Recommended Gun List for Freepers (Vanity)

11/09/2008 | SoftwareEngineer

[SoftwareEngineer]

I would like to request that fellow Freepers help us non knowledgeable gun owners in recommending guns that we can buy before gun laws get changed. Many of us have only a basic semi automatic hand gun and have never given much thought to anything else.

However, before gun laws change I would like to complete my gun collection and even buy guns that I can leave to my children.

Maybe we can organize the recommendations as follows:

• 1. Semi Automatic (Basic)
• 2. Semi Automatic (High End)
• 3. Revolver (Basic)
• 4. Revolver (High End)
• 5. Shot Gun (Basic)
• 6. Shot Gun (High End)
• 7. Others
• 8. Recommended Accessories
  
  Please list brands that are relatively easy to buy in the United States as most of us don't have access to that clever gunmaker in the Czech Republic or wherever
  
  Secondly, if you can list approximate pricing, that would be very helpful. Also, any pros and cons that you can think of will be very helpful
  
  Please note that my request is only for legal guns and do not post anything that violates existing law. Whatever, our feelings may be about existing law, I am sure that none of us wants to violate it
  
  Your contribution to this knowledge base is highly appreciated.

[mad_as_he$$]

The angle he will use is 500% tax increase on ammo.

[Squantos]

I honestly foresee this time line.....

1st year ....FOIC Illinois style gun control to create national record base and fees and licenses etc ....no ban, everyone thinks they dodged a bullet. Snoopy dancin and beer for everybody !!

2nd year.... Constitutional convention, the 2nd is toast before the socialist controlled congress is voted out. No tweeker tease bans on pistol grips of HiCap magazines etc ......just a ban on all firearms and now he has the cash and yer firearms or seizes your property if a firearm is found on or in said property. More money for his sedition , no guns and auctions of property taken by enforcement efforts in 3rd year !

He’s already done a lot for the economy with just the run on gun shops for ammo and firearms etc ......

“The Precedent” is what he shall be referred to in our arena......versus “The President”.

Ya’ll Stay Safe and Keep the Faith !!

[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

.357 sig is a relatively obscure caliber. Why buy a common car with rare tires?

Well, I am green and buying my first gun and read that a Glock 33 is good for women. Is it? Feel free to educate me.

[gundog]

It was a gift but these are quite inexpensive and require little to no maintenance.

They're also out of production.

[An Old Man]

It does have one rather serious flaw. Heck nothing is perfect.

They wanted us to consider using six (6) of these things!

Happy Birthday
An Old Man

[An Old Man]

Don't be such a pessimist. When the proper time comes, the doors will open, and, everything you need will be made available.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

PING!!

[mylife]

And the CZ 75 is an excellent pistol.

[Kent C]

“Why so much emphasis on the .223 rather than the 5.56/308? Does it have to do with the availability of ammo?”

.223=5.56 and is the caliber of the AR15(semi) and M16(full auto). .308 is also a popular round, but not in the same supply as the .223/5.56 because of the dominance of the M16/AR15.

[wjcsux]

One of my faverites is a model 37 Ithica 12 gauge. Cheap, reliable and plentiful. Same with a 500 Mossberg.

[CurlyBill]

WASR-10 converted to hicap mags

Saw the Romanian at $429 at a gun show in Maryland Saturday... should have jumped on it.

[papertyger]

Well I don’t believe in guns that are “good for women.” I believe there are women who want to learn to shoot, and women who want to be able to make a gun fire if they need it.

Which are you?

[bannie]

How much would the shortest, legal double-barreled shotgun cost? Who makes ‘em, and which is best?

:-)

[wku man]

Come to Idaho...we don't have to make excuses. The Obamanation Brown Shirts won't dare set foot in the Gem State, and even if they did, our county sheriffs would have them all arrested.

I've played unofficial recruiter since moving here (from Florida!) and seeing how absolutely wonderful it is. The only problem...we have waaaaay too many Left Coasters moving in and not nearly enough right thinking conservatives. So come one, come all...if you're conservative and have guts, we want you in Idaho.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[wjcsux]

Well, I am green and buying my first gun and read that a Glock 33 is good for women. Is it? Feel free to educate me.
I personally think you would be better off with a 9mm or preferably a .45 ACP. A CZ-75 is a good gun. I personally prefer a 1911 Colt, or any of its varients. If you decide to go with any auto loading pistol, I strongly recommend you get very familiar with it. I personally recommend a double action revolver for those times when the fecal matter hits the air moving device. I have been an instructor for many years. Feel free to FReep mail me.

[stentorian conservative]

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

I'd post an honorary Spurs and Stetson, but I haven't the resources right now.

Thanks though. Ya put a smile on my face before turning off the computer.

[SweetCaroline]

What kind of gun is good for the ladies? I’d like to buy one but I have very small hands.

[wku man]

First things first: go buy a copy of Boston's Gun Bible. About the best all-around advice I've read from any single source.

Secondly, get a sling for every long gun and a holster for every sidearm. Weapons don't do you a damn bit of good if you set them down and walk away from them. That old adage of "a pistol is what you use to fight your way back to your rifle" is a load of crap...there's no excuse or not having your rifle on you!

My personal advice is buy a good .22 rifle first. They're easy to learn on, the ammo is still relatively cheap, they can be used to acquire food if the need arises, and in a WTSHTF scenario, a .22 can be used to get your hands on other weapons. I recommend the Marlin Glenfield, which has an integral 18-round tubular magazine, or the Ruger 10-22, which you'll have to buy detachable mags for.

Good luck...just be aware that at this late date, you're gonna pay through the nose for anything you buy.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[wku man]

Right back atcha, brother. See you in Fiddler's Green.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Osage Orange]

Hook up with local scum buckets...

Why?

Cause they have the guns....numb-nuts!!

You know...your local N.Y. Democrat voters....should be able to direct you to someone who can find you a gun.

First you have to take baby steps......when you prove you can do this..get back to us, then we will tell you what to buy...and what to pay.

MOLON LABE

"Be professional, be polite...but be prepared to kill everyone you meet."