New guy - Michigan - Deciding on first handgun

[kwh]

Consider cost of practice ammo. Consider speed of follow -up shots. Consider performance of bullet in short barrel guns. 9mm ammo quest on you tube provides more info to analyze.

[berettabone]

My (Gen2) Glock 17 oozes soul. Fits me like old jeans. Perfectly balanced, points naturally, fires true, feels great. I always know it'll fire and the round is going where I want. Bought it new and I'll never trade or sell.

You definitely have all the signs of Glockoma. Like has been mentioned, there is no cure. Pot has been suggested. You could be a bricklayer by profession, they seem to go hand in hand. All we can do, is offer our condolences, because it could be a long struggle. We can just suggest, that maybe, you try another firearm. I have heard, and it's been suggested, that sometimes, maybe, in a small amount, in studies....the Glockoma suddenly disappears....gone.....zip..........modern miracle. It has been suggested that the original term or word Glock, comes from Die Glocke, the german translation meaning the bell. Glock adapted the name/phrase for their firearm. It seems that all of the people that were purchasing these firearms, kept hearing bells ringing. There was always the, "did you hear that"? Keep us posted, as to how you are feeling.

[GoBang]

Consider cost of practice ammo. Consider speed of follow -up shots. Consider performance of bullet in short barrel guns. 9mm ammo quest on you tube provides more info to analyze.

As I've said, 9mm isn't off the table for me. And reconsidering it from the advice given here, I think I will start with a 9mm. As with everything, I've done my research and would want to shoot std pressure 147gr.

[RevRay]

If you keep working on him he'll be buying a .32 before you know it.

[b4uqzme]

slingshot...or maybe a rubber band with his finger pointed like a gun.

[SlowBurn]

New guy - Michigan - Deciding on first handgun

I have heard, and it's been suggested, that sometimes, maybe, in a small amount, in studies....the Glockoma suddenly disappears....gone.....zip..........modern miracle.

Afraid in my case its terminal. Living with it over 20 years now. But I'm fond of my little P380 too.

[RainingAgain]

As I've said, 9mm isn't off the table for me. And reconsidering it from the advice given here, I think I will start with a 9mm. As with everything, I've done my research and would want to shoot std pressure 147gr.

Why? It's hard to find and no 9mm was designed around that bullet weight.

[RainingAgain]

Glocks have no soul.

I may be inexperienced, but holding a Glock is like holding a brick. A zombie brick. With no soul.

You want soul? Here ya go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7sqfLMqb-U

[berettabone]

More butt ugly than the original.........................

[Ugly_Dog]

When I first shot my new CM9, after the second box of 50, my hand turned black and blue!! Snappy little thing!! Now I shoot less and enjoy it more!!

[RainingAgain]

Re annual cost: Whether you shoot twice per week or twice per month or spend $4,000.00 on ammo or only $1,000.00, there's no getting around the premium you'll pay to shoot .40SW

Last time I bought a box of 100 9mm at Walmart, it was under $27. When they have .40SW, it is usually under $23 per 50 or $46 /100.

[berettabone]

No argument there...........................last time I purchased, it was $90 for 250 rds.

[GoBang]

Rocks and a slingshot are cheap....

[GoBang]

In all seriousness.... the more I look at it, I think a TP9 might make sense. By the time you add 2 mags and a decent case onto a CW9, the price differences aren't that much. Plus you get an extra .4" of polygonal-rifled barrel and the nicer details.

[RainingAgain]

In all seriousness.... the more I look at it, I think a TP9 might make sense. By the time you add 2 mags and a decent case onto a CW9, the price differences aren't that much. Plus you get an extra .4" of polygonal-rifled barrel and the nicer details.

Just curious if you have found a Lansing area shop with a full line of Kahr offerings? I don't see anything but the PM9 and CM9 here abouts.