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OK FReepers, it's the zombie apocalypse. What battle rifle should I buy?
Me | 24 May 2014 | Me

Posted on 05/23/2015 9:08:42 PM PDT by Drew68

There's probably a few threads already but I've been here 14 years and rarely post vanities. So indulge me.

I've got about $1600 +/-$200 to spend. I certainly don't need to spend it all.

I want a good semi-auto rifle.

What to get?

Currently, I have a Maverick 88 12 gauge shotgun. I have a .45 1911. I have some Smith and Wesson Glock copy in .40 cal that a buddy needed money for. I have a Ruger 10-22. I have a Winchester 30-30.

I'm missing something. A semi-auto rifle.

Lately, I've been a strong proponent of something in .308/7.62 NATO and leaning towards a DS Arms FAL or a PTR-91. However, nothing beats a Kalashnikov. And AR-15s are the most popular rifle in the world.

What say you all on this Saturday night?


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1 posted on 05/23/2015 9:08:42 PM PDT by Drew68
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2 posted on 05/23/2015 9:10:47 PM PDT by South40 (Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
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3 posted on 05/23/2015 9:12:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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The sound of a rifle just attracts them. I’d get a machete or a shovel/hoe or maybe a big rock. Go for the head only.......


4 posted on 05/23/2015 9:12:24 PM PDT by ALASKA (Disgusted.....)
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To: Drew68

Choose the round first, then feel the gun to see if it fits you. You’ll know.


5 posted on 05/23/2015 9:12:43 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS, Make them talk!)
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Buy and AK74 and an AK 47 and two thousand rounds for each. You should have money left over and a good start to an arsenal..


6 posted on 05/23/2015 9:15:50 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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Lots of ammo.

Most people do not have enough.

You already have a well rounded gun collection.

If you insist on a gun an AR is the obvious choice. You can pick up a very nice used one for around $600 these days. That would leave you enough money for a few thousand rounds of XM193 ammo.

But seriously stock up on ammo first. Without ammo your guns are worthless in a “zombie” scenario.


7 posted on 05/23/2015 9:16:40 PM PDT by Romans Nine
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Nyet.

Seriously. I've been leaning FAL and then I read on the interwebs that they don't like steel ammo. They're finicky. The PTR-91s, with the CETME-designed delayed blowback will spit out cheap steel ammo with no prob.

So CETME, right?

Well, when I went to handle one, the salesman put a Serbian Kalashnikov in my hand. 2/3rds the price. Beautiful weapon.

Used to own a MAC-90. Indestructable. But I don't really want a SHTF rifle that is chambered in non-USA ammo. Then again, doesn't really matter because when TSHTF, guns and ammo will be lying all over the place.

Confused....

8 posted on 05/23/2015 9:17:01 PM PDT by Drew68
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Fast zombies or slow zombies?


9 posted on 05/23/2015 9:17:02 PM PDT by glorgau
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> The sound of a rifle just attracts them

Yep, silenced .22 rifle with subsonic ammo.


10 posted on 05/23/2015 9:17:57 PM PDT by glorgau
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I’d go with an aluminum baseball bat first. Quite, doesn’t need reloading.


11 posted on 05/23/2015 9:17:58 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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I’d go with an aluminum baseball bat first. Quiet, doesn’t need reloading.


12 posted on 05/23/2015 9:21:32 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Drew68

308 is a nice caliber, although you listed the AK as a possible rifle, however it isn’t 7.62 NATO (308 win). Other things to consider is 308 ammo is bulky and heavy in comparison to 5.56 (223 rem). I have a m1a myself.


13 posted on 05/23/2015 9:21:37 PM PDT by HephX51
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14 posted on 05/23/2015 9:23:58 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("When you have to shoot, SHOOT! Don't talk." --Tuco)
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How much you want to spend on ammo?


15 posted on 05/23/2015 9:24:14 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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What range are you shooting at. A 308 is good for distance if you practice. If you are 400 yards or less I would go with a 300 aac(blackout). It is a heavy round with good knock down power closer in. It also is the same ar set up as a 223/5.56. The only difference is the barrel.


16 posted on 05/23/2015 9:25:59 PM PDT by jimpick
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I already have my old trusty:

The .45 ACP cartridge is already subsonic.
17 posted on 05/23/2015 9:26:43 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("When you have to shoot, SHOOT! Don't talk." --Tuco)
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Posted earlier tonight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yygqLfK6K8


18 posted on 05/23/2015 9:27:10 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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12ga over 5.56

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19 posted on 05/23/2015 9:29:01 PM PDT by umgud (When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
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You know the options. What I would recommend would either be a ChiCom SKS or a Eastern European MAK-47. 7.62.x39 ammo is not as powerful as NATO 7.52, but it is potent nonetheless. Rather than spending all that money on the rifle, I would buy the MAK or SKS and then spend the rest on ammo. Ammo in the sealed cans keeps just about forever. Ammo is what you really need for your semi, when push comes to shove. Invest in ammo.
20 posted on 05/23/2015 9:32:08 PM PDT by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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