Hundred-Dollar Handgun?

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Okay, Total Recoil's "Did ya ever buy a cheap handgun" thread and Exbrit getting a great deal on a Colt made me think of starting a thread to ferret out those great buys that we all hear about on the 'net.

Did anyone here ever purchase a handgun for one-hundred dollars or less? If so, let's see 'em and tell us about 'em!

Here's mine.

Went to a local gun show this year (2016), walked around and this one table had some plastic-fantastic firearms on little stands with some pretty good pricing on them. Pocket carry type stuff. I wasn't interested, but there was this one revolver just below them. It had a dull finish on it but didn't look worn. I picked it up and asked what they wanted for it.

The guy on the other side of the table said, Oh, the Armi? Lemme check. He holds up the gun and asked the other guy, "How much?" To which the other guy said $119. It got my attention. I looked at it a little more, and saw that it was a 45LC. I like that round, so it got more attention.

Till it was all said and done, the guy said, $100. SOLD!

On the way home, I started doing more research and it turned out that it isn't an "ol' Armi" but in fact, a Uberti. I actually walked around the rest of the show with folks asking, "Is that a Uberti?" To which I said, "Nope, an Armi." They lost interest pretty quickly after that.

Anyways, here's my hunnert-dollar handgun. It's a fine shooter and I like it a LOT!
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Might help to include the date. $100 in 1990 is about $184 today.

I got a Russian Nagant for $80 in...2006 or so. There were truckloads of them.everywhere as some warehouse in Russia was cleared out.
 
Good suggestion!

I've changed the OP to show the date.

Even so, it should be VERY interesting to see what folks bought for $100, no matter what year.

But as Ed Ames suggested, please give a date, or an estimate of when you purchased it.
 
The cheapest I recall (that I will admit to) would be 9mm Tokarev or Rossi 38 snub, both in the $150 range, early 90s.
 
In the late 80s I picked up a Brazillian-made Nylon 66 copy for under a hundred (at a K-Mart no less)--and that was out the door, even with 7.5% sales tax..

In the mid nineties Oshman's was having a sale on, which made one of those micro-sized tip barrel Berreta 25s too good to pass up--although it wound up being about $15 out the door with ta applied. (I had really wanted a .2, but they had sold out--such is life).

When Montgomeru Wards shut down, the local storehad a 50% off GooB sale on everything in the store.The lastMini-14 they had was thus about $15, but this was a stainless with laminated stock version that was, frankly, too ugly for words. So, I did not buy it. I did buy a Stevens pump 12ga, for about $125. Which I got back when I sold that to a bud needed it more than I did (he enjoys going out and annoying ducks).
 
Both my FEG PA-63's, a Nagant revolver, a Mosin Nagant 91/30, and a Mosin Nagant 38 were all under $100. Bought between 2005 and 2008. Those days are gone...

That's a mighty fine Uberti, C5!
 
Back in the early 80's a friend of mine loaned me his Ithaca 37 in 16 gauge so I could pheasant hunt. At the end of the season - yes I got a few and a couple of rabbits and a duck - I asked him what he wanted for it. Said he wanted about $150. Being a bit cash strapped I offered him $5.00 (Morgans) and the deal was consumated.

And yes I still have that shotgun and it's still my favorite
 
I would have to go back to the mid '70s for a couple of $100 or less handguns. First was an Astra Model 600, complete with holster and spare magazine, bought from an acquaintance for exactly $100. Next would be a new Charter Arms Undercover, a few years later, for the princely sum of $88.

There was a Webley Mk.6 revolver which I got around the same time as the Astra (found it at of those weekend flea markets), but that one cost me $120. Quite a few years later I had a couple of those Raven .25s which were something like $49 brand new.
 
A new Jennings J-22 at a gunshow in 1987 for $60. It's actually a solid and reliable little shooter, and I still have it.

Not a handgun, but a new Mossberg 702 Plinkster rifle in January of this year for $99 at Wal-Mart, a "rollback" price from the usual of $117, I think. I'm so impressed with this gun I may well go back and buy the other one they just put out, for its regular price.
 
I haven't been lucky enough to get a good handgun for $100 or less that I can recall. I've gotten a few for $150 or less, though.

Russian Makarov 380 NIB $149 around 1990.

S&W pre Model 10 38 special $143 Gunbroker a couple of years back

S&W Hand Ejector 32 long $125 Gunbroker a couple of years back.

Ruger Single Six 22lr $124 Gunbroker this year (it was missing a $5 part).

Two NEF 32 H&R magnum snubbies for $120-something and $140-something from Gunbroker two or three years ago.

Taurus PT22 for less than $150 (IIRC) from Gunbroker two or three years ago.

And now I remember one! I got an old single-action 22lr that I am pretty sure was made by Tanfoglio for $75 from Gunbroker within the past few years.

The Gunbroker prices are the winning bids. Shipping is usually $25 or so. My friend at the LGS hasn't usually charged me an FFL fee since we discovered that our ancestors served together in the Civil War.

I still have all of the above except for one of the NEF's, which I let my FiL have at cost. They all function perfectly. It confuses me that some people insist that you can't get a good firearm inexpensively. I am the opposite. Paying $400 or more for one makes me a very sad panda.
 
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No handguns, but i bought a mosin M44 for $54 in 2006, and a savage 720 shotgun for $100 out the door in 2008.
 
I bought an H&R 940, a 9shot .22LR revolver off my girlfriend's father for $60 in 2009. He even threw in the 1300 rounds of ammo for it. I sold it a couple years ago but wish I still had it for a range toy.
 
About 5 years ago a Gentleman my sister knew was liquidating his collection because of illness, she shared his email (with the pics of guns) with me and asked if I was interested.

I chose a 1962 Colt Frontier Scout with the box for $200. Since it was right before Christmas sis offered me a $100. to put towards the purchase and because she was buying also she covered the shipping and FFL fee.

That's my only $100. gun and I'm very pleased with the deal. :)
 
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A new Jennings J-22 at a gunshow in 1987 for $60. It's actually a solid and reliable little shooter, and I still have it.
Not a handgun, but a new Mossberg 702 Plinkster rifle in January of this year for $99 at Wal-Mart, a "rollback" price from the usual of $117.
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I bought a Jimenez Ja-22, basically the exact same gun, for $114 recently. Adjusted for inflation, that's actually less than you paid! I also bought a Mosserg Plinkster for $99 in 2010. I agree with your assessment of both guns, though the Jimenez needed a lot of tweaking first.

My best examples: A 1956-vintage Hungarian-made M44 carbine for $60 in 2001. Better made than Russian guns and in pristine shape. Also bought a bolt-action 16-gauge shotgun around the same time for $75. My stepfather pried both away from me a few years later when I needed cash. :banghead:
My very first gun was a Marlin Model 60, bought for $79 at Walmart in 1992. Ironically, adjusted for inflation they are more expensive now!
 
When I was 15, I went to an Army & Navy store and bought my first handgun. Set me on a long road costing me a lot of money in handguns and ammo during the years!
Had an H&R 8 shot .22 that had the barrel cut off to about 1.5 in. and a front sight soldered on made from half of a silver dime. Paid a grand total of $15 for that gem! Later gave to my sister for protection when she lived in a trailer in the boonies and was alone a lot.

Notice, no background check and that I am now about 55 yrs over that 15 yrs when I bought it.

$15 was about what it was worth!
 
checking my gun list, cartridge handguns $100 or less (that were not gifts) ....
.22 Jennings J22 pistol, $75, 1988, gun show.
.38 Spl. Davis D38 derringer, $99.95, 1999, gun shop.
.380 Grendel P10 pistol, $100, 2001, gun show.
.38 S&W Forehand & Wadsworth revolver, $45, 2003, gun shop.
.38 S&W Smith & Wesson top break revolver, $50, 2004, private.

The J22 always functioned well with quality high vel .22 LR. It serves me as a backup when woodswalking. I do not shoot it as much as my Ruger MkII.

I got the double barrel derringer on a lark because I had a lot of .38 Spl ammo, no gun. Later sold it, replaced it with a .38 Spl snub revolver.

The used Grendel appeared to be have been made after the inventor was no longer with the factory just before it closed. I shot it too much. After the second parts fail (in frigid weather), I bundled all usable parts but the receiver and grip frame off to Gun Parts Corp. for a small check and re-embursement of my postage.

The antique F&W was shootable with BP loads but needs a bushing in the oversized firing pin hole. The S&W has timing problems. I bought it as a possible fix-up project but ran out of round tuits that winter. However, they look nice on the wall on a repro of the revolver page of Sears, Roebuck, & Co. 1897 catalog.
 
A hundred bucks...not many worth mentioning. A couple low-grade single action 22s, a couple phoenix hp22s, a target sealed 8, a few junk-box beaters too, but easily the best of the bunch is the least respected of the bunch.

November/December timeframe a few years back my grandma called me. She wanted some money to buy gifts for the great grandkids. It's sad that a woman who worked from her twenties until she was 65, married a man who worked from his teens til he was 65, and had 2 pensions got the shaft when grandaddy died. Anyway, I carried her 5 20s and brought home an RG 32swl snub she had carried in her cigarette pouch for about 40 years. A lot of folks think I overpaid, but I was thrilled to have her gun (still am thrilled) and it made at least 4 great grandkids, 1 old lady, and this sucker happy on Christmas day. For whatever it is worth, this little revolver has a pretty good fit and finish for what it is, and it shoots very well. I found the box and paperwork when I bought the house after she passed.
 
I got a Nagant pistol about 6 years ago for $100. I had intentions of threading the barrel. This thread reminded me that I never did that. Thanks!
 
You'all is going to hate me.

Hate... Hate... Hate...

But so be it.

Smith & Wesson .455 Triple Lock -converted to .45 Colt 95% condition, with perfect bore & chambers.

$17.00 out-the-door :what:

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