looking for a range gun

[asianpersuasion]

okay guys,

i have a couple of .22 and .25 handguns and revolvers. i also have a xd40. i'm kind of wanting maybe a 9mm handgun. doesn't have to be anything expensive just reliable and something i could bring to the range once a week to put a couple hundred rounds thru it to work on my skills. what would do you recommend? are there anyplace (shops) that has something used for a good price?

thanks
chow

 

[dragginaknee]

id get a glock 34 or a 17 l for a good range gun, if it was only a target gun the i would get the compensated! Or you can never go wrong with a 1911!

 

[Tantrix]

If it's just range stuff look for a used Ruger auto in 9mm. Usually they can be found for around $300 or less. They are heavy, built like tanks and usually reliable.

A Glock 17 or 19 would work too, but you'd be looking at closer to $400.

 

[asianpersuasion]

ya i'm looking around $300. something for shits and giggles. may something in the .380 cal.

 

[asianpersuasion]

ya i'm looking around $300. something for shits and giggles. may something in the .380 cal. i've read that the bersa thunder wasn't too bad. anybody have any experience with these?

 

[dragginaknee]

get a ruger 22 pistol! or a walther p22

 

[nolacop]

save a couple more bucks and go for a used glock..they can be had for 350 or so. they eat up anything u put through em and make a great range gun. anything cheaper you're gonna probably have some problems with. good luck.

 

[topgunz1]

+1 on the glock... those walther P22's look pretty fun though, and cost effective.

 

[dragginaknee]

+1 on the glock... those walther P22's look pretty fun though, and cost effective.

Yes they are fun, Esp w/ a can on the end!
Just don't buy a sig mosquito, they are junk. I sold mine

 

[spanky]

i picked up a g34 for a range gun. i love it.

 

[Hunter Rose]

CZ-75.

Awesome pistol. Pretty cheap too.

 

[Tantrix]

I forgot to mention, if you end up spending a little more, I have a G19 for sale that will tear it up on the range, and be a good home defense gun. It's $425 (has Meprolight night sights)

Look at it in the classifieds section.

 

[asianpersuasion]

a walther p22

I forgot to mention, if you end up spending a little more, I have a G19 for sale that will tear it up on the range, and be a good home defense gun. It's $425 (has Meprolight night sights)

Look at it in the classifieds section.

i would like either one of these. i don't know though. plus not having a job the past 6 months the wife's watching the checking account VERY closely.

 

[Tantrix]

She's your wife....you know how to butter her up. Just lay it on thick and you'll have a new gun in the collection before you know it. Works every time.

 

[Cowboy]

+1 on the used Glock, I'd recommend the 9mm over the 380 for the cost of the ammo. Plenty of cheap 9mm ammo. And you'll always have a decent self defence gun if you need or want one later.

 

[asianpersuasion]

but you see i choose not to work. so if i don't want to work i have to budget myself.

 

[topgunz1]

Yes they are fun, Esp w/ a can on the end!

what do you have to do for the suppressor? isnt it a rediculous ammount of paperwork?

 

[asianpersuasion]

ya i think i'm just gonna save some more a get a xd subcompact 9 or .40. i think i'm just gonna keep it in the family.

 

[HybridMT]

Glock 34

 

[Rhans405]

I started with a Ruger p89 in 9mm. Great gun. Heavy with very little recoil. I got it for just under 300 new but several years ago. It had a long trigger pull though so when I advanced up to a glock and then a Sig, I became a fan of the sweeter trigger (esp the sig). I also have an older model Bersa 380. The metal on the slide is softer than other guns and the slide lock wore down after a thousand rounds or so. Had to file a new notch to lock the slide.