# Looking to purchase a new/used handgun

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-purchase-a-new-used-handgun/198693/13 "2008-07-24T11:28:02Z")

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> [@The cars that nyspeeders hate the most](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cars-that-nyspeeders-hate-the-most/37225/35):
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> 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:

i have a .45 GAP fire Glock… it’s a good combo because the smaller .45 lessens any recoil… the subcompact barely jumps around so it’s a win win.

I have a .22 and for conceal it’s seriously like pocket sized… holds 15+1 and is semi-auto… the .45 holds 6+1 and is significantly thicker and bigger and is a subcompact!

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