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How to Choose a Pistol / Handgun - Guide for New Gun Owners
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:24 pm
by Shorts
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:48 pm
by Shorts
Keeping notes for a deer rifle
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:46 pm
by Shorts
Re: The trouble with Common Sense...
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:57 am
by High_Side
Shorts wrote:No riding + lots of time = lots of gun stuff.
How 'bout the bike stuff? Did you narrow down the list yet, or are you waiting until you move?
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:00 am
by Skier
Seen the price of .223 ammo lately?
Just for that I'd be looking strongly at the other calibers, but take this recently-returned-to-shooting newbie's advice with a lot of NaCl.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:37 am
by mgdavis
DPMS makes an AR-10 in .243, unfortunately it's a heavy SOB at 10.5 lbs empty.
How about a carbine in 7.62x39? It's not the fastest round out there, but it's pretty close to the .30-30. Several outfits make ARs in this chambering. The Olympic Arms version weighs 7.8 lbs.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:09 pm
by Shorts
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:08 pm
by Shorts
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:24 pm
by Shorts
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:37 pm
by mgdavis
Still on the "find Shorts a rifle" train of thought. Have you looked at the Browning BAR? 6lbs 10oz for the
BAR ShortTrac Stalker in .243.
I'll admit that I know practically nothing about this line of rifles, but it'd at least be another direction to explore.
Are you back in CONUS now?