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Pond, James Pond · July 13, 2011, 01:37 AM

Thanks for the informative replies and nice to see that generally this pistol is well thought of.

Now to put some things in perspective! I live in Europe. I grew up in the UK, but a while back emigrated to the old Eastern block!

This means that the guns on sale are significantly more expensive than in the U.S.

Someone mentioned buying a Ruger P95. This costs €600, new ($840). The GP100 costs €650!! ($910) I could get this FEG and the Arminius HW38 for about the same price as one GP. (About $600 and $400, old and new, respectively)

On top of that, having a number of expensive hobbies, meaning that caliber cost sort of dictates what I can look for. I do want more than a .22, even if this is just for range shooting. I just like a bit more punch. However, .357 is just too expensive in the long run. It works out at about $560 for a 1000 rounds. 9mm and .38 work out at about $300-350/1000.

As things stand, I'll probably go to a range once, or twice a month and shoot, say, 50-100 rounds per visit.

As for personal protection, this is not my main motive for buying a gun. I have never, ever felt under threat in that manner. That might change, "knock on wood" it won't, but based on my personal experience I don't need to find that "never jams" pistol if it were to jam in the range. I'd just get one of the instructors to help me.

So, the FEG got short listed simply because it is one of the only pistols I could afford to look at, and it looked in better shape than the Star 9mm also on sale. Over here, new CZ 75Bs cost $900, new CZ P07 Duties cost $700, Glocks cost closer to $1000 and an STI Sentry is an arm and a leg!

I like revolvers, and I like pistols, but if I had to choose, right now the new Arminius would be cheapest to buy, as cheap to load, is new and has an OK reputation for being well built, as far as I've found on the web.

I'd like to buy both, but....
My licence exam is the first hurdle, the bank balance is the next. It is hard to justify a $700 outlay on two guns when I have our home to renovate!!

So, sorry for the verbose response, but I thought I'd give a bit of background as to my thinking and considerations. A lot of the advice has been sound, but unfortunately, some of the solutions are just not an option for me, mainly on the basis of what I can afford!

July 13, 2011, 01:37 AM	#14
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	Thanks for the informative replies and nice to see that generally this pistol is well thought of. Now to put some things in perspective! I live in Europe. I grew up in the UK, but a while back emigrated to the old Eastern block! This means that the guns on sale are significantly more expensive than in the U.S. Someone mentioned buying a Ruger P95. This costs €600, new ($840). The GP100 costs €650!! ($910) I could get this FEG and the Arminius HW38 for about the same price as one GP. (About $600 and $400, old and new, respectively) On top of that, having a number of expensive hobbies, meaning that caliber cost sort of dictates what I can look for. I do want more than a .22, even if this is just for range shooting. I just like a bit more punch. However, .357 is just too expensive in the long run. It works out at about $560 for a 1000 rounds. 9mm and .38 work out at about $300-350/1000. As things stand, I'll probably go to a range once, or twice a month and shoot, say, 50-100 rounds per visit. As for personal protection, this is not my main motive for buying a gun. I have never, ever felt under threat in that manner. That might change, "knock on wood" it won't, but based on my personal experience I don't need to find that "never jams" pistol if it were to jam in the range. I'd just get one of the instructors to help me. So, the FEG got short listed simply because it is one of the only pistols I could afford to look at, and it looked in better shape than the Star 9mm also on sale. Over here, new CZ 75Bs cost $900, new CZ P07 Duties cost $700, Glocks cost closer to $1000 and an STI Sentry is an arm and a leg! I like revolvers, and I like pistols, but if I had to choose, right now the new Arminius would be cheapest to buy, as cheap to load, is new and has an OK reputation for being well built, as far as I've found on the web. I'd like to buy both, but.... My licence exam is the first hurdle, the bank balance is the next. It is hard to justify a $700 outlay on two guns when I have our home to renovate!! So, sorry for the verbose response, but I thought I'd give a bit of background as to my thinking and considerations. A lot of the advice has been sound, but unfortunately, some of the solutions are just not an option for me, mainly on the basis of what I can afford!