About 20 Hi Point Carbines!
Seriously, though. I've been sort of rebuilding since I haven't had many firearms for a while now. I lost a collection years ago and never replaced it.
So, here are my actual goals, given a somewhat limited budget:
CCW: M&P Shield 9mm. Small and flat enough to carry anytime, regardless of what I'm wearing. Ammo is cheap enough for a decent amount of range time. Gun cost, $385 plus tax. Accessories: Sticky Holster and need a good OWB holster, maybe Bladetech. Sticky working out great for now. Sights suck, so will be looking to get XS sights, $90 for the sights, $75 for my local smith to install. (Cheaper than buying the stuff to do it myself. I also lack space for a proper work bench.) If the trigger doesn't shape up after a few hundred more rounds, I'll have the smith put in the Apex carry kit. That'd run about $150 for parts and his time. Total cost: $645 - 795, plus tax and/or shipping. ETA: Hogue Handall Jr, about $8.
.22 LR Iron Sights Plinker: CZ-452 Special Military Trainer. Cost: $330. (Would probably be more to replace, but that's what I paid locally.) Accessories: Sling. $10. Total cost: $340 + tax.
.22 LR Semi Auto w/Glass (b/c my eyes are aging): Ruger 10/22 with decent scope. Get barrel threaded and add drop in parts as needed. Already have the gun, but let's say starting with a 10/22 Target model for about $350ish? Nikon Prostaff Rimfire about $170, Sling about $15. So, initially about $535 + tax.
.22 LR Pistol w/Threaded Barrel: Either a Buckmark or Ruger 22/45, say about $400 give or take, Suppressor around another $400, tax stamp $200. Total: $1,000.
9mm Carbine, threaded barrel, SBR, Suppressed: Say about $700 for the carbine, either AR flavor or CX-4, about $750 for the suppressor, about $150-ish for the gunsmithing (wild guesstimate), and $400 for the stamps. Total: $2,000.
So, that's $4520. Leaves enough to add an Eotech to the carbine.
