What was/is your cheapest piece of junk handgun? - Page 3

Natureboypkr · January 18th, 2008, 01:21 AM

Im looking for one just so i can play around with it

ridurall · January 18th, 2008, 01:38 AM

Exactly Chris, I've posted pictures of it before. Mine had/has a 5 shot magazine but about everything else is the same. It just took years to find a replacement.

AZ Husker · January 18th, 2008, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natureboypkr

Im looking for one just so i can play around with it

Why???
Take the advise of everyone else and avoid those POS guns. It doesn't cost that much more to find a used quality gun that will serve your purpose with style!

BigEFan · January 18th, 2008, 02:07 AM

FM Hi-Power. I think I paid $225 sometime in 1999. First handgun I ever bought. It wasn't a complete piece of junk. Actually wish I had it back.

phaed · January 18th, 2008, 02:42 AM

my NAA 22. it's worthless, and downright scary to shoot.

Squawker · January 18th, 2008, 03:28 AM

Emphasizing the "piece of junk", the gun that met both of your criteria was a new in the box Keltec P11. I bought it because of the recommendations that I heard here. It had a horribly long trigger pull, and it was so bad that it would rub blisters on my trigger finger. In Nevada, we have to qualify with every gun we want to carry concealed, and it's than listed on your permit. I had to wear band aids on both index fingers to avoid blisters. But the worst part was that it constantly jammed. It would either jam, stove pipe, etc. I took it to a gunsmith, and had a "fluff and buff" done, but only little improvement. I hated that gun so much that after losing my job, and needing money, I took it back to the store and gladly accepted less than half of what I paid for it. I know that there are a lot of people, especially here, who own Keltecs, and love them. I respect their opinions, but I'll never get another one.

SubNine · January 18th, 2008, 04:46 AM

The most inexpensive handgun I ever bought was a Hi-Point C9. It went bang everytime I pulled the trigger, and was surprisingly accurate with WWB ammo. I ended up selling it, and probably will never own another one.

jahwarrior72 · January 18th, 2008, 05:02 AM

cobra ca380. i bought it for $90, put 20 rounds through it, then the slidde broke. i sent it back to them, and it turns out, i was missing a slide bumper. the replaced that and the slide, cleaned the rest of it up, and sent me two spare mags. it's actually pretty accurate for a junk gun, and it's made in the USA.

SIXTO · January 18th, 2008, 05:38 AM

I think the cheapest I have is a Keltec P32... its not exactly a POS, but its no show peice.

OPFOR · January 18th, 2008, 07:37 AM

I had a Lorcin .380 in nickle finish (naturally), purchased at a gun show for $60. It was a POS in just about every way. It was stolen when my house was broken into - the police eventually recovered it, but it wasn't worth it to me by then to go and claim it!

January 18th, 2008, 01:21 AM	#21
Natureboypkr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Posts: 655	Im looking for one just so i can play around with it __________________ V.P. of The Concealed Carrying Boys USMC.....helping enemies of America die for their countries since 1775

January 18th, 2008, 01:38 AM	#22
ridurall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 735	Exactly Chris, I've posted pictures of it before. Mine had/has a 5 shot magazine but about everything else is the same. It just took years to find a replacement. __________________ Life member NRA since 1983 I normally carry a Sig Pro .40 in a Crossbreed IWB but when necessary will switch to: Baby Eagle .40 W/Kramer holster Bersa Thunder380 Kel-Tec P3AT Skyy 9mm

January 18th, 2008, 02:07 AM	#24
BigEFan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 2,034	FM Hi-Power. I think I paid $225 sometime in 1999. First handgun I ever bought. It wasn't a complete piece of junk. Actually wish I had it back. __________________ *Lex et Libertas — Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus, et Fidelis!* "Not only do the people who put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us deserve better, we all deserve better than to have our own security undermined by those who undermine law enforcement." -Thomas Sowell

January 18th, 2008, 02:42 AM	#25
phaed Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Huachuca, AZ Posts: 453	my NAA 22. it's worthless, and downright scary to shoot. __________________ War is not the ugliest of things. Worse is the decayed state of moral feeling which thinks nothing is worth a war. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which he cares for more than his personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free. -J.S. Mill

January 18th, 2008, 04:46 AM	#27
SubNine Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 971	The most inexpensive handgun I ever bought was a Hi-Point C9. It went bang everytime I pulled the trigger, and was surprisingly accurate with WWB ammo. I ended up selling it, and probably will never own another one. __________________ USMC rule # 23 of gunfighting: Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

January 18th, 2008, 03:28 AM	#26
Squawker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 896	Emphasizing the "piece of junk", the gun that met both of your criteria was a new in the box Keltec P11. I bought it because of the recommendations that I heard here. It had a horribly long trigger pull, and it was so bad that it would rub blisters on my trigger finger. In Nevada, we have to qualify with every gun we want to carry concealed, and it's than listed on your permit. I had to wear band aids on both index fingers to avoid blisters. But the worst part was that it constantly jammed. It would either jam, stove pipe, etc. I took it to a gunsmith, and had a "fluff and buff" done, but only little improvement. I hated that gun so much that after losing my job, and needing money, I took it back to the store and gladly accepted less than half of what I paid for it. I know that there are a lot of people, especially here, who own Keltecs, and love them. I respect their opinions, but I'll never get another one.

January 18th, 2008, 05:02 AM	#28
jahwarrior72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: the raggedy edge Posts: 788	cobra ca380. i bought it for $90, put 20 rounds through it, then the slidde broke. i sent it back to them, and it turns out, i was missing a slide bumper. the replaced that and the slide, cleaned the rest of it up, and sent me two spare mags. it's actually pretty accurate for a junk gun, and it's made in the USA. __________________ I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. (J.R.R.Tolkien, The Two Towers) http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=19644781

January 18th, 2008, 05:38 AM	#29
SIXTO VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Here and There Posts: 9,983	I think the cheapest I have is a Keltec P32... its not exactly a POS, but its no show peice. __________________ In a land of sheep, even a toothless wolf is king. Wake Up! The zombie invasion has begun years ago.

January 18th, 2008, 07:37 AM	#30
OPFOR VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Baghdad Posts: 2,418	I had a Lorcin .380 in nickle finish (naturally), purchased at a gun show for $60. It was a POS in just about every way. It was stolen when my house was broken into - the police eventually recovered it, but it wasn't worth it to me by then to go and claim it! __________________ "It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way."

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