Bonneville America Forums Forums Off Topic Discussion Forums Lounge Thinking about buying a pistol

I have a few to choose from...as some here will tell you... .22, .25, .380, .38, .357, .45, .50, 9mm Short and 9mm ...my recommendation would be to find a local range that rents guns and try some on for size and comfort...choose what feels right and you have some reasonable control over...then get your self to a range, and practice, practice, practice, and then practice some more...unless you go with Dougs (Sole Survivor) suggestion then it wont matter what caliber you carry if you cant hit what you aim for...as far as capacity...if you need more than 5 rounds then you're traveling in the wrong place or with the wrong crowd...I'll take 2 well placed .22 rounds over a bunch of missed .45 shots...and if you're shooting at more than 10 feet you're going to have a he!! of a time claiming self defense...25' is a good practice range...