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Tercel89 · 04-11-2008, 03:13 PM

Well I have said it before but this time is real . I want one more toy for the rest of the year . I have got to buckle down and get stuff paid off . I am down to a pretty weird choice of 2 guns . I want one of the two :CZ-83 in .380 (used from 1980's) or a Ruger P-89 in 9mm used . I have a CZ-83 now and love it . And I have had a p-89 back in 1994 as my first pistol. So which would you get ? I have no real purpose for these , just to have and shoot . Both are reliable and i know where a great looking used CZ-83 is right now for $275 .

**Ed Ely** · 04-11-2008, 04:21 PM

Two good choices. All I can say is
that .380acp ammo is higher now than
9mm.

Ed

Tercel89 · 04-11-2008, 06:01 PM

yeah it is higher . But that CZ-83 is nice . For a 22 yr old pistol , its shoots like a dream . But on the other hand the good ole Ruger P89 has a sort of sentimental value since it was my first handgun I bought when I turned 21 .

**einheit 13** · 04-11-2008, 09:01 PM

CZ-82 in 9x18, $189!

jtkratzer · 04-11-2008, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by einheit 13

CZ-82 in 9x18, $189!

Where? Nevermind...not really small enough to fit in a pocket...not the easiest pistol on the eyes either.

**einheit 13** · 04-12-2008, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtkratzer

Where? Nevermind...not really small enough to fit in a pocket...not the easiest pistol on the eyes either.

CZ-82 and 83 are the same gun, just different calibres....

Tercel89 · 04-12-2008, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtkratzer

Where? Nevermind...not really small enough to fit in a pocket...not the easiest pistol on the eyes either.

Not easy on the eyes? Are you crazy? I love the look of tht pistol.

Tercel89 · 04-12-2008, 03:35 PM

one thing I know is tht the Ruger P-89 is built like a tank. Good for the long haul. On the other hand , the CZ is extremely reliable also and realiblity is just the same , HENCE the reason I picked these two guns .

George Costanza · 04-12-2008, 07:56 PM

I have heard good things about CZ, and I KNOW Ruger builds good guns, I imagine either choice you make will be a good one.

Oppy · 04-12-2008, 10:22 PM

I don't own a Ruger P series (own a MkII) but I do own a CZ82. Ammo for the 9x18 Makarov is about $8.25 - $8.75/box of 50. Aim surplus sells both the gun and the ammo. Purchased mine there in like-new condition for $209 in 2007. Just saying because it was such a good deal. Love my 82, but not as a carry.

Either will be nice. If you have difficulty deciding, just buy both Ruger and CZ

.

04-11-2008, 03:13 PM	#1
Tercel89 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tn Posts: 831	CZ-83 or Ruger P-89 Well I have said it before but this time is real . I want one more toy for the rest of the year . I have got to buckle down and get stuff paid off . I am down to a pretty weird choice of 2 guns . I want one of the two :CZ-83 in .380 (used from 1980's) or a Ruger P-89 in 9mm used . I have a CZ-83 now and love it . And I have had a p-89 back in 1994 as my first pistol. So which would you get ? I have no real purpose for these , just to have and shoot . Both are reliable and i know where a great looking used CZ-83 is right now for $275 .

04-11-2008, 09:01 PM	#4
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,841	CZ-82 in 9x18, $189! __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

04-12-2008, 10:22 PM	#10
Oppy XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 48	I don't own a Ruger P series (own a MkII) but I do own a CZ82. Ammo for the 9x18 Makarov is about $8.25 - $8.75/box of 50. Aim surplus sells both the gun and the ammo. Purchased mine there in like-new condition for $209 in 2007. Just saying because it was such a good deal. Love my 82, but not as a carry. Either will be nice. If you have difficulty deciding, just buy both Ruger and CZ. __________________ The trouble with trouble is that it always starts out as fun.

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04-11-2008, 04:21 PM	#2
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,801 Blog Entries: 1	Two good choices. All I can say is that .380acp ammo is higher now than 9mm. Ed

04-11-2008, 06:01 PM	#3
Tercel89 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tn Posts: 831	yeah it is higher . But that CZ-83 is nice . For a 22 yr old pistol , its shoots like a dream . But on the other hand the good ole Ruger P89 has a sort of sentimental value since it was my first handgun I bought when I turned 21 .

04-12-2008, 03:35 PM	#8
Tercel89 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tn Posts: 831	one thing I know is tht the Ruger P-89 is built like a tank. Good for the long haul. On the other hand , the CZ is extremely reliable also and realiblity is just the same , HENCE the reason I picked these two guns .

04-12-2008, 07:56 PM	#9
George Costanza XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bluegrass State Posts: 77	I have heard good things about CZ, and I KNOW Ruger builds good guns, I imagine either choice you make will be a good one.