I am looking for a .45acp pistol. No good reason, mainly for plinking...it would also live in my gun box at home.
I would like to know your opinions on the following: approx. price new/used in your area, reliability, ease of getting magazines/parts/service, accuracy, recoil harshness, ease of maintenance, anything else you deem inmortant on these models:
Category 1
-HK USP
-HK USP compact
-Sig whatever model # is for the full-size
-Glock 21
-Glock 30
Category 2
-EEA (Tangfolio) Witness
-S&W 4506
-Ruger whatever plastic frame model # is
-CZ whatever model # the full-size is
The story is simple: I found a used (like new) S&W4506 with one magazine, Novak 3-dot sights for $350. One extra used magazine is $20. Up to now, I have been looking at Glock 21 or HK USP compact. In case of Glock, I'd want hi-cap mags. Mags+gun would set me back at least $1K...can't do that just yet. The S&W (or other group 2 guns for about as much money) would get me a .45 right now for about $400 with tax.
The difference would get me 3,000 rounds of .45 practice ball or another rifle...or rent, cat food and flowers for the girlfriend.
My question is (besides the ones asked above) "can a $350 gun in .45acp be any good...and if so, which cheapo one to get?"
I have shot most, but not extensively...
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Oleg
http://dd-b.net/RKBA
I would like to know your opinions on the following: approx. price new/used in your area, reliability, ease of getting magazines/parts/service, accuracy, recoil harshness, ease of maintenance, anything else you deem inmortant on these models:
Category 1
-HK USP
-HK USP compact
-Sig whatever model # is for the full-size
-Glock 21
-Glock 30
Category 2
-EEA (Tangfolio) Witness
-S&W 4506
-Ruger whatever plastic frame model # is
-CZ whatever model # the full-size is
The story is simple: I found a used (like new) S&W4506 with one magazine, Novak 3-dot sights for $350. One extra used magazine is $20. Up to now, I have been looking at Glock 21 or HK USP compact. In case of Glock, I'd want hi-cap mags. Mags+gun would set me back at least $1K...can't do that just yet. The S&W (or other group 2 guns for about as much money) would get me a .45 right now for about $400 with tax.
The difference would get me 3,000 rounds of .45 practice ball or another rifle...or rent, cat food and flowers for the girlfriend.
My question is (besides the ones asked above) "can a $350 gun in .45acp be any good...and if so, which cheapo one to get?"
I have shot most, but not extensively...
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Oleg
http://dd-b.net/RKBA