What was/is your cheapest piece of junk handgun? - Page 6

goawayfarm · January 18th, 2008, 03:46 PM

I also have an RG in .22. My mother uses blanks in it to scare birds.

It may be cheap & hard to reload, but remember, John Hinckley used one that nearly killed Pres. Reagan, put Brady in a wheel chair (..which resulted in Sarah Brady turning on gun owners), wounded another Secret Service Agent & a DC cop.

So the RG has had nearly as much, if not more, impact on us as many other 'higher quality' weapons.

nikdfish · January 18th, 2008, 04:31 PM

Closest thing to that description was an H & R snubbie in .32 SW Long (model 732?). It was my grandmother's bedside piece. I've since given it to my youngest daughter ...

Nick

Sam Douthit · January 18th, 2008, 04:49 PM

I have a cheap gun but it is a great gun. It is a Makrov .380 and it shoots like a dream. It fires any kind of ammo and it always goes bang. It has a decocker system and resembles a Walther PPK but I would prefer the Makrov to the Walther except for resale value. Shooting from a rest gives me very small groups and the only complaint would be the adjustable sight which is not as good for a carry gun as a plain larger sight would be. The 9 mm Makrov might be even a shade better but using high power ammo in the .380 seems to do well for most applications. It is the AK 47 of handguns.

raevan · January 18th, 2008, 07:44 PM

H&R top break .38S&W that was given to me by my ex Spanish Father-in-law while in Spain. I have never shot it because the latch spring is weak and I don't consider it safe to shoot. I keep it because it is an Antique.

randytulsa2 · January 18th, 2008, 08:29 PM

So many here think Hi-Points are ugly, sloppy, ungainly and awkward but also seem to WORK.

Makes me want to try one out, 'specially since they are cheap.

I've got a soft spot for such devices....

armado · January 18th, 2008, 09:02 PM

I had a .32 S&W clone. It had plastic hand grips that were stripped so I had to put tape around the handle to keep them in place. I looked cool... from a distance. Up close, not so pretty. I used to joke that it was my throw down piece. More like a Saturday afternoon special rather that a Saturday night special.

pgrass101 · January 18th, 2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam Douthit

I have a cheap gun but it is a great gun. It is a Makrov .380 and it shoots like a dream. It fires any kind of ammo and it always goes bang. It has a decocker system and resembles a Walther PPK but I would prefer the Makrov to the Walther except for resale value. Shooting from a rest gives me very small groups and the only complaint would be the adjustable sight which is not as good for a carry gun as a plain larger sight would be. The 9 mm Makrov might be even a shade better but using high power ammo in the .380 seems to do well for most applications. It is the AK 47 of handguns.

I also have a .380 Makarov, I would not call it junk but it was cheap $129. It is reliable, accurate, ugly and cheap; just like me!

frankmako · January 19th, 2008, 01:13 AM

a 22lr/22 mag texas star that i got in germany in the 70's for under $40.00. it is a single action cowboy gun. it is well made, just cheap in price.

Greg in VA · January 19th, 2008, 01:50 AM

Well, I have TWO RG .22's and TWO H&R Young American .22's. I did not buy them, they were given to me.

ron8903 · January 19th, 2008, 07:27 AM

Cobray .45LC/.410 derringer 70.00 dollars.
And all my new guys and gals get to shoot it, if they
are brave enough.

January 18th, 2008, 03:46 PM	#51
goawayfarm Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fork Union, Virginia Posts: 1,987	I also have an RG in .22. My mother uses blanks in it to scare birds. It may be cheap & hard to reload, but remember, John Hinckley used one that nearly killed Pres. Reagan, put Brady in a wheel chair (..which resulted in Sarah Brady turning on gun owners), wounded another Secret Service Agent & a DC cop. So the RG has had nearly as much, if not more, impact on us as many other 'higher quality' weapons. __________________ Quemadmoeum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. "If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. If I have a gun, what do I have to be paranoid about?" -Clint Smith "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

January 18th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#53
Sam Douthit Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bowdon, GA Posts: 181	I have a cheap gun but it is a great gun. It is a Makrov .380 and it shoots like a dream. It fires any kind of ammo and it always goes bang. It has a decocker system and resembles a Walther PPK but I would prefer the Makrov to the Walther except for resale value. Shooting from a rest gives me very small groups and the only complaint would be the adjustable sight which is not as good for a carry gun as a plain larger sight would be. The 9 mm Makrov might be even a shade better but using high power ammo in the .380 seems to do well for most applications. It is the AK 47 of handguns. __________________ Sambo74 SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM

January 18th, 2008, 08:29 PM	#55
randytulsa2 Distinguished Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,443	So many here think Hi-Points are ugly, sloppy, ungainly and awkward but also seem to WORK. Makes me want to try one out, 'specially since they are cheap. I've got a soft spot for such devices.... __________________ "...bad decisions that turn out well often make heroes." Gary D. Mitchell, A Sniper's Journey: The Truth About the Man and the Rifle, P. 103, NAL Caliber books, 2006, 1st Ed.

January 19th, 2008, 01:13 AM	#58
frankmako Distinguished Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 1,889	a 22lr/22 mag texas star that i got in germany in the 70's for under $40.00. it is a single action cowboy gun. it is well made, just cheap in price. __________________ An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

January 19th, 2008, 01:50 AM	#59
Greg in VA Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 108	Well, I have TWO RG .22's and TWO H&R Young American .22's. I did not buy them, they were given to me. __________________ ************************************* You can never have enough magazines or ammo.

January 18th, 2008, 04:31 PM	#52
nikdfish Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastern Panhandle WV Posts: 89	Closest thing to that description was an H & R snubbie in .32 SW Long (model 732?). It was my grandmother's bedside piece. I've since given it to my youngest daughter ... Nick

January 18th, 2008, 07:44 PM	#54
raevan VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: washington Posts: 4,028	H&R top break .38S&W that was given to me by my ex Spanish Father-in-law while in Spain. I have never shot it because the latch spring is weak and I don't consider it safe to shoot. I keep it because it is an Antique.

January 18th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#56
armado Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 76	I had a .32 S&W clone. It had plastic hand grips that were stripped so I had to put tape around the handle to keep them in place. I looked cool... from a distance. Up close, not so pretty. I used to joke that it was my throw down piece. More like a Saturday afternoon special rather that a Saturday night special.

January 19th, 2008, 07:27 AM	#60
ron8903 Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,813	Cobray .45LC/.410 derringer 70.00 dollars. And all my new guys and gals get to shoot it, if they are brave enough. __________________ "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

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