$1500 gun buying game

[kungfuhippie]

If I were to give you $1500 to buy three NEW handguns...
A few specs;
1. All guns must be new
2. Prefered one full size autoloader, one revolver, and one compact autoloader
3. Don't suggest used guns-they are expensive in PRK, (a used, worn out kimber sells for $100 less than a NIB one here-not worth the savings IMHO)
4. Prefered Calibers; .45acp .40 s&w, 9mm, .357 (smaller is a possibility)
5. If you want justify two nicer guns instead of three, but justify it.

Why am I doing this? I want to get three worth while handguns that I'll register this summer when applying for my ccw. I can only carry a gun I list, and I can list up to three. I will have about this much cash to work with +/-$250 so I'll either get two now and one later (and add it) or get three now.

***Something else to consider is that added capacity is not a sell since I'm limited to 10 rd. capacity anyway.

Thanks anyone who plays.

 

[glockman19]

OK I'll play.

NIB
Glock 17/19, Glock 9mm...$450
Glock 27 .40..................$450
S&W 442/642.................$400
.................................$1,300
Covers almost all calibers and $200 left for ammo.

 

[MarshallDodge]

I went $50 over but here is my input:
Springfield loaded 1911 $700
Kahr P9 $350 (sale price at Sportsmans Warehouse)
Smith & Wesson 686 $500 (If you are planning on carrying it you may want something shorter)

Can you shop on gunsamerica and gunbroker and have them brought into California? I have saved a lot shopping this way.

 

[Clipper]

Taurus 1911 (?$) or PT-145 compact $350.00
Kel-Tec PF9 $300.00 for when the .45 is too large...
Whichever flavor Taurus snubby you like, for fun...

Then use the leftover to buy ammo.

 

[DogBonz]

I'll play

I don't know what prices are like where you are, so here go's nuttin.

Kahr P9 $350
SIG 229 $700
Ruger Sp101.

its over by $50, but I think that you have a good list there.

 

[phantom45]

I'm not 100% on prices here, but I'm fairly certain these would be within your budget or close to it. Just some ideas anyway.

Full size Auto: Taurus PT1911 .45ACP, Springfield XD .45, HK USP .45, Sig .45 (if money allows here I'd go with a SIG or HK .45)

Compact Auto: Smith & Wesson M&P Compact 9mm, Taurus MilPro 9mm or .45

Revolver: Ruger GP100 .357 or S&W .357 whatever model you prefer, or if it's for carry purposes you can't hardly beat the S&W Airweight 642 in .38

 

[ChristopherG]

Glock 17, 34, 22, 35, or 21, depending on caliber preference and what exactly you want the full-size auto for;
Glock 26 or 19, depending on your tolerances and preferences, for CCW;
S&W 642 for the pocket.

 

[qbpc]

1 Full size glock pick a caliber $450-500
2 Glock G30 Or G36 $500
3 Ruger SP101 Or GP100 $350-450

CCW When needed $Priceless

 

[strat81]

Full Size: CZ 75B
Revo: Taurus Protector 651
Subcompact: Glock 26 or 27, Taurus PT-145 or PT-745

 

[Dr.Rob]

FEG Hi-Power Clone 9mm (sold as Charles Daly HP) full sized $350
FEG SMC 380 pocket auto (CA approved even) .380 (or 9x18) $200
leaves you nearly a thousand for a good revolver in .357, ammo and range time.

If it was only two, get a Colt plain jane series 80 Gov't model and a Ruger wheelgun.

 

[El Tejon]

Pair of Glock 17s and a .22 pistol. Use the rest of the money for magazines for the Glocks.

 

[03Shadowbob]

Sounds cool

Full-size: Springfield 1911 GI Mil-Spec .45 Stainless $550-$600
Revolver: S&W 642 - $400
Compact auto: Taurus PT145 MilPro - $350
So far $1350 is spent, you have $150 left
You need holsters...Southern holsters Memphis IWB for full size - $65, Don Hume IWB or JIT slide - $30, DeSantis pocket holster for revolver - $30
Now you have spent $1,475, you have $25 left
You need ammo - Remington Golden Sabre 230 Grain JHP .45 - $25 for 25.
You have $0 left for the .38 ammo but can get that on your next payday.

 

[dhoomonyou]

glockman19
NIB
Glock 17/19, Glock 9mm...$450
Glock 27 .40..................$450
S&W 442/642.................$400
.................................$1,300
Covers almost all calibers and $200 left for ammo.

I AGREE.

great minds think alike.

any changes would be GLOCK 19 & 26 (same caliber)

 

[Fabi75]

Full size: CZ-75BD Police 9mm Para - USD 450.--
Revolver: Ruger GP-100 6" .357 Magnum - USD 635.--
Compact: Taurus Millennium PRO 145SSP .45 ACP - USD 439.--

Only USD 24.-- over the limit ....

 

[AJAX22]

I think most of you guys are about 100-200 short of the prices here in the PRK.

Remember we are required to pay 35$ transfer fees,

10$ for a lock

And a new glock 17 is around 560 in the stores.

If we order it from out of state, we still have to pay the 35$ in fees, the 10$ for a lock, and whatever the dealer wants to charge us as an import fee (usually 20-70 bucks)

I just paid 420$ for a used g17 and was extatic to get it, then I had to pay 45$ in fees and BS. and had to blow half a tank of gas (3.45 a gallon here in PRK) driving down to get it.

so ballpark it was 525 all things considered, and that was used.

 

[md7]

Full size auto: G17/22 or CZ 75B
Compact Auto: G/26/27 or CZ 75 PCR
Revovler: if full size, 4" Ruger GP 100 .357
if ccw revo, smith 642/638

Sorry so indecisive, i really like glock for the quality and price, but have been smitten with the CZ bug lately. Any combo of those should come in around $1,500.

 

[briansp82593]

glock 35 580.00
springfield 45 compact 450.00
taurus 85 275.00
1305
195.00 left

 

[Librarian]

Ah, kungfuhippie left out a requirement - the gun, if new, has to be on California's Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale.

Unfortunately, that lets out the Taurus PT1911; the only FEG is the PA63 in 9mm Mak (but the Charles Daly Field HP is approved). My quick scan through the other suggestions doesn't identify other problems, but I'm not up on revolvers, so maybe I missed on those.

 

[03Shadowbob]

God, how bad would it suck to live in California?

 

[AJAX22]

God, how bad would it suck to live in California?

Pray you never find out....

 

[Brian Williams]

Springfield Armory GI model
Keltec pf-9
S&W 642 or 586

 

[BADUNAME13]

Kimber Warrior $1,100

S&W Snubby .38 or .357 whatever you like best, call it ~$400

There's your $1500, you have a good belt gun, 8+1, accurate, already has night sites... carry's flat, can slap a light on it for nightstand use...

The S&W is a good BUG, or 'only gun', is reliable... just read one of the threads on them.

If we + That $250 I'd add a Keltec P32 or the .380 for a 'always gun'
(Get the chromed slide)
-You can CCW this one in a bathing suit.

 

[kungfuhippie]

Ah, kungfuhippie left out a requirement

I left that out slong with my dislike of glocks because I didn't want to complicate it. I figured I could take in what people say and try out what is avaliable (that I'm not familiar with) and then make an educated choice based on the input of other's expirence and my own (from renting, borrowing, etc. the guns)

 

[ArchAngelCD]

IMO, the choices below are reliable handguns and were chosen because of the budget and the ability to carry concealed. I would have made different choices if carry wasn't the intent.

Ruger P345 in .45 Auto ($446)

Kahr PM9 in 9mm ($530) or Kel-Tec P-3AT in .380 Auto ($240) if you want to go very small.

S&W Model 640 in .357 Magnum ($483)

(Prices from GunsAmerica for NIB)

 

[mdao]

S&W 5" Scandium 1911PD ~ $850
Your choice of J-frame in .38 special ~ $450
Milt Sparks VM-2 ~ $130
Smart Carry ~ $50
Mika Pocket Holster ~$20

Lightweight, easy to shoot, easy to carry, Cali-legal options. No matter how you're dressed, it's not too difficult to find some combination that will work for you. You should be able to easily find these items at the prices I listed.

I skipped out on the compact autoloader, because the double stack variants really don't offer much concealment advantage over the 1911, and the Cali-legal single stack ones don't offer any advantage over a J-frame.