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 Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:08 pm
Well, I'm nearing my 18th birthday, and I want to extend my 2nd Ammendment damn it!
Thing is, I'm kinda confused/unsure of a few things. I've fired a few weapons before, but never got a good consistency with firing just one...
My mom has turned me onto the Ruger 10/22
I admire, but I'm not sure a .22 is just my style, though it is nice.
What I'm looking for is:
- Semi Auto Fire
- Small and Med. game caliber
- Scope assessable
- Easy to carry over distances/carbine possibilities
- More kick than a .22, but nothing to knock me flat on my a**
- Old fashioned 'look' to it (I like style of the 10/22 over a more modern one like a M16)
Thanks for your time and good hunting!
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:02 pm
I think a mini-14 is just up your alley. Or an M1 carbine, but I don't know how costly one of those would be, or if you can get a recreation.
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:56 pm
if you can dish out the cash try an ar-15 in .223 caliber or mod it for a smaller caliber
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:46 pm
but if you are a begginer a .22 is a great gun to start with the the ammo is easier to come by and not so FREKIN EXPENSIVE!!!! besides, i love my .22s cuz they are great guns to just go out and plank off rounds and have fun.
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:39 am
if you are a beginner, you should be at about a .223 or a .270, or a 12 ga. or 20 ga.
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:17 pm
ask for a keltec SU16 or sub2000
both very affordable compared to an AR or a mini14.
for a beginner .22 maybe a mossberg 802 orrr the marlin 10/22
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:48 pm
sks, you can find nice Russian ones for $250 bucks a pop and ammo is pretty affordable(don't buy a chinese one!!!!!!!!!)
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:22 pm
bulletmaster36 but if you are a begginer a .22 is a great gun to start with the the ammo is easier to come by and not so FREKIN EXPENSIVE!!!! besides, i love my .22s cuz they are great guns to just go out and plank off rounds and have fun. This. I didn't think I would enjoy a .22 as much either, but after I took the Savage 64 to the range, it's probably my favorite shooter. The only snag I see is "medium game". I'm not sure what exactly you are going after there, so I can't really reccomend a caliber. SKS or Mini-14 seem like good choices though.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:29 am
bulletmaster36 sks, you can find nice Russian ones for $250 bucks a pop and ammo is pretty affordable(don't buy a chinese one!!!!!!!!!) Not what I've heard, even the Russian SKS were made of stamped sheet metal rather than milled. In which case, the Yugoslavian SKS would be the best bet, because it has the better build quality. Anyways, my recommendation is going to be pretty standard: the Mosin-Nagant 1891/30. Really cheap to acquire, really cheap to stock up on ammunition, really easy to maintain, really fun to accessorize with, has no recoil reduction so it'll make you into a man right off the bat, and makes a great noise.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:43 pm
Update:
So I've heard that the Ruger 10/22 is a wonderful firearm. Dirt cheap and so is the ammo.
I've also been looking into the Mini-14 another Ruger with .223 chamber.
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:30 am
bulletmaster36 sks, you can find nice Russian ones for $250 bucks a pop and ammo is pretty affordable(don't buy a chinese one!!!!!!!!!) there is nothing wrong with chinese rifles. norinco makes great guns. primary reason why chinese SKS rifles are nearly identical to russian SKS rifles is due to soviet advisors supervising and directing chinese production ensuring that build quality met the standard. last time I remember russian made SKS rifles being under 400 dollars in GOOD and unissued condition was maybe 4 years ago
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:52 am
Ethereal Cereal bulletmaster36 sks, you can find nice Russian ones for $250 bucks a pop and ammo is pretty affordable(don't buy a chinese one!!!!!!!!!) Not what I've heard, even the Russian SKS were made of stamped sheet metal rather than milled. In which case, the Yugoslavian SKS would be the best bet, because it has the better build quality. Anyways, my recommendation is going to be pretty standard: the Mosin-Nagant 1891/30. Really cheap to acquire, really cheap to stock up on ammunition, really easy to maintain, really fun to accessorize with, has no recoil reduction so it'll make you into a man right off the bat, and makes a great noise. nah. it's part of the design criteria for SKS rifles to be milled. russians are milled, yugo's are milled, most chinese types,etc. the only stamped ones that anyone really knows about are some chinese produced variants if you aren't going to abuse the rifle anyway, then milled and stamped makes little difference. many AKM's even see the worst a rifle should ever have to experience and still be made to function without replacing anything. not to mention, I dont think most people realize just how strong the stamped, "sheet metal" receivers really are. they are hardened and strengthened very well using pretty decent quality steel. soviets had standards to meet too
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:46 am
Recon_Ninja_985 Ethereal Cereal bulletmaster36 sks, you can find nice Russian ones for $250 bucks a pop and ammo is pretty affordable(don't buy a chinese one!!!!!!!!!) Not what I've heard, even the Russian SKS were made of stamped sheet metal rather than milled. In which case, the Yugoslavian SKS would be the best bet, because it has the better build quality. Anyways, my recommendation is going to be pretty standard: the Mosin-Nagant 1891/30. Really cheap to acquire, really cheap to stock up on ammunition, really easy to maintain, really fun to accessorize with, has no recoil reduction so it'll make you into a man right off the bat, and makes a great noise. nah. it's part of the design criteria for SKS rifles to be milled. russians are milled, yugo's are milled, most chinese types,etc. the only stamped ones that anyone really knows about are some chinese produced variants if you aren't going to abuse the rifle anyway, then milled and stamped makes little difference. many AKM's even see the worst a rifle should ever have to experience and still be made to function without replacing anything. not to mention, I dont think most people realize just how strong the stamped, "sheet metal" receivers really are. they are hardened and strengthened very well using pretty decent quality steel. soviets had standards to meet too Touche. I suppose, then, it doesn't really matter whether one gets a Norinco or a Yugo or a Russian-made, especially if that person is naught more than a hobbyist.
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:31 am
Ethereal Cereal Recon_Ninja_985 Ethereal Cereal bulletmaster36 sks, you can find nice Russian ones for $250 bucks a pop and ammo is pretty affordable(don't buy a chinese one!!!!!!!!!) Not what I've heard, even the Russian SKS were made of stamped sheet metal rather than milled. In which case, the Yugoslavian SKS would be the best bet, because it has the better build quality. Anyways, my recommendation is going to be pretty standard: the Mosin-Nagant 1891/30. Really cheap to acquire, really cheap to stock up on ammunition, really easy to maintain, really fun to accessorize with, has no recoil reduction so it'll make you into a man right off the bat, and makes a great noise. nah. it's part of the design criteria for SKS rifles to be milled. russians are milled, yugo's are milled, most chinese types,etc. the only stamped ones that anyone really knows about are some chinese produced variants if you aren't going to abuse the rifle anyway, then milled and stamped makes little difference. many AKM's even see the worst a rifle should ever have to experience and still be made to function without replacing anything. not to mention, I dont think most people realize just how strong the stamped, "sheet metal" receivers really are. they are hardened and strengthened very well using pretty decent quality steel. soviets had standards to meet too Touche. I suppose, then, it doesn't really matter whether one gets a Norinco or a Yugo or a Russian-made, especially if that person is naught more than a hobbyist. well all except for the yugo their barrels arent chrome lined and if you wanna shoot cheap combloc bulk ammo out of them they are more prone to damage as that ammo is corrosive. remember that corrosive is what they were being fed before they shipped them to the US. all that being said, I used to have a yugo and it was a pretty good rifle. I just made sure to take it easier on me and the rifle and used nothing but monarch and wolf ammo. I gotta say it was front heavy as ******** compared to other SKS's or any other rifle i've used
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:35 am
Recon_Ninja_985 well all except for the yugo their barrels arent chrome lined and if you wanna shoot cheap combloc bulk ammo out of them they are more prone to damage as that ammo is corrosive. remember that corrosive is what they were being fed before they shipped them to the US. all that being said, I used to have a yugo and it was a pretty good rifle. I just made sure to take it easier on me and the rifle and used nothing but monarch and wolf ammo. I'll probably get the Chinese SKS then, I know someone who can get me one for right around $180. Advice on removing the fixed mag? I was thinking giving the M1 Carbine a run for its money and putting a 10-round box in place of the fixed, but I'd hate to have misfeed issues.
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