re: Pistol Suggestions

Glock G19

I own both 9 and 40. For a beginner looking to get range time, I suggest the 9. I suggest you go to the range with a few people to try them out before buying one - or you can rent at some ranges.

Cant go wrong with the glock 17 or 19 or the Springfield XD9. They are both considered reliable, reasonably priced and available most anywhere

ETA The Judge

A revolver is simpler to use for someone not used to guns. Autos require training for when something goes wrong.

A .22 is the best for learning to shoot well.

if you are new then don't worry about something more simple to use. Auto is not tougher to learn.

Like driving. I learned on a manual not auto. Now I can drive both.

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Baretta Px4.40

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Look too much like a Phaser. As in, "Set Phasers to stun."

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pinions on what's a good gun to have and somewhat simple to keep up.

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Buy a Glock or a Springfield XD. They are simple to operate, don't require much maintenance, and you can put pretty much any kind of cheap shitty ammo you can find through them (although I wouldn't suggest doing this).

ETA: If you literally have 0 experience with handguns and no one to teach you, you should probably find a safety class to take.

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take it back, that pistol is the shits.

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Could be the most awesome, durable, accurate pistol ever. Still looks like a phaser.

my brother bought one of berettas in a foty cal. He likes it and I guess that is all that matters

Triggers aren't that great, they were known to have problems in the past, and terrible resale.

To name a few.

to the OP, i bought a S&W sigma 40 for 300 at academy. i love it and it does what i need it to do: the same thing you are buying yours for. i would suggest shooting what you want to buy before purchasing it.