Guns/Ammo

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kingjk729

Hey Tony I'm so glad that you're back to lurking and posting on the forums ...... This place is better when you are here ....... Love what you have for an arsenal already and I'd say to get a 30/30 and a compound bow. Craigslist is always a great place as bow hunters are crazy , always upgrading and dumping a year or two year old stuff on the cheap. They can always be restrung and changed up a bit. For the 30/30 it's the next gun the I've been eyeing and have possibly been looking into the Mossberg spx464 ..... I'm not a huge wood stock guy but there is a chance that if I did get a 30/30 and didn't get the spx that I'd go wood. As far as ammo it does appear to finally be on the decline again. One tool I use a ton is slickguns.com .... Trily a great sight for deals on guns , ammo, survival equipment, and everything else. P.S. How awesome is Remington's shurshot stock.

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firetruckguy

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Spent a few minutes on google looking at the Ruger mini-14, and I wound up checking out S&W AR's. It looks like the prices have gone back down a little, I found a couple in the mid $600's. I don't really care about having a rail system and just want iron sites on it, so I think I might just go that route.

firetruckguy

firetruckguy

alienmisprint:

Spent a few minutes on google looking at the Ruger mini-14, and I wound up checking out S&W AR's. It looks like the prices have gone back down a little, I found a couple in the mid $600's. I don't really care about having a rail system and just want iron sites on it, so I think I might just go that route.

I owned a mini 14 and for the money I wasn't impressed. If your used to AR's you will be disappointed. IMHO........

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firetruckguy

kingjk729

Tony I would say if you are looking into the S&W's , I'd tell you to add Del-Ton to the mix. I have one and this thing eats any ammo I feed ...... It don't matter if it's steel,brass, zinc, lacquered, or whatever ....... Over 2500 rounds and no FTF or FTE . I went simple fixed front iron flip up rear and carbine length. Basic del ton sport runs a shade under 7 and if you are inclined the echo in dark earth is sick at 870 ish ...... Just sick performers and will handle any 223 or 556 you feed it. I have found after lots of forum searching that the more mony on the ar the more finicky they are with ammo.

Jetmech_63

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jadelt

firetruckguy

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kingjk729

There's nothing wrong at all doing it that way.... It lets you have a little more control or choice into the build .

Jetmech_63

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kingjk729

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Good to hear on the Magpul rear site. I was looking at it, but it seemed so cheap compared to the other ones. The only negative thing I read about it is that due to the width, you can't put it all the way back on the rail. Due to that, you can't mount an Eotech/red dot with it; I'm good with that, I just want iron sites anyways.

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Hey Vinnie, you've got a PM.

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So, I ended up going with the Ruger SR556. I was looking hard at the Del-Ton and Mossberg, but I ran into a fantastic deal on the Ruger, so I jumped on it. Pretty stoked about the piston system, and the adjustable gas block. I'll let yall know how it shoots once I get back stateside and get a chance to take it to the range.