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Looking for early suggestions as I'm not going to be able to go through with this until, 1) We pay off the house and have a bit more disposable income, 2) I pass the safety class, and 3), gun sales are allowed again in NY state...
The first is happening in October, the second I'm not worried about at all, I grew up on a farm shooting, took my first shooting class in Cub Scouts (I was one of those Boy Scout types), and I spent a good time in the late '80's until '98 target shooting until we moved to NY...and 3), not up to me...not sure when that will be lifted...you can buy alcohol, but not guns...no comment...
At the time, I had six handguns, a shotgun and a Ruger 10/22. I really did not want to bring MD legal guns to NY without doing the legal thing - but for six handguns, that meant about $300 per gun in transfer fees, having to take the safety class and apply for a permit with no guarantee I'd get one...now, I would have, I'm a law-abiding citizen, but the permit requires four local references, and time, and money, and we had small kids...and were buying a new house...Mrs. White had a say in their disposition, i.e., we needed the money...
S&W Model 29 .44 magnum - sold to my then-BIL. I loved that gun, it was the Dirty Harry gun, 8 3/8" barrel, my buddy and I would make light target loads for it and shoot it at 25 feet - you could see the bullet leave the barrel. With a full load, it was an impressive weapon;
S&W Model 686 .357/.38 Special - sold under consignment. Good gun, but frankly, if I was going to shoot a revolver, I was shooting the Model 29. Not sure why I bought it - I think it was a newer model in the early '90's and I probably got it on sale;
Ruger 9 mm - gave it to my sister. She still shoots it - I don't remember the model, but it was a newer model when I bought it in '91 - '92, and I really did not like it as it jammed all the time. She likes it, easy gun to shoot and it doesn't jam on her for some reason;
Beretta small frame 9 mm - great little gun, accurate, reliable, very smooth and easy to shoot. Sold on consignment;
Norinco 1911A1 45 ACP - OK, I know what you are thinking, what, a cheap Chinese piece of crap? I loved that gun, full-length guide rod, Pachmayr grips, that gun was just a dream to shoot and I think I paid less than $200 new at the time. Never jammed. (Also had an SKS that I gave to my shooting buddy, but that's another story). Sold on consignment;
Colt 1911A1 45 ACP - I had to get a Colt after I got the Norinco, I got that one at a gun show back in the days where people would walk around selling the guns as a private sale, as long as they had the paperwork, you could go to any one of 50 gun dealers, they'd process the paperwork, you paid the guy, and you had a new-to-you 1911A1...it was a little rough, I got a great price ($375 in '93ish), cleaned it up, my shooting buddy did some trigger work on it, new grips, full-length guide rod and it was a great gun. Sold at consignment as well - I got $600 less 15% consignment for that one.
The first one I get will be a 1911 model 45 ACP, I just love that style, and it's looking like a decent one starts at the $700 mark. I am not going to spend >$1200, I'm not shooting competition, but I do want a quality gun. I don't know anything about Charles Daly, but they start ~$900, I've shot Taurus before but never owned one, and they start around $580 for the base model. Cimarron is a brand I recognize, but know nothing about. Sig Sauer is in the ~$1000 range and certainly have a good reputation. Although I loved my Ruger 10/22 (and miss it - sold it to a buddy's son years ago when he turned 16), I have a likely irrational dislike of Ruger semi-automatic handguns based on my single point of experience, so I would shy away unless told differently.
Any thoughts/suggestions/experiences would be great - I've got plenty of time to kick the tires on this one...
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