3 Stars, Browning .22, HP22, do it all
for very little money. Carry either the Star PD lw, compact .45, or the 380 Pony (pocketed of course) and practice with the 4", skinny barreled BuckMark .22 Browning, (8" long, pretty handy as a trail gun) Phoenix Arms HP22 (needs some smithing) and the Star BM Compact 9mm. Thus, the wear and fouling is kept mostly off of the ccw pistols, everything handles fairly close to the same way, and the practice guns are durable, and fire low cost, readily available ammo. $300, $300, $150, (used) $100 (used) and $150.
Total cost of just the guns =$1000, and you are good for many, many years of practice and carry, with some very efficient guns. The .45, if it's loaded properly, can take big game, and it has nice adjustable sights. The HP 22 can offer a compact, lw, suppressed option, but it does need about $100 smithing, and the threaded barrel will beanother $100.
The Browning is certainly accurate enough for hunting small game,and even doing very well at matches. The 9mm BM is capable of doing very well at IDPA matches, or even some versions of IPSC. For an average of $250 each, these 5 pcs can really set you up well.
The Stars are all out of production, but mags are still readily available, as are some of the parts,a nd by practicing with other guns, the ccw guns are very unlikely to ever break anything. Just don't ever dryfire any of these 5 guns without an empty case in the chamber. If you do, you will break the firing pins in short order on the Stars, and you will quickly chew up the rear of the barrel of the .22's.
for very little money. Carry either the Star PD lw, compact .45, or the 380 Pony (pocketed of course) and practice with the 4", skinny barreled BuckMark .22 Browning, (8" long, pretty handy as a trail gun) Phoenix Arms HP22 (needs some smithing) and the Star BM Compact 9mm. Thus, the wear and fouling is kept mostly off of the ccw pistols, everything handles fairly close to the same way, and the practice guns are durable, and fire low cost, readily available ammo. $300, $300, $150, (used) $100 (used) and $150.
Total cost of just the guns =$1000, and you are good for many, many years of practice and carry, with some very efficient guns. The .45, if it's loaded properly, can take big game, and it has nice adjustable sights. The HP 22 can offer a compact, lw, suppressed option, but it does need about $100 smithing, and the threaded barrel will beanother $100.
The Browning is certainly accurate enough for hunting small game,and even doing very well at matches. The 9mm BM is capable of doing very well at IDPA matches, or even some versions of IPSC. For an average of $250 each, these 5 pcs can really set you up well.
The Stars are all out of production, but mags are still readily available, as are some of the parts,a nd by practicing with other guns, the ccw guns are very unlikely to ever break anything. Just don't ever dryfire any of these 5 guns without an empty case in the chamber. If you do, you will break the firing pins in short order on the Stars, and you will quickly chew up the rear of the barrel of the .22's.
