Hey folks, My partner and I took our first couple of handgun classes and went to the range a couple more times to try different handguns and practice. We are now at the stage where we are considering buying our first guns.

We want Toyota corolla type guns, highly available parts, large user base and reliable. We hope this will translate to a large knowledge base on potential issues and solutions, ease of maintenance and well suited for beginners.

They landed on the G19 and I on the G45. We have $1k to spend on each gun + potential upgrades. The main areas of focus are increased accuracy and ease of handling. There is a common advice to buy your gun stock and wait before making any changes. I find, when it comes to muscle memory, that the earlier you have your final setup ready, the better it is.

We would need your help and knowledge to make these 2 guns reliable tools with that price constraint. Every gun video out there wants you to upgrade every single part, we rather focus on the essentials that will make us more effective.

  • GoblinKing@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Thank you all for your feedback, I really appreciate it!

    Summarizing in case someone else has the same question in the future.

    • Do not put anything on the Guns yet. Wait until you get more experience and better understand what it is that you want to have on it. Alterations will not impact muscle memory in a significant positive way for them to be considered that early. Making changes to the Guns might reduce their reliability.
    • A better way to spend your money now is to take classes and buy ammo to practice.
    • Other gun recommendations would be the CZ P series.
    • Potential future purchases could be a holster, better sights, red dot and a flashlight