inexpensive options for a good pistol

[TheClash]

i am looking to get my first handgun soon...and i am wondering if folks have any suggestions for inexpensive..but well built handguns. i have shot many cz's and i love them...but they do cost a pretty penny....does the quality outweigh the price??

opinions??

oh looking at the 9mm/.45 range......

[triggerpress]

If inexpensive is a priority, the first thing that comes to mind is NORINCO. Their 1911's are cheap, sturdy and functional, but a little rough. A BC gunsmith (www.armco-guns.com) has sold a ton of them by importing new ones, giving them a reliability tune-up and selling them. And if you want to cutomize at a later date, there's nothing better than a 1911. He also has lots of used stuff, of all makes, for sale. And anything you buy from him, will have been checked out to be good shape and work.

triggerpress

[TheClash]

i will have to check that out...but unfortunately 1911's usually don't work too well for me. i have smallish hands...and i find that 1911's usually feel a little sloppy in my hand...

[AB2506]

Norinco makes CZ and Browning Hi-power clones also. Very reasonable. Check out Marstar for what is available.

[TheClash]

thanks very much

with the norinco/marstar stuff..is it a case of "you get what you pay for" are they inferior products?

[AB2506]

My friend purchased a CZ clone. Is it a CZ? No, but he is quite pleased with it. I have looked at some of their guns, and they are identical to the original, even sound the same when you work their action. They are not as finely finished, but from what I hear, are very functional. If you want an original, you have to pay for it.

My friend ordered his Norinco from Marstar.

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by TheClash

thanks very much

with the norinco/marstar stuff..is it a case of "you get what you pay for" are they inferior products?

I have the colt Woodsman "clone". The gun is different enough that I don't think there are too many parts that would interchange, not even the magazines. Compared to north american standards, the quality of manufacture is pretty crude in places. The one consolation is that .22 handguns are probably the cheapest to shoot.
Grizz