Recently picked up my first gun. Going to try to get out to the range in the next few days to see how it shoots. I've read lots of good things about the PPQ's so I hope it lives up to the hype. Ergonomics feel great and I really like the full ambi features being left handed.
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Just a heads up that Flying Dog will only do tours with limited sampling. I've heard that the tours can be completely booked in advanced so you may want to check with them to see if they have any openings. I'm a big fan of Flying Dog and am one of the inaugural members of their Junto Society...
The Walther PPQ is moving up my wish list list as it appears to be full ambi and I'm left handed. I see that the slide release is on both sides, the mag release appears to be full ambi by the index finger release at the bottom of the trigger gaurd, but not sure about the safety. Could someone...
Gunrunners and Gun Shack are definitely on my list to visit and there are a some on my list not to visit based on reviews I've seen here. I don't believe Gunrunners is open on the weekends which makes it difficult to visit them but I do leave early on Fridays. Maybe I'll try to stop by there...
hvymax - Thanks for the clarification on clips and mags.
silverlord - The XD was definitely on my list when I was thinking new but if I can save some money and get a good used Glock I may go that direction. As far as the shotgun first for HD defense, I was think the pistol in a biometric...
Update to my original post after my first purchase.
After looking around I decided on a handgun that is full ambi. I was leaning towards a S&W M&P 9mm but came across a thread on this site about the Walther PPQ 9mm and that is what I ended up getting. I picked it up today but have not yet...