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Got-Damn Democrats.
I was all set to drop some $$$ on a custom revolver, when those dipshits of the Leftist/Socialist/Statist variety once again insisted on trying to inflict the Assault Weapons Ban on the American public. I doubt it'll gain any traction with GWB still in office, but those Nanny State maroons will keep trying to disarm the law-abiding in order to let the lawless operate with impunity, and you can bet your last box of ammo on that.
Now, I've got to re-think my priorities. I've never really had a great urge to buy an AR or an AK. I've got an SKS wth a red dot sight as my current SHTF rifle, and a FN49 for repelling marauding walruses and hippopotami. Most of my arsenal follows the theory of precise bullet placement, not overwhelming volume of fire. At least, not beyond 10 rounds, anyway.
Still, with the very real possibility of being denied the option of owning a bullet-hose, I'd rather have something than nothing. So it looks like I'm in the market for a Big Black Rifle.
Gotta be in .308 Win/7.62x51 NATO. Nothing against you guys armed with .223 poodle-shooters, but I'm a big guy, and I can soak up recoil and carry a shitload of ammo when necessary. When our troopies in the Sandbox requisition M14's instead of M4's, it's not because they like carrying a heavy wooden-stocked rifle in the desert. It's because the .308 puts the damn-damn on whatever it hits, out to 1000 yards.
Options are several... The M1A, the FN FAL, the G3/CETME or possibly an AK/Galil clone. I'm aware the AR10 is available, but I've never liked that platform especially.
Or perhaps this one:
That's the RFB from Kel-Tec. They've put out the SU16 and SUB2000 series of carbines. I've heard good things about the SUB2000's, and nothing too bad about the SU16s. The SU16s are a bargain at around $500-600, and I expect the low-end RFB to go for $800-900, if not lower.
The RFB uses metric FAL mags, and uses a front-end ejection system. Three barrel lengths, and no factory iron sights, so optics will run another $300-1500, depending on how fancy you want to get.
Since we won't see the RFB's for sale until Q1 2008, that one's a long shot. Odds are I'll find a secondhand M1A between now and then.
You can download a sneak preview of the RFB in action here. (In Videos Category)
Got-Damn Democrats.
I was all set to drop some $$$ on a custom revolver, when those dipshits of the Leftist/Socialist/Statist variety once again insisted on trying to inflict the Assault Weapons Ban on the American public. I doubt it'll gain any traction with GWB still in office, but those Nanny State maroons will keep trying to disarm the law-abiding in order to let the lawless operate with impunity, and you can bet your last box of ammo on that.
Now, I've got to re-think my priorities. I've never really had a great urge to buy an AR or an AK. I've got an SKS wth a red dot sight as my current SHTF rifle, and a FN49 for repelling marauding walruses and hippopotami. Most of my arsenal follows the theory of precise bullet placement, not overwhelming volume of fire. At least, not beyond 10 rounds, anyway.
Still, with the very real possibility of being denied the option of owning a bullet-hose, I'd rather have something than nothing. So it looks like I'm in the market for a Big Black Rifle.
Gotta be in .308 Win/7.62x51 NATO. Nothing against you guys armed with .223 poodle-shooters, but I'm a big guy, and I can soak up recoil and carry a shitload of ammo when necessary. When our troopies in the Sandbox requisition M14's instead of M4's, it's not because they like carrying a heavy wooden-stocked rifle in the desert. It's because the .308 puts the damn-damn on whatever it hits, out to 1000 yards.
Options are several... The M1A, the FN FAL, the G3/CETME or possibly an AK/Galil clone. I'm aware the AR10 is available, but I've never liked that platform especially.
Or perhaps this one:
That's the RFB from Kel-Tec. They've put out the SU16 and SUB2000 series of carbines. I've heard good things about the SUB2000's, and nothing too bad about the SU16s. The SU16s are a bargain at around $500-600, and I expect the low-end RFB to go for $800-900, if not lower.
The RFB uses metric FAL mags, and uses a front-end ejection system. Three barrel lengths, and no factory iron sights, so optics will run another $300-1500, depending on how fancy you want to get.
Since we won't see the RFB's for sale until Q1 2008, that one's a long shot. Odds are I'll find a secondhand M1A between now and then.
You can download a sneak preview of the RFB in action here. (In Videos Category)
posted by El Capitan | 11:43 AM
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