Most Undervalued Pistols -- S&W and Others???

[sodacan]

My contribution to this thread would have to be the Ruger P90 (45acp). It's a terrific shooter. Admittedly no great beauty, but with more than acceptable accuracy for what it is, and utterly reliable.

 

[margethatcher]

Futurama.

The cool thing is the Fantastic Plastic will still be around and shooting when grandpa's old revolver will be lost to rust and obscurity.

I disagree. I've worked construction for forty years outside under harsh conditions, and witnessed all kinds of wonder plastic failure. Sort of like BMW's efforts to introduce plastics in their engines. Given a little oil metal guns last for, well, hundreds of years. How many tuskoid and other plastic grips have become unusable after a few years.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

A while back a local Gun Store Owner that I know sold his store.
I saw him at a Gun Show with a table of mostly traditional Revolvers.
He told me that the Store Buyer did not want those guns.
So he kept those guns when he sold his store.

 

[sigp220.45]

I’ve always found Colt Police Positives (and often Police Positive Specials) to be undervalued. They just don’t bring the dough that either the larger or smaller Colts do.

This one wasn’t a complete steal at $399 (got it for less) but its all original and has what I suspect is an NYPD shield number on it.

I’ll also buy almost any H&R .22 revolver I come across. They are usually dirt cheap.

 

[mtgianni]

The pickings are slim at this time of year. All picked over from Christmas, and State inventory tax is in the works. Every year it takes until March or April for the majority of stores to get new shipments of merchandise.

Then I'll be looking for grandpa's stupid old revolver that got traded in to fund a piece of Fantastic Plastic!

Ivan

Or to pay an upcoming tax bill.

 

[mtgianni]

Quality pistols that have had easily fixed modifications. I bought a nice Ruger Mk 2 with several magazines for under $300 4 years ago because it was wearing a red dot sight. I pulled the red dot off and replaced it with a factory iron sight for the cost of a magazine.

 

[BC38]

The cool thing is the Fantastic Plastic will still be around and shooting when grandpa's old revolver will be lost to rust and obscurity.

Oh I wouldn't be too sure about that.

There are still quite a few 150 year old revolvers around - like single action Colts and percussion-cap revolvers - despite the fact that they shot corrosive black powder.

I doubt there will be many of today's plastic fantastics around 150+ years from now.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against the plastic-framed guns. I own quite a few of them.

But I still don't consider them to have the same potential to be the enduring classics that the old wood and steel revolvers are.

Realistically, even the best plastic is unlikely to survive 100 years of use and UV rays. Plastic certainly doesn't have the longevity of steel.

 

[growr]

The S&W SD9 and 40 VE are way under-rated and under valued in my book.

Randy

 

[ladder13]

Those $299 Beretta 84’s.

 

[DETROIT]

Steyr Arms M9A1 A2 series pistols
Pre Remington Rohrbaugh R9
Kahr Arms PM9 - perfect carry for dress clothes

 

[ezb57]

Beretta PX4
Sig SP2022

 

[bananaman]

Two that I have are Bersa Thunder 9 Pro, and Ruger P90. Both function great and I can shoot them well! Bob

 

[Ματθιας]

The whole SigPro line is undervalued Sp2022 and the earlier Sp2340 and Sp2009.

The best thing about the Sp2340 and Sp2009, they don't have that ugly pic rail!

 

[Rocketmedic40]

Redcoat3340, be aware there was a recall on the Walther PPS M2 early in the production. Check the Walther website for information about the recall.

I also like the Sig SP2009/2340/2022 series as well as the P250. Those models used to be under $300.00 in my area but the supply has dried up. I haven’t seen a LE trade-in revolver in a few years.

I actually took a circuitous trip from a few different third-generation Smiths through some other stuff and to a Mini 14 and 19-3 with some nice wood combat grips, and a P229 in .40, and an SP2022. Sold a nice 5906, 5946 veteran and a 559 to fund most of it.

I liked the 3rd gens, but the weight and profile kept them in the safe. Both Sigs are a lot more carry-friendly- for some reason, the balance and weight distribution is better.