What do you guys consider the "Best Buys" out there for rifle, pistol and, shotgun for Self Defense/Home Defense. Please feel free to tell us why you picked what you picked. If you feel one gun should get special mention for its ability to double duty in another role then mention it.
This is for fun but it might also serve as a guide for those of us that want something that they are not all that familiar with. Remember that price is a consideration so state what we can reasonably expect to pay today on the new or used maket. Feel free to site your sources. Remember, this is a list of guns for self defense that would make you feel reasonably well armed. Here are my picks:
Handgun: Used Glock 22, 23 17 $350-$400 Summitgunbroker.com regularly has a supply of good used glocks with and without nite sites for under $400.
Rifle: My current rifle in this role is an Olymic Arms PCR-16 for which I paid $600 new 2 years ago. It is extremely accurate and therefore can do double duty as a hunting rifle for anything up to deer sized game. If I were on tight budget I would not hesitate to get a New Saiga in 223 for just under $300.
Shotgun: This one is tough for me because "what I like" and "what I know to be good dependable firearms" are at odds with each other. Forget the used market for a moment, tonight at Wal-mart I saw a Mossberg 500 in Cammo for $189 and a Remington 870 with laminated stock for $230 after rebate. I know that the 500 is a good dependable gun but, unless we are talking about the 590, I prefer the remington 870. That said, I feel the Best buy is the Mossber 500 for under $200 OTD. Getting into the used market, you can sometimes find the old Police marked 870 Wingmasters for around $200 and the next time I see one I am buying it.
My final choices on a tight budget are:
Hangun:Used Glock 23 <$400
Rifle: New Saiga 223 <$300
Shotgun: used 870/new Mossy 500 $200
Total: $900 app.
This is for fun but it might also serve as a guide for those of us that want something that they are not all that familiar with. Remember that price is a consideration so state what we can reasonably expect to pay today on the new or used maket. Feel free to site your sources. Remember, this is a list of guns for self defense that would make you feel reasonably well armed. Here are my picks:Handgun: Used Glock 22, 23 17 $350-$400 Summitgunbroker.com regularly has a supply of good used glocks with and without nite sites for under $400.
Rifle: My current rifle in this role is an Olymic Arms PCR-16 for which I paid $600 new 2 years ago. It is extremely accurate and therefore can do double duty as a hunting rifle for anything up to deer sized game. If I were on tight budget I would not hesitate to get a New Saiga in 223 for just under $300.
Shotgun: This one is tough for me because "what I like" and "what I know to be good dependable firearms" are at odds with each other. Forget the used market for a moment, tonight at Wal-mart I saw a Mossberg 500 in Cammo for $189 and a Remington 870 with laminated stock for $230 after rebate. I know that the 500 is a good dependable gun but, unless we are talking about the 590, I prefer the remington 870. That said, I feel the Best buy is the Mossber 500 for under $200 OTD. Getting into the used market, you can sometimes find the old Police marked 870 Wingmasters for around $200 and the next time I see one I am buying it.
My final choices on a tight budget are:
Hangun:Used Glock 23 <$400
Rifle: New Saiga 223 <$300
Shotgun: used 870/new Mossy 500 $200
Total: $900 app.
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Although I guess I could shoot it with the guns that I have mentioned. If I were to go to a match I would take my:
