What guns do you own or plan to own? - Page 36

On December 29 2012 09:20 Arghmyliver wrote:
Yeah so you go to the shooting range - fine - but what is the added recreational value of a combat shotgun or assault rifle compared to a model made for hunting?

On December 29 2012 09:20 Arghmyliver wrote:


Yeah so you go to the shooting range - fine - but what is the added recreational value of a combat shotgun or assault rifle compared to a model made for hunting?

On December 29 2012 09:27 JingleHell wrote:
Can you please explain the functional differences between the following firearms?




Is either unreasonable, and if so, why? If someone chooses to purchase one or the other because it's what they like, that's on them.

On December 29 2012 09:30 micronesia wrote:
Is the bottom one a mini-14? My dad has one and I hate it (seems like a hunk of junk to me).

Personally I am not a fan of the ar-15.

On December 29 2012 09:24 GypsyBeast wrote:


aesthetic and collectors value. I for one love holding a piece of history, or a cutting edge piece of technology in my hand.

On December 29 2012 08:18 micronesia wrote:
For those of you talking about a shotgun being problematic for home defense due to collateral damage, what about just loading it with bird shot? It will still have plenty of stopping power if you are forced to use it, but won't kill people two rooms over like say, a rifle bullet could. I like the idea of a short, bull-pup shotgun such as the kel-tec ksg:



which gives you maximum maneuverability. However, it might not be as intimidating (especially in the dark) as a more classic style (and sounding) pump action. Alternately, a double-barrel can probably petrify a charging elephant... staring down two horizontal barrels is pretty intimidating :p

On December 29 2012 09:34 Aveng3r wrote:
the m14 seems like a piece of junk compared to the ar-15 models?

On December 29 2012 09:37 JingleHell wrote:


AR-15's are either junk or absurdly expensive. For what you get, I don't consider them worth it in the slightest. My friend has one he just built. I've thought about buying an AR lower soon just to have a grandfathered serial number if they do pass something.

Value would probably triple or more 6 months after any new ban went into effect.

On December 29 2012 09:27 JingleHell wrote:


Can you please explain the functional differences between the following firearms?




Is either unreasonable, and if so, why? If someone chooses to purchase one or the other because it's what they like, that's on them.

On December 29 2012 09:37 jacosajh wrote:


Interesting. I might get one of these to replace my Remington 870 Tactical for home defense.

Personally, I prefer smaller rounds like 9s and 22LRs.

On December 29 2012 09:44 Arghmyliver wrote:


I'm not saying either is reasonable or unreasonable - but I imagine the one in the top picture costs a lot more. I don't know anything about guns besides which end the bullet comes out of - but the top picture is an AR15 and the bottom picture is a hunting rifle of some kind with accessories that make it basically the AR15, i imagine it probably fires the same rounds (prbly .22?).

On December 29 2012 09:44 Aveng3r wrote:

Ide never go for an ar15 model myself, ive heard too many stories about them still being unreliable..
Ide definitly go for an m14 if I could, maybe an ak would be cheaper to get though
ps does the one your friend built have a full auto capability, and is that even possible/legal to get as a civilian?

On December 29 2012 09:46 Arghmyliver wrote:


Where do you live?

On December 29 2012 09:50 JingleHell wrote:


They're functionally very similar. They fire 5.56mm bullets, they're semi-automatic, gas powered, magazine fed, with interchangeable magazines. If I was going on a rampage, the pistol grip, carrying handles, and accessory rails on the AR would mean roughly jack shit to me.

In actuality, if you're even vaguely for gun control, you should consider the "military style" AR better for civilians, since it's prohibitively expensive and not sold at Wal-Mart.

Sure, they're a little different to shoot, but a lot of that is like the differences between different mice or keyboards for gaming. Some people like one, others don't. Personal preference and aesthetics don't make a gun more or less acceptable to own. Just a pure case of different strokes for different folks.

If I enjoy shooting one, I could enjoy shooting the other. I might prefer one or the other for X arbitrary reason, but it doesn't make a huge difference.



I wouldn't mind an AK myself. They're fun to shoot.

And no, my friend doesn't have the appropriate license to own a select fire, his is semi-only. Semi is better anyways, automatic burns through ammo rather quickly, costing a ton, and burst is annoying as hell.

On December 29 2012 09:57 ahswtini wrote:
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On December 29 2012 09:50 JingleHell wrote:


They're functionally very similar. They fire 5.56mm bullets, they're semi-automatic, gas powered, magazine fed, with interchangeable magazines. If I was going on a rampage, the pistol grip, carrying handles, and accessory rails on the AR would mean roughly jack shit to me.

In actuality, if you're even vaguely for gun control, you should consider the "military style" AR better for civilians, since it's prohibitively expensive and not sold at Wal-Mart.

Sure, they're a little different to shoot, but a lot of that is like the differences between different mice or keyboards for gaming. Some people like one, others don't. Personal preference and aesthetics don't make a gun more or less acceptable to own. Just a pure case of different strokes for different folks.

If I enjoy shooting one, I could enjoy shooting the other. I might prefer one or the other for X arbitrary reason, but it doesn't make a huge difference.



I wouldn't mind an AK myself. They're fun to shoot.

And no, my friend doesn't have the appropriate license to own a select fire, his is semi-only. Semi is better anyways, automatic burns through ammo rather quickly, costing a ton, and burst is annoying as hell.

On December 29 2012 09:59 Arghmyliver wrote:
I just don't see how someone can economically justify owning a fully automatic weapon with like a 30 round clip.