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What gun do you recommend I buy for
self-defense?
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Guns are tools, with differing purposes. What
task do you wish to accomplish? Answer that question, and you are halfway
there to answering the perennial question, "What gun should I
buy? "
The limited bandwidth (900
terabytes) of this website does not allow us sufficient space
to answer this perennial question. This is a highly subjective and oft -
debated topic among gun owners. For CCW, you want something
concealable that you will realistically carry, and still be
powerful enough to stop an attacker. For a duty weapon or home
defense, concealability is not an issue. Can one gun do both jobs?
Maybe. There is much to discuss.
Our course includes an in-depth discussion on
choosing a good firearm for self-defense, but we are not presumptuous
enough to tell you what kind of gun you should buy. We do
have classroom guns that you can try out. We also offer
Testing
1-2-3™
a
course to help you decide. In
the meantime, read these articles for starters:
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SELF STUDY ON
CHOOSING A GUN FOR SELF DEFENSE |
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Rather than reading a thousand pages on
the matter, we
suggest
that you
read these articles: |
The
handgun for self defense |
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Buyers Guide to Selecting a Handgun |
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Selecting a pistol for concealed carry
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The
shotgun for self defense |
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The rifle for self defense |
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Tips for choosing between a handgun, shotgun, or
rifle |
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| We can tell you this - the firearm
most often brought in by CCW students, men and women alike, is a small
frame, 5-shot, double action revolver chambered in .38 or .357 magnum,
like those pictured
here. These small guns are durable,
reliable, powerful, concealable, and simple.
Semi-autos are an excellent choice for a
self-defense gun, as well, but there are too many to discuss here. We'll
save that discussion for the classroom. |
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