Which handgun "PURCHASED NEW" was the best value for the money

[RA40]

I'm not sure if I could call it "brand new", the AMT 25-22 .22LR rifle was a good deal. The shop was going out of business and since that rifle had been in inventory before liquidation, the staff had taken it out to the range for a play session. They took off $35 and sold it for $160. They had two of these rifles and another staff member bought the other one. In later years the trigger assembly was replaced with the Ruger BX and that has made it more fun. Original trigger break was about 6#'s, the BX trigger is about 3#'s.

 

[Autodidactic]

From a "serious" carry standpoint, I think I got my .45 Shield for $299 on sale. Of all my dedicated carry guns, the Shield is probably the most robustly built and made carrying a full size 1911 almost irrelevant.

Bang for my buck, my Charter Arms revolvers have been incredible. I shoot them better than any Ruger or Smith of J frame(ish) size. My cheap little Undercover has been a great toss-n-go option.

I agree on the Shields. I would put mine on this list but I got it used, but it's definitely been the best bang for my buck, and would have been if I got it new too.

 

[OrangePwrx9]

$375 for a BNIB 6" Nickel Python in 1979. First centerfire handgun. Shot it a lot. Still got it.

 

[Mike J]

I think my best deal on a New In Box handgun would be my S&W M&P 2.0 40 Compact. I bought it before the world went pandemic crazy. I had been watching prices for a while & saw it online for $350. It was about $150 cheaper than the 9mm version would have been. It was also in a platform that was originally designed for the .40 S&W (not a converted 9mm). The only bummer was a day or two after I ordered it I saw a deal for the same pistol with tritium sights for $300. I wasn't going to back up though & I have been happy with it.

 

[C0untZer0]

RM380 for $99.00 after a mail-in rebate

 

[bfox71]

A few years ago when some gun stores started unloading .40 S&W as much as they could after the FBI and other law enforcement agencies dumped .40 S&W and switched to 9mm, I purchased a new SIG P229 Enhanced Elite in .40 S&W for $699 (normally $1099). With the $400 I saved, I was able to buy an OEM .357 SIG barrel and a Bar-Sto 9mm conversion barrel for it. Similar to people buying .357 Mag back in the day and practicing with .38 Special, I carry it with .357 SIG and practice with .357 SIG but also .40 S&W and 9mm to save money (not that I'm saving much in the way of money in any caliber these days).

 

[Jackalope 1]

Got a new series 70 GC,I think in '82? As an anniversary present from wifeypoo. Don't shoot it a lot because of other 1911's but it is stupid accurate with #68 H&G 200's backed by 5g 231. It was 400$.

Have been shooting it some the last month or so.

Watching a handgun Match on TV nothing fancy just a large gun club and all ( ?? ) Members with family competing for grand prize of an expensive beautiful wood stocked rifle, the winner??? A 12 year old girl using her Colt Gold Cup 45ACP using same loading as your's, I don't think she weighed 80 # soaking wet, her 8 year old brother won 2nd place and a Ruger Custom Shop 1911 45 ACP using a Colt 22 Match Target 6" barrel. Those two CAN SHOOT!!!!

 

[hdbiker]

I started with a Ruger Single Six convertible in 1972 and never looked back, I now have 6 Ruger handguns, one 77 rifle.

 

[Jackalope 1]

Probably the SA "MilSpec" 1911-A1

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NIB < $500.




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My best buys were Colt Official Police 22lr NIB $60 in 1954, Colt 1911 45ACP $70 NIB 1954, SR BH 357 $70 NIB 1957 ( graduation present ) still have all, performed without a hick up, even after burning thru tens of 1000's of rounds of ammo, still would be if primers were available.

 

[drband]

SW625JM
Switched out the wood grip for a Hogue smooth (no finger groove) monogrip a little later. Love shooting my .45acp reloads in a revolver!

 

[jstert]

most of my purchases are used but my best (cost, reliability, value, useability) new buys are a ruger sr22 and a naa mini bugout both in 22lr. i got these two pieces several years at sane prices. 5000+ rounds through the sr22 and 500+ rounds through the bugout with excellent results.

some handguns are so well built, little used (by their design) and backed by such an excellent warranty that used purchases make more sense. for me these are ruger single action revolvers and bond arms derringers.

 

[UrbanHermit]

Keltec P17. MSRP $199. It's a 17 round semiautomatic 22 that only weighs 14 ounces fully loaded and comes with a fiber optic front sight and fully adjustable rear.

I picked one up because I like things that are so cheap that I don't give a crap about them. It seemed like a useful backup to keep in a backpack. Mine only jammed once in 100 rounds. I was able to achieve 1.25" groups at 10 yards with CCI standard velocity solids. This is as good as anything I've seen in lightweight .22 pistols that use a slide instead of a bolt and have the sights mounted to the slide so that they aren't locked to the barrel like a target pistol.

For $200 I'm very impressed so far.

 

[Jackalope 1]

My Remington R1 Limited in .40 S&W with an MSRP of $1150 (when they were available). Shop had 8 of them and was discounting them for $499, plus Remington had a $50 rebate, so $449 for an absolute gem of a 1911...

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Great deal, I bought mine about the same time but it was a 10MM 1911 $500 but missed the rebate, was hidden under the soft packing in case, oh, well it still shoots like a bolt of lightning. Very potent cartridge, Jeff Cooper knew his ideas full potential.

 

[Jackalope 1]

Interesting thread and enjoy all comments. Best nib was a CZ 75. Bought just before Clinton’s mag cap ban. Best value is a second gen colt match target with a 4” barrel. Not new but in the box with two mags and original paperwork. Traded for a brake job on a caddie. Nicest tool in my safe. Mike

Sounds like you might have bought the Match Target a good late friend of mine owned, he had it a short time, wouldn't stop messing with it, said it did not function right, traded it for a Glock, same problem, screwed up every gun he owned. The gentleman who had the Match Target won several matches with it, unfortunately cancer undetected took his life in days, before I had a chance to buy it from him, wife still has it, glad she kept it.

 

[Jackalope 1]

Ruger Mark II, bought in 1984 for about $180 and still going strong. Of course, replaced over the years a few firing pins and springs, but still reliable and accurate as it was 36 years ago.
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Absolutely the cheapest 22 auto ( SR Mk11 ) cost me zero in time or money. Was riding my Harley-Davidson when nature called in a total desolate area, parked my " Scooter " waliked down the bank, answered nature's call, went back a different way, seen big box gave it swift kick box broke apart full of badly weather destroyed clothing, but also on the bottom was a plastic thickly wrapped smaller box, upon opening said box lo & behold was a NIB said mentioned handgun in perfect condition, how in blazes did it end up there????

 

[ClaymoreAKM]

For me both my G19 and G17. The G19 is a Gen 4, and the G17 a Gen 5.

About $550 a decade ago for the 19 and $599 for the G17 early last year before the panic

 

[Jackalope 1]

<Monty Python castle guard voice> Pull the other one. </Monty Python castle guard voice> Northwest Armoury, in Moscow-on-the-Columbia, selling the equivalent of one new handgun to every fifteenth person in the country, (14.49, actually) in one year, and at those advertised prices? To quote Potato Joe, C'mon man! They aren't even nationally known. Well I hadn't heard of them and I have heard of and bought from, Midway and Cabela's, both of which added together don't sell 23,000,000 firearms, let alone handguns, in a year, any year.
You made the claim, you back it up with hard data.
First you'd have to have inventory, even if it isn't all the sales initially, far beyond what even Walmart's logistics could handle. You'd have to have large offices of people doing nothing but paperwork for all those handguns, Federal, and I'm sure OR has some pretty Draconian red tape to wade through too.

If any online place even possibly came near that number, I'd suspect it'd be Bud's. A regional store, even one doing aggressive online sales, still isn't going to do 23,000,000 handgun sales in a year. 23,000 I'd certainly believe, but even 2.3 million is a stretch.

You just about repeated what I sent in my email to said reporter, finding the HARD FACTS is for J.Q. Public Citizen is akin to finding the truth about Ruby Ridge, Waco, Texas & January 6th, even tho it was planned 2-3 weeks in advance with collusion of the f.b.i., but still who was set up???? All three cases makes me sick to my stomach, is this now my U.S.A.????

 

[Jackalope 1]

I think you will find that approximately 23,000,000 total guns were sold in 2020. Not from one FFL. It was a nice story though. From one of the very few believable news magazines in existence.

That is exactly What I believe, that figure is reported in all firearm magazine's subscribed to, can't all be wrong can they???

 

[Racinfan83]

Kimber 1911 Pro TLE II. Absolutely LOVE it !!!!

 

[tactikel]

S&W Mod 27 and a Colt Python.

 

[MrShooter]

I think my best deal on a New In Box handgun would be my S&W M&P 2.0 40 Compact. I bought it before the world went pandemic crazy. I had been watching prices for a while & saw it online for $350. It was about $150 cheaper than the 9mm version would have been. It was also in a platform that was originally designed for the .40 S&W (not a converted 9mm). The only bummer was a day or two after I ordered it I saw a deal for the same pistol with tritium sights for $300. I wasn't going to back up though & I have been happy with it.

Same for me, and I lucked out and got 3 extra mags for only 15 each.

 

[rkittine]

Based on what it is worth today, I bought my 6" Royal Blue Python in 1978 and still have it today. Also have my Walther PPKs (original German) purchased new in 1971, which I still have today along with a 1972 Model 41 S&W a 8 3/8 Model 29 bought in 72 and a High Standard Victor bought the same year.

Bob

 

[peeplwtchr]

Canik METE SFX

 

[UncleEd]

Best value for the money?

Just about any Ruger revolver.

 

[hawg]

Rock Island A1 FS Tactical in 2011 for 460.00 out the door.