What handgun would you pick that is C & R eligible?

[boomer1911a1]

Easy! A Bren Ten! You didn't mention a price point, and these things are now C&R eligible...

 

[glassman]

SNIPER X

on ADHD..we'd take over the world if we could pay attention long enough!!

 

[CypherNinja]

Wait...... Bren Tens made the C&R list?!?!?


Thats awesome.

 

[GrandmasterB]

Broomhandle Mauser. With the stock. Awesome.

Sounds good to me!



But anything 50 years old can qualify, so what about an early '50's Python? Or 1911, Hi Power or any of the many Colt and S&W revolvers?

 

[PT-Partners]

I know someone will verify this, but I like the Colt 1903 in .32acp. I have one for shooting and it is fun, works all of the time. The magazines are very expensive and hard to find but the technology still applies.

 

[tinygnat219]

Polish Eagle Radom Vis 35. Hands Down!

1895 Belgian Nagant Revolver (these were made prior to the tooling being sold to Russia)

Smith and Wesson No.3 chambered in .44 Russian.

Luger

1934 model Beretta

1911A1

Enfield Revolver No. 2 Mk 1.

Webley Revolver Mk VI in .455

These are the ones that immediately come to mind.

 

[TxPhantom]

What????

Well at the risk of sounding un-gun savy, I've read through this whole thread and still don't know what a "C & R " is. Since everyone else seems to know, I feel a little stupid.

 

[MikePGS]

C and R stands for Curios and Relics. Its a type of gun license that you can get that allows you to buy guns that are over 50 years old, or alternately specific guns that make the ATF's C and R list. The good thing about a C and R license, is that it only costs 30 dollars, so if you get one you can buy guns online and have them shipped to you relatively easily and for that matter cheaper than going through a FFL dealer. For more info check out this site http://www.cruffler.com/

 

[[email protected]]

C&R is great.... unless you live in Kalifornistan where a C&R handgun still goes thru all the red tape as new manufacture. My vote would be for:
Browning Inglis Hi-Power
1911's
1917 Colt or Smith in 45 AutoRim, (no moon clips)
1922 Browning

If pre 1899 pistols:
Broomhandle
Merwin & Hulbert
SAA
Colt Alaskan

 

[chabanais]

Sauer 38H. It is a remarkable pistol both to shoot and from an engineering perspective.

 

[huntershooter]

4" pre 29 S&W.

 

[markmc753]

East German Makarov

 

[TxPhantom]

Good Info....

MikePGS Quote;

C and R stands for Curios and Relics. Its a type of gun license that you can get that allows you to buy guns that are over 50 years old, or alternately specific guns that make the ATF's C and R list. The good thing about a C and R license, is that it only costs 30 dollars, so if you get one you can buy guns online and have them shipped to you relatively easily and for that matter cheaper than going through a FFL dealer. For more info check out this site http://www.cruffler.com/

Thanks Mike. Who says you can't teach a old dog new tricks (or gun related abreviations). I went to the Cruffle site. Very interesting.

 

[DMK]

The CZ-82 is a great deal right now.

Other nice guns that you might come across on the secondary market. I've owned or shot all of these and find them to be very fun, accurate and high quality handguns:

Argentine 1927 Sistema - 45ACP police and military sidearm. An exact copy of a USGI 1911A1. Identical in every way except markings. Made under licence in Argentina.

East German or Russian Makarov - 9x18 military sidearm. Similar in size and shape to the Walther PP. Nicely made and accurate. The German guns being slightly higher quality than the Russian or other Makarovs.

Manhurin PP - 32ACP and 22LR. Walther PP made in France after WWII due to political and economic issues in post WWII Germany. Nicely made and accurate.

CZ-50 - Czech 32ACP semi-auto police sidearm. Similar in size and shape to the Walther PP. Nicely made and accurate.

M1917 - 45ACP N frame revolver. Some where made by Colt, some by S&W. Kinda pricy, but you might get lucky. Very rich history. There's also a Brazilian copy of this gun.

S&W Military and Police - 38 Special K-frame revolver. Military version of the Model 10 used in WWII and later. Sometimes called a "Victory Revolver" (Mostly incorrectly. Only certain serial numbers are 'Victory' guns).

S&W British Service Revolver - 38 S&W(38/200) K-frame revolver. An S&W Military and Police chambered in 38/200 for British and Commonwealth service in WWII. Nice gun, but ammo is hard to find.

Star B - Spanish 9mm 1911 copy. Slightly smaller than the 1911A1 and has no grip safety. There's also the short barrel version called the Star BM which is not C&R.

Browning Hi-Power - Classic Belgian 9mm semi-auto. Older military Hi-Powers are C&R.