What "Low Priced" firearms in your stable do you really like
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I have many old handguns but my favorites are my Dad's and Grampa's. one a High Standard .22 revolver that I have shot more than Dad ever did. Gramps is his old police revolver, Colt Army Special. He used to say it was extra strong because it was on a .41 frame. anyway, Grandma gave it to him for Christmas in 1928. I'll pass them along to my kids someday. Nowadays some of my favorite shooters are Taurus revolvers. A model 85 snubbie, a m94 5" .22 and a 4'' Tracker .44 mag. I have S&W's of course including 629 classic, but I have had very good luck with the Brazilian guns. Will they last as long as S&W or Colt? I won't live long enough to find out.
JaPes
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It's not that I don't like "low priced" firearms. I have a soft spot for the value to dollar proposition some value priced firearms provide. I've owned a bunch.
I don't remember them all. The issue with value priced firearms is that I don't hold onto them for long. After a year or so my curiosity is satisfied, and sell them and move on. They sell for close to the price I paid. Should I ever get the itch for one again, I can buy one because they are common, easy to find, and value priced.
Right now, the only value priced firearm I own is a Heritage Rough Rider .22lr single action revolver. This little revolver is so dirt cheap and fun to shoot, it's pointless to ever sell it and move on. It cost me $150 new.
- Ruger P95
- Hi Point JHP 45
- Hi Point .45 Carbine
- EAA Witness P
- Taurus PT709 Slim
- Taurus PT92
- S&W SD9VE
I don't remember them all. The issue with value priced firearms is that I don't hold onto them for long. After a year or so my curiosity is satisfied, and sell them and move on. They sell for close to the price I paid. Should I ever get the itch for one again, I can buy one because they are common, easy to find, and value priced.
Right now, the only value priced firearm I own is a Heritage Rough Rider .22lr single action revolver. This little revolver is so dirt cheap and fun to shoot, it's pointless to ever sell it and move on. It cost me $150 new.
GSG 1911-22.......................
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
Still have a battered, finishless pre-WWII Stevens 12 gauge side-by-side that I had sawed to twenty inches. Paid next to nothing for it forty years ago and took about three metric shiploads of rabbits in heavy brush and doves over silage fields with it. I keep it for home defense with #4 buck. Ugly as homemade sin, but a good old gun.
Some years ago when I wanted a J-frame but couldn't afford a Smith I paid $188 for a NIB Rossi M88, a Model 60 clone. In fit and finish it wasn't miles below a 60, and with innards polished and hammer bobbed it made a perfectly acceptable little pocket gun. I sold it, but it was a very decent deal. Wouldn't mind having it back for a spare.
Some years ago when I wanted a J-frame but couldn't afford a Smith I paid $188 for a NIB Rossi M88, a Model 60 clone. In fit and finish it wasn't miles below a 60, and with innards polished and hammer bobbed it made a perfectly acceptable little pocket gun. I sold it, but it was a very decent deal. Wouldn't mind having it back for a spare.
scoobysnacker
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I agree with this sentiment, and it why I've bought some of the used guns I have.
For $300, I have a Beretta 92SF (from the LAPD), a couple of CZ 75 pre B (from Czech police, made in 92, and from Israel, made in 89), and a S&W 39-2. These are nice guns mechanically and design/materials wise, from any standpoint. They're used... so what (as long as they run)? Like any car dealer will tell you, whatever you buy, as soon as you walk out the door, it becomes "used".
My vintage Charter Undercover was made in 1971 at Bridgeport, which
I had been told was some of Charter's finest finishes and actions. This
one does look good and the action is smooth. I don't know if $300 is a
great deal, but I'm happy with it. The Walnut grips it came with are fine
for concealment, but the rubber combat stocks are better for shooting.
Back at that time Charter offered holsters for the Undercover. I have
been told they were made by Chic Gaylord. I have never found them
anywhere.
I had been told was some of Charter's finest finishes and actions. This
one does look good and the action is smooth. I don't know if $300 is a
great deal, but I'm happy with it. The Walnut grips it came with are fine
for concealment, but the rubber combat stocks are better for shooting.
Back at that time Charter offered holsters for the Undercover. I have
been told they were made by Chic Gaylord. I have never found them
anywhere.
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Back around the turn of the century I was wandering around in my
favorite local gun store and came across a Colt's series 80 Gold Cup.
It didn't look bad so I bought it for $500. Went to the range. First shot
the front sight fell off. 3rd shot it jammed. After that about every 3rd
shot or so jammed.
My local gunsmith put a AO big dot sight on it and suggested some
Wilson magazines. They did help reduce the jamming, but I still had
enough of them to feel uncomfortable.
About that time I read an article in a gun magazine about Karl Sokol,
a gunsmith in Vermont. "When it absolutely, positively must work,
knowledgeable people from all over the world send their guns to Karl
Sokol" was the last words in the article.
I packed it up and sent it to Karl. I won't bore you with all the details
but suffice to say he gave it a complete overhaul using premium Ed
Brown parts, and he re-finished it with his Mountain Tuff finish.
Well the $500 that I thought was an ok price turned into about the
same "investment" as a new Gold Cup. But I rationalize by telling
myself it is better than a new one. Most important - it absolutely,
positively, does work every time. 100% reliability is worth a lot.
favorite local gun store and came across a Colt's series 80 Gold Cup.
It didn't look bad so I bought it for $500. Went to the range. First shot
the front sight fell off. 3rd shot it jammed. After that about every 3rd
shot or so jammed.
My local gunsmith put a AO big dot sight on it and suggested some
Wilson magazines. They did help reduce the jamming, but I still had
enough of them to feel uncomfortable.
About that time I read an article in a gun magazine about Karl Sokol,
a gunsmith in Vermont. "When it absolutely, positively must work,
knowledgeable people from all over the world send their guns to Karl
Sokol" was the last words in the article.
I packed it up and sent it to Karl. I won't bore you with all the details
but suffice to say he gave it a complete overhaul using premium Ed
Brown parts, and he re-finished it with his Mountain Tuff finish.
Well the $500 that I thought was an ok price turned into about the
same "investment" as a new Gold Cup. But I rationalize by telling
myself it is better than a new one. Most important - it absolutely,
positively, does work every time. 100% reliability is worth a lot.
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gregintenn
Member
Spanish Mauser I sporterized for deer hunting. $30 on consignment in a local gun store some years back. Didn't shoot worth a hoot until I spent forever cleaning a hundred years of crud from the bore. Now it shoots great. I have less than a C note in it fully loaded, and it's put a lot of meat in the freezer.
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