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ayy comrades, this is my first gun so sorry for the possibly obvious question. i ordered this gun online.

so when the magazine is all the way in the gun, it sticks out of the bottom still. i cocked the gun back and looked and it's hitting that little release to lock it in place when i insert it so to me it looks like its fitting properly. why does it hang out so much tho? is this the wrong magazine for this gun? the photo above is the one from the site when i bought it. i thought it looked like that just to show it came with a mag.

worst case scenario a magazine for one of these is cheap but i just wanna know if im just doing something wrong here

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[–] BironyPoisoned@hexbear.net 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

As long as it cycles correctly, it'll be fine. You got the shitty meme gun so it looks a little shit.

But also a handgun is worse than useless unless you practice shooting it. I'd trust someone to just pick up a rifle and use it in self-defense. I wouldn't do the same for a handgun. Unless you can hit a man size target from draw regularly, I wouldn't use it even in an emergency. A fucked up trigger pull or flinching will literally prevent you from hitting the broad side of a barn.

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago

Chief advantage of a handgun is that it's small.

Chief disadvantage of a handgun is that it's small.