Posted on 01/13/2013 10:08:22 AM PST by thackney
There's been a lot of talk in the news lately about guns. AR-15's have been getting attention again.
Back when I was a kid, it seemed like most of my dad's guns were old and brown, hand-me-downs from various acquaintances.
My brother Kole and I bought our first center-fire rifle when I was 16. We didn't exactly plan to. We ran our dog team to Ambler just to sell wolverine skins -- and came home with an assault rifle.
I sure wanted my own hunting rifle back then. We'd had plenty of run-ins with moose, and climbed a few trees when bears were around and watched wolverines run out of range. I wasn't happy rarely getting to borrow my dad's old Springfield 30-06 with the steel butt plate and baggy iron sights...
Kole and I had my .22 rifle in our sealskin scabbard on our sled, but I wanted something a little larger. At that time Mark Cleveland had a store down by the river in Ambler. Mark would order you a gun -- if you pointed one out in his big catalog, gave him the money and waited.
My dad suggested a Remington .243, but of course he needed to be the one to order it and he believed "waiting" to be a smart policy. "Let's just wait and see," he said. In other words, some year in the future we might order a gun. At that point Mark would have to get around to mailing in the order and then we'd wait more months for it to arrive -- sort of the great-grandfather to the background check.
Around that time, many local hunters switched to .223 caliber rifles. People liked the small bullets and the semi-autos for chasing caribou and wolves. The wooden-stocked Ruger Mini-14 became popular...
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
Ah, another “We really don’t NEED this type of firearm” article, seeking to divide gun owners into factions that turn against each other. Duly filed in the “ignore” folder.
Caribou get up to 600/700 lbs. .223 seems a little on the anemic side for such large animals.
This socialist turd supported Murkowski and Obama. He can’t lie fast enough to create his platform.
An accurate hunting rifle was what my brother and I were after three decades ago in Ambler. That was more than we had, more than most of our forefathers ever had. We didn't need a black gun.
An enjoyable read and trip back in time, at least it was until I got to the last couple of paragraphs. At that point, his logic lost me.
Great article until you get to the very end, where the author turns weenie:
“It seems a little backwards, a little out of hand. As if gun owners are asking a bit too much. I like my assault rifle just fine and understand the thrill in gripping one, firing one. But if it would help a tiny amount toward keeping innocent kids and honest folks safer in our country, I’d give it up. Same if I had any drum clips or grenades. Or land mines.”
OK Seth, you go first. Hint:2A is not about hunting, Seth.
“But if it would help a tiny amount toward keeping innocent kids and honest folks safer in our country, I’d give it up. Same if I had any drum clips or grenades. Or land mines.”
So, creep, turn ‘em all in. No one is stopping you from surrendering your weapons. Just leave the rest of us alone in your pursuit of libtard utopia.
And, I’m about sick to death of hearing it’s easier to track a Honda than an AR. The Honda is registered at a state level, NOT federal. And, for the record, I don’t agree with that registration, either. Started only as a revenue tool for the local and state governments, IMO.
Now, I do realize that our second amendment has nothing to do with hunting, but we use them just the same. Rural Alaskans traditionally have used cheap old military guns, M1s, SKS, M-14s, and just luv mini-14s. Funny thing is ever since we picked up the 6.8, 338 fed, and 308 Scar; we never shoot the 223s much anymore. I don't remember how to post picts or I would post some fresh meat picts with ARs.
I don’t much care about high cap magazines. They just make the piece heavier and, for me the whole point of the AR is that it is lightweight. But if you give an inch, they take a mile. A good example is the whole “Assault Weapon” nonsense. A true assault weapon is select fire - capable of full automatic firing. The media beats us over the heat with this assault weapon nonsense day in and day out to the point that any repeating arm is now called and assault weapon. The goal appears to be to so confuse the issue that when “Assault weapons” are banned it will include your lever action 30-30 and 1911.
An accurate hunting rifle was what my brother and I were after three decades ago in Ambler. That was more than we had, more than most of our forefathers ever had. We didn't need a black gun.
Useless pukes -- the article and the author...
Usually caribou are not even half of 600-700 lbs, and are much less tough to kill than elk, for example.
Alaskans can take caribou for ‘subsistence’ and historically have frequently used cheap military surplus rounds.
I bought a Mini-14 that was used to hunt black bear, the owner used it successfully for many years, he did feel it was underpowered but it also gave him a challenge to conquer, shot placement.
Being a hunter in Alaska I use a .338 unless its moose and the 12ga slugs work just fine.
If I had to do wolf control though I would use an M1A.
While the AR does make accurate follow up shots its STILL a small bullet.
Assault rifle, clip instead of magazine and shooting caribou at hundreds of yards? Something doesn’t sound right about this article. The Second Amendment isn’t about hunting, it is about resisting an authoritarian government and defending oneself against those who would harm you.
Assault rifle?
Anti gun term. Assault rifles are similar to, but different than rape rifles, arson rifles, kidnapping rifles, or robbery rifles.
Whata bunch of horse pucky.
I don’t think anyone got their hands on surplus M14s.
By your (foolish) rationale, there are a whole host of 1 st amendment and other protections you dont “need”, so you should have no problem allowing them to be usurped right? The 2nd amendment is not about hunting and it never was. The 2nd doesn’t “give” the right, it proscribes government infringing on a universal god given right of self defense. “Rational” gun control people don’t even understand what they are arguing about. Amend the Constitution or STFU and quit your unconstitutional overreaching.
I guess wee can all get along in sod houses and seal skins eh Seth?
"I like my assault rifle just fine and understand the thrill in gripping one, firing one. But if it would help a tiny amount toward keeping innocent kids and honest folks safer in our country, I'd give it up."
Well, will banning black guns keep anyone safer? How about that Ruger Mini? That's a pretty hot little number. How about my Remington 7mm mag that can handle loads generating over 3,400 ft lbs / 3,300 fps? Confiscate those too? How about 5 shot 20 gages? How about anything with pistol grips and more then 1 shot?
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