How about a "Like new in box."
I am offering an alternative idea based on your desire to stay within a certain dollar cost....One of the things I have done in buying cars and guns is to find one that was barely used but is technically used. Like tonight, I saw a CZ75 at alarge sporting goods chain store. I thought it was brand new but they had described it as LNIB, meaning Like New in Box. The sales person did not seem pushy but who knows. He said it appeared to have no marks indicating it was fired. They claimed it was a $499 gun they would sell for $410. I am looking for a 9mm and may buy it. I don't care if it is called used, it looks like new and has the box, etc. I would buy something like this before I would a questionable brand just because it is cheap. You have heard of "isms" haven't you? One ism (truism) is that you get what you pay for. I realize this is not perfectly true but it is true enough to use as a rule of thumb. Buy a quality brand item whether or not you are buying pancake mix, peanut butter, cars, or guns. You will be glad you did in the long run. And I think there are some deals out there in guns that have mostly laid in some person's gun safe until he/she decided to sell for whatever reason. Enjoy the search and the shooting. Moe
I am offering an alternative idea based on your desire to stay within a certain dollar cost....One of the things I have done in buying cars and guns is to find one that was barely used but is technically used. Like tonight, I saw a CZ75 at alarge sporting goods chain store. I thought it was brand new but they had described it as LNIB, meaning Like New in Box. The sales person did not seem pushy but who knows. He said it appeared to have no marks indicating it was fired. They claimed it was a $499 gun they would sell for $410. I am looking for a 9mm and may buy it. I don't care if it is called used, it looks like new and has the box, etc. I would buy something like this before I would a questionable brand just because it is cheap. You have heard of "isms" haven't you? One ism (truism) is that you get what you pay for. I realize this is not perfectly true but it is true enough to use as a rule of thumb. Buy a quality brand item whether or not you are buying pancake mix, peanut butter, cars, or guns. You will be glad you did in the long run. And I think there are some deals out there in guns that have mostly laid in some person's gun safe until he/she decided to sell for whatever reason. Enjoy the search and the shooting. Moe