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scoobysnacker · December 26, 2016, 10:56 PM

Tallball brings some good input!

My added suggestions-

Find a 1911 in .45 acp. You don't have to break the bank; most people swear by the RIA's. I found a Tisas for relative pennies, and it's been great thus far.

.22 lr revolver; I'd say buy old used, rather than new cheap. I have an H&R Sportsman that I love. It shoots anything.

9x18; the Makarov caliber is great. The round itself is a little hotter than .380, and those guns were designed around steel cases. The ammo is about the same price as 9mm range ammo, so it's cheaper than 380. The guns themselves fill some nice niches, as they are historically significant, well made, and depending on the model can be a small hi-cap (CZ 82), or a smaller mouse gun with a wallop (P64).

December 26, 2016, 10:56 PM	#14
scoobysnacker Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2015 Posts: 235	Tallball brings some good input! My added suggestions- Find a 1911 in .45 acp. You don't have to break the bank; most people swear by the RIA's. I found a Tisas for relative pennies, and it's been great thus far. .22 lr revolver; I'd say buy old used, rather than new cheap. I have an H&R Sportsman that I love. It shoots anything. 9x18; the Makarov caliber is great. The round itself is a little hotter than .380, and those guns were designed around steel cases. The ammo is about the same price as 9mm range ammo, so it's cheaper than 380. The guns themselves fill some nice niches, as they are historically significant, well made, and depending on the model can be a small hi-cap (CZ 82), or a smaller mouse gun with a wallop (P64).