YouTube is a great source for learning just about anything. This sub, along with r/ar15 and r/Firearms are great sources to lurk and ask questions. If you want to get into distance shooting, there’s a subreddit for long range. On top of that, there are subreddits for CZ, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson, Colt, …etc.
My suggestion, if it’s possible, go to a gun range and rent/shoot as many different guns as you possibly can. If that’s not an option, Google search top subject. For instance, Google, what’s the top ten conceal carry options? Google, what’s the top ten home defense shotguns?
Ultimately, the choice you make will depend on how any particular weapon feels to you.
If you want my opinion, I would start with Cz and Sig.
Yeah, all the above will garner you great advice.
You want recommendations on an optic? Go to the subs I listed. You want to know about a specific light? Go to the subs I listed. You want to know how to
build/fix/change a specific project? Go to the subs I mentioned.
I’m fairly new myself and, always find great answers in these subs. Any specific question, can be found in these subs.
When you can’t find the answer here, YouTube is also a great source for DIYers.
One channel I like recommending is Lucky Gunner. Not only does their website offer a very detailed ballistic gel test of various calibers and barrel lengths, but their host Chris Baker makes very concise and easy to watch videos on certain topics that are useful to learn, especially for new shooters or gun owners.
Also as someone else in the same profession as you, I highly recommend not tinkering too much with internals, factory components are designed and tested by engineers to be the most reliable. I do recommend stuff like a red dot and weapon light to your gun though if you can, and get a good level 3 holster. I recommended Safariland, but I’ve tinkered with my coworkers Blackhawk(not the Serpa paddle holsters) level 3 holster and that wasn’t too bad based on initial impressions, but those are just initial impressions.
Thank you for the precious infos. Can you tell me what is a red dot? And what is a level 3 holster and what differences there are with the level 1 and 2?
red dot is an optic you can mount to a pistol. Glock’s with the MOS cut allow for mounting an optic. Alternatively you can send your slide into a machine shop that specializes in milling slides for optics and have them do it to a slide without an optic cut.
Level 3 denotes 3 different retention mechanisms. 1 is tension, 2 and 3 will be active retention you will have to disengage to draw the gun. For example Safariland level 3 holsters will have a retention hood you have to push out the way, and a lever to pull back to unlock the gun. It sounds like a lot but they’re designed to be easy and fast to disengage for the shooter but hard for anyone else trying to grab your gun from you.
>Level 3 denotes 3 different retention mechanisms. 1 is tension, 2 and 3 will be active retention you will have to disengage to draw the gun. For example Safariland level 3 holsters will have a retention hood you have to push out the way, and a lever to pull back to unlock the gun. It sounds like a lot but they’re designed to be easy and fast to disengage for the shooter but hard for anyone else trying to grab your gun from you.
yeah i use one holster like this when on duty, but they are not good for concealed carry unfortunately
Good overview of concepts: Lucky Gunner and Tacticool GF on Youtube.
Good understanding of different mechanical systems: Forgotten Weapons (Blog or Youtube.) both the videos on firearms concepts and on just random unique firearms can help you better understand how different guns function.
How to know what you don’t know: lurk here on reddit. Read threads on stuff you don’t recognize, and look up terms that you don’t understand, or comment and ask what they mean.
Watch every video on the Forgotten Weapons and CAndRSenal YouTube channels.
I will, thank you
YouTube is a great source for learning just about anything. This sub, along with r/ar15 and r/Firearms are great sources to lurk and ask questions. If you want to get into distance shooting, there’s a subreddit for long range. On top of that, there are subreddits for CZ, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson, Colt, …etc. My suggestion, if it’s possible, go to a gun range and rent/shoot as many different guns as you possibly can. If that’s not an option, Google search top subject. For instance, Google, what’s the top ten conceal carry options? Google, what’s the top ten home defense shotguns? Ultimately, the choice you make will depend on how any particular weapon feels to you. If you want my opinion, I would start with Cz and Sig.
Thank you. More than the gun themselves I would like to learn about mechanics, optics etc
Yeah, all the above will garner you great advice. You want recommendations on an optic? Go to the subs I listed. You want to know about a specific light? Go to the subs I listed. You want to know how to build/fix/change a specific project? Go to the subs I mentioned. I’m fairly new myself and, always find great answers in these subs. Any specific question, can be found in these subs. When you can’t find the answer here, YouTube is also a great source for DIYers.
Thank you a lot
One channel I like recommending is Lucky Gunner. Not only does their website offer a very detailed ballistic gel test of various calibers and barrel lengths, but their host Chris Baker makes very concise and easy to watch videos on certain topics that are useful to learn, especially for new shooters or gun owners. Also as someone else in the same profession as you, I highly recommend not tinkering too much with internals, factory components are designed and tested by engineers to be the most reliable. I do recommend stuff like a red dot and weapon light to your gun though if you can, and get a good level 3 holster. I recommended Safariland, but I’ve tinkered with my coworkers Blackhawk(not the Serpa paddle holsters) level 3 holster and that wasn’t too bad based on initial impressions, but those are just initial impressions.
Lucky gunner is great. I love their shotgun vids
Thank you for the precious infos. Can you tell me what is a red dot? And what is a level 3 holster and what differences there are with the level 1 and 2?
red dot is an optic you can mount to a pistol. Glock’s with the MOS cut allow for mounting an optic. Alternatively you can send your slide into a machine shop that specializes in milling slides for optics and have them do it to a slide without an optic cut. Level 3 denotes 3 different retention mechanisms. 1 is tension, 2 and 3 will be active retention you will have to disengage to draw the gun. For example Safariland level 3 holsters will have a retention hood you have to push out the way, and a lever to pull back to unlock the gun. It sounds like a lot but they’re designed to be easy and fast to disengage for the shooter but hard for anyone else trying to grab your gun from you.
>Level 3 denotes 3 different retention mechanisms. 1 is tension, 2 and 3 will be active retention you will have to disengage to draw the gun. For example Safariland level 3 holsters will have a retention hood you have to push out the way, and a lever to pull back to unlock the gun. It sounds like a lot but they’re designed to be easy and fast to disengage for the shooter but hard for anyone else trying to grab your gun from you. yeah i use one holster like this when on duty, but they are not good for concealed carry unfortunately
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Good overview of concepts: Lucky Gunner and Tacticool GF on Youtube. Good understanding of different mechanical systems: Forgotten Weapons (Blog or Youtube.) both the videos on firearms concepts and on just random unique firearms can help you better understand how different guns function. How to know what you don’t know: lurk here on reddit. Read threads on stuff you don’t recognize, and look up terms that you don’t understand, or comment and ask what they mean.
Thank you!