First gun reccomendation
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Pretty big difference between wolf match and regular wolf ammo in his defense.
I have a ton of wolf ammo and it feeds fine in a Saiga 7.62 x 39 AK clone, it doesn't work worth a piss in my mini-30.
By the way the Saiga rifles can still be had reasonably in a lot of calibers right now. AR's and AK's are through the roof compared to 18 months ago, but you can get this.
http://www.gilbertsguns.com/Rifles/Saiga
They are not sniper rifles, but are a reliable action, reasonably accurate, extended capicity rifles chambered in .223, 7.62 x 39 and .308 they also make clip fed shotguns.
I agree with everyone else who says get a 10/22 and get good with it before going bigger. Both of my daughters love shooting my 10/22 and my wifes 10/22. Mine has the fluted butler creek target barrel, and my wifes has a carbon fiber over stainless barrel. They both have hogue rubber overmolded stocks and mine has the tasco red dot sight while hers is standard scoped. I bought the girls a single shot remington international .223 as we go on hunts each year in the hill country. If you start small and work your way up it's a lot easier.
I also agree with the guys who point out it is a good time to get them before they are gone. The Dems don't seem to get "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" it, and will be trying very hard to take your rights away for the greater good. Much the same as taking my pocket knife from me at the airport is going to stop terrorism.
Get what makes you happy, learn to handle it safely, and enjoy it.
Neil
I have a ton of wolf ammo and it feeds fine in a Saiga 7.62 x 39 AK clone, it doesn't work worth a piss in my mini-30.
By the way the Saiga rifles can still be had reasonably in a lot of calibers right now. AR's and AK's are through the roof compared to 18 months ago, but you can get this.
http://www.gilbertsguns.com/Rifles/Saiga
They are not sniper rifles, but are a reliable action, reasonably accurate, extended capicity rifles chambered in .223, 7.62 x 39 and .308 they also make clip fed shotguns.
I agree with everyone else who says get a 10/22 and get good with it before going bigger. Both of my daughters love shooting my 10/22 and my wifes 10/22. Mine has the fluted butler creek target barrel, and my wifes has a carbon fiber over stainless barrel. They both have hogue rubber overmolded stocks and mine has the tasco red dot sight while hers is standard scoped. I bought the girls a single shot remington international .223 as we go on hunts each year in the hill country. If you start small and work your way up it's a lot easier.
I also agree with the guys who point out it is a good time to get them before they are gone. The Dems don't seem to get "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" it, and will be trying very hard to take your rights away for the greater good. Much the same as taking my pocket knife from me at the airport is going to stop terrorism.
Get what makes you happy, learn to handle it safely, and enjoy it.
Neil
I was at the Harrisburg gun show in Dec. AKs are going for 600 minimum. You couldnt even touch Mosin Nagants for under 120...
Gun shows were the place to get goodies, but the last few I've been to in the Houston area had few bargains. I could have picked up a very used TC pistol in 30-30 for $300 but passed on it. I did buy a .22 mag pump rossi for $225 but it needs a new spring for the firing pin.
All the AK's were 600+ and all of the AR clones were 900+ I even saw an Egyptian AK with a $1000 price tag and it was gone later in the day. "the guy could have come down some, but business was brisk so he likely didn't have to much"
For the money the Saigas are the best buy out there right now.
I almost bought one of these, but didn't have enough cash with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We12xOBZN6Y
The price on them has doubled since October 2008.
Good time to own a gun store.
Forget cheap ammo at gun shows. That is a thing of the past. $10 a box for wolf 9mm, it's crazy.
Neil
All the AK's were 600+ and all of the AR clones were 900+ I even saw an Egyptian AK with a $1000 price tag and it was gone later in the day. "the guy could have come down some, but business was brisk so he likely didn't have to much"
For the money the Saigas are the best buy out there right now.
I almost bought one of these, but didn't have enough cash with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We12xOBZN6Y
The price on them has doubled since October 2008.
Good time to own a gun store.
Forget cheap ammo at gun shows. That is a thing of the past. $10 a box for wolf 9mm, it's crazy.
Neil
if you really shoot alot and need/want cheap ammo the best investment now is buying the reloading equipment and making your own ammo. even if you don't reload, its worth it to keep your old casings if they are good for reloading to give to a buddy that does. we've been giving the casings to people who reload so we can try and get ammo a bit cheaper from them.
Thats insane... They used to have racks of AK's and SKS's at SARCO for dirt cheap... I might take a trip down there just to check it out. I'm glad I got my rifles when I did... I'll never sell them. I got that romanian ak, RRA ar-15 a2, remington 22 bolt action with mag, dont remember the model, and a browning BPS 3" in wood/blue. Havent gotten my pistol permit yet... I like to shoot rifles way more, but wouldnt mind some collectable hand guns.
Guns that I've always wanted, and now whish I bought before:
WW2 era M1, 1911, and lugar... Prices are not going down on these...
Guns that I've always wanted, and now whish I bought before:
WW2 era M1, 1911, and lugar... Prices are not going down on these...
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dave
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Neil C said:
Yea, its been at least 10 years since i have seen a gun show worth going to. All I have seen for the last decade is reloaded ammo being sold for the same price I can get new WWB at WallyWorld for. The days of cheap ammo and guns at gun shows has long since passed us by, we dont even bother going anymore, its just a waste of time.
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dave
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capri_auto said:
Its been years since I have seen 1K of 7.62 being sold for anywhere close to $100...is this recently that you have acquired 1K rounds for $70? The cheapest I have seen any decent 7.62 being sold for recently is closer to $200 for 1K rounds.
Last time I've seen one for $399.capri_auto said:
A complete, total, profound abomination of a weapon.
p m said:
It's still a fun gun to shoot but by far not quality. I have a WASR 10 and a Robarm Vepr K and it's amazing the difference in quality between the two.
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dave
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capri_auto said:
Yea, its changed a lot, and getting worse.
If you have a good stockpile consider it 'money in the bank'
With the cost of ammo and reloading supplies going up so much so quickly I consider stockpiling ammo a decent investment. I know I am going to buy it..might as well buy it cheap and sit on it...
Yea I was just thinking about pickin up a few cases for the AK, but at these prices I doubt I can afford it. I think the quality of my sar-1 is pretty good. I did do some work to it, but overal i think its a great gun, but then again it's the only ak I've handled. I think the next thing I'm going to do to it is refinish the wood and make it look as smooth as my shotgun stock. I just havent had the time to get out to a range lately so I've kinda lost touch with the sport. If I knew ammo prices went up so much I'd be sitting on 6 cases right now. I'm afraid to ask what 223 is running, they were high back then too, kept me from shooting my ar as much as I wanted.
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dave
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If you want to check current 'good' prices check out:
http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/
The website is down right now, but they have great prices and very reasonable shipping, especially when compared to other 'discount' sellers like cheaper than dirt. I buy a lot of 9mm ammo from them when I am not buying WWB from wallyworld. We shoot about 1K rounds a month between me and my wife (not counting .22LR) so I am always looking for the cheapest source...aside from WalMart they are my pick.
http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/
The website is down right now, but they have great prices and very reasonable shipping, especially when compared to other 'discount' sellers like cheaper than dirt. I buy a lot of 9mm ammo from them when I am not buying WWB from wallyworld. We shoot about 1K rounds a month between me and my wife (not counting .22LR) so I am always looking for the cheapest source...aside from WalMart they are my pick.