My advice whatever you do is not to go to pawn shops. Aside from a tendency toward horribly beat up and misrepresented firearms that fact is I have never seen a deal at a pawn shop. They make their money on interest and have very little incentive for the competitive selling of product. I've used hipoints for $250, I've seen dewalt impact drivers for $100, I've seen ten year old laptops for $300. Those are extreme cases, but the take away is that I have been to hundreds over the past 15 years and not once did I find a bargain. Even more so if you are too inexperienced to judge the value or condition of the product. You have numerous options. A big box store, anything from academy to walmart, will often have new guns at a similar price point. A local gun store will usually have a rack of used guns. In terms of value for money your best bet is to find a sale online and have it shipped to a local dealer. Gunbroker, linked in many comments, will walk you through the process but rarely has the best prices. Just a matter of whether the effort is worth it to you. I wouldn't recommend a gun show either as the prices are jacked up but even there you have better odds than a pawn shop. Shotgun: Tons of options here under $400. Here is what I got in 10 seconds of searching $180 https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/rock-island-armory-meriva-12-gauge-pump-action-shotgun?sku=12-gauge $219 https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/mossberg%C2%AE-maverick%C2%AE-88-security-12-gauge-pump-action-shotgun?sku=right-12-gauge-18-5 Revolver: $263 https://www.guns.com/firearms/handguns/revolver/armscor-200-38-special-revolver-6-rounds-4-barrel-3-lbs-new?p=205799& $330 https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/13044 Expect a small fee of around $20-40 for the ffl if you go that route. Also good for you for having your own preferences rather than starting off with a striker fired 9mm pistol or 9mm carbine like everyone else, because it is cheap to learn on without the bad habits of learning on a .22