An elegant weapon for a more civilized age...

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P1 is a good choice- especially the later models with the thicker slide and steel locking shelf insert.
I would definitely recommend a fresh pair of recoil springs, though, to save the aluminum frame from as much battering as possile- they are a bit fragile. Wolff should stock them.
Nice guns!
 
lsudave said:
Yes, to all :)
Funny thing, I have each, as that was my attraction, and to use the car analogy as you did, I consider them similar to classic American muscle cars. A clean metal-framed duty pistol will always be classy.

If you search wisely, you can land any of them within that range. I've kept my price limit set at $325, and with patience, I've landed them all at that price.

The hardest to find at that range would be a Sig, but I did get a W German P226 in fairly rough cosmetic condition for $315. I also saw a few P228's at that range on Gunbroker, occasionally they pop up.
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1911's, you can find Turkish or Filipino for $350 pretty easily; and occasionally for $300. I got a GI spec Tisas (Turkish) for $299 + tax.
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Berettas can also be had for that price. You can easily find a 92S for under $300, and I was able to grab this 92FS for $299
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This CZ for $320
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This Star Modelo B Super for $250, I think...
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You can find any of these 9x18 pistols under $300, around $200 with careful hunting
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Don't forget to look at other models, either
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and if you like older, smaller pistols, there's things like this
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Nice Croatian PHP! So ugly, you gotta love it!
 
Jeeper, just scanning the first page I see some very fine suggestions. I'm not going to read the entire post so if this is redundant my apologies. I do have two suggestions. From a purely esthetic perspective, the P08 Luger, not overly accurate but quite unique. Less esthetically pleasing but surprisingly accurate if not a bit odd the post was alloy frame P38. The P38 is also interesting because it was one of the very early weapons to start incorporating features that are considered today to be fundamental design elements.
 
FN in MT said:
OP...Now that You have the CZ...DO let us know when You buy Your next one. Few seldom stop with one.

My initial 75B turned into a Shadow 2, a PCR compact and a bargain priced PO1. They ARE addictive.
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Well I've had a couple CZ clones and a CZ P09, but I like to trade alot. But for this one, I may play with the trigger first... I hear Cajun Gun Works has some fun stuff...
 
Earlier in this thread I posted a bunch of photos of a lot of my pistols.

Notice, they are all metal framed.
That seems to be the key, for something that "stays classy and doesn't go out of style".

My first picture is a Sig P226; the aluminum frame is in pretty good shape and finish, and the slide was pitted and had little blue left.That gun shoots great, and I replaced the springs.
I left the frame alone, carefully and lightly filed the worst pitting away, sanded the rest of the pitting, and have temporarily slapped some cheap cold blue on it. I can, later on, let someone more skilled than I finish restoring it, or I can take the time to learn to do it myself (rust-blue seems the choice at home). If the pits weren't as bad, then you can go with "character" and leave it alone.

That's the value of a metal pistol... and if the frame is steel, you can work with it too (CZ, 1911, etc). If you find a beater that functions, you usually just need a spring replacement (general maintenance like changing the oil), and you have options to address the cosmetics.

On the other hand, modern polymer guns lack this. There's little nostalgic charm to a Glock (although that brand might honestly have the most, of any of the polymers); and if/when that plastic frame gets gouged and beaten up, you can't really do anything with it. The vast majority of the time, you can't personalize it with grips, etc. It's just there, looking like scuffed plastic.
Metal wears, leaving a faded polish sometimes that adds character. If it pits, you can usually refinish and restore it to like-new. You can slap on some beautiful walnut or cherry grips, or functional hard rubber to achieve comfort, and not look like you have a sleeve over the actual gun.
 
Nice choice, and lots of good suggestions. But, I ask, how can he 19th or 29th centuries be considered "more civilized"? :)
 
redbone said:
Nice choice, and lots of good suggestions. But, I ask, how can he 19th or 29th centuries be considered "more civilized"? :)
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Hopefully by the 29th century we will have those light sabers mentioned early in the thread! Lol

But really, I believe the OP was referring to a "more civilized age" in his own life. The first paragraph of his post explains his desire for a " Sunday drive" kind of pistol.
 
Browning buck mark with wood grips, maybe a used hi power check if Sarco still has them.

The gun that meets your budget & checks your boxes in my opinion the best is Sig P6
 
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