This really going to go down? "this" being America

[CaptainHenreh]

so mikey should get a gun? i don't want a shotgun and enoguh friends have rifles... i guess that means pistol. recommendations for an expensive, but fun starter? i really like sigs (i think it was a 226 i spent a good amount of time with), but they're a bit out of what i'm looking to spend.

oh yeah, don't tell caitlin

I'll give you the same advice I give everyone:

Go to a local gun store, hold and heft every pistol they have. Find the ones that feel the best to you. Grip, balance, weight. Set the ones that feel the best to the side, THEN look at pricing and features. You're going to pay between 300 and 550 dollars, but pricing should be the LEAST concern when buying a nice handgun.