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Hello from Seattle
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 Location: Seattle Joined: Tue Nov 3, 2020 Posts: 7 
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Hi all,
Just bought my first gun today. Settled on a VP9 after trying a few at the range in Tacoma. Give me your best “beginner” gun owner advise. |
| Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:21 pm |
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Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52068 Real Name: Steve
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Well, if you bought a VP9 as your first gun, you seem to be headed down a pretty good path already.
 Buy a boresnake, some CLP and an UpLULA. Welcome to WaGuns! _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:27 pm |
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Site Moderator / In Memoriam  Location: Ryderwood WA. Joined: Sun May 15, 2011 Posts: 5337
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 Greetings and Welcome to WaGuns !!! Shoot LOTS of ammo. cootduster _________________ Retired May 30th 2018, after 41years. I'm not old. I'm just no longer young !!! |
| Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:51 pm |
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Site Supporter   Location: Maple Valley, WA Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 9271 Real Name: Young
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Welcome to WaGuns!
As stated above and it’s all about practicing. |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:06 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Round Rock, TX Joined: Thu Mar 5, 2015 Posts: 3899 Real Name: Dave
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Welcome. Nice pick on the gun. Considering buying a VP9 for my stepdaughter as their household's first handgun.
It's not practice that makes perfect, it's perfect practice that makes perfect  Consider getting yourself some professional training at Insights or FAS. Good way to get yourself into good habits from the git go in terms of stance, grip, trigger press, and sight alignment as well as learning gun safety/good gun handling habits and the legalities of armed self defense.Another thing to consider is safe storage. Not a big deal if you live by yourself. If you have kids in the house, consider teaching them the NRA Eddie Eagle rules: Don't touch, Leave, Tell an Adult. Also a pistol lockbox is a good idea if you have kids around. I'm a fan of the simple, mechanical boxes with simplex locks such as: https://www.deansafe.com/collections/handgun-safes We have the Fort Know and Stealth models with simplex locks. _________________ There are dead horses yet to be slain.... - NWGunner |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 6:16 am |
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Site Supporter Location: In my Cave near the Cloquallum Joined: Thu Sep 26, 2013 Posts: 7809 Real Name: Jim Sr.
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Congrats on your first gun. Get some training, practice shooting, cleaning it and vote for Gun Rights not Gun Control. That’s all I’ve got.
_________________ "You are either with us...as Americans. Or, You are against us. There is no IN BETWEEN." ??? "We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine, and what's yours is negotiable.'" JFK "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” -Ben Franklin MadPick wrote: I don't think you beat your children enough.  |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:06 am |
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Location: Seattle Joined: Tue Nov 3, 2020 Posts: 7
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Thanks everyone. Seems like training is the key and I’ll do some research on training and practice.
Best |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:12 am |
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Location: Seattle Joined: Tue Nov 3, 2020 Posts: 7
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Also, as a new gun owner. Where the hell do people get any ammo? The store I got my gun from would only sell me 2 box of 50.
Best |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:24 am |
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Site Supporter Location: Maple Valley, WA Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 9271 Real Name: Young
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That’s the hard question.
Ammo. Right now. It’s going to cost you (a lot). Hoping in the several weeks to maybe 2 months prices and availability will be “better” |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:55 am |
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 Site Supporter  Location: Tumwater, WA Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2012 Posts: 3640 Real Name: Chris
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VP9WA wrote: Also, as a new gun owner. Where the hell do people get any ammo? The store I got my gun from would only sell me 2 box of 50. Best Ammoseek.com is a good place to start for looking up ammo pricing and availability. Welcome aboard. _________________ Chris NRA Range Safety Officer NSSF Member SAF Defender's Club - Life member US Navy - 1976-1982 |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:00 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28191 Real Name: Ace Winky
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Best advice are always the 4 safety rules.
Gun is always loaded. Don't point at anything you wouldn't kill/destroy or otherwise shoot Do NOT put finger on trigger or even in finger guard until ready to pull that trigger Be aware of what is in front, around, in back and downrange from your target When shooting try to isolate your trigger finger movement from the firm grip of your remaining fingers. Do finger and hand exercises. Don't be afraid to ask questions Be courteous and clean up the land/floor/shooing area, _________________ Why does the Penguin in Batman sound like a duck? Because the eagle sounds like a hawk. |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:09 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Maple Valley, WA Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 9271 Real Name: Young
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Sorry didn’t complete my thought.
Benchmark range Ammo prices. Before madness $0.20 per round (aka CPR - cents per round). So that makes a box of 9mm (50 rounds) about $9-10. Going rate? Right now. $0.50 - $0.70 CPR. Means $25-40 a box Limit to 1-2 boxes at most stores. Online? Just depends on seller |
| Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:10 pm |
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 Location: seattle Joined: Fri Nov 6, 2020 Posts: 16 Real Name: wash samuel
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congratulation on the new member of the family
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