Will this do?
Smith & Wesson 66-2 .357 Magnum caliber revolver. Bill Davis custom PPC Target gun
Posted on 03/22/2010 8:36:33 PM PDT by tatown
If someone were looking to purchase a revolver (.357 or .41 Mag) or a semi (9mm or 45) what would you recommend? Budget < $700.00.
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I inherited one of these. How do you break it down?
The HK USP Tactical ranged in price from $850 - $1,050 when I bought it. Not sure what they are today, or if they even still make them. I believe I paid $875 for mine new around 10 years ago.
I could say more but my post would be pulled and I would get a reprimand from the Administrator.
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Put up one of those targets that's segmented to tell you what you're doing wrong. At ten yards I put 5 rounds in the center. I know that is no massive feat of marksmanship, but I've just started shooting again after skipping my 40s and 50s and the sights are kinda blurry and one arm is 5 inches shorter than the other. I expose these defects to say that the 75 is one accurate and shootable weapon. I love my CZ-82 and I like my Stoeger Cougar but I don't shoot as well with them. Now the CZ-52 is another story. I put everything somewhere on the target.
LOL
45ACP when you don’t have the time to shoot someone twice....
My FAVORITE GUN is my S&W Model 29 44 Magnum. When I think Pistol, I think Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson. It fits my hand like no other Firearm.
It's the one Gun that I have specifically listed in my Will.
If it is for concelled carry then for a revolver I’d recommend the Charter Arms Bull Dog in 44 SPL.
In an Auto I’d go with a Para Arms LDA Companion though they are a little more then $700 new. Kimbers are also excellent but are even higher yet.
The Taurus Tracker 41 Mag is a suitable model with a 4" barrel. It's only a 5 shot cylinder. Typical loads at 210 gr at either 1500 fps or 1100 fps. A lot more power than the typical 180 gr 357mag at 1350 fps. Not really much choice in a lower power round either. The extra recoil is likely to result in less practice time on the range.
Not only is it effective, it's financially responsible and your impact on the Environment is reduced by 50%.
I'm surprised every Libtard doesn't want to own one. LOL
As others have said...there is no “right” answer to your question.
Risking the inevitable flames: If I had to pick one pistol that is nearly ideal in all respects, including caliber, cartridge, quality, durability, reliability, resale value, magazine capacity, concealability, shootability (including if you don’t want to make regular trips to the range), ease of finding ammunition, etc etc etc etc, then I would pick two pistols, the 9mm Parabellum Glock 19 or perhaps (if you are willing to lose two rounds of magazine capacity) the nearly identical .40 S&W Glock 23. These two pistols are as close to a universal, all-purpose handgun as you will find.
While the .45 ACP is an excellent cartridge, you simply lose too much in weight or magazine capacity (and gain too much in recoil) to warrant buying a pistol using this cartridge; also, the 1911 pistol, with its single action function and manual safety, is simply too complex for the vast majority of gunowners out there to master if they would have to use it in an emergency. After all, most people aren’t regular, practicing shooters. Since you have asked the question about what gun to buy, I consider you to be in this group.
Why is magazine capacity such an important issue? Police shooting statistics show that in a shootout, only about 10% of rounds fired actually hit their target. If your pistol only has 7 rounds, then using that statistic, you are likely to shoot your gun dry before actually hitting your target. The extra cartridges of the high capacity pistols give that little bit of extra piece of mind and survivability.
As an aside: always buy tritium night sights on any defensive firearm, unless of course you think that you will only need to defend yourself in the daytime.
This is my $0.02, based on a lifetime of personal shooting and extensive personal career experience (you may infer from that what you wish). If you don’t agree with me, feel free to disagree.
Must be a jackalope crime spree.
Mine are all gone, too.
[oh...wait...I just remembered. I didn’t own any guns in the first place...never mind]
LOL, only problem is you’ll have to wait for your arm to come out of the cast before you can clean it for the first time!
If you don't break a wrist or get whacked in the forehead with the recoiling barrel. I like shooting the S&W 500 Mag (Hunter model) with 10.5" barrel. The X frame angle puts the recoil straight down your wrists. In comparison, the Magnum Research BFR in 45-70 with 10" barrel is best fired with 1 hand so it recoils over your shoulder. T/C Encore is nearly always a two-handed affair with a pistol barrel affixed. The .308 and .30-06 pistol barrels will get your attention. Ditto for the 460 S&W Mag.
A good eye, a ball bearing and a Wrist Rocket will adjust their attitudes.
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