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hey guys Daniel here with gun mag warehouse I've got another grand thumb video for you right now gonna launch it here with just a second he's talking about handgun selection some things that you're probably gonna want to know or think about and you're gonna get to hear his sultry voice anyway if you've ever wanted more Grantham videos go ahead and hit that subscribe button if you've ever read endless caliber arguments online go ahead and subscribe this is gun mag warehouse I'm Grantham have my own YouTube channel check out is really matter too much guys today we are going to be talking about firearms specifically we're going to talk about pistol purchases so if you're watching this video you might be considering buying a new handgun you might be a first-time buyer that's kind of I'm gonna gear this video towards because there's a lot that goes into buying your first fire make it could be very confusing because there's so much information out there so I'm hoping we can simplify it a little bit and make your life a little bit easier so first off when we're talking about buying a handgun caliber the first thing I want to talk about is caliber what caliber should you get I'm sure you've seen arguments about 9 millimeter and 40 Cal and 45 and you know I'm sure a bunch of and millions of other calibers 10 millimeter what-have-you so what do I typically recommend I typically recommend a 9 millimeter now I know kweep people are gonna be quick to say well I want to have more firepower so I'd prefer 45 caliber and understand where you're coming from 45 caliber is a larger diamond around therefore it should be more powerful right but with modern loadings in nine-millimeter we found that 9 millimeter in 45 there really isn't that much difference in terminal effectiveness I'm sure there's gonna be some arguments against me there but for all intents and purposes I recommend 9 millimeter because it is cheap and that allows you to practice and that is what's going to be so important when it comes to your firearms 9 millimeter is also a lower recoil round which just makes it easier overall to put the rounds precisely where you want them so when it comes to caliber 9 millimeter I say that's probably going to be your best bet now that we've talked about calibre we need to talk about what type of handgun do you buy because there are a million different companies out there so what typically recommend is that you stick with a modern handgun built by a reputable manufacturer there are many out there yet guys like Smith & Wesson you have cz you have beretta you have browning which of course they don't make this anymore you have Glock which is of course one of the most popular ones out there on the market today we have Sig and of course we have Walter these are companies that typically recommend there are a couple other companies out there and highly recommend that you do your research prior to buying any type of firearm now when it comes to each of these firearms they're a little bit different in many ways whether it be the recoil mechanism by which they operate the weapon or the trigger itself so what I'm going to start with is trigger triggers to me are very important a good trigger is going to make shooting that much easier so there are three main trigger types that we're gonna be talking about today those three main trigger types are going to be double action single action single action only and then finally striker-fired so to start off with we're gonna talk about double action single action only one of the most popular handguns that utilizes double action single action is going to be the beretta something like the m9 and then II then I need two FS or in this case the beretta Elite ltte so how a double action single action trigger works is that when the weapon is prepped so you put your magazine in you load you round and it's ready to fire you put the safety on the safety typically will either decock the hammer so the hammer is forward or something along those lines so that when you draw your weapon to fire that first trigger pole is going to pull the hammer back double action and release the hammer once that hammer is release the weapon will fire the round will exit the barrel and the weapon will then recoil at that point so rickles back and then forward once it does that the hammer is going to be back and then on your next trigger pole is going to be a much different trigger Pole instead of a long trigger pull to bring the hammer back the hammer is already brought back so all you have to do is release the hammer with that trigger that is a much nicer trigger Pole now there's a lot of things to be said about double action single action a lot of people like the double action single action for the mere fact that when it's safe the Hammers forward there's no chance of that weapon firing nothing's tensioned there's no force that's gonna be able to hit that firing pin and detonate that weapon when you're not ready to fire it now that being said the problem with it of course is it requires a little bit more chaining because that first trigger pole again being that drebbel double action trigger pole has to bring the hammer back and then drop it welcome cycles and then you have a really nice single action trigger pole now in the case of the Baretta's I do really like their double-action and single-action I find them very manageable and very easy to use another firearm that uses the double action single action are certain models of CZs now in this case we have a cz spl1 tactical so with this one that first trigger pole when you decock it is going to be kind of a half cocked double action triple so it's going to then pull it back release the hammer [ __ ] wheel in cycle and then you'll then be in single action mode and that is the CZs p01 this is a heavier firearm than something like the beretta Elite or the beretta m9 and there are certain purposes to having a weapon that's a little bit heavier we'll talk about that in a second so we have our double action single action firearms the next type will talk about our single action only these are firearms that when they are safe the hammer will be back and the safety will be on and that is how it is typically carried some people like to carry in a different configuration which is hammer back safety off sub and they draw the firearm they have to either pull the hammer back or they keep it without a round in the chamber so that when they draw it they have to rack the slide I typically don't recommend that it's most single action modern or single action firearms are meant to carry with the hammer back with the safety on or as we call it cocked and locked so that when you draw this firearm you have to flick the safety off and then the weapon is ready to fire and you can simply pull that trigger the hammer will release the weapon will cycle and it will bring the hammer back release the trigger and then fire again and that is a single action firearm another signal action firearm is a classic the passive broom handle don't buy this one to show it off but this is also a single action firearm the weapon will fire and then the weapon will cycle of course in this case they follow right there and it'll be ready to fire again so that is single action single action firearms have been around for a long long long time the Brian high power is an older design but nonetheless single action triggers are just wonderful now that we've talked about double action single action in single action firearms we're going to talk about striker fired weapons so striker fired weapons are quickly becoming very popular for a variety of reasons but there's a couple things you know about them now in this case we have a Glock 45 which is a nine-millimeter in most ways identical to the Glock 19 in many ways a Glock 17 the triggers are all the same the internals are mostly the same so when it comes to a striker fired weapon the weapon is typically carried ready to go around the chamber in the case of the Glock and the safety is actually a little mechanism right in the trigger itself so the weapon cannot depress or fire until that specific little notch on the trigger is pressed in at which point the trigger is able to then fire the weapon there are multiple safeties in there the weapon will not go off unless the trigger is fired now however there is no manual safety and for many people they're kind of iffy about that they don't like that they feel like the guns gonna go off at any point but long as you're carrying a good holster there's going to be no problem with having a weapon such as a Glock with it fully ready to go so don't be too worried about that I carry a Glock 19 pretty much every day as my concealed carry weapon if the band in the chamber gun ready to go so you know don't worry too much about it but with a striker fired trigger they're typically not nearly as good as a single action trigger on some of the other farms I've talked about there's this a little bit more travel there so I'm going to fire it there's just a little bit more mush before I have that lead off to fire the weapon so a lot of people don't like that quite as much so it's something to be noted is that I consider other firearms that have better triggers now that being said long as you train you can get very good with Glock triggers just as good as you can get single action so again what really matters is actually training at the weapon in doing dry fire practice which I have another video about a little bit earlier on the gun mag warehouse channel so that's going to be the Glock 45 now we've talked about that will talk about these Sig this is the sig and 17 this is one of the newer arms out in the market and this is one that was just adopted by the United States military now in the case of this this is a striker fired weapon but instead of having the safety on the trigger as the Glock does it has other safety mechanisms and it has a manual safety so that you can carry this weapon loaded and that when you need to fire it you flick the safety off much like the browning hi-power then you can pull the trigger now the m17 has in my mind a better trigger than the Glock nice so that is the m17 the finer final striker fired weapon that I'm going to talk about today is going to be the Walther PPQ I think this is Brad so on the most underrated striker fired weapons out there and I think that comes down to the fact that it's kind of an ugly gun but you know what it's a damn good trigger so the trigger on the Walther PPQ is perhaps one of the nicest striker fired triggers out there and again it functions much like a Glock there's no external safety except that is on the trigger itself what a great trigger so you're looking to buy just a weapon with a really nice trigger I think the Walther PPQ is there now with all the 9-millimeter handguns I just talked about what's great about them is that they're all wholly reliable and accurate I don't consider one any more reliable than the other they're all phenomenal Retta except for the housing broom handle of things old we're not talking about that right a day and age where nine millimeters are just very liable they feed perfectly they shoot very accurately and they're just great so what it comes down to is kind of preference and now within preference it's kind of hard to say what your preference is as a new shooter because you haven't shot enough to really understand what you like what works for you so a lot of people when they pick up a Glock they'll try to hold it and they won't like it because a Glock has a very angled grip and the reason for that is you have to can't your wrist into it a little bit more but that does help you control recoil when you're firing especially under rapid fire so there's a reason behind it but when people who are new to handguns grip the Glock they go oh I really don't like that grip and that's okay you can say that but I would really recommend training a little bit more before you pass judgment on the Glock and its grip grip angle because if you notice more so than perhaps any other firearm the Glock has been adopted by various militaries and service agencies including you know police forces and the British military etc etc it's a very well made well-designed firearm now that being said the trigger isn't as good as some of the other firearms out there but it's at wholly reliable in great design because of its kind of blocky appearance and everything it's a very smooth draw from the holster so there's a lot to be said about the Glock series of firearms now if you're wanting a striker fired weapon with a less severe of a grip angle you have a couple options you have something like the M&P you have the Sig m17 or sig 320 which are the same thing pretty much with a couple caveats there or you also have the Walther PPQ now everything's gonna be a little bit different now how do you recommend that you get with the trainer and that you have them go through some of the different firearms with you you go to a range and you hire a professional to help you walk you through some of these firearms that way you can see which one's gonna work best for you if you're kind of shying away from the striker-fired weapons and you prefer something that's a double-action and single-action you have a lot of great options out there the m9 the beretta 92 obviously is a well proven you know combat firearm it has operated in a variety of locations all throughout the world and they're very well designed now however that being said there are all metal including the cz now not all hammer fired weapons are but in this case these two models are they're gonna weigh more than something like a striker fired weapon like the Glock which is a polymer lower with a metal slide so there's something to be said about it because the metal weighs more but also soaks up a little bit more recoil and in the case of the beretta has an interesting oscillating wedge locking system which allows it to have a very soft recoil impulse so something to be said about going away from a striker fired I do really love the beretta designs I've always shot them very well now if you look in the competition world you'll notice a lot of people using the CZs p01 and there's a good reason for that it's because the gun has a little bit more weight out front and also has a very low bore axis the barrel is very low - the gun how much does it really matter that's kind of debatable 4xs means how low the barrel is above your hand when you're shooting now in the case of the CZs p01 has one multiple shooting competitions especially for speed and that type of thing because they are just very nice you have a very soft ripple impulse now they are however much heavier than the m9 by much I don't mean a whole lot but enough to really bounce out that recoil so again what it comes down to is what are you looking for are you looking for a handgun for duty use or you're looking for hanging in for competition use for concealed carry use it's gonna have kind of different implications for the type of firearm that you want to buy now for most people I typically recommend a Glock 19 or Glock 45 something like this it will do duty it will do concealed carry use and it will do competition they won't do everything as great as other kind of more specialized firearms but it's kind of a jack of all trade type weapon now being said if you're looking to be a competition shooter and just blaze through targets yeah cz-75 it would be a wonderful choice I'm looking for something in between you can pick any of the guns that I'd mentioned previously the point is you actually need to get to the range you need to get to the store and you need to try these firearms out sitting here at the table I can't tell you which one is gonna be best for you everybody has different sized hands every firearm has different size grips most of them have a little grip inserts to make a grip larger or smaller so you're gonna have to get to that range and try it out but again when you pick up these firearms don't be like oh that grip angle is too bad for me or you know I really don't like you know the balance of this gun because it's gonna come down to you actually shooting it to see if that balance really does matter to you again a first-time handgun purchase is a hard decision so I would really recommend that you try it before you buy anything but again what matters with any of this is going to be training if you're buying it for some handgun I'd highly recommend getting a couple lessons from a reputable trainer so I'm around the country to ensure that you're had the proper grip the proper stance the proper sight picture the proper trigger control that way you know what you're doing I think it's a very good idea to do that I'd say it's kind of your duty to do that to make sure that you're being safe and in being effective with your firearms so guys I hope that was a good primer for you on your first handgun purchase we're gonna be talking a lot more about these particular firearms and verses about which one you might choose for one or the other but I hope this at least got you started get out there research some of the guns if you have a question about any of the firearms that we've talked about or any firearm that you've research feel free to post in the comments and we'll hit it up guys thank you for watching take care and stay tuned for more videos from gun mag warehouse

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Length: 15min 42sec (942 seconds)

Published: Fri May 31 2019