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In December I am turning 21 and finally going to be allowed to purchase a handgun. Im looking more forward to owning a handgun rather than being able to drink... legally, I'm not a big drinker as it is... I've digressed.

I've been doing a lot of reading and trying to figure out a good first handgun to own, but it feels like the more I read the more confused I get. Price is a factor as I'm going to be dropping a lot of money on a new camera lens pretty soon, and I am still out of a job due to my most recent reconstructive knee surgery.

My girlfriend's brother just purchased a Glock 21 which felt like a nice handgun when I fired it. To continue with the Glock idea I was thinking about possibly picking up a Glock 22 as my first handgun just because it was recommended to me by a few people. On the contrary, I've heard from a few people that they do not like Glocks. I've also fired a number of other various guns, but a couple were Kimber's which I know already as being out of my price range.

As I continued my research I found that the Sig 229 is really a talked about pistol, further research pointed out that that it had a price tag of 900 or so dollars. I've also heard good things about HK and at this point I'm having a hard time deciding what would be a good first gun. Something that is well priced and something that is reliable.

I know that to each his own and it depends on how the gun feels to me, but I'd like some pointers about where to look. You all are obviously much more experienced than I am, and therefore I value your opinion. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm open for any suggestions, but my price range is probably under 650... maybe I could push it upto 700.

Regards,
Chris