$3000 for a single firearm

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If it's going to be a collector / safe queen / investment - Winchester pre-64, pre WW-II area in NIB condition or a mint S&W Mod 29 44 mag.

If it's going to be a shooter and you really want to spend the money - Production Custom 1911 or stretch out to a long range .338 rig with some glass, the DPMS SASS is an affordable & fun semi auto... but I also have a soft spot for a Sig 556 or RRA Piston/side folder stock.

Honestly... $2k in Silver or Gold investments and a nice used Remmy 700 or FN Winchester M70 and some decent glass, would be my "real" advice. It's not as cool to talk about saving money for the future as it is to play with a new expensive gun though.

The black guns over time see less and less range time and the expensive pistols don't seem to get carried knowing that if something happens they're sitting in the LE lock up till the investigation is concluded.
 
JT took the words right off my keyboard. Several times I stood in front of the Cooper rifle display. I told this one salesman I know rather well, "one of these days, one of these days". I'm still gonna do but, I need a kick in the pants to plunk the bucks down. That's what I would do. A Cooper. Some spendy scope, dies, etc. would burn 3k pretty quick.
 
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I would get one of these, rare, hard to find and no longer made, this one is a SBR. Made by a company called Zimmerman arms, they closed their doors earlier this year, one sweet little gun, uses same internals as a 10/22.
 
Never mind guns. Gold & especially silver if you want something for your family (after food, water, fuel, boolits and guns).
 
oneounceload said:
That's why I rat hole a 20 here and a 20 there- it took me two years of that to buy a discontinued S&W SxS for bird hunting that was on closeout for $1200. My Browning is 18 years old, and when I bought it back then for $1,000, it was a LOT as I had young kids and a wife - why I said, buy it once, cry once and never have to worry about it - the Browning is now north of 225,000 rounds with one trip to the smith for some minor maintenance - cost me $150 at 90,000 rounds.

My membership costs me $65/year and that gets me discounts on targets - no snooty club.

Too many here think like minimum wage workers and think everyone is only making that and if you spend a nickel more, you are some sort of gun snob - nothing could be further from the truth

Read, understand and appreciate my sig line - when it comes to costs, buying the best up front pays for itself on the back end - whether you are trading up or getting out, you'll recoup your initial investment and in the meantime will have had the joy of shooting something better than a cheap POS

225,000 targets - at an average cost of $.25/each for ammo and target is $56,250 over 18 years - the gun was $1,000

I think I got my money's worth as it is still going strong
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A favorite of mine I saw on a old poster for an accordion maker was "quality is remembered long after price is forgotten."
 
I found a RPK at our lgs for like 2100 I'd get that and maybe 5 mags and ammo. For when 50 burglars come to your house.
 
Two pistols...

A c96 and Luger, both shooter grade in 9mm. Put the rest into ammo and put aside $500 or so in the bank or brokerage account for a rainy day. That's what I would do with 3K of fun money. If I had to just put it into one gun, I would get a nicer but still shooter grade Luger, possibly an artillery model with the butt stock and NFA stamp.
 
58limited said:
I too highly recommend a Shiloh Sharps. Fun at the range and, depending on the caliber, it can bring down just about any game animal on the planet. Current wait time is 14-16 months but Shiloh often has a few on the rack ready to go - these are usually orders in which customers didn't keep their contact info up to date or they changed their mind. There is a $250 deposit when an order is placed. You pay the balance when they begin to make it or you can pay up front but sometimes the price goes up by the time it is actually made.

I bought a 45-70 off the rack and have been shooting factory Remington smokeless ammo, but I just bought a bunch of reloading and casting stuff so I can load my own black powder cartridges with my own cast bullets. Many Shiloh owners think the accuracy potential in these rifles can only be achieved in this manner. The 45-70 is a great beginner caliber for those unfamiliar with a black powder cartridge rifle (BPCR). It will also take down any North American game animal and is a great caliber to use at silhouette matches. There is an active discussion forum on Shiloh's website where you can learn more.

If you want a tang sight plan on an extra $350-500, globe front sights run about $150.

http://www.shilohrifle.com/

Mine is a Sporter #1

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Wow. This rifle is beautiful. Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I am most likely going to go with a double barreled shotgun as I like to go do sporting clays and i am about to move to a home that is literally 10 min away from the clay range so that would be something that would get used. Now the big task is to figure out which double. This sharps is a close second. A good friend of mine has one and I do really enjoy shooting it.
 
If not a high end long range rifle I would get a nice hicap 40s&w 1911 for limited comp... sti, svi, fusion, caspian... total custom...

I hope to one day have enough money to where I can justify having one $3k gun...
 
Impureclient said:
2500 cheeseburgers to feed the homeless, a CZ452 and a box of .22 ammo.
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Sounds good to me, but I'd rather spend the excess on TEACHING the homeless how to GET A JOB. Even if only flipping burgers.

It's the old 'give them a fish and they have a meal, teach them to fish and they are fed for ever' thing.

We give people way to much and not teach them how to stand on their own two feet.


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See, now you've got me thinking - what about a Cylinder & Slide 1911? Hard to go wrong with a built by hand custom pistol.

A nice over-under would be an excellent addition though.
 
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