best pistol for under $200 [Archive]

Geor!

01-22-2008, 08:42 PM

nothing that looks like a john wayne pistol either
will be used for home protection and possibly in as car as well..
Not gonna find much in that price range. The piece of shit S&W I had was $350 and I'd say that $200 is a more fair price.

Fox466

01-22-2008, 09:41 PM

Honestly, I didn't know that they made pistols that sell for less than $200...

Yale

01-22-2008, 11:45 PM

FEG PA63 from J&G sales. It's a .380 Walther PPK clone. Please don't buy something stupid like a Hi-Point.

Landon_Liles

01-23-2008, 12:01 AM

Please don't buy something stupid like a Hi-Point.

x2 Those are POS pistols. Go to gunbroker.com and search around.

03trubluGT

01-23-2008, 05:35 AM

Go find a good used gun that someone wants to dump for cheap.

You're not going to find a new name-brand gun for that price.

gspfunk

01-23-2008, 09:48 AM

Go find a good used gun that someone wants to dump for cheap.

You're not going to find a new name-brand gun for that price. Agreed. I was looking to keep it around $300 and spent $400. On that note, if I hadn't gone w/ the PX4, sportingarms.com has a Ruger P95 for $290 new and a KP95 (stainless slide is the only difference) for $310. The KP95 would have been my other choice....felt good and I shot well w/ it. ...And, from what I've read, also very reliable as far as less expensive guns go.

If you can pony up an extra 100 bones, I don't think you could go wrong w/ the Ruger. Sporting Arms is in Lewisville, BTW.

5.0 beast

01-23-2008, 07:54 PM

i know someone has told me they suck before, but can you all list your reasons for saying that the hi-point's suck? i've only heard 'oh they suck' but never heard too many reasons why. so could you all please elaborate on them please. sorry to threadjack

RyanB

01-23-2008, 09:11 PM

Stolen.

god bless.

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ELVIS

01-23-2008, 09:13 PM

I am a raging homosexual

god bless.

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Landon_Liles

01-23-2008, 09:14 PM

quality is weak
looks are not so much
my buddy has one and it jams alot
i bet they are hard to get parts for also if somethin breaks

whitetrash

01-23-2008, 09:21 PM

if its just staying in the the house get a shotgun

CantGetRight

01-23-2008, 09:26 PM

Im sure some of the homies from the east side would sell you one for about $200

-Carlos :cool:

David L. Gary

01-23-2008, 09:48 PM

I know most of the reasons people do not like Hi-Point pistols and most of them go back to poor ammo and a limp wrist. Blow back actions require a faily hot round and a firm grip so as not to absorb too much recoil. If the action does not travel all of the way back, it will jam every time. I have about 200 round through mine so far without a single problem. I haven't even cleaned it yet, just put more rounds through it to find out how dirty it has too be before it will not operate properly. You do not need replacement parts, simply mail it back to them and they will fix any or all parts for 0.00$. At first, they did have some quality control issues, just like most any new product (guns, cars, electronics, etc), but they seem to have gotten those under control. They are ugly as hell, but looks do not make it more/less accurate. For a home defense gun, they are just fine. With today's lawsuit happy society, they could not stay in business if their products were unsafe.

01YZ2NV

01-23-2008, 09:54 PM

it might not be one of the best but you can get a s&w sigma 9mm or 40 cal for like $225-$275 at the gun show..i dont remember for sure but my brother bought one and i dont think it went over $300.

GrayStangGT

01-24-2008, 02:18 PM

I dont think I would trust my protection/life to pistol that cost less than $200

Denny

01-24-2008, 02:21 PM

For another $100, you'll open up your options a great deal, just sayin'. That extra $100 will be a hell of an investment if you ever NEED to "cash in on it."

CoorsLightCoupe

01-24-2008, 08:05 PM

one that has killed someone and is still at large.. im sure you could pick one of those up dirt cheap.

blkscorpion80

01-24-2008, 08:07 PM

put up 200 more and I'll give you a damn good pistol. pm me if interested.

sanddragger28

01-24-2008, 10:17 PM

A 2 shot derringer great gun in 38 special

Yale

01-25-2008, 03:16 AM

If you're going to go with a derringer, pony up for a .45LC/.410GA

Stephen

01-25-2008, 03:24 AM

Agreed. I was looking to keep it around $300 and spent $400. On that note, if I hadn't gone w/ the PX4, sportingarms.com has a Ruger P95 for $290 new and a KP95 (stainless slide is the only difference) for $310. The KP95 would have been my other choice....felt good and I shot well w/ it. ...And, from what I've read, also very reliable as far as less expensive guns go.

If you can pony up an extra 100 bones, I don't think you could go wrong w/ the Ruger. Sporting Arms is in Lewisville, BTW.
i had a p-95 back in 97 but thought i was a thug and showed it off and it got stolen :( i was such a dumb ass

Bullitt3246

01-25-2008, 04:21 AM

Ill sell my ruger 9mm for $250. I just put the 1st 100 rounds though it this weekend. I went out and bought a Springfield XD sub-compact .40 cal....

Pm me.. . its not even broke in yet.....

bmxerbrett

01-25-2008, 05:26 AM

i had a hipoint 380 I bought for 130 brand new. Never jammed on me!

FatassLX

01-25-2008, 06:59 AM

Go to cabelas and look at there used stuff. Also look at the keltecs at budsgunshop.com. The keltecs are only 50-100 more than you mentioned and have gottin pretty good reviews.

aggie97

01-25-2008, 07:42 AM

Go to cabelas and look at there used stuff. Also look at the keltecs at budsgunshop.com. The keltecs are only 50-100 more than you mentioned and have gottin pretty good reviews.

yep, and the PF9 is pretty small and light which makes it nice to carry. Bullettrap had a few left at $259 a few weeks ago. I should have picked one up but they only hold 7 rounds.

I need to find something soon because this full frame 220 is getting difficult to carry! :o

Jarrod

01-25-2008, 12:30 PM

one of my carry's is a Taurus ultralite in .38, it has been a while, but I think it was pretty close to $200

gspfunk

01-25-2008, 01:31 PM

Ill sell my ruger 9mm for $250. I just put the 1st 100 rounds though it this weekend. I went out and bought a Springfield XD sub-compact .40 cal....

Pm me.. . its not even broke in yet.....
What Ruger is it? Hell, I might buy it from you!

Slowhand

01-25-2008, 01:33 PM

Cabela's has a .22 Ruger on sale for $209 this week, although it looks fairly worthless.

evil jose

01-25-2008, 01:38 PM

Cabela's has a .22 Ruger on sale for $209 this week, although it looks fairly worthless.

Worthless for defense? Yes. For cheap plinking. Perfect.

FatassLX

01-25-2008, 03:36 PM

yep, and the PF9 is pretty small and light which makes it nice to carry. Bullettrap had a few left at $259 a few weeks ago. I should have picked one up but they only hold 7 rounds.

I need to find something soon because this full frame 220 is getting difficult to carry! :o

look at the P11, its 10+1.

lolvtec

01-25-2008, 05:06 PM

it might not be one of the best but you can get a s&w sigma 9mm or 40 cal for like $225-$275 at the gun show..i dont remember for sure but my brother bought one and i dont think it went over $300.

friend got a sigma for $99 because he bought a Smith and Wesson Ar15 (some gunshow package deal)... the first time he shot it the plastic cover behind where the magazine seats broke off. yay quality.

Jarrod

01-26-2008, 05:33 PM

X2 on the Sigma, I was at Cabellas last weekend, the guy at the gun counter was telling me they have a bunch come back for the plastic breaking in various places on the gun...

n347

01-30-2008, 10:07 AM

I got a Lorcin 9mm for sale for $125.

no4njnk

02-02-2008, 10:38 AM

I haven't checked in awhile but the Bersa 380 acp had pretty good reviews and was around $250 or so. If you buy something used and do not know a lot about guns then I would have someone check it out before firing.

Denny

02-02-2008, 10:40 AM

I picked up a Cobra Patriot P45 for under $300 (tax and all). I must say that it's one of the best shooting handguns I've ever owned.

Bullitt3246

02-02-2008, 10:43 AM

What Ruger is it? Hell, I might buy it from you!

sorry sold last weekend. Friend bought it after we put another 100 rounds through it. Damn smooth and accurate gun, but BOY I LOVE this new sub-compact .40

1985GT

02-02-2008, 10:58 AM

one of my carry's is a Taurus ultralite in .38, it has been a while, but I think it was pretty close to $200

i think I only paid about $220 for a used taurus .38 snubby. I love that little gun. Thats actually what I carry most of the time.

02-02-2008, 12:18 PM

X2 on the Sigma, I was at Cabellas last weekend, the guy at the gun counter was telling me they have a bunch come back for the plastic breaking in various places on the gun...

I've had mine for 12 years, never had a problem. The only misfire was with Blazer ammo and their cheap ass powder. It has way too much muzzle lift and wrist strain compared to my Sig P229 shooting the same ammo but for putting 15 rounds into some crackhead it'll do.

sanddragger28

02-03-2008, 02:29 PM

A robber breaks in and your nervous as hell. You pull out your pos 200 buck gun and it jams. Or your shaking so much that between the shaking and how innacurate the gun is you never hit the target. I would rather be nervous and shaking with a very accurate non jamming pistol.Then bothe problems compounded. When it comes to you and your familys life buy quality or one day you might regret it.

IHaveAMustang

02-04-2008, 03:12 PM

I got a S&W 910 pistol from someone here on the boards who had been trying to sell it for a while. I think I got it for $200 straight up and it' my favorite pistol. I can even swap out the 915 clips for the 910 clips.

If you are patient, you can get someone down on their price if they need to sell or haven't gotten a bite on their ad in a while.