Guns Magazine, Annual, 2001 by Massad Ayoob Find More Results for: "best handgun " Makarov: the last-best... Stock the best... Smith & Wesson's... Those magnificent... Here are the top ten handguns that provide maximum quality and...
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Guns Magazine, Annual, 2001 by Massad Ayoob Find More Results for: "best handgun " Makarov: the last-best... Stock the best... Smith & Wesson's... Those magnificent... Here are the top ten handguns that provide maximum quality and function for the dollar. So, you're in the market for a top-notch handgun and now you're suffering from sticker shock. Good handguns rarely come cheap. Most shooters like old-world craftsmanship, but such labor-intensive manufacturing is expensive. New techniques have helped. Ruger pioneered investment casting in quality handguns. HK pioneered the use of polymer in pistols and Glock advanced the concept to the vanguard of popularity. In all cases, fine guns became available for less money. Another concept that goes back to the 1950s is the "plain Jane" version of conventionally manufactured handguns. It was during the '50s that Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 28 Highway Patrolman .357 revolver and the Model 46 .22 target pistol. Each was basically the same gun as the expensive version -- the Model 27 revolver and the Model 41 pistol, respectively -- with corners cut in production. Their finishes were a sandblasted-gray to save labor-intensive polishing. Fancy touches, like checkered topstraps, were left off. Actions were not so finely honed, but the accuracy and the basic functions were the same, for much less money. While the Model 28 and Model 46 are long gone from the S&W catalog, the concept remains in S&W's Value Series. Here are the 10 best-value handguns currently produced. "Value" is defined for our purposes as "high quality and function at a low price." Don't look for "fancy," look for "function."
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