Posted on 07/26/2017 6:38:59 AM PDT by w1n1
Are you still procrastinating? Here’s a list of expensive handguns to drool over.
How much are guns worth? It’s a question often asked of both online forums and local gun shops alike. You want my personal opinion? A gun in the right situation is priceless. Any gun. Any gun in your possession when faced with a critical situation is a gun on which you cannot place a material value.
Hopefully few of us will ever experience those extreme circumstances, the situations that we all practice for but pray will never arise. Most gun owners would argue that whichever weapon they’re carrying when those unfortunate events unfold instantly becomes their most valued possession.
Under normal circumstances, however, the topic of gun price and value is an unending debate. When it comes to hand guns, there are hundreds of options, with thousands of available features. The list of performance specs, features, and modifications for customization are almost endless. The price tag for guns covers an equal spectrum. From out of the box, mass produced simplicity to incredibly detailed, high end, complex works of art, gun costs are as varied as the owners who possess them. For the average Joe looking for a range piece or personal defense sidearm, many high end models are simply out of the question.
As someone who fits that average Joe description well, there are still a handful of guns I’d consider saving up spare change to afford. Though many of them are expensive and cheaper alternatives may be found on every gun shop shelf, here is a list of nine guns that I’d argue may still be worth the price tag.
Some might say this gun is chunky, but I’d argue it’s size also provides a sense of confidence. This 13+1 gun is meant to handle abuse and does so with ease. Takedown is simple and maintenance is a breeze. Like most H&Ks, it’s hard to find negatives to point out about this gun.
Volumes have been written about this small frame pocket pistol. It’s incredibly light, weighing in empty at less than a pound, thanks in part to its many aircraft aluminum components.
Pound-for-pound one of my favorite guns on this list and one of the best 1911 carry guns available. This short barrel gun is surprisingly accurate and impressively lightweight. Labeled a subcompact 1911, this model is made for smaller, shorter rounds allowing it to avoid feeling bulky. Many would argue the trigger pull feels lighter than claimed by Springfield at around 5 pounds. The EMP is everything we love about nice 1911’s except in a smaller package.
What can be said about this piece other than the fact that it’s an absolutely artwork. With a golden inlay on the blue slide, this gun embodies beauty, to the point that you’d almost want to leave it in the case. Almost. The rounded heel is incredibly comfortable and the gun holds true to every aspect you’d expect from Kimber. Read the rest of the 9 high-end handguns here.
I would much rather see an article about 10 handguns which are not expensive yet still high quality.
I think there will be plenty of arguments. This guy sounds like he's trying to sell his own personal collection.
Hi Points are definitely one of the best bargains in the gun market.
How about Springfield Armory XDS .9mm for $400?
Sig P226 $1,100? Ruger LCP .380 $300. S&W lady smith .38 $750? Everybody isn’t rich.
Finally...someone that "gets" it.
I have a great many wonderful and expensive and state of the art guns...I once was a professional shooter and I collect for the pure pleasure it affords me.
But my carry gun is an inexpensive Bersa.
Light, cheap, dependable, SA/DA, adjustable sights...and with highlighted sights and custom grips, I have less than 300 dollars in it.
If I ever have to use it, I know I can depend on it...and I also know that I will have to give it up to the stupid DA or the dumb ass cops, with a strong likelihood that I will never see it again, even if it is a good, clean and lawful shoot.
And even if I did carry one of my "good" ones, with the absolute assurance that I would get it back from the DA/cops, do you really think I want their bumbling, stupid hands all over my race-tuned and highly-customized Les Baer, or my old Wilson Combat, allegedly tuned by none other than Patrick Sweeney, hisself?
Not hardly.
And I say all that because of experience.
Two good friends lost two superb Springfield TRP Operators to a DA that has fought them for over three years for the return of their weapons.
Another friends daughter did not even pull her Kimber Micro out of her purse, but it was still taken by the cops and tossed around as if it were a brick, once even thrown/dropped on asphalt by a bumbling dumb ass that had no idea as to how to unload it.
She got it back, but with a cracked grip and a badly scratched slide and other dings and dents.
A 600 dollar plus gun depreciated by half by a half wit idiot with piss-poor training.
Find the cheapest, most reliable, most effective gun you can find if you are really serious about carrying for your own defense.
I've even heard of persons that were hesitant to pull their holster queens because of the very real fear of losing the weapon, good shoot or not.
That type of hesitation will kill you.
Methinks I’d rather have something cost effective and useful rather than a safe or range queen.
I’ve been told that you should own two guns of the exact same type. That way, if you have one confiscated, you still have one that you are proficient with.
And as Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County Florida says, "And if you have to shoot someone, shoot them a lot!
I’m quite happy with my
Sig P220 Carry SAO
Sig P320RX needs trigger work before comparing.
RX allows aging eyes to cover sights and target without glasses.
Sidenet, From your pic is clear that “...you belong to the city. You belong to the night. Living in a river of darkness, beneath the neon light.” Sonny cared a S&W .45ACP in lieu of a 10mm, but great pic nonetheless!
Imo, a pocket pistol should be a revolver because its purpose is emergency use. When awakened in the middle of the night, chambering a round, and/or turning off a safety, and shooting takes more time than point and shoot.
A good point...and one worth considering if one is serious about personal defense.
I will say...if you shoot, you WILL lose that gun, even if only temporary.
And "temporary" to an inept and dumb ass DA or Police Chief translates to "never".
“What?! No Hi-Point?”
WHAT ! No REVOLVERS !
The revolver will work for your grandchildren !
Sad stories there along with good advice. Your mention of using the Bersa as a carry gun reminds me that I have one of those that was inherited from one of my wife’s relatives. I ought to put some time and a few $$ into that gun for serious social purposes. Care to share info on your choice for the upgraded sights and what ammo it likes to consume? TIA!!
For cryin out loud!
You carry to protect your LIFE.
Practice with and carry the very best handgun you have and are comfortable carrying!
Yes, noticed that. P938. Oh well, trying to inform the masses is well, uh, oh forget it.
I do have a 6 inch bbl, .357 Python.
Bought 20 years ago. Now cleaned and put away retired.
But my carry gun is an inexpensive Bersa.
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Can you please tell us which one?
How times flies...
I bought the Python from my uncle’s gunship in his basement back when there were lots of basement gun shops.
ATF boys paid him a 9 pm visit one Sunday and demanded to look through all his records which were up to date.
The following day, he packed up his permit and gun sale records and mailed them back to ATF.
An LCP in a pocket holster conceals well and does not require chambering a round or turning off the safety before shooting. I love J-frames but the LCP is regularly winning the role of pocket pistol.
For home defense, I have a Beretta 92. It stays in a safe during the day, but comes out at night. I may go back to my 686+, though. For home defense, where I live, I think 7 rounds of 357 will suffice.
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