4. I have rented and shot all the big 9mms, and the one that got my attention was the old Beretta 92FS.
5. I loved the wide grip and through a heads-up here ordered an ex-service revolver that were $239 (on special down form $279), and I paid more to get an "excellent" instead of "good" one. (hopefully that wasn't just talk).