What new handgun would you buy right now

fieldgrade said:
I’d really like to add a 1911 back to the stable. That’s right, they are all gone. Except for a double stack.

But a busted up right wrist just doesn’t want to tolerate .45acp any more, and I’m not buying another one in 9mm. Ever.

And somebody, anybody, please remind me I said that, whenever necessary.
Click to expand...
How about a Super 38? I think they are still being made.
 
fieldgrade said:
It has indeed crossed my mind. But only fleetingly.

Because I know so very little about it.
Click to expand...
My brother gave me an old Series 70 Colt in Super 38 last spring. It runs like a top and is pleasant to shoot. I load it down somewhat, but even the factory rounds I have for it are not bad. Finding ammo may be not as easy as it is for 9mm.
 
Charlie said:
My brother gave me an old Series 70 Colt in Super 38 last spring. It runs like a top and is pleasant to shoot. I load it down somewhat, but even the factory rounds I have for it are not bad. Finding ammo may be not as easy as it is for 9mm.
Click to expand...
How would you compare the recoil impulse to 230 grain ball 45?
 
fieldgrade said:
How would you compare the recoil impulse to 230 grain ball 45?
Click to expand...
I have shot mainly my loads, and they are more like a 9mm than a 45 Auto. I know they talk about it being similar to a 357 Magnum, but I have not loaded them that hot. The two boxes of factory ammo I have bought also did not seem to cause as much recoil as a 45 Auto.
 
Just ogled some 1911’s in 38 Super at GB.

There’s 26 pages of them available.

And all pricey as heck.
 
BrettB said:
Some classic DA/SA semi auto - Sig P226/229 / 220
Colt, Ruger or S&W revolver
Click to expand...
I picked up a P229 10-15 years ago with less than 20 rounds through it for a deal. The street value dropped almost in half within a few years.
g19 said:
A stainless Ruger MKIV Hunter with the long barrel and the wood grips.
Click to expand...
Wow! The SS MK pistols have nearly doubled in price since I last looked.
 
I'm thinking in the future all pistols will be expected to have optics. What optics will still work in 20 years? Will batteries still be available in that size? Maybe just having a rail mount for a light/laser is good enough?
I'm watching some cartridges slowly be rendered obsolete to time and dropped from production from factories. That may play into this as well.
Then there's laws (unconstitutional ones) that may limit capacity or semiautomatic operating systems.

So with all that said, a convertable 9mm/.357 revolver that's already hard to find may hold value well or appreciate over time.

Screenshot_20231202_062834_DuckDuckGo.jpg
 
fieldgrade said:
I’d really like to add a 1911 back to the stable. That’s right, they are all gone. Except for a double stack.

But a busted up right wrist just doesn’t want to tolerate .45acp any more, and I’m not buying another one in 9mm. Ever.

And somebody, anybody, please remind me I said that, whenever necessary.
Click to expand...
Buy a .45 and start reloading, .45 loaded to IDPA power factor is very pleasant to shoot.
 
P01135809 said:
I’ve never really been able to wrap my head around guns as a real investment…

If you need 1million in the bank to retire. You’d need a thousand guns if they averaged to 1K each.

Who the heck has time to sell a thousand guns! Or even a hundred if you have guns worth 10K each.

If you retired at 60 and lived to be 80 you’d need need 240 guns to sell one a month for extra scratch. plus you’d have to be patient to get top dollar…

I guess that’s why I just shot everything I’ve owned and not cared about devaluation
Click to expand...

I don't think buying a gun(s) that will appreciate for investment means that you plan on living off the money from selling it/them.

For me, most of my guns that have increased in value will go to others before or after I die. And if, for some extremely unfortunate reason I have to sell anything to get money - the value on many have gone up much faster than my 401k.

One of many hobbies is every-so-often I check current prices of collectible guns that I bought, and compare that to the price I paid for them, taking inflation into account. Like I said, some are much better than any mutual fund I know of. For example, I bought a Norinco Type 56 in 1986 for $349. That's ~$980 in todays money, but they're worth twice that. That's a 200% return if I sell one.

Lastly, as a person who appreciates historical and collectible firearms, just the fact that I have owned something like that for decades has a great intrinsic value to it.

Diff'rent strokes,
 
When Wall Street opens Monday, I’m gonna cash out my 401k and put it all into these. Depending on how the market opens, I should be able to buy at least 6 or 8. 🤓

www.sportsmans.com

Hi-Point CF380 380 Auto (ACP) 3.5in Black Pistol - 8+1 Rounds

Hi-Point CF380 380 Auto (ACP) 3.5in Black Pistol - 8+1 Rounds - Hi-Point produces affordable, American-made firearms featuring 100% American parts and assembly. Each handgun has a high-impact polymer frame with high-impact grips with a durable, attractive easy-grip finish which assures a firm...
www.sportsmans.com www.sportsmans.com
 
Jeppo said:
When Wall Street opens Monday, I’m gonna cash out my 401k and put it all into these. Depending on how the market opens, I should be able to buy at least 6 or 8. 🤓

www.sportsmans.com

Hi-Point CF380 380 Auto (ACP) 3.5in Black Pistol - 8+1 Rounds

Hi-Point CF380 380 Auto (ACP) 3.5in Black Pistol - 8+1 Rounds - Hi-Point produces affordable, American-made firearms featuring 100% American parts and assembly. Each handgun has a high-impact polymer frame with high-impact grips with a durable, attractive easy-grip finish which assures a firm...
www.sportsmans.com www.sportsmans.com
Click to expand...
Hey, I remember snickering at “those guys” who bought a couple CRATES of $99 Mosins along with a dozen or so $50 cases of surplus ammo 15 or so years back … who’s laughing now? It ain’t me …
 
Jeppo said:
When Wall Street opens Monday, I’m gonna cash out my 401k and put it all into these. Depending on how the market opens, I should be able to buy at least 6 or 8. 🤓

www.sportsmans.com

Hi-Point CF380 380 Auto (ACP) 3.5in Black Pistol - 8+1 Rounds

Hi-Point CF380 380 Auto (ACP) 3.5in Black Pistol - 8+1 Rounds - Hi-Point produces affordable, American-made firearms featuring 100% American parts and assembly. Each handgun has a high-impact polymer frame with high-impact grips with a durable, attractive easy-grip finish which assures a firm...
www.sportsmans.com www.sportsmans.com
Click to expand...
Dunno about an investment but for 99 I’m tempted to see how bad it can be.
 
New release of the full dust cover Staccato P.
 
To the original question...
None probably "now" workmanship, QC would have to be the Number 1 priority. Notice "probably"

Old would be the Python, Colt Gold Cup 70's Series, Colt NM, Smiths 19, 25, 29, 3 screw Blackhawks, Older Kimbers, Diamondbacks,

Investments it all depends on how you look at the dollars back then to current.
HK91 / 93. $399, Polytech AK's ..$249, Uzi Mdl A, Pythons, Devine M1A's and the like...the most expensive back then was a toss up between the FN-FAL / AUG in around the $800-$1k mark, even the " high end " M1A's ( Reese Brothers Period ) were in the $600-$800 range if that. Most of whats here was for investments, close friend owning a GS helped

But this is just an opinion...from an old person


-Snoopz
 
Last edited:
Belgian made Hi Powers in good condition that are unmodified

Colt Woodsman’s

Browning Medalists, challengers

Sig P series but esp P239s,P225s, P220s German built

Some of the semi-custom 1911s…Les Baer, Ed Brown

70s/80s S&W 586/686, Model 41s

Older Walther PPK , Mausers
 
Last edited:
Sorry OP. I realized my post didn’t answer your original question…

I’d say new gun, a Korth. Maybe a Vickers 1911.
 
That’s easy assuming that money is obviously not an object on this whimsical what if….I would buy a Glock 19 Generation 1…..there are something like 32 or so known models to have been imported to Kansas ABC or something like that. Please forgive me if I can’t remember the specifics. Anyways I know they won’t produce more original ones…rumor is Lipseys is gonna make a copy run of them in 2024. The OG 19 being rare brings in bank.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom