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young mosin

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Alright so i want to get a pistol for target shooting and the occasional finisihing shot on a deer (dont worry it will be real close) but i am staying in the 200 range and heres what i found so far

Makarov 210 dollars with no holster

CZ 70 170 with cleaning rod and holster

Nagant revolver in excilent condition with holster and lanyard 150

I like the nagant alot but ammo is scarce
 
200 range and target shooting

FWIW
If you are not reloading, but want to shoot more than two or hree hundred rounds a year, you are probably going to have to look for a second hand .22.

Inexpensive centerfire pistols, sadly, use relatively expensive ammo. Shooting 75-100 rounds a month will mean spending way more than the cost of the pistol by the time a year is up.

Pistol shooters tend to need to practice a lot more (i.e. more bullet$) than rifle shooters do, in order to developi an acceptable level of accuracy.
 
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Young Mosin--If you are at all serious about centerfire target shooting, then the phrase "200 dollars" and the phrase, "target shooting" do not belong in the same sentence. A used target gun will start at about 3 times that, and go up to the sky's the limit.

Now, if what you meant is informally killing tin cans and pie plates at the range, with your buddies, on the occasional Sunday afternoon, then the inexpensive centerfires you mentioned will be fine. But you still should practice quite a bit--which will mean expense to feed the pistol--if you expect to hit what you aim at.

Accuracy costs money and practice. There's just no getting away from it. Sorry to rain on your parade.
 
Another option::

Think about one of those Model 64 police trade ins you find in Shotgun News.

Reasonably price. Great shooters and not so expensive 38 ammo.
 
Hi,

Well, I have to agree with most everyone else. Centerfire target shooting is going to cost alot in ammo. However, the way at which you view spending your money on a setup can justify spending a little more.

For example, you can find a cheap gun, but your ammo cost are going to far surpass the price of the gun quickly. In fact, depending on the ammo, your ammo costs could surpass the price of the gun after your second or third outing.

So, if you spend 200 on the gun, and over a years time you spend 400 on the ammo (and that is getting away cheap), you have now spent 600 on the total package. If you get into shooting like we all did, that cheap gun is not going to be your last one either.

If it was me, I would look at a 9mm or a 38 revolver. You will have a ton of fun with either one. a used smith model 10 can be had for cheap, and 38 special loads are reasonable. If you start to reload, then it becomes really cheap.

Other than that, to target shoot cheap, you are looking at a 22. most 22 pistols are really accurate and ammo is as cheap as ammo gets. However, this does not satisfy you "hunting" situation.

Think of it this way, if there was one gun that could do it all, everyone on this website would have saved alot of money!!

-George

I would look for a gun that fits your needs, but can save on the ammo.
 
For casual target shooting a 9mm is about the cheapest ammo available other than rimfire .22. It's also readily available.

Buds is selling new S&W Sigmas for $299. With the $50 rebate being offered you get a new S&W 9 mm for $249. Many shooters on this forum have them and are very happy with them. The only negative I've heard is that the trigger is on the heavy side. That's not an issue for me since I shoot double action revolvers. $249 is a pretty good deal. I've even been considering buying the .40 cal version myself.
 
How about a used .357 mag revolver with adjustable sights. You can shoot 38 Spcl wad cutters (inexpensive to reload) at targets and switch to .357 mag loads for the deer.
 
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