I recommend jumping balls first into the shooting arena after banging out a few rounds from the shitty rental guns at Blue Ridge Arsenal.
*gag*
Everybody is so obsessed with having cool toys and banging out the big rounds. Turns out most of those guys can't shoot worth a shit.
Mr. Telekinetic kinda pissed me off above with what I felt to be an incredibly ignorant statement. If a single particular type service pistol is the "only gun you'll ever own so why buy another?" then you seriously need to reevaluate your firearms training philosophy. As a cop?
It'll get you killed.
Here's an interesting FBI report on police officers' [in]ability to shoot versus their "gangsta" criminal opponents:
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You know what they call a guy that who only owns a $2k AR and a $2k 1911? All show and no go.
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Originally Posted by KirStang
Burned. And to throw a huge screw in to the discussion. Get an HK P30S. Fucking Sweet Pistol. It'll outshoot any craptastic pistol they issue you when you become an LEO.
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Okay, I'll bite...
you smarmy sonuvabitch. The H&K doesn't shoot much different than the Glock or S&W M&P (generally speaking, though my USP45 is like a death ray some days). They're much more expensive guns, harder to find items (mags, holster, parts) for, and are generally too snooty to take out on a date. While I do like the controls/trigger and my experience with H&K has been overwhelmingly positive, I wouldn't want one as a sidearm overseas nor would I recommend it to someone as their first or sole service pistol. I'll just stick with my original recommendation of a .22 auto or a DA .357.