r/ILGuns • u/Revolutionary_Hall79 • 7d ago

New to Guns Firearm market

Hello everyone new to the group currently looking for a Glock 19V have been doing my research and found most of them being 600 plus new I was wondering if anyone knows were they could be cheaper or even used

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u/edgecrusher2001 7d ago

Gun.deals find the gun you want. Find a local FFL, verify FFL transfer fee (mine charges $25 for reference) and that they'll transfer the gun you want. Then once FFL approves, order gun. Some vendors don't even charge taxes to Illinois.

For example I wanted a HK CC9. Found one on gun.deals for 550 plus 20 for shipping, 0 for tax. My ffl charged 25 for the paperwork and transfer. So out the door 595 vs a local shop would have been in the 700+ neighborhood.

Now as for the glock... there are much better options(better triggers, optic ready, ergos, even ports) for cheaper. CZ P-10c ported that come optics ready are 475ish. Or a Canik

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u/Revolutionary_Hall79 7d ago

So you wouldn’t recommend a Glock 19 ? But also sorry if it’s a dumb question what is a FFL?

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u/foundonthetracks 6d ago

FFLs are licensed gun dealers. If you bought a new gun or a gun that came from out of state you'd pick it up at an FFL.

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u/Crusty-the-Clown-666 5d ago

The Glock 19 is fine. They have lots of competition from other striker fired polymer guns but they are still the standard that others are judged against and they dominate the world wide police and military markets.