Cheap handguns that have proven to be reliable for you

[RickN]

I have a Taurus M66 that only had problems when my wife kept, and never cleaned it. Cylinder crane was hard to swing out. A good cleaning fixed that and it is my favorite revolver that I own.

I also have a Garcia 380 that is very reliable as long as you have good mags. Bad mag no matter how new and it will jam every other round.

 

[Chaparral]

The good side! Hawes, I always remember it as Western Marshal.

 

[OKNewshawk]

My Taurus G3...I do wish I'd gotten a second one.

A decade ago, I purchased a Canik (pronounced "zha-neek") compact model Stingray 9mm...Wish to heaven that I'd purchased one or two more, back then.

Moral of the story...always buy two of the same pistol (even if you have to wait a week between purchases to avoid filling out that multiple handgun purchase form.)

 

[08H3]

I have a couple NAA 22s that have been good to me, a $260 Ruger blackhawk I got in trade for a 870, and a $348 glock 43x that was a blue label gun, all have done fine but then again the highest price handgun I have is a 13-2 S&W 3" that I paid $535 for....

 

[n423]

Bought a used RIA M200 and EAA Windicator 357 that have been great. Also, Bersa is very under rated 22.

 

[busterheiney]

The cheapest guns I ever owned, and would still take to combat if need be, were the Ruger P85/89, P90 and the Taurus 92.

For sure. My P85 MkII is a tank! Wife got it for me new in the early 90's. My first pistol and it's now a family heirloom.

 

[ef9turbo]

All my Glocks were between $400-$480 and they've always been pretty reliable.

 

[wDoty]

I don’t think I’ve ever paid over $600 for a Glock, so if that’s the standard then yes I’ve definitely had some cheap and reliable guns. On the extreme end of that I paid $300 for my LCP Max and it’s been awesome, and $200 for my Beretta Pico and I absolutely trust that thing to run like a sewing machine.

 

[crispy]

I bought a Romanian tokarev at a gun show for $200 several years back that is one of the best shooting guns I’ve ever owned.

 

[Dmc707]

All my Glocks were between $400-$480 and they've always been pretty reliable.

I was about to say something similar. Does a Glock count?