Hello My name is Charley.
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Oh and lemme tell you I kinda like them those Browning M2 .50 cal. - we flew a couple of guys to a fishing lodge in Alaska one year - you should have seen their "toys" - their vocation? . . . "cutters". 😱
Hey, Charley! Welcome aboard. You picked a great thread for your first post.
Trin:
Thanks for the info about the G27. I actually don't own a Glock, but I've shot several different models. I actually want to test-fire the G36. I have a buddy who owns a G22 and another who owns a G33.
I found the G22 comparable to a .40 S&W Beretta I own, but I just like the Beretta better. I shot the G33 and it killed my hand. I like the idea of .357 SIG in a compact, but that damn gun is just too small for my big hands (my buddy who owns it is in law enforcement and has even bigger hands than I do!). I just like .45 ACP. Big, slow, and nasty. I have an HK USP and a 1911. Those are probably my favorite guns to shoot. And, both of them are stunningly accurate on the range.
To the OP:
I think 9mm is a fine option. There are plenty of 9mm handguns out there to choose from. The advantage is that you can get a tone of ammo for relatively cheap, and if you want a plinker that has some decent firepower, then that's the way to go. Personally, I don't own any 9mm handguns (but am thinking about getting one).
For simple plinking, I shoot my Walther P22. I think Mil said he has one too. This is a decent little handgun that looks pretty cool to boot. There are two major problems with it, though. First, the shells tend to fly out and backwards and smack you in the face. I know they are only .22LR, but hot brass is hot brass. One got caught in my shirt collar one time and burned the crap outta my neck. Secondly, if you take it apart (field strip) to clean it, you're going to say more "*&@&#(!" words trying to put that b!tch back together. It is poorly designed for a field strip. The recoil spring is nearly impossible to guide back into position. I disassembled it one time to fully clean it, and it took me about an hour to put it back together with a nice blood blister on my thumb to show for my efforts. All in all, I probably would've purchased something else if I'd know it was going to be such a pain to maintain and with the ejector seemingly aimed at my forehead when I shoot.
You can also go to a local gunshow and purchase a nice surplus rifle, like a Moisin-Nagant, for under $100. This shoots 7.62x54R ammo, and it is beefy. If you want something that makes a big bang on the range and is fun to shoot, consider that as well. Plus, there are all different ways you can customize it, and it makes a decent hunting rifle (if you're close... because those things aren't always exactly 1 MOA at 100 yards).
Good luck. Have fun. Shoot safely.
-copro
Just don't miss. That 55gr round is still coming out of the barrel at about 1100 fps. 
