All,
I'm thinking of spending a little coin on a handgun. I've been toying with the notion of the Springfield XD line, preferably in the .40 cal variant. I've shot the XD once in both the .45 and 9mm, and have shot other 40's and felt they struck the balance between a hand cannon and something to plink away with.
Any opinions on the weapon itself? I've shot 9mm and enjoyed it, but wanted something just a little heavier. Any of you guys with plenty of experience in this area, your expertise is greatly appreciated. Any recommendations for something similar in terms of capabilities and reliability, as well as price?
My intent right now is not to get the CC permit, but it might be something I take care of in the future. At least I'm not a maryland resident anymore, so the option is there finally.
Also, anyone have a recommendation of a range in CC where I can get decent instruction. I was a solid shot, and whenever the opportunity to shoot presents itself, i don't feel bad when i pull my target back 'cept when I'm around my USMC S/S buddy, but I've never had any formal instruction. Just what I got from Pops and the Grandfathers when I was a rugrat running around their farms shooting groundhogs for shits and giggles (and because my wise ass grandfather convinced me to sweat my ass off all summer shooting the little bastards for a dollar a pop) with a .22
I'm thinking of spending a little coin on a handgun. I've been toying with the notion of the Springfield XD line, preferably in the .40 cal variant. I've shot the XD once in both the .45 and 9mm, and have shot other 40's and felt they struck the balance between a hand cannon and something to plink away with.
Any opinions on the weapon itself? I've shot 9mm and enjoyed it, but wanted something just a little heavier. Any of you guys with plenty of experience in this area, your expertise is greatly appreciated. Any recommendations for something similar in terms of capabilities and reliability, as well as price?
My intent right now is not to get the CC permit, but it might be something I take care of in the future. At least I'm not a maryland resident anymore, so the option is there finally.
Also, anyone have a recommendation of a range in CC where I can get decent instruction. I was a solid shot, and whenever the opportunity to shoot presents itself, i don't feel bad when i pull my target back 'cept when I'm around my USMC S/S buddy, but I've never had any formal instruction. Just what I got from Pops and the Grandfathers when I was a rugrat running around their farms shooting groundhogs for shits and giggles (and because my wise ass grandfather convinced me to sweat my ass off all summer shooting the little bastards for a dollar a pop) with a .22