I keep finding myself buying inexpensive handguns.

Some guns are inexpensive; some are cheap. The FEG-63 is a fine gun and one of the great bargains today. With a little smoothing up, it is a jewel.

Guns like the Lorcin, Raven, and Davis, even though some work well, just can't be recommended. They provide a pistol smith with some of the great frustrations of life as they always seem to misfeed, malfunction, break, and just plain not work. They are made cheap, sell cheap and are cheap.

No, not all smiths get to work on custom 1911s or super rifles; most have to (try to) fix the cheap "junque" also, at least when the boss sells it.

Jim
 
Wow, there are a lot of us that enjoy inexpensive pistols. There really are a lot of good deals out there. Probably the best, IMO, is the venerable Makarov. I need to add a CZ-50 and CZ-27 (prewar, hopefully) to my stable of CZ pistols (only a 75 and 52 as yet).

The high buck pistols have a lot going for them as well. My P226 really can't be beat for ergonomics, power, capacity (17 with MecGars), reliability, and feel. My CZ-75 comes close though, and at less than $400, it could fall into the bargain category.
 
It's just a matter of principle. If it's $150/$200 for a 2"/4" Colt, S&W, or Ruger DA 38 spl., it follows me home. Last I looked, I'd traded off an Official Police and a K-38 off, so I'm down to only 8 38's, and it makes me feel just the slightest bit deprived.

I've got the fancy stuff. The old fixed sight 38 spl. w/ LHP+P is plain vanilla, but it does about as good a job as anything if well placed. It could probably kill a grizzly with one shot if you did your part. And the more of 'em you got the more likely there'll be one handy when it's needed.
 
Way back in my gun safe is a Jenning 22 lr pistol I purchased about 15 years ago. I have shot about 5,000 rounds through it now but it still works great. I got it for $55 new and it is reliable and fairly accurate. I used to carry it when canoeing or fishing and was used to take care of several water maccasins. Oh, next to that Jennings is my $45 Davis 22 Derringer.
 
My first handgun was an FEG P9R, a 9mm DA clone of the older Browning Hi-Power. Got that one for $325, which annoys me because I see them going for $275 now.

I recently picked up an EAA Witness (Tanfoglio) Compact Standard in .40 Liberty, which is an Italian knock-off of the CZ75, I'm told. Price before taxes and fees was $340. I've taken it to the range once so far, it feels good in my hand and seems reasonably accurate for a compact-size gun. It's fairly heavy for its size so recoil is very manageable (at least for someone who usually shoots a full-size 1911-style gun in .45 ACP).

--The Beez
 
gotta say i really like my heritage arms stealth c1010.

inexpensive, accurate, dao like glock, but with thumb safety. packs well.
 
On the topic of cheap handguns, maybe some of you can advise me on the new Charles Daly DDA compact polymer 45? I handled one yesterday, and it seems to have a solid feel, tight slide, good trigger. In fact, it reminded me a lot of the beretta 9000 that is coming out soon, but at about half the cost. Does any of you own one and what do you think of it? Thanks for your info.
 
I've got a couple of nice guns that costed a small fortune, but my favorite is the Mak. It's fun to shoot, and you can buy them without the wife catching on. My gunsmith charges me ten bucks for transfer fees, so I usually get a Mak a month. I have my shooter that I play with, and I have a few in ammo cans for future use, as well as a couple to give out to people for gifts when I can't figure out what else to give. Maks are the coolest little guns going for the price. The Commies didn't skimp on weapon's development, and if anything they sacrificed feeding their people in favor of having weapons that go bang every time you pull the trigger. The Mak not only goes bang, but it is more accurate than my Beretta 96. I could've bought four Maks for what I paid for that gun! Not bashing Beretta as it is a fine piece too. I just am more impressed with a gun that runs under a hundred and fifty dollars that does what that little gun does.

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Some of my favorite bargains:
FEG: DA Hi-Power knockoffs
Helwan Brigadier/Maadi Cadet: A single-stack, single action vintage Beretta copy.
Makarovs: Of course.
CZ-52: Not since the original toggle-action Borchardt had an autopistol copied design features from a crew-served MG.
Tokarev TT-33 and it's Chinese derivatives: Probably the most rugged handgun made before the advent of the Glock.

With all these fine, military-proven, ordnance steel handguns on the market at prices around the one bill mark, why in God's name would anyone buy a cast pot metal tire chock like the Lorcin 9mm?


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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!
 
FEG makes great guns.

I've been known to shoot my hi-power copy in IDPA matches and I've used my PA-63 as a "back packing" gun for years.

I paid $225 for the hi-power and $120 for the Pa-63/Ap-9.

I was really tempted to get a russian sks when they were 4150.. shoulda coulda woulda
 
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