dude, i'm telling you... either a desert eagle .50, a .45, a .44 magnum, or like someone mentioned earlier, a .357. though if you're a poor fucking shot, you probably don't want to go with a revolver. and all this talk of 500+ dollars for a handgun... well yes, there are plenty that fall into that price range, but just the same, as mentioned before, you can find them cheaper at gun shows. as a matter of fact, i just recently visited a gunshow and purchased another handgun to add to my collection. i spent a total of $160 USD for a .40 semi auto pistol, and 70 rounds (50 target shots, 20 hydra shoks). bought the gun BRAND NEW and it hasn't given me a single problem so far. i'm confident that it would fulfill my needs for laying a mother fucker flat on his back. i sleep with a pistol religiously. but i live in the ghetto, so it's nothing unusual.