re: Best handgun purchase for lefty

I'd recommend one of the all steel CZ's with ambidextrous safeties. A previous poster that said they can be had for under $300 which is wrong. You will be lucky to find one under $500, but in my opinion, they are worth twice that amount.

I doubt I'd ever sell or trade a S&W .357 steel revolver with a 3-4" barrel.

quote:

---

I'd recommend one of the all steel CZ's with ambidextrous safeties. A previous poster that said they can be had for under $300 which is wrong. You will be lucky to find one under $500, but in my opinion, they are worth twice that amount.

---

I was referring to the CZ 82, which is under $300. You won't find a true CZ 75 much under $500, but you can grab a good clone for around $300 or so. Check out the Canik Stingray at JG Sales for $319; it's a fine shooter.

I bought a brand new cz75b a couple of weeks ago and it was $520 from the factory. The store owner that I delivered it to looked at the paperwork to make sure it was all in order and it had the receipt in it. He just said "that's a steal".

Great deals are out there... Just gotta search and be patient.

Many Sig models have a reversible magazine release. Lefties have to use the trigger finger, rather than thumb on the decocker, but there are no other control issues. Only a handful of Sigs have manual safeties (1911s and 232 most notably).

With any pistol, the ejection might by a slight issue for lefties.

A revolver might be the best choice - Ruger GP100 would be a good choice.

quote:

---

With any pistol, the ejection might by a slight issue for lefties. 

A revolver might be the best choice - Ruger GP100 would be a good choice.

---

No problems with ejection for me. With the exception being revolvers. Most were designed for right hand people and executing a reload on a revolver is something that I'd rather not deal with or attempt in a hairy situation. The easiest way would be to switch hands and do it like a right handed person, but then again I'd rather not switch hands in the middle of a fight. Just my opinion.

quote:

---

HK P30

---

Only logical choice. And Im left handed and own a few of them .357 six shooter is close 2nd.

quote:

---

Think I am gonna go with the Walther PPQ M2. It just felt good in my hands

---

And that is the number 1 requirement in a handgun; you have to practice to become good with a gun, and you have to like it to want to practice!
I read a quick review on Waltherforums LINK, and it sounds like you got a nice pistol. Per the review, the one thing to be aware/careful of, is that it has no external safety- if a bullet is chambered and you pull the trigger, it will shoot. Just something to be mindful of, when you pick it up (and when you store it).

Since this is your first pistol (and you asked for opinions), I'll risk some unsolicited advice:
1) spend the $10 bucks or so to get some snap caps in that caliber, and use those to dryfire and practice racking the slide. It's good insurance for the parts to have something in the chamber, and to have one in the magazine when you release the slide (it can be hard on various parts to both dry fire, and to freely release the slide on an empty chamber). It's good to safely dry fire, as it smooths up the trigger, and you learn where the trigger "breaks"
2) rotate the magazines every so often; if you keep one fully loaded you eventually run the risk of the springs losing tension.

Enjoy your Walther!

quote:

---

Think I am gonna go with the Walther PPQ M2. It just felt good in my hands
And that is the number 1 requirement in a handgun;

---

No offense intended, but "feels good in your hands" is way down the list of important attributes for a self-defense pistol.

So are "sexy, cool, hot, hawt, sweet and badass."

1. Get a gun that has the reputation of being the most reliable handgun on this planet. This is always step #1. You've now pretty much limited your choices to Glocks, M&P's H-K's and SIGS.

2. Get a gun w/o an external safety. If this is a show-stopper, you don't need a self-defense gun. If you're gonna fiddle with the little levers, buttons and switches, you don't need a gun of any kind.

3. Get a gun with a consistent trigger pull. This means the trigger is SA only, or DA only. It means not buying a handgun that has a SA/DA trigger.

4. Get one that holds enough ammo to take care of two or three thugs. Don't assume BG's they will run away like little girls just because you pull out your piece -- assume they're members of a BR or N.O. street gang and are gonna try to stuff your pistol into your rectal cavity.

And assume that you may miss with 50-70% of your shots. Nationwide cops miss with 80% of theirs.

So you may need plenty of ammo -- especially if you encounter some dudes in a gang, or dudes smoking meth, or dudes smoking bath salts, or dudes who are schizophrenic. Just because you can't hear the voices doesn't mean the BG can't hear them -- and the voices may be telling him to bust a cap in your arse.

5. Forget price, forget nickel or chrome plating, and forget exotic wood. You want a gun that goes "pew pew" every time you pull the trigger ......... and you want a gun that doesn't go "pew pew" when you don't pull the trigger.

6. Forget the cute little mouse gun that fits so well in your Levi pockets. It's a bit difficult to draw your poodle shooter while sea-belted into your truck, at a traffic light, when a young urban thug decides to jack your ride.

Just my $.02 -- you may find different opinions, or a better price, on the interwebz.