Need Advice on Purchase of Automatic Weapon

[Tail Gunner John]

I have now gotten religion on the need to purchase my first automatic rifle. I have very little personal experience to draw upon in making my selection. I'm looking for an economical but reliable weapon. My goal is to buy the rifle and lay in a reasonable supply of ammunition for less than $1000. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[vicdoc]

For this money, the closest thing you can do is get a “SlideFire” stock, which is a controlled way of doing the bump fire techniques, and having had one I know it works. Here is my brother shooting a semi-automatic AK74 with the Slidefire stock:
http://youtu.be/eXU3-H0jaSA

[Vendome]

I can start with LOL.

You need to research this a little better. Class III license will eat up 2/3rds of your budget, then your DROS.

Then go to Gunbroker.com and see what you can get for around $2,500 that’s reliable.

You’re also going to need a tool kit to maintain your weapon.

There’s a bunch of other things you need to consider and a couple hundred rounds to practice will cost $.25 cents per round to $1.50 or more depending on what arm you eventually settle on.

Good luck....

[mylife]

I don’t know.
I have seen guys bump fire saiga 12’s but I bet its a bitch.

[Vendome]

All of the above...

[FreedomForce]

See post 38. The recoil almost pushes the guy out of frame.

[Carriage Hill]

Class III AR-15 full-auto, suppressed, will cost $5-7,000 easy, if you can find a good one. I have several, plus Class III AR-10s and won’t part with any.

[Carriage Hill]

PS - That was 2001 prices. They’ll be well-upwards of $13-15k, if you can even find one, in this day and time.

[mylife]

Hawhoo!

[Cobra64]

No, if he doesn’t have enough firearms experience to even get the get the terminology right, he needs to take a class on how to operate a firearm safely before someone gets hurt.

[mylife]

I bet it works better on an AK 74 than an Ak 47, but I think the short stock on the AK makes it difficult to use proficiently.

[Carriage Hill]

Yow, that looks like some fun w/12ga!

[TigersEye]

You don’t find it strange that the OP started a thread with a vague undefined term, no further elucidation on it and hasn’t replied once? I’m sure your superior brilliance will enlighten us all about that. ROFTLOL

[Mr Rogers]

Since you are starting out, I recommend a Ruger 10/22, available for under $250:

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_59_79/products_id/70280/Ruger+1022+Standard+22LR%2C+Blued%2C+Hardwood+1022RB

Then buy a lot of 22 ammo:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/337297/cci-ar-tactical-rimfire-ammunition-22-long-rifle-40-grain-plated-round-nose-box-of-375

1000 rounds costs about $60. I’d suggest buying 5,000 rounds for a start. That puts your total cost at around $550.

When you run out of ammo, you will A) be a decent shot, but not great, and B) be ready to spend a bit more for a higher power gun. But the 22 is the basis for good shooting, because it is the only way to shoot enough cheap enough to get good at shooting.

And if I was a bad guy, I would NOT want to face 10 rounds of 22 ammo fired in about 5 seconds. And with very little practice, you could aim for the face...

[BreezyDog]

You should have bought a semi-auto AR-15 about 6 months ago...prices will be jacked up from now until they ban them.I paid too much ($1100.00)in 2008 and I still have it and glad I did...Because right now I couldn’t afford it. You need to jump through a lot of hoops to get the license for full auto. So buy semi and convert if you feel the need when the SHTF. By then the law won’t matter.

[OKSooner]

Thanks for the good reply and helping the guy out with his terminology and with his question.

For a first rifle of any caliber, a Ruger 10/22 is hard to beat, and it's a "semiauto". Probably fits the $1000 budget for rifle, scope, case, cleaning kit, tools, eye and ear protection, and gun club membership, (at least here in my hometown), and some money left over for maybe a couple, or maybe several, 500 round bricks of ammo.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Obviously you mean a semi-auto.

[SirLurkedalot]

Tried my buddy’s recently...I was surprised how well it works.

[SargeK]

I can still disassemble and reassemble an M-60 blindfolded. It’s been over 20 years.

[eyedigress]

I plan on getting a sig mosquito tomorrow. I’m gonna have fun with this one.

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/mosquito.aspx

[mylife]

It Rocks!