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Mr. Mosin

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Question regarding actually buying a handgun now. With stuff being the way... stuff... is; would you buy something in whatever caliber you could get your hands on in something resembling bulk, or buy something in the caliber you actually want and only get a handful (if that) of ammunition for it ?

In addition, with... certain individuals having threatened... certain actions against the gun community.... would you go with a revolver or an autoloader ?
 
Personally, I buy never to sell. Get what you want, in the caliber you want, in the finish that you want and begin collecting ammunition. I do love revolvers, but an auto loader is king these days. Oh yea, and get to be proficient with it, however you can. Dry fire drills can be very useful, accompanied by range time and actual shooting.
 
As for me, at this point I wouldn't buy anything at all I didn't have ammo on hand for or at least have the components on hand to reload. As far as a wheel gun or auto, I am strictly a auto type. Unless I needed to kill an animal so dangerous that a 45 ACP wouldn't be enough, and I would require some type of magnum. Not a concern here in Fl., unless we get an infestation of dragons or some such next.
 
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As for me, at this point I wouldn't buy anything at all I didn't have ammo on hand for or at least have the components on hand to reload.
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I also think that way. At this particular point in time it might be prudent to first consider finding ammo and/or reloading components for a certain cartridge before you went looking for a handgun.
 
I'd buy whatever you can get ammo for right now, we don't know what the future is going to hold, but don't be paying triple the normal price for a certain gun.

When it comes to caliber, ask yourself what is the price of ammo now and are you willing to pay that price for that ammo from now on? I cannot accept paying $30 for 50 rds of 9mm, that's outrageous. At that price, .40 S&W is a bargain and an equally, if not more effective caliber.

That said, don't be buying something like .25 just because ammo is available, the guns and that caliber serve a very, very specific niche, one that has been shrinking for decades.

Somebody said they wouldn't buy anything that they didn't already have ammo for or the ability to load it and that's 100% correct. I intend to buy a .45-70 eventually, but I have absolutely no bullets, brass, LR primers, or dies and I'm not gonna buy factory ammo, so that isn't happening for a long while.

I would be very hesitant to buy anything in 9mm right now. It use to be you buy the common calibers because the ammo was cheapest and always available, but we're seeing a weakness now where the most common calibers sell out the fastest and what you can't get is useless no matter how popular it is.

Get what you can get and get what can shoot more than one cartridge. 10mm's are great, seems near all of them not a 1911 can run .40 without issue and .45 revolvers that use moon clips can all shoot .45 GAP, some .32/.327 Mag revolvers can shoot .32 ACP without too much trouble.
 
It depends on your needs. If you don't have a handgun and need one (or just really want one), buy one in whatever caliber you get ammo for right now.

If this is a range toy, buy whatever gun you want or find a good deal on, and let it collect dust until things settle. And I'd ignore potential gun laws until they are actually voted on. If you want a semi-auto or revolver, get one. I have and like both.
 
ThomasT said:
Well Dan (OP) it looks like everyone is giving you the exact same advise I have given you over and over in the emails we have traded. Maybe you will listen to them.

But one more time I would suggest you get the GP-100 you keep asking about and try to start putting together a reloading kit.
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Kinda sounds like he’s an in-law?

LOL!
 
ThomasT said:
Well Dan (OP) it looks like everyone is giving you the exact same advise I have given you over and over in the emails we have traded. Maybe you will listen to them.

But one more time I would suggest you get the GP-100 you keep asking about and try to start putting together a reloading kit.
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I don’t know one way or another about a reloading kit but start buying rounds when you see them...
 
Buzznrose said:
Kinda sounds like he’s an in-law?

LOL!
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No. Just a young man who wants his first gun but is like a billy goat standing between two bales of hay and can't figure out which one to eat first.

Buzznrose said:
I don’t know one way or another about a reloading kit but start buying rounds when you see them...
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Yep and save the brass so they can be reloaded. I am a big proponent of reloading. Its the reason ammo shortages have no effect on me. I'm stocked to the gills with supplies.
 
If you are incrementing from Guns = 0 to Guns = 1; then, yes, you should select something for which ammo is presently available.
Which might be a revolver in .32, or even a small auto in .25 (or even 7.62x25 or the like). Or a full size auto in .38super (if both of those are locally available, naturally).

If Guns = Some, then get what appeals most to you; the ammo will become available, it will just take some amount of time.
 
If I were buying right now, I would try to buy off the grid, cash from a private seller. If I couldn't get get what I want, then I would take what I could get with lots of ammo. Does that make sense? I have found revolvers have a nice nostalgia about them and since most youngans want semi-autos, the revolvers are available and haven't been escalating in price.
 
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Thomasss said:
the revolvers are available and haven't been escalating in price.
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You haven't been pricing revolvers lately have you? I bid on a Taurus 44 mag Tracker with my high bid of $535 and lost the gun to a new unrated bidder who paid $700 for the gun. I thought my bid was crazy high. But I guess not. Have you looked at the price of a decent model 10?
 
Mr. Mosin said:
Question regarding actually buying a handgun now. With stuff being the way... stuff... is; would you buy something in whatever caliber you could get your hands on in something resembling bulk, or buy something in the caliber you actually want and only get a handful (if that) of ammunition for it ?
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Not enough information......why do you want or need a handgun?
Self protection?
Plinking?
Hunting?
Concealed carry?
Target shooting?

Unless you clue us in on the expected use any suggestions will be useless. This ain't a popularity contest. If you NEED a self defense handgun, but can only manage to round up fifty rounds in an acceptable caliber.....do that. If you are looking for a range gun/plinker.........cheap .22LR is perfect.

In addition, with... certain individuals having threatened... certain actions against the gun community.... would you go with a revolver or an autoloader ?
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Threats? Pffftttt.
If, and only if, legislation actually gets on the floor of the house for a vote will I be concerned. Anti gun bills have been filed every session of Congress as far back as you can read. Politicians have boasted of gun control legislation for decades........and nothing happens. Why? Well for one that pesky Second Amendment. Second, the rulings by the US Supreme Court. Thirdly and most importantly.........memories. That memories of what happened the last time Congress passed anti gun legislation (it cost them Congress).

Go with the gun and caliber you need for the task. Forget about silly what ifs.
 
I second the .40 opinions above, I would also keep looking for a 9 mm as well. That way you will have at least 2 choices for ammo. If you get a .40 you can also add a .357 Sig barrel for 3 ammo choices in 2 handguns. Next, get a .22 lr. and then ...
 
dogtown tom said:
Anti gun bills have been filed every session of Congress as far back as you can read.
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Same for most things. I was looking in some 60s magazines today and honestly pointed out to my wife that they could be today's headlines.

Power grid failures imminent.

Gun control. They are coming.

Move to economic and electric vehicles and away from v8 gas guzzlers (in the 1967 Ford brochure.... no less... I drive a 66 and a 78 ford all the time. Clearly Someone didn't get the economy memo.

410 pistol/ shotgun. A legal combination...(in a 68 guns and ammo)
 
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SharpDog said:
I second the .40 opinions above, I would also keep looking for a 9 mm as well. That way you will have at least 2 choices for ammo. If you get a .40 you can also add a .357 Sig barrel for 3 ammo choices in 2 handguns. Next, get a .22 lr. and then ...
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Can turn a .40 into a 9mm if you can find a conversion barrel. Lone Wolf makes conversion barrels for Glock and the S&W Shield. Would be nice if the Beretta Px4 had conversion barrels available, but they'd probably be much more in cost given the design.
 
dogtown tom said:
A .45Colt handgun with a rifled bbl that can fire a .410 shotgun shell does not require a tax stamp.
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Yeah the article is about how people have tried to get decent patterns from rifled barrels. One in particular in the article is a Thompson center with a screw in choke 4 inches long. Don't know if it ever saw production though
 
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