Longing for Forged Irons? Check Out These 3 Great Deals on Used Sets.

There is something endlessly appealing about a set of forged irons. Whether it's looks, feel, classic shapes, or just the fact of knowing that the thing you're holding was once a solid piece of steel, they're a category of clubs that continues to live on.

Sure, modern forgings are more precise and utilize manufacturing techniques that weren't possible many years ago, but that doesn't instantly make older options obsolete. In fact, like many turn-of-the-21st-century cars, many forged irons from that era evoke nostalgia, and just like cars, you can still go out and enjoy a round of golf with those clubs like a Sunday drive (except it's a much less expensive activity).

So, to help you find some great deals on some irons you might not have even known existed, here are my top 3 deals on used forged irons.

For those less aware, let me get you up to speed as quickly as possible.

In the early 2000s, TourStage was Bridgestone Golf's premium JDM (Japan Domestic Market) club brand with a focus on irons and woods. Their product not only utilized premium materials and manufacturing techniques, but it also demanded a premium price.

As far as the irons are concerned, they were forged by Endo - a premium iron manufacturing partner that still makes many irons today - and combined sharp looks with soft feel and premium performance. But in 2013, it was announced that as part of a global realignment of brands, Bridgestone was going to shutter the TourStage brand and bring everything under its parent company name.

The brand might be gone, but the irons continue to live, and whether you're looking for blades, cavity backs, or even some game improvement irons, you can snag a LOT of deals for just a few hundred bucks.

Between 2004 and 2010, a defining characteristic of Mizuno MP irons was the Cut Muscle. A small cavity that started deeper in the heel and shallowed towards the toe. This "cut" redistributed mass away from the heel, giving engineers extra mass to stabilize the head and thicken up thinner areas to improve feel. Oh, and it just looked very cool too.

The defining iron of this era was the MP-32, an iron that looks like a blade but plays a lot more like a smaller forged cavity back because of its slightly larger profile. Mizuno Cut Muscle irons can easily be found online for around a few hundred dollars, making them one of the best values in used forged irons.

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This iron category is just too big to name one, so instead I'll name a bunch: Adams, Nike, Pre-2008 MacGregor, and Ben Hogan (I realize that TourStage could be here too, but with so many cool designs, it got its own mention). Sure, the later 2 still exist to this day and make some nice gear, but if you go back to the late 90s and early 2000s, or in the case of Nike and Adams, into the mid-2000s, there is gold to be found in those hills.

Whether you're looking for blades (MacGregor & Hogan) or prefer to play smaller forged cavity backs (Adams & Nike), you can find so many great options. Nike VRS Forged and Adams CB3s stand out as forgiving options that easily stand up in today's tech-packed iron world.

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