Mooseman
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Wow, old thread freshly risen from the grave. It was a good one.
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What was the Cheapest Handgun you ever bought??
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KarenTOC
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Does getting a gun free count?
This past Christmas I visited a friend. She told me she'd had an old gun in her dresser drawer for years, and wanted rid of it but was afraid to touch it. Would I dispose of it for her?
Um, yes.
Turned out to be an H&R model 732, .32sw long, made in 1972, that had never been fired. It cleaned up nicely. I shot it. Trigger pull is roughly 72,658.3 lbs. They say you get what you pay for. Ah huh.
This past Christmas I visited a friend. She told me she'd had an old gun in her dresser drawer for years, and wanted rid of it but was afraid to touch it. Would I dispose of it for her?
Um, yes.
Turned out to be an H&R model 732, .32sw long, made in 1972, that had never been fired. It cleaned up nicely. I shot it. Trigger pull is roughly 72,658.3 lbs. They say you get what you pay for. Ah huh.
LightningJoe
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Bersa Series 95. Adequate but undistinguished.
Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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Probably $160 for a CZ52, or about the same for a Heritage Rough Rider .22 revolver with 2 cylinders.
Almost bit on a Nagant revolver but didn't, and I think the NAA mini-rev was up close to $200 with tax. Makarov was $200.
Almost bit on a Nagant revolver but didn't, and I think the NAA mini-rev was up close to $200 with tax. Makarov was $200.
420Stainless
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Used H&R 922 for $30. Not my favorite, but it works pretty good for a 65 year old low end revolver.
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$60 OTD for a new Raven. Still have it.
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gloucestergarand
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1. Cheap: Traded 100 liters of gas coupons for a really nice Walther PP.
Not so cheap: Getting it on my Waffenbesitzkarte so I could legally possess it, then ship it back to CONUS.
2. Cheap: Traded a Don Stivers print for a Winchester Garand.
Not so cheap: ATF said it was an "instrument of war"...duh, ya figure. Took some concentrated effort by my Senator to lean on the State Dept and ATF to get me the approval to ship her back. Then the shipping to a FFL import dealer, then further shipment and charges here when I picked her up, but it was worth every penny!
Not so cheap: Getting it on my Waffenbesitzkarte so I could legally possess it, then ship it back to CONUS.
2. Cheap: Traded a Don Stivers print for a Winchester Garand.
Not so cheap: ATF said it was an "instrument of war"...duh, ya figure. Took some concentrated effort by my Senator to lean on the State Dept and ATF to get me the approval to ship her back. Then the shipping to a FFL import dealer, then further shipment and charges here when I picked her up, but it was worth every penny!
When I was 17 working on a concrete crew for the summer. One of the guys who liked his beer a little to much would be broke 2 days after payday. He wanted to borrow $50 bucks and gave me Ruger SPR .44 mag with a 2x burris scope and holster. That was 15-16 years ago and he owes me $50 plus a whole lot of interest.
The 2nd similar situation a Glock 17 9mm for $35. Kept the gun for three years and would have rather had my $35 it was a POS.
Cheapest gun I have ever bought new $99 Lorcin 380 not a bad little gun for the money. I thought I just had to have a semi auto. So in the ignorance of my youth at 21. I sold a Ruger single six hunter .22lr to buy that little Lorcin:banghead: I am a dumba$$ and admit it.
The 2nd similar situation a Glock 17 9mm for $35. Kept the gun for three years and would have rather had my $35 it was a POS.
Cheapest gun I have ever bought new $99 Lorcin 380 not a bad little gun for the money. I thought I just had to have a semi auto. So in the ignorance of my youth at 21. I sold a Ruger single six hunter .22lr to buy that little Lorcin:banghead: I am a dumba$$ and admit it.
That would be a tie, at $350:
S&W Sigma (VE), 9mm. Purchased in the midst of a gun-crazy nation. One stovepipe early on, zero FTFs, and I'm 1000 rounds in.
SIG P6 - one mag, no holster, but very little holster wear. Overall great condition and great shooting. Technically the cheaper one, since there was tax included on the other.
S&W Sigma (VE), 9mm. Purchased in the midst of a gun-crazy nation. One stovepipe early on, zero FTFs, and I'm 1000 rounds in.
SIG P6 - one mag, no holster, but very little holster wear. Overall great condition and great shooting. Technically the cheaper one, since there was tax included on the other.
marv
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New Harrington&Richardson 900 for $30. New Ruger MK I bull barrel for
$69.50. Still have them.
$69.50. Still have them.
Deadheadted37
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LLAMA Micro-Max 380 Auto, $100.
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Great thread. Reminded me that I had bought a Raven .25 auto for $50.
Traded it for a RG .22 revolver, which I gave to my brother for his trapline use. It would light strike at least 1 round per cylinder full.
The RG broke about a year later. I disassembled it and threw it away. I never had a function issue with the Raven when I had it.
Traded it for a RG .22 revolver, which I gave to my brother for his trapline use. It would light strike at least 1 round per cylinder full.
The RG broke about a year later. I disassembled it and threw it away. I never had a function issue with the Raven when I had it.
walker944
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Butler .22 short for $30. It's a tiny little single-shot that literally will fit in the that useless little coin pocket that's just above the real pocket of your jeans. I love tucking the barrel in that little pocket (like it's a holster) and strutting around at the gun shows. I tell everyone that it's my ultimate home defense weapon. Incidentally, it's a blast to shoot that tiny thing.
MJZZZ
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I paid $25 for a 25 caliber Titan along time ago. I sold it back to the guy for $25. Mike
Micro
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A Rossi M885 stainless steel .38 spl. I think I spent about $175 on it new in the early '90s. Actually, it was a very well put together gun, with a nice finish and one of the best, smoothests, trigger pulls of any gun I've ever owned by any manufacturer regardless of price.
Myles
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Cheapest was 15 years ago: a sporterized Nagant at $15 from a local barfly. The poor pitiful rifle - that stock was a nightmare. Was a nice shooter, though.
Best deal I ever got was only 2 years ago: $200 for a pristine stainless S&W 66-no dash.
Best deal I ever got was only 2 years ago: $200 for a pristine stainless S&W 66-no dash.
In 1992 I bought 2 Norinco 213's for $89.00 each. They are Chinese copies of the Russian TT-33 in 9mm Luger. I put one away and shot the other one every week for over 15 years. I had to have over 55,000 rounds through that pistol. I never had a FTF or a FTE. It always went "Bang" and it was my most accurate handgun. I finally gave it to my brother, and bought out the safe queen. He'd been bugging me for years to sell it to him.
My next least expensive was a Star Modelo Super A in 9mm Largo for $125.00.
My next least expensive was a Star Modelo Super A in 9mm Largo for $125.00.
MifflinKid
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High Standard Sentinel Deluxe -- $35 in 1972. Still shoot it.
searcher451
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The thread zombies rise again. Excellent.
Are we talking "cheapest" as in cheap quality or "cheapest" as in inexpensive? Big difference to me, at least. The "cheapest" gun I ever bought was a Beretta Tomcat. It cost a lot of money, to be sure, but the quality of craftsmanship made it the "cheapest" gun I've ever owned ... by far.
Are we talking "cheapest" as in cheap quality or "cheapest" as in inexpensive? Big difference to me, at least. The "cheapest" gun I ever bought was a Beretta Tomcat. It cost a lot of money, to be sure, but the quality of craftsmanship made it the "cheapest" gun I've ever owned ... by far.
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