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Good lightweight handgun?

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beyondaurora

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I've been wanting to learn to shoot for several years now, but I have had a hand and arm disability.

I need a handgun that is extremely lightweight and easy to handle. (I put the emphasis on 'extremely' because you men seem to underestimate your strength!)

Any suggestions?
 

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excluding .22s, you should realize that frequently a "lighter" handgun will have more recoil than a larger handgun in the same caliber
 

MetalWounds

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Kimber .45 Ultra Raptor.
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It's light and has a lot great deal of stopping power with what is about the minimum possible recoil for a gun of its caliber. I guess it depends a lot of what you're looking for, just sport shooting or something along the lines of personal defence.
 
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beyondaurora

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excluding .22s, you should realize that frequently a "lighter" handgun will have more recoil than a larger handgun in the same caliber

Yeah, I've heard this, and of course it's a concern. Have you seen this YouTube video (YouTube - Gun is a Kick in the Head) where the the woman gets clocked in the head? I'll pass on having that happen, thank you.

Kimber .45 Ultra Raptor.
large_ultraraptor2.jpg


It's light and has a lot great deal of stopping power with what is about the minimum possible recoil for a gun of its caliber. I guess it depends a lot of what you're looking for, just sport shooting or something along the lines of personal defence.

That's a good-looking gun. Yeah, I'm looking to get into sport shooting which is why I'm looking for something lightweight that I can hold for more than 10 minutes (seriously, I am WEAK) so I can actually become proficient in its use.
 

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On that note, with the obvious exception of dealing with recoil, a .22 is still good for learning the fundamentals if it's not for self defense.
 

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Might I suggest..
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The Glock 17 only weighs 1.927 lbs when fully loaded. 9x19 parabellum.
It's made out of polymer plastic, except for a few critical parts. It's the most durable
handgun out there, probably. It's almost worse than the AK47. It just won't break :D

Edit: should cost just under 500 dollars. Not that expensive either.
Plus... There's lots of gadgets to put on it if you want to.

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Might I suggest...

:laugh:

Yeah! You'll be able to defend youself against any cap-gun wielding kid in your neighborhood! Those punks better watch out!

In below-freezing weather, a squirt gun would provide superior self-defense though.

Edit: *notices interesting correlation between this "get a gun!" thread and change to ISTP type*
 

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:laugh:

Yeah! You'll be able to defend youself against any cap-gun wielding kid in your neighborhood! Those punks better watch out!

In below-freezing weather, a squirt gun would provide superior self-defense though.

Ughh.. cold water would wreck my day here in New England.
That's enough de-railing outta me for one afternoon.
 
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