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+1000000 on the reloading you wont regret it even if you still purchase ammo regularly you still have the option of makeing some when sources dry up at your local wally world

i got a really nice rig manuals dies and some basic tools for case work and hand priming for way under 600 leaving money for components

https://kempfgunshop.com//index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=28

kempf's is where i got my lee turret press
 
How about a rifle caliber pistol? TC Contender or something of the like for hunting and target shooting? Or maybe an AK or used AR pistol, both are lots of fun to shoot and ammo is cheap.
 
XD45 - have 2 and love 'em. My favorite is the Compact but if you're not going to carry it then you can get the regular grip model.
 
Another vote for reloading equipment. I really enjoy mine and have less than $300 in the basics- Lee turret. dies, scale, etc.
 
Get into reloading. I purchased a Lee Anniversary set and it has been great. Just picked up a Hornady Lock and Load AP press and am looking forward to using it soon too.

If you don't want to get into reloading, get a Garand. Go through the CMP. Make sure you get your paperwork squared away. The rifles they are getting right now are some of the nicest many people have seen in years. I picked up a 'new' H & R for $600 plus tax. I say new because the barrel is a like new vintage LMR. I was also able to get in early on the Armor Piercing ammo craze. I got some great ammo at a great price.
 
JCisHe said:
Pick up a Glock and use the rest for ammo or reloading components.
Or a holster and sights or whatever...

Anyway, if you don't own one, the Glock is a fine pistol.
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Be careful reloading for some Glocks. Too many case head separations using reloads to make me comfortable.

Not flaming Glock, just noticed advice putting Glock and reload in the same reply.
 
What I did

Like the poster, I also like to buy at least one gun a year, on general principles. And I have the major bases covered, as well. So I will offer pictures of the last 3 guns I bought, to see if it triggers anything - they were in the range $500 to $675:

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If I was working with $600, had a moderate collection and had no idea what I wanted to get next, I'd get a safe if I didn't have one...


...AND had somewhere to put it.
 
Here's a picture of the last five I've bought and a couple rounds I reloaded on my pair of single stage presses.
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I can't believe how many ammo cans I have! I'm glad everyone I know shoots 'cause I can't get rid of this stuff as fast as I make it; O That's another vote for reloading, I'd get to MidWayUSA and grab 4 Lee single stages on sale for $24.99ea. Buy some Lee handgun dies for $33 more (the 4 die deluxe sets, Trust me on that one), a cheap digital scale, Hornady powder measure and the basic supplies. I'm guessing if you stick to say 2 calibers for now you could do it up right for $400. That would leave you $300 for a new piece of hardware.

Anyone care to answer on what can be had on a $300 budget? I'd hate for the op to break his tradition.
 
If you have that much cash and no desire for a particular firearm, just put the money in the bank and wait. That way, you'll have the funds whenever you encounter something at the gun store that you just can't live without. For me, whenever I've bought something just because I had cash burning a hole in my pocket, I usually ended up not really liking what I got.
 
You could buy fun ammo choices instead.
Bean bag rounds, tracers, frangible ammo for steel plates, etc. Or, mostly for awesome toy sake, get one of those smoke grenade launchers by spikes tactical.

As far as a pistol...
I really want a .357 sig. So if you have a glock in .40 just get the .357 barrel, or buy a new glock in said caliber.

Or possibly a C7-75 and .22 conversion kit. Makes a very cheap plinker for either ammo choice.
 
If it was me? My next gun will probably be a S&W M65 - a .357 in stainless steel.
They don't make 'em any more, so it'll be used. But the Smith K-Frame is just a classical beauty.

The other gun I'd look at? A Ruger Vaquero in 45 Colt. Hey, if it's good enough for John Wayne, it's good enough for me. Nothing more needs to be said.
 
If you are considering a non-gun purchase with that money you won't go wrong with a reloading setup.

If it's a gun you want for sure I agree with one of the above posts, buy yourself a quality .22 rifle. A Weatherby Mark XXII comes to mind, that is some rifle!! Another suggestion above was for good optics, that's another good suggestion IMO. Sometimes we get good guns and skimp on optics. Adding good glass to a good rifle really makes the rifle...
 
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