would you rather...

would you rather buy

  • 2 economy pistols

    Votes: 19 18.8%

  • 2 expensive pistol.

    Votes: 82 81.2%
  • Total voters
    101
I buy what moves me. If it feels good in hand, points, operates smoothly, looks good ... I buy.


I've been shooting a bit more recently, 6-700 rounds a week. After a year, total cost is essentially identical starting with a $300 gun or a $1000 gun when you include all the ammo. If anything, the $1000 gun probably is lower in total cost as I seem to get proficient with them firing fewer rounds.


Look at the big picture, not just the starting brush stroke!
 
It all depends

If I could ONLY own either one expensive handgun or two inexpensive handguns I would go with the two inexpensive guns choice.

Off the top of my head I would go with a Ruger P89 and LC9, that way I would have one gun for home defense and one for concealed carry that would fire the same caliber. And if the LC9 is above my price point I guess I would choose a LCP or maybe a Kel-tec PF-9 or P-11.

Like I said these are of the top of my head, so with more research I'm sure I could come up with a better combo.

Oh and I voted on the two expensive pistol choice even though I knew the poll was set up incorrectly :D
 
For me to feel able to answer truthfully, I'd change the qualification of cost to one of quality. It is possible to buy cheaper guns that perform just as well as more costly guns.

Another barrier to my imagination is that if it is my money going down on the counter, I'd rather buy cheaper that I can then afford to shoot.
 
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In all my time on this Earth, I have bought only a few handguns at or below the $450-500 range that I have kept. Very few, and most of them were bought 6-7 years or more ago. These days, most of them would go for $650-750 or more. And coincidentally, that is about the point where i begin paying attention. Yes, there are exceptions, but they are few and far between.

No, I'm not a snob, and I don't have money to burn. That is the point--I have wasted a lot of time, effort, money and ammo on things that don't work (or don't work consistently and reliably). These days, I'll do my homework and buy one gun that will do what I ask of it, and resist the temptation to jump on a "deal" that will give me only frustration.

That is just my experience; yours may vary.
 
All the guns in my state are expensive, so I guess it's would I like a cheaply made gun over a tried and tested gun - I'll pay the cash to get the tried and true...

Laura
 
The current Sigs are relatively expensive, but of questionable quality.

An SAR B6P is dirt cheap, but virtually without complaint.


Price is only a predictor up to a point. In a world where Armscor pistols are more likely to function than a Kimber, a wise man judges every pistol individually.
 
The current Sigs are relatively expensive, but of questionable quality.
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I know that the initial Cohen-era Exeter Sigs had some quality control burps, but other than the occasional internet murmur I don't hear much these days. No one I know in real life who has purchased a Sig in the last 3-4 years has been anything but happy.

Unless we're talking about the P250.

I also think the SAR might be virtually without complaint because it's a relative unknown.
 
Or the 320. Or the 938. Or whatever else doesn't act like a $700 firearm.

We are still in the Cohen era. Cost cutting processes. Revolving small parts vendors. US designs and Swiss/German reputation. Feh.
 
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If we're talking about newly manufactured guns, I would most likely select one high end. If we're talking about all guns, there are some "low end" guns that are excellent values, such as the CZ 82, and I would rather have two of those than one really expensive gun that I would probably be afraid to shoot for fear that it might get damaged.
 
Depends on what the two inexpensive ones are...

Like Star Megastars, one in .45acp and the other in 10mm...paid $750 for the pair back in the 90's :)
 
While price isn't always an indicator of quality, it more often is.
Had my share of cheap, can afford the higher end and I do.

"Quality has no fear of time."
 
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