$1500 gun buying game

[M92FS]

Revolver: S&W 442/642 .38 Spl +P J frame $400
Compact Auto : SIG P-229 9mm $700

$400 balance for holsters and ammo.

 

[yongxingfreesty]

if i had that money right now,

1. kimber custom cdp $900
2. s&w 686 4" $500

 

[MustangHowie]

Kimber Custom II
Sig 229
Ruger SP 101

A little over on price but all very reliable and worth it.

 

[chongfa]

1) PX4 9mm about $500 new otd
2) S&W 686 4" barrel about $400 new otd
3) Springfield Mil Spec 1911 about $600 new otd

 

[springmom]

Don't know prices in California, but here, in Texas, I'd get:

Springfield XD-45
Springfield XD-9 compact
Ruger SP101

Pretty sure that would get you under $1500, especially if you watch for sales.

Springmom

 

[Geronimo45]

Fullsize:1911A1 GI model from Springfield Armory - around $500 for the Stainless model.
Revolver: Smith Model 10, preferably nickelled - $350-ish.
Compact: Walther PPK/s - $450 or so.
That ought to give you enough money left over for some ammo and/or a nice holster setup.

 

[Impala]

sorry, didn't read the first post accidentally posted a couple ar projects i'm a ****...

not really any handguns on my list, they don't do well at 100-200yds haha

 

[lee n. field]

OK, I'll play.

CCW, so bias towards compact. California, so normal capacity mags are out of the question.

Ruger SP101 in .357. Around $400.

Springfield XD subcompact in.40. Good gun, magazines are not expensive, and it's handload friendly. It's like a Glock, except it's not. Or something. High $400s

Ruger P series .45, P90, P97 (prob. used) or P345. Stout, reliable 8 round full sized single stack .45. BOOM! Just the thing. Around $400.

Oh, yeah, the XD45 Compact is a 10 rounder, so you wouldn't have the gelded magazines to contend with.

Me, I think I'd go with 2 guns, and invest the rest in accessories, accouterments and ammo. Hard to have too many magazines. It can take a while to find the right holster.

 

[Stinger1]

I would keep the autos in the same caliber so not to have to keep changing ammo and like others here the same make so you could have interchangeable mags too.

1. XD45 Tactical . . . . . . . . . $550.00
2. XD45 compact . . . . . . . . . $525.00
3. Ruger GP100 4" 38/357 . . . $350.00

RC

 

[GunNut]

Glock 21 in .45ACP for home defense
Glock 19 in 9mm for CCW
S&W 642 or used 340PD for pocket carry

Should put you at $1,500.

This is where i'm at right now.

Steve

 

[sm]

Springfield GI 1911
Kel-Tec P-11
S&W 442

 

[Zen21Tao]

You say that you are getting these guns to be registered to you for permanent concealed carry pieces. IMHO, this means finding the highest quality firearms that best fits all of your needs. Therefore, I'm going to come out on the side of using your available funds to buy 2 of the highest quality firearms that fits you needs rather than 3 moderately priced adequate/acceptable pieces.

My suggestions are:

Sig P229 Elite... $950
Kahr PM/MK 40... $550

These two guns will fit all your CCW need.

The Sig is a perfect choice for either IWB or OWB carry. It takes 10rnd .40S&W magazines (actually 12 rounders also but those are for us in the free world), has a manual decocker, no safeties to worry about (just point and pull trigger), has night sights, and it has an amazing Short Reset Trigger. It is definitely (IMHO) one of the finest firearms on the planet.

The Kahr is also a great choice because of its amazingly compact size. It has the potential of making a great backup gun or a stand alone carry gun when your clothing wont permit the Sig. It can be carried in an ankle holster, pocket holster, IWB holster or OWB holster. Plus it is comfortable enough that you can easily forget you are wearing it all. All this with a gun that gives you 5+1 (or 6+1 with extended mag) rounds of .40S&W.

 

[Belgiboy]

ok, here are my thoughts on this subject

-Stoeger Cougar 9 mm as CCW, just because they are great shooters, feed 9mm Gold dots with no problems and mostly because I have one. If you ever have to use it and you do it right so it becomes evidence, you are only out $350.
-Smith and Wesson 686+ for on the night stand, wide choice of defensive ammo for this beautie and you can look at it until you fall asleep. I paid about $650 for mine but now i'm beginning to think that was a bit on the high side.
-That leaves 500 bucks for a top of the line .22. If you are not filthy rich, you'll need one for practice. Get a full option Browning Buckmark with rosewood grips and you might even get some girls to go to the range with you.

 

[crebralfix]

What about something odd like the Steyr M9 or Walther P99?

The P220 Compact was just released. It's a 6+1 compact P220 with beavertail for recoil management. It is the size of a Glock 19.

 

[Black Snowman]

CZ 75B Stainless, MSRP $629.00
CZ 2075 RAMI 9mm, MSRP $593.00
SP101 3", MSRP $550.00
If it were me. Street prices should get you much closer to the $1500 range.

 

[Vitamin G]

I'll play...

Here was my train of thought...

Browning hi-power cause its a browning design and having 15 rounds of oh wait nevermind he's in california...
So maybe a 1911 in 10mm of some kind cause I personally have no troubles using my normal wilson 8rd mags and fitting 9rounds into them, +1 in the chamber is 10... I wonder how expensive a 1911 10mm is out there...

Speaking of 10mm, the EAA Witness is really nice as a 10mm, but my friend's chokes on the 10rd mags so as long as you set aside $60 for a couple 15rd magazines oh wait crap thats right he's in California...

Well, maybe a Colt Defender or other compact 1911 for the hotter times when you just don't feel like going with a full size 1911 for whatever reason.

Didn't he say something about wheelguns? Wheelguns, Wheelguns, oh, those things from the old movies... Yeah, anyways...

A keltec .380 is a really nice pocket gun, plus it only has 6+1, so its cool in california, plus its has... <sigh> Okay, now i feel guilty for the wheelgun ignoring...

"I'd go with an SP101". Sweet, i knew a wheelgun. Now i can get back to autoloaders...



And so on...

 

[MPanova]

Even after tax a FFL fees you could 4 great pistols for about 1500 bucks


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[Autolycus]

I would buy 3 Glock 9mm's. A Glock 17, a Glock 19, and a Glock 26. They are about $500 a piece in my area.

 

[Vitamin G]

I would buy 3 Glock 9mm's. A Glock 17, a Glock 19, and a Glock 26. They are about $500 a piece in my area

And then end up carrying whichever one fit your hand the best? Each one of them is going to have 10 rounds, in california.

 

[Autolycus]

I didnt realize that the original poster was in California.

I guess then I would buy a Sig 220, a Jframd of some sort, and maybe a shotgun of some sort.

 

[G95]

S&W 686,
S&W 442,
GLOCK G19 over G17 since you will be using 10rnd mags,

skip the tiny autos they don't always run very well

 

[chopz]

cz po1 9mm
sa mil spec
ruger single 6 22lr/22mag

or

cz compact 9 satin nickel
ruger gp100
beretta neos

 

[GOSA]

>"I'd go with an SP101". Sweet, i knew a wheelgun. Now i can get back to autoloaders...

Yea, that, what Vitamin G said. SP101, and a Kahr. Or the SIG. All three of those would put you over budget, so make like the other people said, buy two and lotsa ammo.

 

[Master Blaster]

Glock G17 9mm
Springfield Milspec .45 acp
Smith and Wesson 686+ 6"

Might be slightly over 1500 or under depending on your source and prices in your area.

You migh also skip the Milspec if you dont like 1911s and get a good 22lr like a Buckmark or Ruger MKII (used)

 

[sean m]

Ruger KPGP-141 $500-$550
Ruger KP95 $350-$400
Keltec PF9 $300-$350

These would be my choices. At the low end only $1150 spent in tools gives $350 left for ammo and three holsters.