What's the cheapest gun you have that has given you the most enjoyment given it's price point?

Marlin 795

Two Ruby revolvers, S&W Model 10 clones, $50.00 each. Taught two of my sisters to shoot with them. Gave one to the older sister, the other took a Security Six instead.
The left-over Ruby was sold to a co-worker for that same $50.00.
Teaching useful skills to others is about as much fun as I know how to have.

The Ruger standard I went halves on with my dad for my 12th birthday. $125 in 1983, at Ace hardware and outdoor sports.

Marlin XT-22 for $150 about 5 yrs ago. Very accurate, not ammo picky.

This is a tough one and while I've had a blast shooting the Taurus PT-22 and Raven .25 I own, I'm gonna have to say I enjoyed shooting my Pietta 1858 more than those two pocket pistols and the Pietta cost me a grand total of $220 to own.

I have a .45 Colt conversion cylinder too, but I won't include that with the original price because even with cap and ball, the 1858 New Model Army is so much fun. It's accurate, it has great sights for a percussion revolver, it looks great, and it's still a practical firearm even today.

I love the 1858 NMA so much that I bought the "Sheriff" model from Cabela's earlier this year and keeping my eye out for a steel frame Buffalo model with the 12 inch barrel and adjustable sights.

This would be a toss-up between my Yugoslavian M57s (I have a couple) and a Rock Island Armory 1911.

I bought the RIA 1911 for just a tad over $200 and my M57s ran me about $170 each IIRC.

But then, how can I forget about the Marlin M60 that I bought for well under $100 that has seen several thousands of rounds over the past 20 years?

2agunner said:

What's the cheapest price you paid for a firearm that you own or have owned that has given you the most enjoyment and fun regardless of brand, caliber or gun type?

My pick would be the Heritage Rough Rider 22lr revolver. Great, nice fun gun for the brand new price of $100.

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Chinese SKS. I paid 75 for it. Have fired thousands of rounds through it.

Marlin model 60. It’s had hundreds of thousands of bulk pack rounds thru it.
My dad bought it for me at Service Merchandise in ‘91 on the day we started the air war in Iraq. I was 11. We came home and watched the war all night on TV.

Old used Revolution .22 bolt action tube fed rifle that cost $50 used in 1983. I taught both my kids to shoot with it. I still have it but haven't shot it in a couple of years. It is a very accurate rifle.

Fox Model B. Or milsurp K-31. Or Pietta 1858 Remmy repro.
Hard decision!
Too bad they were all lost in that offshore boating accident..

Marlin 60, $99 (1997)
Phoenix HP-22, $165 (2013)
Drodz Beehive

Savage 340 (no suffix, first year of production) in 30-30. $125, shoots as I accurately as I can manage with iron sights. Fun and cheap. If you've got the time, I've got the rifle. The Miller Beer of firearms.

4" pencil barreled Model 10 police trade-in back in the '80s when all the PDs were transitioning to autoloaders ... probably made around 1972 or thereabouts and bought for the princely sum of $79.

I have an Iver Johnson Champion 16 ga shot gun my grandpa bought at a poker game 32 years ago for 20 bucks.
He gave it to me and i probably killed 1000 jackrabbits before the sear wore out and no longer stays cocked.
Ive had that shotgun longer than anything else i own.....

A Beretta for $200.00 bought in the 80"s at K=mart. Simple, Reliable, few Parts,

Depends how far back I can go. About 5 years ago, I bought a Remington 572 with scabby wood for $100 at a garage sale. Refinished the stock and forearm, some Alumahyde from Brownell's did the receiver and a bit of cold blue on the barrel.

Back in the '80, I bought a Norinco SKS and a Russian Makarov for under $100 each.

In 1963, I bought a Marlin 1893 in .38-55 for $25. I passed on a Luger for $35, thought that was too much money.

If I had to pick one, it would be the Makarov IJ 70. It's on my desk as I type.

Marlin model 60 that I got for Christmas in the 80’s. I believe that my father said that it was $100 even out the door. I don’t know how many rounds I have put threw it, but I know that I shot a 1000 round bucket of bullets on the 4th of July the first year I had it.

Of the guns that I have purchased as a adult, I have a Canik S-120 (Cz 75 clone) that I enjoy shooting as much as any pistol I have ever owned. Their was a trade involved, but I have about $225 total in it.

I must break with the general pattern and suggest that my Desert Eagle, per dollar, has been the most, and largest grin inducing firearm I own!

While not inexpensive, I seriously do have the most fun with that pistol.

Even if it was done by weight, the very handicapped eagle would still give all my others a good run for their money!

savage axis II 223rem heavy barrel topped with a 6-18 votex scope. Its cheap and can hang with the big boys as far as accuracy.

1956 Colt Model 357. Bought in a pawn shop for less than $300. So gummed it would barely function and actually had cobwebs in a couple of cylinders. No finish. Ugliest grips I’ve seen in a while. After soaking in ATF and acetone for 3 days it loosened up. Took apart, cleaned and oiled it good. Now one of my favorites. I’ve put at least 1k rounds through it in the last year or so. Everything from wadcutters to full bore magnum loads. Shoots as good as anything I own. I did put some different grips on the old girl.

In 1968 I bought a Winchester Model 67A single shot .22 from my 1st wife's uncle at his pawn shop for $10. Shot squirrels all the way thru college and beyond until I could afford a fancier rifle, but I've never owned a better one.

That would have to be my High Point 9mm carbine. I think I got it for $170, and I couldn't count how many rounds have gone through it. Out around the barn, and in the woods, it's always there. Need to dispense of a coon, around the chickens, it's there. I just couldn't think of a more useful gun, for me, at that cost.

For pure fun for the money I would have to go with a Herters 44 Magnum I picked up used in 2010 for $225. Like most used 44s was evident it was basically unused. Tight lockup, deep bluing, and clean inside/out. Has a great trigger and fits my hands like a glove. Plenty of shooting since then

Paid $139 for a Yugo SKS with hand select, shipped to my FFL. Put a set of TechSights on it and called it the poor man's M14 because it was long and hefty, but accurate. Mine would do under 2 MOA with Wolf Military Classic, crap-tastic trigger and all. Solid gun all around and a lot of fun. Sold it to a friend I was trying to get into shooting.

Paid around $150 for a Ruger 10/22 back when I was in college. Had a ton of fun with it until ammo dried up and became expensive, and I got rid of it.

My first 4473 was a Remington M870 Wingmaster 12 gauge that I paid $300 for. It was used, but was an older model with a metal trigger guard and was so smooth. I talked the salesmen into including about 100 rounds of ammo for it and carried the thing around the woods terrorizing critters so much that some people were concerned the thing might actually fuse to my body. That was one of the guns that was stolen a few years ago. I miss it greatly.

Gotta say my Glock 20 wasn't a whole lot of money to buy new, all things considered, and has been a blast to own. Love it.

That's a tough question..... Some of my older gun purchases would have to be adjusted for inflation to get an idea of what they cost in today's dollars. The first ever brand new gun that I purchased will be 50 years old next month. A 12 ga. High Standard Flite King pump that was on sale for $69.95 in November 1968. Don't recall what the regular price was but it was a smoking hot deal. They were flying out the door and I was lucky enough to get the very last one they had. Still have it and it's a keeper.