Posted on 01/28/2010 11:39:40 AM PST by GauchoUSA
Next week, I am going on a short expedition into the Russian Northwest forest. My wife's cousins along with a couple more friends will go hunting, drinking and shooting...you know man stuff. I have been informed that we will be using the obvious AK 47 and they will even have a couple of Dragunovs. I am sure to come out with a great story out of it.
My question is, since I am sure to come back a weapons afficionado and I will have virtually no experience with an AR 15, for US purposes what should I set my eye on purchasing? I'm sure there are a lot of Freepers who are experts on both and I have a cousin who has an incredible collection of AR 15's and AK 47's along with wicked shotguns and even a marine stainless steel shotgun. I am not too keen on handguns so I was hoping to get my hands on a good rifle. What would give me more bang for my buck? If God forbid a revolution is to come how can I prepare Rifle-wise.
I have 8 of them! Can't beat getting a never-fired, perfect condition M44 carbine for 89 bucks!
Just bought one today myself. Finn, Tikka barrel. Never fired.
I’m catching the Mosin bug.
I can only presume that GachoUSA is posting for reference for personal weapons, perhaps in a tactical situation.
I rather use 155mm, or 8 inch howitzer, for delivery of “shake and bake” (HE/WP), than the M203.
Unfortunately, I know of only one cannoneer, locally. He has an M1841 6 pounder. No shake and bake; just solid, grape (canister) or sabot.
If you think diesel is hard to flame, try JP-5.
Semper Fi, FRiend!
How ‘bout a 62 grain bullet, fired from an HBAR with 1:7/1:8 twist? C’mon Lurker, a girl can put your eye out with a rock from 25 feet.
>I can only presume that GachoUSA is posting for reference for personal weapons, perhaps in a tactical situation.
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>I rather use 155mm, or 8 inch howitzer, for delivery of “shake and bake” (HE/WP), than the M203.
True, but you don’t usually hump 155mm or 8in do you? ...and if you do, could I see a picture?
>Unfortunately, I know of only one cannoneer, locally. He has an M1841 6 pounder. No shake and bake; just solid, grape (canister) or sabot.
Nice. I’ve only seen one cannoneer locally myself: he had an old Civil War cannon out at the firing range; a friend of his also made mortars which fired a big coffee-can filled w/ cement as the projectile. (Nifty stuff actually.)
>If you think diesel is hard to flame, try JP-5.
Ah, doesn’t it need a catalyst? {Or am I thinking of another jet fuel?} As for diesel, I merely said that it’s harder to flame than mogas.
>Semper Fi, FRiend!
Thanks, you too.
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Wrigley’s spearmint.
Nicorette.
Trident.
Three gum match. Sorry. couldn’t resist.
Yes Sir. I took my 03A3 up to my friendly neighborhood gunsmith. While I was there his assistant was cleaning up Mosin’s. If I recall correctly he said he bought about 400 of them back in the 70’s, dirt cheap.
He had a few brand new Finns, one of which I bought. Cop with me bought one too. He’s also got several with the PU sniper scopes.
No cosmoline on any of them, all cleaned and ready to go. He sold a bunch of them at an area gun show last week. They are going fast.
Nice little rifle, you can shoot your deer and cook it at the same time. (I saw that line on a Mosin blog, thought it was pretty good.)
And I did proof read if you can believe it. LOL.
The Mini is a nice shooter, but lack of reliable, less expensive magazines make it kind of poor rifle for combat.
The SKS is a good gun.Not really refined, but a hardy gun with a lot of parts you can find on internet or Shotgun News.
I have a DPMS AR type rifle and that is a Cadillac of rifles.
But the funnest rifle to shoot is a M1917 Enfield in 30.06. Kicks like a mule, ugly like a busted blister but will kill at over two hundred yards.
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