10 Best Guns Under $500 

The vp40 is even better

Hk is anti gun lol. (2a)

@@Kevin-oy8nl I accidentally bought a vp 40 for 400 thinking it was the 9mm. Best mistake I ever made.

If you don’t mind my asking what specifically changed your mind?

Nice. Can I ask how long the transformation took? And why you were anti gat in the first place? Asking as an Australian that used to hunt pest species, back in the day.

You know if it’s a

Was the P07 he was holding in the thumbnail your first clue 😂

@@Rhaenspots should have been both. I just picked up the p10c for sub $500

Or two lol

@@SoILOutdoorsexactly 😂

I'm surprised the APX regularly flies under the radar on lists like this. Easily under $500.

Lol BCA AR 15?

Thank you

Where is the CZ P10 series? Still can't believe it didn't make the list. Its literally a gun better than a $600 Glock in every way but cost just a little over $300.

I thought he didn't like the Mossberg bolt action rifle?

Yeah buddy. The P10C was my first handgun, mostly because of Honest Outlaw’s recommendation. It’s been great. 👍

Congratulations! Next go for a P07 & you'll have 2 awesome CZs that take the same mags.

When I turned 21 my first pistol was the CZ P10c SR and with 3000+ rounds in it I can say it’s the best home defense pistol I own

I have the p10f. Love it. Its a good shooter. I want the p07 too.

​@@MrKlein83 if only suppressor ready p07s were available still, they dried up

5-600 is affordable. i dislike the 1,200 dollar gun reviewers so much. most people are not gonna go that way.

​@@GodsChosen69agreed, although ARs with aftermarket accessories quickly get into that realm.

EP9 and PSA Dagger makes for a decent pairing and ALOT OF FUN at the range!

I've shot really cheap guns and I've shot really expensive ones. As long as I focused on my fundamentals I couldn't see a difference in my ability to hit what I was aiming at the more expensive the gun was.

Imagine spending 2500 to get clapped by a G3 😂😂😂

🤣🤣🤣

Honestly, I felt that.

Mrs outlaw sets him down in front of the Centipede video game. Canik releases their newest model, The Canik HO Centipede. Its a complete honorary Honest Outlaw set with a Fairbairn-Sykes knife with centipede sheath for bear fighting. 15 round magazines for the minimal number of centipede body sections/leg pairs since HO will want to shoot every section just to be sure.

I wonder where he would rate millipedes...

Best quote of 2024!!😅😅

sorry to hear. personally i would start with the cz p07 or p10c as reliable as glock for less $ usually and can conceal well

@@crbalch1 Maverick 88. A shotgun is a much better home defense gun than any pistol. You only use a pistol in situations where it's not possible to use a long gun.

@@benn454if you use a shotgun in an apartment you are NOT getting that security deposit back. granted it’s better to defend yourself and stop an attacker but also remember most apartments live right next to each other and the neighbors could get hurt too

@@mrchromexxx You're not getting your security deposit back, regardless. Blood ruins carpets. And a pistol round will go through thin apartment walls, too.

@@benn454 way smaller worry than blowing a hole through the wall and killing a neighbor, dude

P09 and P10 series are great firearms for less than $400 too.

Pretty straightforward concept.

@mattwalters6834 the concept is, yes. I'm talking brand combo comparisons. S&w pfc + shield vs xx+yy vs ??+!!

​Fpc does not take shield mags. M&P mags work though Source: this is in my daily truck/carry rotation ​@@psguardian

I would definitely watch that.

I got a gun for my wife. Best trade I ever made.

😂​@@panzerabwerkanone

Way to level up the torture test. (Sorry about your house. I hope everyone is okay)

Can you guarantee that the heat treatment of the metals wasn't compromised? Just something to be aware of, don't want you losing any fingers or an eye.

@@Blobertbigly Well, the plastic furniture didn’t melt off of it like two of my Glocks did. The round seats in a steel chamber. The bolt is also steel as are the springs. After checking all of that, my friend wanted to shoot it first. We are both still alive and unharmed. Yes, of course I thought of that for every gun I thought was ok. The AR’s aluminum frame was what I was worried about the most. They didn’t melt, and after lots of cleaning they went bang as well.

@@Blobertbigly Yes, that was my first concern.

Cajun gun works sells a spring kit with harder hammer strike pin for about $50. The pin helps for dry fire and longer wear ability. Takes it to a whole new level of accuracy. I love P07.

Good choice. Love the Plus for so many reasons

my edc

The mossberg maverick is another great way to go if you're dipping your toe. Home defense and clay/bird barrel for under 250

Prefer the p-01

@@RonaldRoy-nb2lm the P-01 might be one of the most aesthetically pleasing pistols of all time.

@@TheOfficialCaseMade have an sp-01 and p-01 now it's time for a shadow 2

Same here, the suppressor ready p07 is my second one & has had zero issues suppressed & unsuppressed. Love them!

I hope so since it was the thumbnail

Yes but the P10 series wasn't and that is a shame as it could easily be #1. P07 and P09 could as well.

@@shawnsanders9450 eh the P10 isn’t all that good. Plus striker fired polymer guns are getting boring

@@J.Young808 that’s the joke, Sherlock

@@TEXAN_SHADOWP10C is the best pistol I ever shot so far. Cheap, great trigger, accurate, and reliable. Got mine for $300. How is that just “meh”?

PSA took me from owning just a 10-22 and a LCPII, to having at least one gun in every category. Their price to performance ratio is unmatched. Be careful though, PSA is a slippery slope. Before you know it, your local FFL is preemptively ordering the PSA daily deals because he already knows you’re looking for that upper in every color.

Which ar15 did you go with from psa? Really considering them or radical for my first

​@iandeschene6263 I did a blem Sabre lower with a Geissele trigger for $350 and a 13.7 Sabre upper for my GF first rifle. If you have the budget I would recommend that route. If not I did a Moe railed upper and basic lower for closer to a total of $400 for a spare range toy.

Love my PSA Dagger- worked better then my Glock 48

Be very leery of PSA and their machine shop guns ! I bought one of the optics ready Dagger models & from the first shot the gun was ejecting shells straight into my face . Took forever to reach a human at PSA. They finally took gun for inspection & immediately shipped it right back, saying, that gun has known ejector/extractor issues & they do not stock the part in question & will not be of any assistance in fixing it. They said(this is all in writing shipped back with the gun) I could buy the needed part aftermarket & good riddance ! Every word of this is true & can be verified by my local gun shop whom tried to help after shooting the gun & presently has the gun now !

I have a p01, how's it compare? I'm really particular and like metal frames, but the p07 has my eye...

@@Blobertbigly it’s obviously lighter, little bit fatter too, but kinda the nature of polymer frame guns, trigger isn’t quite as smooth, but for the price point it’s a solid buy, get it and the cajun gun works trigger job and I’d take that over any polymer frame gun, I do understand the love of full metal frames though, actually my next buy will be a shadow 2

I could not agree with you more. I got my first Mossberg 500 as an early Christmas present when I was 12. I got it early because deer season here in Mi falls in November. It has taken a lot of game over the last 40+ years and I keep it accessible for home defense. I shot a friend's 590 with the pistol grip and ran into the same problem. I am a righty and had the same issues you mentioned. I think I will keep my old 500, with the slide release and safety that I know and love. I agree that it is a design flaw/issue. In a life or death situation, something like that could get you dead.

Picked one up myself about a year ago and I love it.

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I liken them to buying a Toyota. They just work. There are newer 'better' models/manufacturers which are better in some ways and worse in others. I have never had the Gen2 Model 17 i bought in 1995 fail to go bang. (other than ammo related failure, like no powder, etc) I can't count the number of rounds fired in IPSC practise and matches in the last 29 years.

Theyre...not the leader in handguns.... It's bottom of the list for a reason. There are many many many glocks that are sold for less than $500. Only one on the list. Only a Glock super fan boy would reply with this comment. 😂 He rated a Canik above the Glock. But since it was first. Must be the best right?

@ryanguldbrandsen7672 It was my first gun and remains my only Glock. I've got tons of rounds through it and it has proven a very reliable platform. There is a reason US law enforcement agencies nationwide chose the Glock. It's a simple, easy to clean, reliable firearm. But I completely understand the ignorance of a Glock hater. You be you, sir.

@@rcampbell4967 I own a Glock 19 and a 43x. They are 100% stock. They're ok. The CZ P-10C and the P-10S I have are better overall shooters and are cheaper. My Sig p365 macro is better than both S and 43x. My M&P 2.0 is better than the C and the 19. The solitary thing I like more about the 19 and 43, is that the mags are very very very inexpensive and easy to find. You can buy 10-12 Glock mags for the price of 4 CZ, M&P or Sig mags I don't by aftermarket products for pistols unless I don't have any other options. So, I'm sure I could improve the glocks to maybe be as good as the others. But then I could upgrade the others to be even better. Parts upgrades is not a rabbit hole I want to find myself in. I've had failures to feed in all of them besides the P-10S. So, while I will never scoff at someone buying a Glock. This isn't 2010 or 2000. There are better pistols. Just as reliable and do everything better than Glocks for the same price or cheaper.

The Shield? lol a P365 or even a 43X are better shooters. The Shield is dirt cheap for a reason.

@@great_deceptionuh oh, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today 😢

@@great_deception You do know is all based on preference right! I own a Glock 48, also my wife a 43x... And yet the Shield Series for me is a better shooter. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Go figure!

@@Jduke02 Thanks for your input no one asked for.

@@ADRzone enjoy the Shield

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"today we have buget 1911's here is my top 5 1911's under 1000 dallors"

@@jong2359 RIA is as good if not better in my opinion.

@@rus19297 Yep, I agree... but it is really hard to find a RIA 1911 for less than $500.

@@jong2359 Guess it comes down to used vs new, also.

Why a P10 series didn't make the list i will never know. Especially since he is a CZ fan.

​@@shawnsanders9450 Exactly! Maybe he just didn't want to put both

That’s exactly what I did. Got the Radical. Upon receiving it, it had a Mil spec butt stock and commercial tube. Sent it back and got IWI Zion. Been reliable and love it!!

Just build your own. Can be done for under a grand and if you know what you're doing, one can have a very reliable and durable AR.

For shame!!!

I have mine still! Sweet shotgun. 👍

Not as well known as the Mossberg or the Remington, but still a great tactical shotgun. 👍

I made a mistake and bought the 590A1. Love it too much and now I don't want to defend my home with it lol(they'll take it whether I'm right or wrong in a home defense shooting). So now I'm telling myself get the 88 mav for home defense and the 590 for everything else

I want a Remington 870 but mostly because of Black Ops 2

​@@drepop803.......or your Mav88 could fail you in a defense scenario and you'll lose both guns.....and your life maybe. That's also important I guess

​@@geekofsteal Not likely to fail.

@@geekofsteal The 88 is literally a 500 with plastic furniture, pinned pump, and crossbolt safety. It's no more likely to fail than any other 500 family model (which includes the 590).

I know right. If you know you know

He didn't put in a Dagger either which is a great gun for $300. He didn't put a CZ P10C in and that's a great gun for $350. He was slipping on this list.

Good observations, I do love my bca and it can put two rounds into the same hole at 100 yards. The dagger is a good choice for ultra budget 9, and the p10, I love. P10s is imo the best value polymer framed striker fired handgun, with exceptional quality.

I have 2 bca complete uppers and the 16” runs flawlessly without any lube or cleaning (doing it on purpose) I’m now over 1000 rounds with it, with no issues and the 10.5 I’ve not shot yet but I’m expecting similar results. as of my posting of this comment, you can buy a complete rifle, the BCA bc15 16” 1:7 twist for $364.04.. Not being sarcastic, but can you buy a complete PSA rifle for that price? If you can that’s new-news to me. I know BCA is just as good as PSA. If I get 1k rounds through my pistol upper with no lube or cleaning they will have a sworn customer for life out of me forsure and I’ll probably order about 10 more 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@vr6g608 BCA is way better than that $400 AR they tested. Where can you get a complete BCA rifle under $400? Not being sarcastic. I want to buy at least 1.

@@vr6g608 just realized BCA and not BCM. BCA rifles are a crapshoot. Some you get are fine and others you will have to send back more than once. BCA rifles use a HBAR barrel and I have seen them be VERY accurate. Like under MOA with practice FMJ ammo. However, like I said the rest of the rifle is VERY hit or miss and you take that chance with a sub $400 rifle.

elite sc or mc9? the mc9 has had a rough debut but the sc and the rest have been solid

@@dsxz Elite SC. I don't know what is wrong with it. I've replaced the firing pin assembly and the recoil spring. I'm going to send it back to the factory this week and see if they can find what's going on. No one else I've seen has had this problem. I think I just have some rotten luck.

Sorry you’re having problems. Thanks for the heads up

@@watchface6836smh idk y yall tamper wit guns instead of using the warranty u paid for

@@watchyoutube9553 I received the replacement firing pin and recoil spring from Canik after my initial problems. All parts are factory. I'm still having issues. Also, pick up a damn dictionary. Your spelling and grammar are atrocious.

Check out Glock 42 (380) - it is easier to rack and a lighter gun. Could be helpful for you.

Repeated "nutsack" comments made me spew my fried rice 🤣🤣

The MAC is the better variant of the Turkish 1911 DS

Not trying to brag but I got a P10C optics ready with tritium night sights for $350 July 4th special. Still can't believe he didn't include the CZ P10 series which are better than the same size Glocks in every way and those are nearly double the price in a lot of cases.