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A glock 17 is a great first handgun, IMO it is one of the best options for a first time owner. It’s simple, parts are easy to find, and the aftermarket support is great. There are better out of the box guns purely for IPSC like the shadow 2, but I think the glock is better bang for your buck for a first time owner

Unless you REALLY love the classics or .45 ACP, that 1911 will likely collect dust. IMO .45 is cool for putting slightly larger holes in paper and that is it. It is much more expensive than 9mm, and I don’t think it’s any more fun to justify the cost. The 1911 is an outdated design with poor ammo capacity and a reputation for being unreliable unless you spend big money on something boutique or customs. Skip the 1911 and spend the money saved on ammo and training

If you absolutely must buy a revolver I personally would get something chambered in .357 so you can also shoot .38 special out of it and save some money on ammo. I am not a big revolver guy though so admittedly I’m not the best person to advise on them

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Glock makes many different models; some car fairly similar to each other, while some are quite different. Different specs may have different purposes, or people might have deliberate uses for each. An example would be something like a glock 19 that has a small frame and a short slide and barrel setup that’s maybe used for range days/plinking/tactical courses, and maybe they have something like a glock 34 that has a larger frame and longer slide/barrel for competition shooting. There are a lot of people who like to have sets of things too that will buy one of each to have a collection of them

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If it was my money, I would buy a glock 17, and if I was looking for a second 9mm it would be a sig sauer P226. Then you have one polymer striker fired gun, and one full metal hammer fired one. Both are dead reliable and bulletproof, with a healthy aftermarket, holsters and. parts that are easy to find and magazines that are affordable.

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It is not a cheap hobby, unfortunately. The good news is that if you spend the money up front on something quality, you’ll have it forever