# Looking to purchase a new/used handgun **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 23, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-purchase-a-new-used-handgun/198693 "2008-07-23T23:04:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-purchase-a-new-used-handgun/198693/11 "2008-07-24T11:23:26Z")
> [@The cars that nyspeeders hate the most](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cars-that-nyspeeders-hate-the-most/37225/35): > > do you really need a .40, .45, or even a 9mm for stopping power? I talk to some people who say a 45 is the way to go, but in the heat of the moment, a miss with the recoil of a large caliber gun will be very bad. A few people in the military that I know all seem to carry 22’s for personal protection. They are dirt cheap to shoot, have no recoil, and as quiet as a bb gun, are easier to conceal and carry, and can kill someone just like the bigger guns. > :dunno: See you say people in the military told you this. For me there is no way I would trust my life with a .22. For an everyday guy like me I am sure in a real life situation I am going to be scared as fuck if I have to shoot someone. I am willing to bet I cannot aim as good as I could at the range. So I would rather have a .40 or a 9 b/c the recoil isnt too bad and they put you down a lot quicker than a .22. I was talking to my old neighbor who is a city cop and he was telling me about how they got a call for this pile of shit who got shot 3 times with a 9. He said they guy was sitting on the curb bitching about how long it took them to get there. So I would say for an everyday guy a .40 (or something similar) seems to be the best all around personal defense gun. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-purchase-a-new-used-handgun/198693)._