5 Most Affordable Handguns (2013):

5 Most Affordable Handguns (2013):

      Hi Point  pistols chambered in .45, .40, 9mm and 380 acp are essentially the most inexpensive and probably the most ugliest handguns in US markets as of today. These are heavy, clunky, and surprisingly reliable firearms. Hi points have blowback operated actions, heavy block of steel  and polymer frames make for great stability and also are backed up with the best warranty in the industry. Lifetime transferred warranty on these firearms do make them a great buy, and their retail prices that range from $135 to $215 helps it’s cause too.

 Makarov’s the famous cold war soviet side arm’s made it’s way into US markets as surplus firearms. Bulgarian, Chinese and Russian makarovs have flooded the us markets from $200 to $250 per piece. These are blow back operated action pistols with rigid frame mounted barrels. They are still in active use in military forces and the law enforcement use around the world that serves as a positive testimonial towards towards its reliability. And if that’s not enough there are quite a few videos on youtube that show horrific tortures that these little handguns took which will shame the rest of the handgun clan. In all these might as well be the most reliable and highest value for price handguns of all time, almost AK’s of handguns. The size of the Makarov can also make it a everyday carry system.

  SAR B6P Sarsilmaz: If you crave the reliability, style, accuracy and finesse of CZ 75, but are scared that your wife might kick you out if you spent 600 odd bucks on as CZ, then this just might be the solution of you. EAA brings you this turkish CZ 75 clone which costs half the price of a CZ 75 SP01. There is nothing more to say, this is a solid piece of hardware and worth twice the price it shows on the receipt.

 Tristar – Canik L120: Another CZ 75 clone which can be dubbed as the attack of the clones. Let me try and get this straight the turks have copied the Jericho 941, the Israeli cousin of the TZ 75, which in turn was the Italian direct clone of the Czech CZ75. It’s all steel construction, comes from the background of the thoroughbred CZ stable, and thus makes it an extremely good buy.

Tokarev TT 33:  If makarovs are the Ak’s of the handgun world then tokarevs can be dubbed as the mosins nagants! Extremely reliable and widespread distribution from Los Angeles to Kabul. Milsurp retails for anything between $100, whereas new builds from zastava arsenal retails around $250, making it a good buy. The design is heavily influenced from john moses browning’s 1903 blowback operated design.  7.62 x 25 mm packs a solid punch and is more than adequate for self-defense purposes. 

The CZ-75 Family, cousins and relatives.

The CZ-75 Family, cousins and relatives.

The CZ 75- The BOSS

The CZ 75 is a semi-automatic pistol made by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (CZUB) in the Czech Republic. First introduced in 1975, it is one of the original "wonder nines" featuring a staggered-column magazine, all-steel construction, and a hammer forged barrel. It has a good reputation amongst pistol shooters for quality and versatility at a reasonable price, and is widely distributed throughout the world. It is also the most common gun in the Czech Republic

The Italian Connection

Tanfoglio TZ-75
Due to politics the Czechs could not market their pistol in the United States and because CZ failed to secure world patent protection for their design, a number of firms copied it. Foremost Italian firm Fratelli Tanfoglio made good business marketing the pistol to the West with the design being so solid, that two shooters, US national Doug Koenig and Frenchman Eric Grauffel, have won the hard fought IPSC World Championship using pistols based on CZ 75 design. That was tremendous endorsement for any handgun design because all other World Champions up to the time had used pistols based on the John Browning 1911 format.

Tanfoglio TZ 75

The Israeli Baby Eagle / Jericho 941

The original Jericho 941 was based on the well-respected CZ-75 pistol designed and produced by Česká zbrojovka (CZ) of the Czech Republic and built using parts supplied by the Italian arms house Tanfoglio, which had been making their own CZ-75 clones. Using a well-tested design allowed IMI to avoid the teething problems most new pistol designs experience, and subcontracting much of the basic fabrication work to Tanfoglio allowed IMI to quickly and economically put into production a pistol that would have enough Israeli content to satisfy government contract requirements.

The Turkish Relative SAR - K12

Based on the classic CZ-75 pattern, which has to be the most copied pistol design in the world, these are hefty, accurate pistols. Essentially this is a new generation steel framed CZ clone with extreme reliability.

Magnum research - Baby Eagle

Closely based on the Israeli Jericho, Magnum Research Baby eagle derives it's fame from it's parent companies big bore sibling the Desert Eagle although there is no similarity between the two.

New gen CZ 75 SP-01 Poly frame