What's the most amount of money you would spend on one handgun?

I absolute would not spend a nickle over $300,000. A man has got to know his limitations.

I'm not one to choose some arbitrary number and say "This is my limit". The amount I'm willing to spend for a gun, or anything else, depends on the item and how much I want it. I've bought guns at auction that I fully intended to own, just had to wait for the auction to end to find out how much I was going to pay. This year I've bought several handguns from $275 to $2300, in each case I paid what the gun was worth to me. Would I spend more than that? Maybe. The option is there if I run across something I really want and feel that it's worth the price.

Collectibles, customs and race guns aside, $1000-ish is my pain threshold. Maybe $1500 or even $2000 if something really exceptional comes along, but usually I try to keep everything sensible.

Browning said:

$1500 is the most I would and have spent currently. (A custom BHP)

After that IMHO it's generally a case of diminishing returns.

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I always wanted a Browning Hi Power so I would agree with you on that one. (Just personal preference!)
I answered $500 because my Glock 26 was $500. My other pistols are all used and cost under $400 each.
I can buy new parts, springs, mags and still be under the $500 limit.

I'll just go with the saying "never say never"

Instead I''l just say this, currently as much as I'd like to have a 6" blued Colt Python to shoot sometimes not just look at, I have given up on one given current prices. That may change once I win the lotto.

.......Happy New YEAR Everyone....
It seems these days Mediocre costs a grand to 1500.....Personally I feel for this kind of money you should be getting a very decent gun ...but it appears that a person just has to factor in upgrades or a gunsmith with each purchase just to get what you wanted....and should have gotten in the first place ....after all isn't that the reason we buy new guns......Demming would be shaking his head....
Again Happy New YEAR....

For what purpose?
Shooting in the Olympics or Camp Perry?
Hunting squirrels?
Home defense?
Plinking?
Bush flying in Alaska?

The price tag often times doesn't equate with desirability.

What does a CZ75 sell for these days?

I would spend $1000 to $1200 on a handgun at this time in my life. Now if I were to come into a bunch of money, who knows how much I would spend.

jimherb said:

What does a CZ75 sell for these days?

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$600-1850.

WC145 said:

in each case I paid what the gun was worth to me

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What??? Do you mean to say you don't care if I don't think a gun you paid for was worth that much to me?
Just kidding of course, WC145. I think you got it. And I'll bet I too have a few guns you wouldn't have paid as much for as I did.
Happy New Year!

lionking said:

I'll just go with the saying "never say never"

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This is why I didn't vote.. I've learned not to lie to myself when dealing with firearms.. This is the last one, nothing above this $$$$, I have no desire for _____. Etc etc etc

The next one I'm going to get has a MSRP of $1300.00, so I guess that's it!!!!

I want a TSO.

Registered Magnum.. Nuff sed.

For one handgun, I wouldn't spend more than 1500. For a rifle, I can see myself spending double that amount.

I suspect most of my handguns currently retail between $1200 to $1600, though I've a few that cost considerably more, and many that cost considerably less. I've a hankering for my grail guns and I'll be paying well over 3 grand a piece because I want to get them before the wife retires too.

What price does one put on one's own life, or the lives of one's family? I get that many here have budgets that mean they can afford only entry-level firearms, but for me, quality, accuracy and utmost reliability come at a premium, which I'll gladly pay.

And I sure can't get those who drive $60,000 pick-up trucks, SUVs or luxury cars (I work with a lot of these guys) yet think $1000 is wat too much to spend on a handgun ... And if I buy my daughter a Volvo because of its great crash-test ratings and overall safety record, do I gift her a $289 Ruger pistol? Both being items that may be required only once to save her life ...

Old Dog said:

And I sure can't get those who drive $60,000 pick-up trucks, SUVs or luxury cars (I work with a lot of these guys) yet think $1000 is way too much to spend on a handgun....

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I honestly think most people don't think it through that thoroughly. My truck cost even more than that but I work from home and will never wear it out. I'm sure to keep it at least 10yrs but there are folks spending that much on a vehicle every few years, who never manage to pay one off. Then there are those who throw away hundreds of dollars a month on cigarettes and beer, yet they'll bellyache about money and scoff at paying over $300 for a firearm, which is usually a lifetime investment.

People definitely underestimate vehicle cost too. It's not difficult to get 75k in a 4 door diesel with a flat bed and decent hitches. That's about what the ton we use for work costed And its far from a Denali, although trailer brakes and power everything came standard, its basically a base model. And most finance so that 75-80k may cost 100k. Then 5 years later it's worth 25k and likely not paid for.
I'm hoping that most people don't finance guns, at least not accrued interest. So at least it's more straight forward than car buying. Plus unless you just buy the next big thing, while there is limited supply, its unlikely that value would ever go down very much. (Although I'm feeling pretty dumb about my 450 dollar am-15s I bought to put up when I thought the market was bottomed out before the election 2 years ago.)
So to me at least it's apples to oranges comparing big car purchases to guns.

People tend to put a personal value, or limit on things. You will find that guy that is willing to drop $3000 on a custom handgun but thinks someone is crazy for spending more then $150 on a good pair of boots. Some like all the bells and whistles on everything, some just on some things. I see nothing wrong with the guy that is only willing to spend $600 on a handgun, But I also see nothing wrong with the guy that wants to spend a lot more.
What I really like is when the member that spend a lot of money on a custom gun takes good pics and post them for our enjoyment.

My most expensive hand gun is my Erfurt Luger so I went 1500. I would not go over that at this point. I can't see what I would need in a non AR pistol for more than 1500.00

mrmike7189 said:

I always wanted a Browning Hi Power so I would agree with you on that one. (Just personal preference!)
I answered $500 because my Glock 26 was $500. My other pistols are all used and cost under $400 each.
I can buy new parts, springs, mags and still be under the $500 limit.

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Yeah, they're still my favorite pistol. You also don't see custom versions of them near as often as you do 1911's.

Just a guess, I'd say 1500, simply because I've never spent that for any pistol or long gun. Now though, at my age, I'm not very rigid on anything. I do have several guns that are worth more than that now, but paid price was far lower.