Originally Posted by Robulous78
I am not a first gun owner as the thread states, I am thinking mostly in the following ways about handguns...
1) is Ammo for it going to be a pain in the ass to get or a pain in the wallet to purchase?
The 357 Sig you like, yeah, expensive as crap and not easily found. For bang for caliber and price, .45 is the way.
2) can it be both CCW-ish and still have a good punch for self defense/home protection applications, hand feel, and if I am CCW I want a safety also....
For CCW, .40 or 9mm. However, the XDs in .45, while only holding five rounds is small, thin, easily concealed and powerful, yet unbelievably manageable and on my must have list.
3) is it SIMPLE? does it come apart to clean easily? does it have 1000 pieces or 4?
Nothing beats Glocks for simplicity. Four parts, easy/fast takedown. You mention a safety in your replies, which clearly Glocks don't have. I use two for concealed, a Shield 9mm and a Ruger LCP .380. The latter does not have a safety and while the Shield does, and while I thought it was important to have it, I have learned and adjusted to the thought that if I ever have to draw to save my life, the last thing I care to do is first release a safety, regardless of how easy it may be. So, I never use it. Only time is when I clear the chamber, drop the mag, pull slide to double check and then put on safety as added measure if showing someone the gun, or when in my safe loaded.
The rest of what I rambled on up top are considerations also but I know you can't find EVERYTHING in 1 package...
If I am going the AR route, my considerations are different,
1) if I get the lower, what are my costs for "decent" parts to finish out the build, meaning to make a firing weapon, customization can come later...
Lowers are back to pre frenzy prices. You can get a Spikes for as low as $95.
2) is ammo an issue to find on these already? how about the future? how expensive is it now and how expensive will it/ can it be?
.223/5.56 ammo is back in stock and about a dollar off the pre frenzy prices. It is a military round. Will be around for a long, long time.
3) I want my build as close to the federal limits as possible, might as well get as close to the line as they let you in case they push it back later, what are they? are they more expensive to build towards, and whats the cost of a build like this run?
Only limits I am aware of is 16" barrel and no full auto.
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