Suggestions for my first purchase? Something using 9mm.

[Flopsweat]

Thanks for all the great suggestions. @everyone.

Plenty to consider.

I am liking the look of the 9mm 1911.

These are the grips I put on mine. Bear in mind that there are a few different models of 1911. If you get the Rock Island G, it takes the Government/Commander grip.

OverMolded Rubber & Nylon Grips - Government, Commander & Clones - 1911 - Handgun Grips - Hogue Products

Hogue, Inc

www.hogueinc.com

 

[Flopsweat]

And if that's not enough, there's the 2011 !
No joke, it is a thing.
View attachment 995694

An expensive thing, but a thing none the less.

 

[DirectDrive]

An expensive thing, but a thing none the less.

The one in the pic is $2000
You have to be committed and be able to shop "spousally undetected"

 

[sobo]

You have to be committed and be able to shop "spousally undetected"

...or, just not have a spouse...

 

[nammac]

The one in the pic is $2000
You have to be committed and be able to shop "spousally undetected"

I traded X for it dear…. So it was basically a wash…

 

[Flopsweat]

I traded X for it dear…. So it was basically a wash…

You forgot to add "Did you change your hair? You look really pretty today".

 

[Mikej]

I traded X for it dear…. So it was basically a wash…

You named your nut "X"?

 

[Knobgoblin]

You forgot to add "Did you change your hair? You look really pretty today".

When she says "how many guns do you need?"
I counter with " how many purses and shoes do you need?"

 

[Mikej]

When she says "how many guns do you need?"
I counter with " how many purses and shoes do you need?"

Yeah?..... I've said something similar before. Before being the key word there.

 

[Flopsweat]

When she says "how many guns do you need?"
I counter with " how many purses and shoes do you need?"

And how does that work out?

 

[Knobgoblin]

And how does that work out?

She's got close to $200 worth of just flip flops since mid June. FloJos and Oofos(sp?) aren't cheap apparently.

 

[Dirty Cary]

I got both of these within your budget, one is 45 though but can get both in 9mm..

 

[titsonritz]

Thanks for all the great suggestions. @everyone.

Plenty to consider.

I am liking the look of the 9mm 1911.

And if that's not enough, there's the 2011 !
No joke, it is a thing.
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https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/staccato-c2-w-tlr8-ag-more.381013/

 

[coop44]

Ruger either a newer one, or an older p series

 

[nammac]

You named your nut "X"?

It's a non-binary nut

 

[revjen45]

Suggest you look at the Steyr line. I like mine.

 

[Kristopher Kam]

I have had a friend of a friend offer to sell me a scoped Marlin 30 30 for $475.

Not exactly what I had imagined but it seems fun. And looks similar that a pic of a gun my dad owned in the 70s.

I haven't seen it, but the seller says that when he bought it he was told it was a vault gun?
Seller was slightly drunk so I didn't make out everything he said.

It's been in his closet and never been used.

Thoughts? I probably should bring a buddy with me to check it out to make sure it's functional? The guy might live in Oregon.
I am in Washington.

How does that kind of transfer work?

Is this a decent choice for hunting?

 

[Knobgoblin]

Yes , 30-30 is a good hunting round.
In general.
I'm sure it's old enough to be "JM" stamped, which is a mark on barrel where it joins the receiver.
Having a cross bolt safety is a slight negative for value. This is a pretty obvious feature found at the rear of the receiver.

 

[Knobgoblin]

More on Marlins:

A straight grip stock is less common, and may add value.
A shorter barrel also may add value.
Factory extras like saddle ring or the original front sight hood still being in place (a minor miracle) are definitely neat.
The scope is almost never going to change the value unless it's really nice.
If it's mounted in rings the allow you to see the sights underneath the scope, then the scope is practically useless as a tool. That's OG Fudd stuff.
Lever guns are fun, but 30-30 is suffering the same ammo drought as everything else right now. If your friend has ammo in the mix , and you have $500 to spend, make a deal.
I don't think it's a bad offer unless the rifle is a train wreck .

 

[Knobgoblin]

Re reading your post.
I assumed it would be old enough for the JM stamp because of your buddy's vault gun comment. But you also said he's drunk, so maybe you should see what to look for
Swiped from the net.