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9mm plinker gun
- Thread starter caleb90
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Military surplus and police trade-ins is where I would be looking.
My FiL got a decent Berretta for $299 a year or so ago. We both got Star Super B's for $250-ish. I see inexpensive Glock police trade-ins, too.
Service pistols are good plinkers. They are made to be reliable out in the field.
You might see what places like AIM and CDI Sales and J&G and so forth have going on these days. All of my surplus guns have been good rugged shooters for not much cash.
My FiL got a decent Berretta for $299 a year or so ago. We both got Star Super B's for $250-ish. I see inexpensive Glock police trade-ins, too.
Service pistols are good plinkers. They are made to be reliable out in the field.
You might see what places like AIM and CDI Sales and J&G and so forth have going on these days. All of my surplus guns have been good rugged shooters for not much cash.
Did I read that right on the Berretta 92s? Almost 3 pounds empty? Although the price looks pretty good, the weight might be kind of a deterrent, especially for concealed carry, or in a pack, riding or hiking as Caleb mentioned (IMO). This is a good thread, and I thought I'd put down a couple of weight stats and comments on the two pistol I have, and what I've experienced with them.
The ugly ;>) heavy, clunky, but totally reliable C9, with a 10 round mag (makes it look even more desirable...) weighs in @ 2lbs., 4 ozs. and that's with a full mag. The only thing I really have against the C9, is how it breaks down to clean. The first time I did this, it was a real PITA; not user friendly at all. Once one learns the trick on the deal, it's o.k. but still a PITA. The grips on the pistol are very good, too, as out of the box (IMO).
My new Ruger SR9E, a totally cool gun, weighs in @ 2lbs. 3ozs. and that's with a fully loaded 17 round mag. I did add a Galloway traction grip pad on the pistol, which made it fit my hand perfectly and still kept the pistol's trimness. The adhesive grip cost 10 bucks, with free shipping; well worth the price (IMO). So now, with the 10 buck grip pad and a new mag I bought for it for $37.95 (shipping incl.) I'm still under 400 bucks, barely, but that was my mission on my new 9.
Still, I can't help but imagine that the Berretta 92s is a smooth, accurate operator.
The ugly ;>) heavy, clunky, but totally reliable C9, with a 10 round mag (makes it look even more desirable...) weighs in @ 2lbs., 4 ozs. and that's with a full mag. The only thing I really have against the C9, is how it breaks down to clean. The first time I did this, it was a real PITA; not user friendly at all. Once one learns the trick on the deal, it's o.k. but still a PITA. The grips on the pistol are very good, too, as out of the box (IMO).
My new Ruger SR9E, a totally cool gun, weighs in @ 2lbs. 3ozs. and that's with a fully loaded 17 round mag. I did add a Galloway traction grip pad on the pistol, which made it fit my hand perfectly and still kept the pistol's trimness. The adhesive grip cost 10 bucks, with free shipping; well worth the price (IMO). So now, with the 10 buck grip pad and a new mag I bought for it for $37.95 (shipping incl.) I'm still under 400 bucks, barely, but that was my mission on my new 9.
Still, I can't help but imagine that the Berretta 92s is a smooth, accurate operator.
Im going with the sd9ve, seems to have the most going for it for the price. I can get it for 330 out the door, stainless steel 2 mags light and a 4 in barrel. A hi point is the only "cheap" brand of gun i would go with, as i swear by the 995 that i have. But the c9 was just to big and bulky in the slide and made it unbalanced. The other cheapish but good guns only come with 1 mag and after you spend the cash for the spare, it brings the price higher than i want to spend.
Onward Allusion
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SD9VE all the way. The trigger is not as heavy as the 1st & 2nd gen Sigmas. Also, you're talking 8+1 versus 16+1 (or 17+1 if you can find the old SW9F mags).
peggysue
Dang! missed my chance for early retirement again!~Sig W. German P6's going for over $550 now days.
I wanted to correct something in this thread. The Beretta 92s weighs 2.1 lbs (33 oz).
It's solid without the plastic bull crap. Does that make it easy to carry or maintain, No. However you will lose very little out of the purchase. For a possible carry gun I would not recommend it. For a range gun to be kept and admired....absolutely.
It's solid without the plastic bull crap. Does that make it easy to carry or maintain, No. However you will lose very little out of the purchase. For a possible carry gun I would not recommend it. For a range gun to be kept and admired....absolutely.
Thanks for the correction, and sorry if I read that wrong in the 92s description from the website posted in #23 of this thread. I took the 2.14lbs. weight description as 2 pounds, 14 ounces, and thought that was awful heavy for that handgun, and that's why I did a weight comparison with my two 9s. 33ozs. certainly sounds a whole lot better on the Berretta.