Multiple guns, or one expensive one?

One $1,800 firearm or multiple cheaper ones for $1,800

  • Give me one, I want the best of the best

    Votes: 40 26.7%

  • Give me many, more is better :D

    Votes: 110 73.3%
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It really depends if I have $1800 to start off a collection, or if I had $1800 where I had a few firearms already.

If it's the former to start off, I'd buy a few handguns with it. If it's where I am now, I'd spend it in one place.

It really depends.
 
My problem is that I can never save up $1800 for something really nice without buying a few less expensive guns first :mad:

For instance, I really want a nice Bowen .44 Spl conversion on a Ruger flat-top, but there was that nice S&W....and that 1911 I just had to have....and....etc.

Good luck with whatever you decide!
 
I chose "multiple". I don't own anything that cost more than $900, and of those I have two: the Beretta Urika A391 semiauto 20 gauge and the Kimber Ultra Carry II. My snubbie was about $350, IIRC. The Browning I traded for an XD, so call that more or less $500. My hunting rifle was used, but it's a Remington 700 and it was inexpensive; my EBR was only about $600...

At any rate, you can get a whole lot of firepower of different flavors for $1800. More is better.

Springmom
 
Someone far wiser than I wrote/said "Two is one and one is none". Thinking that wise advice, I'd opt to buy 2 $900 firearms that are the same, keeping one as backup.

So I tend to buy two of each really important firearm (eventually)... plus the fact that I have one son and one daughter who will eventually get similar firearms sometime down the road.

Works for hunting, plinking and self defense arms... not to mention knives.

But also, as a general rule of thumb, buy quality first and foremost then start saving to buy the next one. It won't be long before you realize you're over 50 and have acquired some really nice firearms over the years. Some of them you'll find seem to have acquired a brother or two or three.
 
I am not a cool aid drinker and as such, I dont think that a $2000.00 1911 REALLY works much better than a good ole Springer for $500.00. I know they can be made prettier and have all sorts of stuff done to improve them, but I dont know if they are worth it.

With that said, other than AR-15, I dont own ANY gun that I have more than $600.00 invested. I own quite a few Glocks that were all bought in the $400-$450 range and they suit my needs very well.

So, for 16-1800 dollars, I could get myself:

Glock $450.00
Remmy 870 $350.00
Savage Rifle with some inexpenive Glass for $500 (most likely MUCH less)

This would leave me with $100.00 pre gun minimum for ammo and I would be at $1600.00

I could take the last $200.00 and invest in some training.

$1800.00 CAN go a LONG way if you spend it right.

Consider as new guns over BRAND new and get a good deal. Be patient in what you are looking for because a deal WILL pop up when you least expect it.


Now, I can take what I PERSONALLY own and put it into perspective:

Glock 17 $400.00 total
Mossberg 500 $225.00 total
Savage .270 $315.00 total

I am in this for $940.00.....and it covers ALL basis. Hunting, HD, CCW...
 
If I were just starting out it would be a couple of guns and a good supply of ammo for that $1,800.00

This is especially true if you are thinking of a carry weapon since if (God forbid) you ever had to use it then you can expect to be without that weapon for a good period of time.
 
It depends on what needs are or are not yet met in my collection. I REALLY WANT a .50 Beowulf AR and a Premier Grade Freedom Arms Model 83 in 500WE, but I also want a nice AK, I'm sending my NEF out to have extra barrels fitted, I'd like another Glock to replace the one I sold, etc. etc.

I plan on alternating cheap with expensive until I get everything I want. The NEF barrels are next on the list.

gp911
 
WEll, if I already had all the guns that i already have, and I had to spend that much on more guns...

I might buy 20 mosin nagants ($90 each, all over town), and try to revive communism.

I might buy two dozen break-open single-shot 12 gauges ($75, all over town), and try to revive redneck-ism.

With either of those, I don't get much quality. I could get one nice benelli shotgun with all the trimmings, for a little less than 1800. But then it would only be one shotgun. Or, I could go for a middle road, and get a few stoeger model 2000, which is almost the same functionally as the benelli model 2, and I think I could get four of them for the 1800 at my favorite gun shop.

Historically, I have tried to get the most high-end gun I could get of any particular variety (AR platform, shotgun, Classy hunting rifle, etc.), But I'd like to have more "beater" guns, where I'm not so concerned what happens to them. So I'd either by a set of rudimentary semiauto rifles (SKS maybe), or else I'd invest it in that Vulcan 25mm anti-aircraft gun I've been wanting (but it would probasbly cost a bit more to go through all the process of transferring it). I hate red tape. What I really need is an "anti-ordinance" weapon.
 
I don't think I'd like either of your options.

$600 for a gun strikes me as neither here nor there. There are plenty of good guns out there for $200 to $400, so if you want quantity or cost savings, $600 weapons just don't make sense. SKSs, Enfields, Mausers, CMP Garands, Mossy 500s, used wheelguns, Glocks, CZs, Springer 1911s, Kel-tecs... You could buy a dozen good rifles, shotguns, or handguns and never spend more than $400 on any of 'em.

A single $1800 gun doesn't sit well with me, either. I really like high quality machines, and I appreciate owning the best. But only having one gun is bad. I'd want a spare as either a backup or as a beater for times when I didn't want to put the expensive one at unnecessary risk.

My solution: one fancy gun for $1200 or $1400, plus one or two good cheap guns for $200 or $300 each.
 
I chose the multiple option on the premise that it was a starter collection. Also on the premise that "He who dies with the most toys wins"
 
My easy answer:

1) Used CZ 75 ($300)
2) New Mossberg 500 (<$300)
3) Really nice EBR (AR-15, FAL, etc.) for $1200

There's your $1800, and you've got a fantastic pistol, shotgun, and semi-automatic rifle. :)

Or, you could get #1 & #2 and a decent AR-15 for much less than $1200, and then you could buy the .22LR Kadet kit and a mouse gun for 24/7 CCW, in addition. You'd have all your bases covered.
 
If you are really in a bind I recommend buying a used glock (if its ccw gun) or maybe a used wheel gun ( home defense ). They can each be had for cheap and use the rest on ammo and quality cleaning products.
J
 
I know that all the pistols I was (with the excetion of a hk tatical) are all under 600. The cz75 sp01 and 97b I own were both under 600. The only thing I own thats more is my bushmaster m4a3, but its considered on the medium end as far as ar15s go.
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With what you're looking at (especially if you're on a budget and want more guns), will you really need the CZ SP-01 or would a CZ 75B or BD do the trick? The primary differences are picatinny rail (will you realistically use it? Keep in mind it makes CCW a little harder, and it's a big gun to boot) and increased magazine capacity (but the CZ 75B is 16+1, which is a lot already). So think about that b/c a lightly used CZ 75 will last a long time and run you ~$300. A new one probably $400-450, but still cheaper than your $600 SP-01. Personally, I think a rail makes sense for a HD pistol, but otherwise it doesn't. You're not going to CCW with a light on or be clearing rooms (unless you do that as part of your job).

Also, check the rifle forums, but it seems like you could get a pretty decent M4 for $600-800, but it starts getting more if you want it all tricked out with gizmos. There's nothing wrong with that, but that will limit how many guns you can get. Personally, if I can get multiple good quality (not junk) guns without lights, lasers, etc. or one pimped out gun with 17 rails and 25 lbs of extra equipment, I'd opt for the former.

With those things in mind, you could get a really nice used pump shotgun for cheap, and then buy a boat load of ammo or get more guns with the remainder of the money.
 
aside from the fact that I'm a student with a limited budget.

I feel that shooting should be a social event in aditional to a solo sport.

I like to have multiple firearms so that I can take out new shooters, and my friends who, for whatever reason don't have toys of their own.

three people passing one rifle around works, I've done back in the day, but its alot more fun if you aren't waiting for a turn.
 
When it comes to weapons I think the old saw "Quantity has a Quality of its very own" pretty much says it all.

I have a real hard time bringing myself to pay more than $600 for *any* handgun or $1300 for *any* rifle. No shotgun is worth more than $400 to me as I'm buying function not "art". YMMV.

--wally.
 
I'd rather have a $1800 worth of rifle, handgun and shotgun than a single $1800 from any of those categories.

But after that, the logistics of lots of different calibers / cartridges / loads is just a pain.

Mike
 
I would rather have three CZ75 SP01's than one Les Baer
I would rather have one RA XCR than three Mini-14's
 
I'm all about variety, and having backup. I ain't gonna rely on a single gun. Besides, I'm hard pressed to justify throwing $1800 at a single weapon, when there are seriously great deals out there. You'd be just about set for life with an SKS and Mossy by your side. Plus, you gotta buy ammo -- and lots of it.
 
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