Whats the cheapest gun you've ever bought?

[sturmruger]

I bought a Phoenix Arms HP 22 for $89. It was a great little gun that shoots better then it's low price tag.

 

[Sharps Shooter]

Gun I purchased way back in the 1960's shouldn't count any more than ones handed down to me or ones I received as gifts. In 1963, I bought a brand new Model 94 Winchester 30-30. I believe the list price on it was $79.95, but Dad and Mom owned the store, so I got it wholesale.

A couple of years ago I bought a cheapo single-shot, 45LC/410ga. handgun - Comanche brand, I think. I paid less than $100. I bought it on a whim and traded it off within a month.

I have one of those H&R Topper 410ga. shotguns sitting in a corner. It's great for Starlings in the garden (we don't live in town) and it seems like it only cost about $125.

 

[gulogulo1970]

Davis Derringer in 22LR, after I bought it I was so ashamed of myself. Sold it a couple of months later without even shooting it. But the money I got from the sale helped buy me a Marlin model 60. I redeemed myself of my foolish impulse purchase.

 

[doncameron]

Llama in .380 made in 1979 bought it for $50, then bought it's big brother,
.45 maxi. paid $75

still have'em and shoot'em, love them Llama's.

 

[mutt]

Cheap?

Bargain= .22 cal rem rifle single shot. $5.00 . Looked bad felt tight. Took great blue and stock job. Was accurate for squirrle's head shots. Stolen along with 21 others, Miss it!

 

[Tom Servo]

RG .22 revolver. My boss had it as his "home protection" gun

After a very disturbing/comical (attempted) test-firing at the range, I told him it wasn't worth the pot-metal it was made of, and I gave him a box of WWB for it.

OT: anybody need a good throw-down gun?

 

[49hudson]

Model 1891 Argentine mauser=$18.88.
This was in 1961. Crest scrubbed, but all matching numbers. Even the cleaning rod.
It was a tack driver with Norma ammo.
Sold in 1977 to hwlp pay of first divorce for $75.00.

 

[TrapperReady]

SIG P228 for $1.00.

Then again, I had done a bunch of network setup and unix script work for an FFL friend of mine. For free.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Unissued Bulgarian Makarov ....$115 out the door....I went back and bought another soon after. Of course that was several years ago.


Helluva price for a $400 dollar gun.

 

[Dadx4]

In 1971 while a senior working my way thru college, loaned a co-worker $25 to help get his car out of the repair shop. To repay me, he gave me a .22 revolver that "he didn't need". I was (at that time) a long gun guy - didn't know or really care about handguns. Shot it once - nice feel and very accurate - and promptly sold it for the $25 he owed me to start with.

It was an absolute pristine Ruger Single Six in blue finish with walnut grips. :banghead:

I'm STILL angry with myself.

 

[dloken]

Sten MKIII - $75

Transferable?

I was at a subgun match and I was talking to some of the guys who have been into the world of NFA for a long time. One of them told me that when one of the many Mac makers (Was in the 70s, I wasn't even born yet so hell if I know) was liquidating themselves after going out of business. Mac 10/11s were going for $5 each by the pallet load. I'm unsure if that was just for the registered receiver or a complete weapon, but with today's value that is a steal.

Another one of the guys had an opportunity a bit after the 86 ban to buy a few hundred registered HK sears for something between $50-$250 each. Figure today that investment would be worth over a million today.

 

[Lord Bodak]

Cheapest was my CZ-52 ($120), followed by my 10/22 ($170).

 

[Malamute]

$30 at a yard sale. it was a Marlin model 60. After handing the guy the money, I turned and handed it to my .22-less buddy and said "Happy Birthday".