Need ideas for new metal gun

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BoogieMan

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I dont shoot plastic guns so dont bother.
I have a 9mm stainless 1911
PA63- Blued and silver
22/45- black
96- black (40 cal version of 92)
Frommer Stop
Llama 1911ish in 9 Largo
Also have a couple wheel guns, unfortunetally both SS.

Anyway I like blued and wood. Im leaning toward another 1911 in 45 and blued, a classic WWII style.
Short list: 1903, 210, BHP
I tend to go with more classic and older guns as I feel like they have more value. If I buy a Colt 1911 from the 70's and shoot it for a year I can sell it for what I paid or more. If I buy a brand new P226 and shoot it for a year I will likely take a loss of at least 30%.
Any caliber as long as ammo is still commercially available (I will reload the cases after shooting factory) will work.
So give me some ideas. Price cap of about $2k
 
I'm just going to throw out one suggestion: CZ 75B Glossy Blue. Then buy some really nice wood grips for it.

I have one, it's beautiful and I really like it. I'm still looking for some stunning grips for it - I either want nice light polished bone/horn grips or some fancy wood.

Here's one for $620: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=479872878

This is hands-down one of the prettiest blued gun I've seen produced in quite some time. The finish is really nice - not quite Python nice, but as good or better than T and C-series Hi Powers.
 
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As metal guns go, the CZ75 caught my eye recently but that's just because I've been thinking in my own financial reality.

If you've got the scratch for it why not go all the way and get a 210? A Swiss 210 seems unlikely to ever loose it's value (will probably appreciate) and as folks have said, it is one of the standaouts of the pistol pantheon.

A Danish (Swiss made) service P210 would be a dream gun for me.
 
If you can find a SIG P210 Legend that might be something to consider. SIG, last I heard, will not be making any in Germany any more which most likely will boost the value of German made P210 Legend over time.

I now wish I would have bought one when my LGS was selling them at less than retail not all that long ago.
 
JN01 said:
S&W Model 39
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Given the generous price allowance and the desire for something classic, let me be slightly more specific. :)
  • S&W no-dash steel-frame M39; the normal run-of-the-mill M39 is actually the M39-2, which had an alloy frame. The steel-frame guns are a good deal less common and more valuable.
  • A Model 539. This is a 2nd-generation gun with some design improvements over the 1st-gen M39/39-2, but it retains the classic look and fine blued finish, rather than the more utilitarian look and feel of the 3rd-gen M3904/3906. It's also a steel-frame pistol with an edge in shootability over the alloy-frame M439, and its rarity gives it an edge in cachet over both the more common M439 and stainless M639.
 
I am going to start looking around for the cz75 and the 210. I forgot to say that I also need to have a luger on that short list. I'm in nj and have 3 permits coming in. That means 3 pistols in 90 days. In order to find anything other than new guns I have to get them in route to my lgs before permits come In. It's a jersey thing.
 
If you want all steel and don't mind thinking outside the box, check out the SARK2 45. Doublestack Best 45 you never heard of. Built on the CZ system, and it wont break the bank either.
 
Isn't Colt going to release a short run of brand new 1903's?
That said I'd get a Colt Commander in 9mm I already have a BHP.
 
While I feel (almost) the same way about "plastic guns", isn't your 22/45 exactly that?

I love CGC's suggestion of a S&W 539... but good luck finding one. I suggest putting a S&W 39-2 in your hands -- they are amazing pistols and every single little thing about them feels "right." And they are not at all scarce.
 
I never thought of the 22/45 as a plastic gun. But I guess your right. It does have wood grips and the entire receiver and bolt are steel.
 
Top Gun does have the Swiss P210s listed. In another thread I was recommended the same thing. Thinking really hard on it. Can't find a P210 of any kind near me to shoot.
 
I am sticking to classic designs, as you have some more recent ones that have been brought up, and all have their merits.

I can't imagine not owning a BHP if you like classic designs. You do know it is reputed to be the only gun issued to both sides in WWII? Germans issued something around 200K of them when they overran Belgium and Inglis produced them for the Canadian army.

What about a Walther P38 [or P1] for that WWII history connection?

Or a Luger for both WWI and WWII history connection.

A broomhandle Red Nine Mauser c96 would be fun to have also!

I just picked up a Star Model B [not Super B] that was produced in 1945 for around $300. It feels quite nice in the hands, but is the hardest to find parts for. I fitted a new EGW bushing to it as the original one was sloppy.

I am tempted to pick up a Tokarev TT33 but can't find a good reason for it other than I like it. For around $300 and then ammo, they could be purchased WITH a BHP.

And then there are the .22lr handguns of days of yore: the Colt Woodsman, the Browning Medalist or Challenger, the High Standard HD Military, the S&W Model 41, and others. Keep in mind that it seems these are best with standard velocity .22lr-not the most common high velocity stuff that your Ruger takes.

I know you have a 22/45, but what about looking for a Ruger Government Target MK II? 6 7/8" barrel all steel?

Now, are you open to wheelguns?

What about a Ruger Blackhawk or Superblackhawk?

I like the Ruger Old Army black powder [talk about modernizing history] also.

You might find a Colt Python in your cap range, but just barely.

S&W has more models than you can shake a stick at.

I would LOVE to find a Manurhin MR73 .357mag revolver, but am in California, so that isn't going to happen.

Any interest in a big-bore revolver like the Anaconda? Like a S&W model 29? like a Dan Wesson?

Isn't it fun to think of how to spend our money?:D
 
I'm keeping an eye out for a blued CZ75 now....I found one back in the fall but it was in 40. I kinda wished I'd picked it up anyway, but that's the way life goes I suppose.


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Old school Browning High Power, the blued steel and walnut grip ones are nice .
Or, something I've been having fun with is a Walther P-38, it's a 1944 WWII manufactured pistol my father purchased, through the mail , in 1961! He gave it to me two years ago and it has been a hoot to shoot!

Gary
 
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