Armored farmer
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Hold on.....!The only other candidates are 9mm and .223.
7.62x39 is cheap too!
Hold on.....!The only other candidates are 9mm and .223.
Have to agree here. New 38 special isn't cheap anymore :-(
It ain't $2.99 a box anymore, but yeah, it's on a par with .223.Hold on.....!
7.62x39 is cheap too!
Yep. All revolver cartridges are now outside the family of cartridges that benefit from the scale efficiencies of massive levels of government use. They're all "specialty" cartridges now.
9mm is gonna be about half the price of the next-closest option.
It has been my experience that a those sight contributed more than a little to your frustration. Covering your desired POI with the large front dot limits available precision in shot placement. Combined with that sights design lack of windage feedback only makes a bad situation worst
In my mind cheap plinkers are ammo you can shoot in bulk (like 100's per outing) without breaking the bank. For some time that role was filled by surplus which sadly has either dried up or been banned from import. For right now 223, 762x39, and 9x19 is available in steel and brass for anywhere 10 to 20 cents per round, which is honestly close or less than my bulk reloading cost.What do you consider cheap? $14 a box of 50?
Currently 7.62x39 can be had under $.20 each in case lots. 5.56 is more like $.30 per pew. I love plinking with the SKS.It ain't $2.99 a box anymore, but yeah, it's on a par with .223.
9mm.
Handgun of your choice and a Ruger PCC.
Preowned Glock 17...Maybe a police turn-in..I bought mine for $300...Over the years ive trued to like 22pistols, several in fact but ......I find them very meh. I don't know if it's the total lack of recoil or what but I always end up getting rid of them.
So I was thinking.....what would fit the accurate, cheapish ammo, not huge recoil ( all three of these are more based around being able to shoot many rounds in a day) and not very expensive buy in of the average plinking gun?
What do you guys think?
Oh yeah, I was planning on 9mm or 38spec. I own a few too so I'm already buying it.
I was more talking the actual gun. So say.....a full-sized very accurate 9mm $400 as a hard limit
I actually thought a s&w ez in 9mm would be kinda cool because it checks most of those and adds lightness.....but it's "defence gun" accurate.....not "accurate plinker" accurate. My wife loves it though. Since I have a soft spot for the 380 a considered that version but ammo is way more spendy.
Since you don't hand load boutique cartridges like 32, which are extremely cheap to reload, aren't as attractive.
What about a 9mm revolver?
With two pages of comments, I'm sure several have noted - but, why not repeat - sounds like you need a 9mm or .38.Over the years ive trued to like 22pistols, several in fact but ......I find them very meh. I don't know if it's the total lack of recoil or what but I always end up getting rid of them.
So I was thinking.....what would fit the accurate, cheapish ammo, not huge recoil ( all three of these are more based around being able to shoot many rounds in a day) and not very expensive buy in of the average plinking gun?
What do you guys think?