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Post by 14thforsaken on Dec 30, 2021 19:26:37 GMT
I don’t know if I commented on this but I’ll bite. Diamondback DB-15 rifle with free float M-Lok handguard, MOE grip, and modified with a CTR stock, Magpul AFG, and a SIG Red Dot. Also a Glock 19 Gen 5 with a Crimson Trace Rail Master Cat Toy, err, laser. Also a couple thousand rounds of South Korean .223 and a thousand rounds of Magtech 9mm. I think in the current environment here in the US, ample stores of ammo is as or more important than lots of guns. That or actually using aimed fire and hitting your target. I know too many people who just burn through rounds without properly aming. There have been multiple times I've gone to the range with people and they were using their AR-15, AR-10 or some such and fired off their entire clip at the 50 yard range and got two hits on the paper, not necessarily in the black while I was at 100 yard range(here you have to pay $700+ to join a private range to have access to 500 yard ranges which I find ridiculous) with a .308 and in the same time span put 10 out 10 in the 9 ring or bull. Granted they're different guns but aimed fire is generally more effective. I see it at the pistol range too. People use the largest caliber handguns they can afford and they pop off rounds as fast as they can pull the trigger and are all over the place where my Dad or I using a .22 (we use them to work on form and consistency since it carries over and the rounds are way cheaper) and shoot at a measured pace and blow out the red in the target off the bat at anywhere from 30-40 feet. We do the same thing with 9mm and .38 double actions. Now my Dad is better and can do it at 45 feet which is furthest distance at the range and I start getting wider groups at about 35 feet. Maybe it's partially because I'm in a college town where the attitude is still the bigger the round the better and the faster I shoot the better. There's times I go and I'm the only one not firing a .357 Magnum or a .45. Mentally I would start going well, that was about $50 you fired off in about 5 minutes. Now I still have plenty of rounds for what I have, I probably could easily go a few years without buying more if need be. But I wasn't buying a ton to burn through it, more picking up decent deals when I could find them., |
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Post by Lord Newport on Dec 30, 2021 19:51:13 GMT
I think in the current environment here in the US, ample stores of ammo is as or more important than lots of guns. That or actually using aimed fire and hitting your target. I know too many people who just burn through rounds without properly aming. There have been multiple times I've gone to the range with people and they were using their AR-15, AR-10 or some such and fired off their entire clip at the 50 yard range and got two hits on the paper, not necessarily in the black while I was at 100 yard range(here you have to pay $700+ to join a private range to have access to 500 yard ranges which I find ridiculous) with a .308 and in the same time span put 10 out 10 in the 9 ring or bull. Granted they're different guns but aimed fire is generally more effective. I see it at the pistol range too. People use the largest caliber handguns they can afford and they pop off rounds as fast as they can pull the trigger and are all over the place where my Dad or I using a .22 (we use them to work on form and consistency since it carries over and the rounds are way cheaper) and shoot at a measured pace and blow out the red in the target off the bat at anywhere from 30-40 feet. We do the same thing with 9mm and .38 double actions. Now my Dad is better and can do it at 45 feet which is furthest distance at the range and I start getting wider groups at about 35 feet. Maybe it's partially because I'm in a college town where the attitude is still the bigger the round the better and the faster I shoot the better. There's times I go and I'm the only one not firing a .357 Magnum or a .45. Mentally I would start going well, that was about $50 you fired off in about 5 minutes. Now I still have plenty of rounds for what I have, I probably could easily go a few years without buying more if need be. But I wasn't buying a ton to burn through it, more picking up decent deals when I could find them., I am truly shocked by the number of people who will buy guns, WASTE ammo not being able to hit the target and yet never seek out professional training. Another major annoyance are the people who will spend lots of their money on guns and ammo and never buy a "proper" gun safe to keep their weapons secure from theft. Most guns in the US that are in the hands of criminals are bought as straw purchases by friends and family or obtained as a result of home burglaries. |
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Post by nerdthenord on Dec 30, 2021 20:53:07 GMT
I’m on the Texas gulf coast and it’s all about ability and accuracy here. People will joke and rib you for your obnoxious Glock 20 but only actually criticize if you clearly can’t handle it. I’m hardly the best shot ever but I wouldn’t dream of deliberately wasting ammo, particularly now.
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Post by eastman on Dec 30, 2021 22:18:21 GMT
I haven't bought one yet, but I'm on the lookout for one of the new Birdshead-grip Ruger Wrangler .22 LR SA revolvers. Never owned or fired a birdie before, so that is the cheapest way to see if I like them. Already have the conventional frame Wrangler.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Jan 23, 2022 21:09:11 GMT
Hmmm… new guns during the pandemic…
1. S&W 460 big boi revolver
2. Glock 45 MOS with Trijicon SRO
3. Tavor TS12 Shotgun
Sold several firearms also… as Swiger mentioned it was a good time to get high dollar for em.
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Post by sonofarwyn on Jan 25, 2022 8:06:45 GMT
Many. Been a good and bad time for gun buying. Anything Glock flew off shelves with a huge markup, along with any ARs.
However, if you didnt mind assembling stuff, some great deals on parts and receivers. Built several.
I have been REALLY lucky in sniping deals on a popular website, all older guns and milsurps.
S&W 629, Charter Arms Bulldog .44, CZ P07, and a RIA 2011 Tactical in 10mm.
On the surplus side, scored a absolutely. Pristine Argentine 1909 Mauser and carbine, a immaculate Spanish Mauser carbine in .308, and Spanish M1896 veteran of the Civil War.
Pride of the collection though is a 1940 Erma K98 Mauser, all matching, and probably never issued.
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Post by tera on Jan 25, 2022 17:06:07 GMT
The right surplus guns can be great investments. I think my Garand is worth about twice what I paid for it at this point, and I bought it late in the game. I'm too young to have bought a bunch of pre-86 MG's but you can bet I'd have gone almost broke on those if I had the chance.
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Post by karmasoft on Feb 5, 2022 20:51:17 GMT
I recently purchased this Cimarron 44 mag 6 shooter with an 8" barrel. You will find me dual-wielding this Bad Boy and a sword if Covid enters the zombie phase!   |
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Post by ironhamster on Feb 14, 2022 9:43:12 GMT
Hmm. The guys with the AR might have just been just screwing around, or, trying to sight in their rifle. IDK. I wasn't there.
Most of my ARs look like crap because I don't baby them, but they run right. I was out at the range one day when the guy next to me set up an aspirin bottle at 200 yards, then challenged me, saying, "I bet you can't hit that." My AR's scope was visibly bent, but still functional, and I dropped it in one shot. Later, he tried the experiment with the same results, and said, "you're no fun." There's no reason an AR can't be accurate.
I bought my first gun since my divorce, a 50AE DE. It should be broken in by now but it's still a jam-o-matic. I'm hoping to get it running in short order.
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