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I am tired of all of the sad and stressful threads so I wanted to give those of us who just enjoy our firearms and like to talk about them the opening for a lighter more fun topic.
Budget guns for people just getting started. What I mean by this is not a Hi Point but a good gun that you can get new for say 350-400 dollars.
I now own quite a few different guns but starting out I went through a lot of trial and error to find good quality weapons at good prices.
#1 best budget gun in my book is the Ruger P95 9mm which you can walk out the door with brand new at a shop for 319.00
For a first weapon it has all the safety features you could want in a full size pistol such as a decocker and a good capacity, comes with two mags and is very accurate and extremely reliable compared to other guns at that price level. It even has a rail for when you get a nice check from grandma or whatever to put a laser or light on the gun. I would say it does not leave much to be desired for someone looking for a quality reliable gun with a lot of features
If you are going concealed then #2 is a Taurus 605 .357 magnum revolver that is in that same price range..of course a lower capacity but with 2000+ rounds through mine it is a damn good gun and if you practice (which you of course should and can do so for pretty cheap using 38 specials) you do not need a whole lot of shots with a .357 critical defense round in the chamber as it is the round that has had the most one shot kills to date. Also a revolver is just going to work when you pull the trigger. There is no learning curve for cleaning or clearing a failure of any kind. If a round is a dud you pull again and bad guy goes bye bye.
I have and still do own both of these. I have purchased more expensive guns and moved on to things that fit my needs as far as concealability and so on but put yourself in a persons shoes who is brand new to the idea of a pistol and on a tight budget...What in this day of age with so many options do you recomend they purchase? I am sure many have a lot of options to give someone a good shove in the right direction to stay away from junk
Budget guns for people just getting started. What I mean by this is not a Hi Point but a good gun that you can get new for say 350-400 dollars.
I now own quite a few different guns but starting out I went through a lot of trial and error to find good quality weapons at good prices.
#1 best budget gun in my book is the Ruger P95 9mm which you can walk out the door with brand new at a shop for 319.00
For a first weapon it has all the safety features you could want in a full size pistol such as a decocker and a good capacity, comes with two mags and is very accurate and extremely reliable compared to other guns at that price level. It even has a rail for when you get a nice check from grandma or whatever to put a laser or light on the gun. I would say it does not leave much to be desired for someone looking for a quality reliable gun with a lot of features
If you are going concealed then #2 is a Taurus 605 .357 magnum revolver that is in that same price range..of course a lower capacity but with 2000+ rounds through mine it is a damn good gun and if you practice (which you of course should and can do so for pretty cheap using 38 specials) you do not need a whole lot of shots with a .357 critical defense round in the chamber as it is the round that has had the most one shot kills to date. Also a revolver is just going to work when you pull the trigger. There is no learning curve for cleaning or clearing a failure of any kind. If a round is a dud you pull again and bad guy goes bye bye.
I have and still do own both of these. I have purchased more expensive guns and moved on to things that fit my needs as far as concealability and so on but put yourself in a persons shoes who is brand new to the idea of a pistol and on a tight budget...What in this day of age with so many options do you recomend they purchase? I am sure many have a lot of options to give someone a good shove in the right direction to stay away from junk
Good little pistol
