Thank you everyone !

Ruger P89, reliable. Mine has over 400,000 miles.

Will do double duty as a boat anchor (heavy).

There is a saying in networking, Cheap, Fast, Reliable, pick two.

I think the same may apply to guns depending on how cheap is cheap.

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Originally posted by SIGWolf:
There is a saying in networking, Cheap, Fast, Reliable, pick two.

I think the same may apply to guns depending on how cheap is cheap.

Not necessarily. Products may be cheap due to reasons besides merely lack of quality.

For example, the glut of .40 caliber police trade-in Glocks and M&Ps lately. They're quality guns, but they're currently cheap ($250-$300) due to high supply and low demand, coupled with the fact that distributors get them for pennies on the dollar when agencies trade them in for new guns.

Smith SD9 or 40VE. A standout in the cheap gun market G19 sized, stainless slide. The get associated with the long dead Sigma line, but AFAIK its a different design with a different trigger. Not a bullseye gun but the trigger's good enough. If you want better, it can be Apexed for not much money.

If you want t a cheap defensive gun, you need to at least look at these.

Edit: A video review can't hurt.




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/cM1Fl5-ZCIk

quote:

Originally posted by SIGWolf:
There is a saying in networking, Cheap, Fast, Reliable, pick two.

I think the same may apply to guns depending on how cheap is cheap.

You are reading "cheap" as in "flimsy" when the OP means "inexpensive".

You can have inexpensive guns that aren't flimsy.

Hmmm... I would look for a used two tone 2022.
May bust your $300 price though.