{"id":5475,"date":"2016-11-24T11:09:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T16:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=5475"},"modified":"2021-07-27T16:45:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T20:45:45","slug":"handgun-recommendations-new-shooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/handgun-recommendations-new-shooters\/","title":{"rendered":"Handgun Recommendations for New Shooters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shopping for a defensive handgun can be overwhelming, especially for shooters without much experience. How do you even know what to look for? A common suggestion is to go with a pistol\u00a0that “feels good in your hands,” but that advice is next to useless when the shooter in question doesn’t know what a\u00a0gun feels like when it fits correctly. Allowing one’s\u00a0budget to be the primary guiding factor in selecting a handgun is another frequent mistake, and often results in first-time gun buyers in possession of a poor quality ill-fitting pistol that frustrates their later efforts at learning how to shoot competently. In order to make a good decision, we\u00a0need some more nuanced criteria to work with.<\/span><\/p>

The video below is not intended as a comprehensive guide to everything you might need to know before buying a handgun for self-defense. In fact, it might leave you with more questions than answers. But my hope is that you’ll walk away with the\u00a0right<\/em> questions so that you’ll have a better idea of how to research and make an informed decision.<\/p>

I’ve provided some general guidelines for choosing a handgun and also suggested a few\u00a0specific models that cover a variety of handgun types and sizes. Again, it’s not a comprehensive list, but should serve as a good starting point. The transcript of the video can be found below, along with additional comments and links to other articles elaborating on some of the topics mentioned, as well as reviews of several of the handguns suggested.<\/p>