Which new Rifle to buy? (vanity)

05.27.10 | Myself

[mnehring]

Thanks for the info. I really didn’t know much about them other than, for the price, they have a decent reputation for being reliable. Like the OP, I’m also attracted to the price of ammunition right now. 1000 rounds for about $200.

[2aberro]

WOW, $800 a an AK???? A little high. Will look for a used one.

[Travis McGee]

I have no trouble at all with my Bushmaster M-4gery.

[Travis McGee]

All of my friends with AR based weapons have far more trouble with them than those with AR based weapons.

I think you meant one of those ARs to be an AK. But I don't know which.

[Cap'n Crunch]

During my 4 years in the Marine Corps I never had one jam, failure or anything else of the M16’s that I carried. We fired alot of live rounds and blanks.

Didn’t even have any parts break. I’d buy the AR15 over the AK74 because of ammo availability and all the neat stuff you can do with an AR nowadays. It’s a great platform.

Accurate too.

[2aberro]

Go old school! :)

Ya,, I've been that route,, I had Swedish M96's and 98's,,+ an Enfield .303, (forget type, but german 8mm too) all fun! All sold off to shrink my hobby. Great pic though,, thanks!

[2aberro]

I have no trouble at all with my Bushmaster M-4gery

Yes,, but can you buy ammo: 1080 rds for $130+shipping?

[Travis McGee]

You can’t have it all! I do have a CZ-52 as my cheap milsurp hand cannon though.

[Yosemitest]

Here is a class III at Guns America.

[CaptSkip]

Well price that against a quality AR with the addition of a quality add-on piston recoil system from someone like Adams, and see how much you'll have to spend!

If you'll add a recoil piston system to an AR, she'll be right-as-rain. No more FTFs, or FTEs!

The lack of the recoil-piston system has been the M16/AR-15 functiono problemas from the git-go.

[crazydad]

That is a beautiful Mauser... Wow. Great Condition.. Is that German?Turk?Yugo?

[2aberro]

Didn’t even have any parts break. I’d buy the AR15 over the AK74 because of ammo availability and all the neat stuff you can do with an AR nowadays. It’s a great platform.

Ya,, its a tough choice,, but .223 ammo is currently way higher than 5.45x39. That is why I'm looking for the AK74. I have heard that in quality Ak74's,, the accuracy is near an AR. Plus,, I dislike the gas system on AR's...no offense,,I'm a mechanic and like simple.

[Cap'n Crunch]

The guns I have are strictly for a SHTF scenario. The calibers I have now are 308, 30-06, 7.62X39 and 7.62X54R.

I want something in 5.56. If the Obama does hit the fan, I think it’ll be easier to find 5.56 than it will be AK74 ammo.

[2aberro]

Well price that against a quality AR with the addition of a quality add-on piston recoil system from someone like Adams, and see how much you'll have to spend

Thats the info I'm looking for,,, I will research add-on pison recoil system from Adams,, THANKS!!!

[Cap'n Crunch]

I am keeping an eye on the new piston AR’s. Waiting to see how they hold up. I saw the special on the History Channel they did with the HK piston AR. Very impressive.

[dynachrome]

A Mitchell’s mauser refurb. so not really a collectible. Shoots very well. Still shoots very well after I knocked it off a table (the Mosin did it! haha) and broke the stock. It now has a used russian(?) capture stock on it.

[2aberro]

Here is a class III at Guns America.

Nope,, that requires the help of the jack booted thugs.....

[bamabound]

Love my Saigas, 12 and 762x39,
but I also love my mini-14 and ..........

Savage has a great 308 and the prices are good

[2aberro]

If the Obama does hit the fan, I think it’ll be easier to find 5.56 than it will be AK74 ammo

That depends on how much you are sitting on :-)

If Obama hits the fan,,,, ALL ammo will be at a premium.

[dynachrome]

I just like the feel of old iron and wood. Pretty heavy to haul around, though!