What was the Cheapest Handgun you ever bought??

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I once bought a S&W Mod. 10 that had been in a small fire for $50. After 10 rounds fired the barrel was starting to come out.. Took it to a gunsmith to see about fixing and He bought it for what I had paid.

My dad found an H&R 9shot .22lr revolver on the side of the road once... He took it to the police. After about 3 months they told him to come and get it. It had a few minor scratches on it and the hammer spur was broken off ($20 fix) but it was actually free.
 
The cheapest handgun I ever bought was a HiPoint compensated 9mm. I think I paid like 129.00 or so for it.....eventually sold of course.
 
I have a 1968 Burgo 38 spl. never shot still in the org. box with ammo and cleaning brush the price tag on the box is $31.50
 
Cheapest handgun?

The cheapest handgun that I ever bought was a 9mm Jennings and it was a piece of junk!
 
Colt

Colt Police Positive Special for $ 90 back in the 1990's. The temptation was the Colt name. The dealer that bought it from me had a lot of trouble reselling it.
 
Well, I didn't actually BUY it but ... I had made a service call to clean a virus from a computer. Took about 20 minutes to get the computer good to go and another 10 minutes to ensure there were no other problems and the 'puter was up to date with patches.

Told the client that there'd be a 50 dollar service fee. Client says "How 'bout you take this instead" and shows me a virtually unused S&W 19-3. I demurred with an "Oh no, sir, I couldn't possibly take that, its worth far more than the fifty dollar fee." Client says "It ain't worth nuthin' to me, I don't even want it around." So I agreed to accept it in lieu of the service fee.

This was about two years ago and I've only fired a cylinder full of .38 specials thru it since then. Its just too purdy to take it out in the woods and shoot the crap outta it. It stays in the gun drawer and I take it out and fondle it occasionally.

This is the gun:
 
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Last Christmas I was given a S&W 19-4 2.5" RB in about 90% condition as well as a Star Firestar in 9mm. I sold the Star for $200, so I guess that I have -$200 in the 19.

Many years ago I gave a guy $10 for a nickel plated single shot .22 derringer style pistol. In retrospect I paid too much.
 
Rossi Snub-nose .38. NIB for about $200 in Dec. 2005. Changed main spring. Added old-fashioned wood grips. Shoots straight. Easy to carry.
 
Jennings J-22 for $46 plus tax in the 1980s. You have to shoot CCI mini mags in it other than that works fine every time after about 5000 rounds I have to say I got my moneys worth.:D
 
New: a Beretta .22 Bobcat for $219.00, just a fun plinking gun
Used: old model Ruger Bearcat $100.00
 
The cheapest - AS IN LEAST EXPENSIVE - that I bought was a Kel-Tec P32 that I kept for all of two months. I know it's very popular, sells very well and even has its own "cult" among gun owners, but IMO it is a very inexpensive, spartan, minimalist-designed and somewhat unreliable handgun. Small, lightweight, easily concealable but not worth the money IMO. I know that many will disagree with me on that.
 
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IMO it seems that folks who get any firearm generally form an opinion pretty quickly.. If the firearm is reliable and accurate for you then you generally praise them forevermore..

On the other hand if you get a lemon, and every manufacturer will produce lemons, some more, some less, you hate them forevermore...

It seems KelTec's are a prime example of that theory.

My personal KelTec P32 and P11 have been excellent.. No trips back to Cocoa, both are accurate and reliable.. Therefore I'm on the KelTec fan bandwagon.. In fact I'm waiting now to buy a PF-9 when I can find one.

I know the first generation P3AT's were problematic, and I think there are lots of anti-KelTec'ers out there whose opinions were indeed formed by the "iffy" early P3AT's. I hear the 2nd gen P3AT's are excellent.

Another thing, I think the smaller, lighter & larger caliber a pistol is the more it is prone to "limpwristing".. I don't mean you were guilty of that, just that some KelTec detractors probably had problems because of that. You can't blame the pistol for a user problem.

I had my NAA Guardian 32 before my KT P32, and it DID have to be sent back to the factory for help.. NAA Customer Service was excellent, and the little (heavy) Guardian hasn't missed a beat since.. I think the NAA Guardian is an excellent little pistol, but truthfully I find myself cc the KelTec because it is so much lighter.

I don't think anyone has a problem with someone offering their personal opinion of the different firearms in general.. I do hate it when someone absolute hates one gun or another and trolls every firearm forum on the net posting their venom.. (KQ & Fowler come to mind).

You didn't do that, and I respect your opinion. I'm the same way about Berettas as the TomCat I had was pure merde, and customer service equally poor..

I know legions of folks love Beretta's and my opinion is simply just one opinion..

Best Wishes,

J. Pomeroy
 
Thank you PX15. I try to be as objective as I am opinionated, the latter occasionally being my stronger suit.;)

You will never know how much I wanted that little P32 to work out well for me. It was a pure delight to pocket and to carry about, especially here in the AZ heat.

My on-going problem with it was that the slide stop spring would slip off of its recess because the plastic body would bulge a bit. Then, the slide would not stay open after the last round was fired. I'm sure you know exactly what I'm referring to. Consequently, I'd dry fire it (a non-no) at least once each mag full at the range if I forgot to keep count of the rounds I had fired.

Well, I went up to the forums, read all the articles and ordered spare pins, springs, etc., used the hair dryer, cut grooves in the pins, and went back and forth with Kel-Tec - they were always very responsive, polite and helpful - over this timeframe. Nothing I did proved to be a permanent fix.

It eventually had to go back and get replaced altogether under warranty. Then, I just traded the brand new replacement in for less than half of what it originally cost me.

So, yes, for me it was not a pleasant experience but as I said earlier, there are more than enough satisfied owners and pundits out there to make my experience more of an exception rather than a rule.

Glad you enjoy yours.
 
Least expensive would be a Hi-Point C-9, 9mm. Works like a champ. Retail was $139.00, but I traded a 38 revolver I didn't like, and $7.28 cash for the gun, a box of ammo, and the background check and sales tax.

I think the best deal I ever got was a VGC Smith and Wesson 39-2 for $250.00. I had seen a couple that I liked at other dealers, but they wanted $400.00 for them.
 
My cheapest gun

I bought a Llama .45ACP for $250 after reading an article in Guns N' Ammo that said the modern day Llama was a quality weapon and shot well. I took it to the range and fired 100 rounds through it, and even though I aimed at the center x, every shot struck the target far down and to the left. I pulled out my Colt .45 to see if it was just me or the gun. The Colt hit dead center. I had my buddy try the Llama, and the same thing happened...down and left.

So, I cleaned it up and put an ad in the paper and some schmuck paid me $385 for it a week later. :neener:
 
A Ruger Redhawk with 100 rounds for $8.00....

About ten years ago, I bought 5 American colonial paper currency notes for $40.00, or, $8.00 apiece. Last summer, through judicious trading, I ended up with a nice 1961 Ruger Single Six Magnum Model, which a never shot because I shoot double action. Recently, I swapped it for a beautiful 1982 Ruger Redhawk and 100 rounds of FMJ 44 magnum ammo. So, that Redhawk w/100 rounds cost me $8.00. That's my cheapest gun.
 
RG-14 with a 1-1/2'' barrel for $39.95 at Sav-On Drugs. Bought it for signaling and just to have something that goes Bang! It far exceeded my expectations, allowing me to take squirrels and rabbits to spice up my meals of pack foods.

Got another just like it today. It goes in my BOB.
 
Cheapest handgun I ever bought was a $220 CZ-82. I loved that little thing. Too bad you can't find them for that price anymore. It looked like hell but it functioned like Heaven.
 
Ruger P89 with case, 2 magazines, holster, 100 rds of wwb and 50 rds of jhp for $160.

This was the purchase that got me into handguns.:) Too bad I can't find any more that cheap.
 
Cheapest in quality, or cheapest in price,or cheapest in price vs value? Cheapest in Quality; about 15 years ago, I bought a Bryco-Jennings 9mm. Kept it about a month an sold it.

Cheapest in price vs value:

1. Friend moving to europe. Can't take his guns. Had no place to keep them. Sold them all off. Couldn't find anyone to buy his Marlin 336 30-30. Sold it to me for $75.
2. Had a friend who is a county sheriff. His department was forcing them to buy either 9mm or 40sw. Still can have your own gun, but the department would only pay for ammo if it was 9mm or 40sw. He sold me his West German 1989 SigSauer P220 That only shot 1 box of ammo per year through it for qualifying. I always helped him with "Technology" issues. So he sold it to me for $200.

Cheapest in overall price. Neighbor (Old lady) had a kitchen faucet break. Just needed some new teflon tape and re-screwed back on. Cost me about $5 for the teflon tape. She tried to pay me. I told it was ok. It was my please. She insisted. I said it was only $5. She instead gave me an old Schmidt single action 22LR revolver with an extra 22 magnum cylinder. (Not a very expensive gun). I told her she'd be better off just giving me the $5 if she was going to insist. She said no; handed me a small cloth bag with the pistol and extra cylinder. Pinched my cheek and said thanks. Ok. $5 gun. That's the cheapest in cost.
 
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