im looking at 4 guns, but can only get one. need some help from those that have experiance with some or all of these guns.
m70a
m57
Romanian ttc
cz-82
i sold my only 9mm luger a couple years ago to help me purchase my first .45, and sense then i have not purchased another, and i have never owned anything chambered for 7.62x25 or 9x18 ( well, i had a nagant revolver that had a cylinder chambered for 7.62x25, but i never used it because i have grown partial to my hand and face)
i have always wanted something chambered in these two rounds, and would like to once again have a 9x19. but im at a bit of a cross roads, im basically just looking for something fun, but i always keep the idea of buying for self defense in my mind (for example, even as a range gun i would get some self defense rounds and a decent holster when possible) but chances if this purchase ever needed to be used for anything other then fun at the range is slim to none unless theres some SHTF scenario were im having to arm my whole family or something (and im not real big into the SHTF preperation thing, im only prepared for hurricane season and there's not a lot of guns needed to for that as a general rule of thumb)
the 9x19 a year ago would have been a great choice simply because of the price of the ammo and the ease of finding it. but right now it seems to be one of the harder rounds to acquire. 9x18 is a hair cheaper then the tok, and still a bit easier to find, but with both the mak, and the tok, im looking to purchase online so its not a huge difference for me as they both can still be found.
when it comes to surplus ammo, which i would like to get in the future when i have the cash for a large ammo purchase, im not finding much for any of them, i found one thing for the 7.62x25 for $500, and thats pretty much never gonna happen, if i purchase surplus its most likely going to be about $150 or less.
the 7.62x25 seems to have a bit more power behind it, but this would, i assume, also result in more recoil. and the cz might be a bit more dependable and accurate as far as the guns them selves go, its also a little more costly (not by alot though) and i have read on a few forums were people choose the m57 over the ttc because they believed the m57 supply would run out sooner. and i think i need to consider rarity and/or what will not be available in 6 months to a year. if the m57 is thought to disapear in the next year and the cz, ttc, and m70a are thought to be around for a while, i would feel silly not going with the m57, as an example. as i once wanted a polish radon 9x18 and found that every surplus site online had them, now they seem to be gone, done wanna miss out again. (although i dont think it be as much fun at the range as these 4 anyway, shorter barrel and smaller mag cap would be less accuracy and more mag loading)
And while I can't speek for tye others yet, I know the cz is very ambidextrous and as a lefty I like that
m70a
m57
Romanian ttc
cz-82
i sold my only 9mm luger a couple years ago to help me purchase my first .45, and sense then i have not purchased another, and i have never owned anything chambered for 7.62x25 or 9x18 ( well, i had a nagant revolver that had a cylinder chambered for 7.62x25, but i never used it because i have grown partial to my hand and face)
i have always wanted something chambered in these two rounds, and would like to once again have a 9x19. but im at a bit of a cross roads, im basically just looking for something fun, but i always keep the idea of buying for self defense in my mind (for example, even as a range gun i would get some self defense rounds and a decent holster when possible) but chances if this purchase ever needed to be used for anything other then fun at the range is slim to none unless theres some SHTF scenario were im having to arm my whole family or something (and im not real big into the SHTF preperation thing, im only prepared for hurricane season and there's not a lot of guns needed to for that as a general rule of thumb)
the 9x19 a year ago would have been a great choice simply because of the price of the ammo and the ease of finding it. but right now it seems to be one of the harder rounds to acquire. 9x18 is a hair cheaper then the tok, and still a bit easier to find, but with both the mak, and the tok, im looking to purchase online so its not a huge difference for me as they both can still be found.
when it comes to surplus ammo, which i would like to get in the future when i have the cash for a large ammo purchase, im not finding much for any of them, i found one thing for the 7.62x25 for $500, and thats pretty much never gonna happen, if i purchase surplus its most likely going to be about $150 or less.
the 7.62x25 seems to have a bit more power behind it, but this would, i assume, also result in more recoil. and the cz might be a bit more dependable and accurate as far as the guns them selves go, its also a little more costly (not by alot though) and i have read on a few forums were people choose the m57 over the ttc because they believed the m57 supply would run out sooner. and i think i need to consider rarity and/or what will not be available in 6 months to a year. if the m57 is thought to disapear in the next year and the cz, ttc, and m70a are thought to be around for a while, i would feel silly not going with the m57, as an example. as i once wanted a polish radon 9x18 and found that every surplus site online had them, now they seem to be gone, done wanna miss out again. (although i dont think it be as much fun at the range as these 4 anyway, shorter barrel and smaller mag cap would be less accuracy and more mag loading)
And while I can't speek for tye others yet, I know the cz is very ambidextrous and as a lefty I like that
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