Best all around gun for $500

[bow4my2]

What are y'all's thought on best all around gun for home defense or can be used as a CCW or to plink around at ranch for around $500. Thx

[bow4my2]

I guess to add...caliber and where to purchase ?

[Mister Bubba's bulletman]

CCW throws everything out of whack.

I say a nice shotgun or semiautomatic rifle for home defense and you could plink at the ranch with the semi but you can't carry either one of those.

So if you have to have the CCW option then it can be a a variety of handguns.


I like my little 380. But my .40 is nice too.

I think the overall riding thing is... how much do you want to spend on... AMMO and where you gonna get it?

I like to plink with my .22's but am running so low that I've just about quit.

I'd buy where ever I got the best deal.

[bow4my2]

So this is me being cheapo and just trying to get the most bang for my buck. Does this weapon exsist?

[krtnorris]

That's a tough bill to fill. I would get a .22 browning buckmark for plinking. A 1911 for home. And a LC9 to carry. I would prob go with a subcompact M&P 9mm if I was you for all those things you are looking to use it for.

[meathunter]

My son bought a weatherby vanguard 7mm08 for under 500 new. It is a sweet shooting gun

[tvc184]

Best?

You are about to get about 30 "best" guns.

Let's see, for plinking I think of the cheap and fun to shoot rounds rounds (if you can find it) of a .22. For concealed carry I think of mid to small frame handguns but of a more substantial caliber than a .22 like a 9mm, .40 or .45. For home defense there is no need to limit gun size due to no need for concealment.

And you want all three in one gun.... and for around $500?

I would go with a small or mid size striker fire handgun like a Glock, M&P or xD in 9mm. With good hollow points it is very effective for defense, while there is no need to conceal it, it is still good at self defense ranges in a home and the 9mm ammo will be cheaper than the others and sometimes almost half the price of .45.

I would lean toward the mid size for all around and that takes out the M&P since they only have full size and compact and not some mid size handguns like the Glock or xD.

[meathunter]

Sorry did not see the home defense part, but that 7mm08 would put a nice hole in a crook.

[tvc184]

So this is me being cheapo and just trying to get the most bang for my buck. Does this weapon exsist?

Think 9mm.

[Capt.Bryan]

Ruger LC9 at able ammo for 399.00. The barrel is a little short to my liking for a plinking gun but is small enough for cc.

[Coach W]

I would go with a small or mid size striker fire handgun like a Glock, M&P or xD in 9mm. With good hollow points it is very effective for defense, while there is no need to conceal it, it is still good at self defense ranges in a home and the 9mm ammo will be cheaper than the others and sometimes almost half the price of .45.

While I agree on pistols I disagree on caliber. 9 mm is the HARDEST to find right now and will be in future scare times... Because everybody owns one.

[Ironman]

Plinking and home defense don't belong in the same category, therefor I'm at a total loss.

[Kankles]

im thinking something like a Glock 19

[bow4my2]

Sorry, shooting at the ranch

[aggie2000tx]

Kahr cw40 or kahr cw 9. Great little pistols. I have the cw9 and love the gun