T.A.Sharps
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I am having trouble deciding my next gun purchase and thought to tap opinions here.
Basically I have a "free" $400 to put toward a firearm. There are about 3 options I am considering so far.
For obvious gun forum opinionated reasons I am not going to mention the make or caliber of the firearms I am considering. I think we all have seen results of that when someone asks for an opinion of a specific make or caliber.
Suggestions are appreciated, but I'm pretty opinionated also, and I have been shopping for a while.
1. Light concealable carry weapon. Currently my only weapon for this is a bulky/heavy 45, it works, but not in the summer. I would only be able to use it for CCW, and some range work. Though, I do need a regular, all weather, carry weapon. This would also be a somewhat more affordable since the options I am considering here are in the $500+/- range.
2. Muzzle loader rifle. Essentially to be able to hunt more than one season. I had a bad experience with BP, it was my first rifle, and a cheap one. Newer nicer, more user friendly designs had been making me reconsider taking it up again, as well as the year I got screwed out of my Shotgun hunt by work. It bad enough having to wait 1 year. It would be really nice to have a second season to fall back on. Would be using it only for hunting, and a few range trips. Defiantly a working firearm I could put to use, just not a whole lot of use all year round. Price wise this rifle of choice will be about $700+/-, there are also ones for less worth consideration.
3. One of those dream pistols you always wanted. But was always just expensive enough that you couldn't afford one. It would be able to fill the role of CCW (better than what I currently have), and even hunting given the right situation. Though it wouldn't be the ideal platform for either. But I sure would shoot the hell out of it every chance I got. Price I'm thinking of is about $600-800. Though can go up and past $1000, depending.
Basically I have a "free" $400 to put toward a firearm. There are about 3 options I am considering so far.
For obvious gun forum opinionated reasons I am not going to mention the make or caliber of the firearms I am considering. I think we all have seen results of that when someone asks for an opinion of a specific make or caliber.
Suggestions are appreciated, but I'm pretty opinionated also, and I have been shopping for a while.
1. Light concealable carry weapon. Currently my only weapon for this is a bulky/heavy 45, it works, but not in the summer. I would only be able to use it for CCW, and some range work. Though, I do need a regular, all weather, carry weapon. This would also be a somewhat more affordable since the options I am considering here are in the $500+/- range.
2. Muzzle loader rifle. Essentially to be able to hunt more than one season. I had a bad experience with BP, it was my first rifle, and a cheap one. Newer nicer, more user friendly designs had been making me reconsider taking it up again, as well as the year I got screwed out of my Shotgun hunt by work. It bad enough having to wait 1 year. It would be really nice to have a second season to fall back on. Would be using it only for hunting, and a few range trips. Defiantly a working firearm I could put to use, just not a whole lot of use all year round. Price wise this rifle of choice will be about $700+/-, there are also ones for less worth consideration.
3. One of those dream pistols you always wanted. But was always just expensive enough that you couldn't afford one. It would be able to fill the role of CCW (better than what I currently have), and even hunting given the right situation. Though it wouldn't be the ideal platform for either. But I sure would shoot the hell out of it every chance I got. Price I'm thinking of is about $600-800. Though can go up and past $1000, depending.