Suggestions for a new Range Gun

Range gun? I like that CZ97, but I'd suggest something in 10mm or a big ol' honkin' Desert Eagle.
 
Another vote for a CZ. The SP-01 in 9mm has gotten a lot of good reviews for being very accurate, even for fixed sights. A guy I work with picked up one, loves it. I've had one stashed for a couple months that I'm finally going to get out in a week or two. And even the plain jane 75s are great guns.

1911s are NOT complicated. Take it apart once, see how everything fits and works together, they are quite simple.

Hi Powers are another great option, but you need that mag safety worked on (eliminated), that improves the trigger a lot.

Baby Eagles are pretty nice and feel good, so do the Armalites what resemble the Baby Eagle.


harkamus said:
If you're gonna go big, might as well get a .454 Casull.
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454? Come on, if you're going for power, go 500 or 460 :D

Or hell, get a .45-70 in a Contender :eek:
 
Got me on the .500 or 460. Heh.

The 1911s are not complicated. This is true. They are just "more" complicated than the Hi-powers and everything else that traces its roots back to the Hi-power.
 
M67 said:
Another vote for a CZ. The SP-01 in 9mm has gotten a lot of good reviews for being very accurate, even for fixed sights. A guy I work with picked up one, loves it. I've had one stashed for a couple months that I'm finally going to get out in a week or two. And even the plain jane 75s are great guns.

1911s are NOT complicated. Take it apart once, see how everything fits and works together, they are quite simple.

Hi Powers are another great option, but you need that mag safety worked on (eliminated), that improves the trigger a lot.

Baby Eagles are pretty nice and feel good, so do the Armalites what resemble the Baby Eagle.




454? Come on, if you're going for power, go 500 or 460 :D

Or hell, get a .45-70 in a Contender :eek:
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I think I'll stick to the 9mm or .40s&w to keep the price down somewhat
 
9 or a 40?

CZ 75 of some flavor or another.

Beretta 92 would be okay, but Beretta definitley isn't a joy to work with as a company and IMO the 75 would last longer after years of shooting.

High Power, but out of the box there are some things that need to be done.


I know you said you didn't want a polymer gun, but if you like the feel of a Glock, you can always get a metal frame for it, but the cost is definitly a deterant.

Out of the two, I'd go 9. 1,000 rounds usually for $280, maybe a bit less and buying bulk 9 is easier than bulk 40.
 
If you end up getting the Jericho, you can get a .22 conversion kit for it at some point.
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You can't go wrong with a revolver for the a good range gun. This is one of my favorites.

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Taurus 689. Mine is on the right. The one on the left is my Father's.
 
I just love my Magnum Research BFR in .460 S&W Magnum. I got it for deer hunting, and have it zero'd at 250 yards!

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Although you never said if you handloaded or not, so that affects ammo costs.


-Xander
 
Jerichos/Baby Eagles are good guns. Parts or accessories might be harder to find than CZs. If you don't mind milsurps try a Tokarev, affordable about 200.00, ammo is cheap and it's a blast to shoot, makes a nice fireball.
 
dakine said:
Jerichos/Baby Eagles are good guns. Parts or accessories might be harder to find than CZs. If you don't mind milsurps try a Tokarev, affordable about 200.00, ammo is cheap and it's a blast to shoot, makes a nice fireball.
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I'm trying to find a baby eagle in my area so that I can atleast hold it before I make my decision. The Tokarev is interesting but it looks a little like a Russian 1911 knock-off.

Although you never said if you handloaded or not, so that affects ammo costs.
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I do not load my own ammo, what would you suggest I get as far as reloading equipment if I was going to start handloading?
 
GarrettWeidman said:
I do not load my own ammo, what would you suggest I get as far as reloading equipment if I was going to start handloading?
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Sky's the limit. And how much would you want to spend?

I've been reloading for years on a single stage Rockchucker. It's slow, but since I have to use a Lyman digital scale (junk at times though) I know all my rounds are pretty uniform, but trying to reload in bulk (1,000 rounds at a time) can be.....tedious.

Any progressive would be great for cranking out fairly uniform bulk ammo. Hornady's Lock n Load is a nice progressive that isn't too expensive.

Great thing about calibers like 9, 40, and .45 acp, is the qualtity you can get out of materials and the cost per bullet is low.

A pound of powder would last you anywhere from 1100 rounds to around 1300 depending how hot you load them.

Powerbond makes great bulk bullets, double plated and fairly cheap. 1000 9mm bullets for under $100.

Plus, once fired brass is everywhere for those calibers, or brand new Starline brass is cheap.
 
GarrettWeidman said:
I'm trying to find a baby eagle in my area so that I can atleast hold it before I make my decision. The Tokarev is interesting but it looks a little like a Russian 1911 knock-off.



I do not load my own ammo, what would you suggest I get as far as reloading equipment if I was going to start handloading?
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Go to a shop/range and ask for any of the CZ 75/85/97 or EAA Witness. They all have identical grip angles. They can all use the same magazines of the respective caliber at least for the 9/40s. 45 I'm not sure. If you like the feel of these, the Jericho 941 will feel identical. I agree with you that the 941 is the best looking of the bunch.

My advice on reloading is not to get into it lightly. There is so much that can go wrong when you reload your own ammo. If you're not careful and don't measure/weigh bullets, you can put yourself in some serious situations if something goes wrong.
 
harkamus said:
Go to a shop/range and ask for any of the CZ 75/85/97 or EAA Witness. They all have identical grip angles. They can all use the same magazines of the respective caliber at least for the 9/40s. 45 I'm not sure. If you like the feel of these, the Jericho 941 will feel identical. I agree with you that the 941 is the best looking of the bunch.

My advice on reloading is not to get into it lightly. There is so much that can go wrong when you reload your own ammo. If you're not careful and don't measure/weigh bullets, you can put yourself in some serious situations if something goes wrong.
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I went to a gun show today, and they had a semi-compact Baby eagle there, felt really good in my hand and it was a pretty decent price too, but I decided to holdout for the full size. Is the grip the same size on the full-size and the semi-compact? On magnum researchs site it says that they are the same, but does anyone have first hand experience comparing the two?

Also fondled a Ruger SR1911 for a while, I really liked it, but the guy had it way overpriced.
 
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GarrettWeidman said:
Also fondled a Ruger SR1911 for a while, I really liked it, but the guy had it way overpriced.
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So, all the SR1911s are in Kansas. I've only fondled one, and that was at a distributer show I went to in January.

As for being overpriced, it's supply and demand at the moment. Gunbroker Kel Tec PMR 30 and Kimber Solo Carry, both are way overpriced, but both still sell becuase hard telling when the companies are going to produce enough.


As for the grips being the same, if I remember right they are close and both do feel good. But, for a range gun, I'd hold out for the full size too.
 
M67 said:
So, all the SR1911s are in Kansas. I've only fondled one, and that was at a distributer show I went to in January.

As for being overpriced, it's supply and demand at the moment. Gunbroker Kel Tec PMR 30 and Kimber Solo Carry, both are way overpriced, but both still sell becuase hard telling when the companies are going to produce enough.


As for the grips being the same, if I remember right they are close and both do feel good. But, for a range gun, I'd hold out for the full size too.
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Actually there was only one and it was in Missouri, it was a nice gun, but at $775 I feel like there are a lot better options than that.
 
GarrettWeidman said:
I went to a gun show today, and they had a semi-compact Baby eagle there, felt really good in my hand and it was a pretty decent price too, but I decided to holdout for the full size. Is the grip the same size on the full-size and the semi-compact?
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Semi and full size 941s have the same grip size. Only the compact 941 has an altered (smaller) grip.
 
I know I started this a while ago, but I picked up a full-sized "baby eagle" over the holidays, although if anyone asks what I got I refer to it as a Jericho, I've put a few hundred rounds through it great gun I love it.
 
Congratulations, know that you now own one of the most highly underrated pistols of all time. I love mine, its an original KBI import Jericho 941, original box, paperwork and all. Head on over to 941forum.com, its a great resource! I don't know about your experiences yet, but its scary how accurate and shootable these things are. Enjoy!
 
A Single Action Army in .45 LC would be a cool range gun. Another vote here for the M9/92fs Berettas , Superb pistols. German made Sigs are very highly regarded.Heard good things about the "Baby Eagles" although the only eagle I have ever put to work was a .50AE,fun,but expensive to feed . What about a .45 Tommy Gun ,lots of fun those are,and HEAVY !!!!!" A real mans gun ",if you know what I mean. Good luck to ya.
 
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