Ammo sales and future survival (another potential political thread)

Dylside said:
That Sig 556 is not for me. My friend bought one about 6 months ago. He got the top-o-the-line with an EOTech 552. I'm sure some people love it, but that's just too many accessory rails, it's super heavy, and it has a couple of small things they need to change. The ejector smacks the case into the gun and scratches it all up.
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It is front heavy but the commando version is a lot lighter better feeling gun.
 
I've never seen a bigger line outside of my gunshow...or any line for that matter. I'm just afraid all the gun newbies are going to hurt themselves or someone else.
 
Boats said:
Never underestimate the .22 Long Rifle cartridge.
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Out of the hundreds of thousands of words I have read from internet posts in the past 12 years or so, this is one of the most experienced, honest and intelligent things ever said.

You're not the only one that ever said it, but most people don't really understand or know...
 
If there is going to be a weapons ban what would the general process be. I know how a bill becomes a law I mean what would be the signs of it coming. will they really try to do it right off the bat. will the NRA take it to court? would it not risk the reelection of the congrassman that pass the bill. just curious what everyones thoughts on this are?
 
Don Rearic said:
Out of the hundreds of thousands of words I have read from internet posts in the past 12 years or so, this is one of the most experienced, honest and intelligent things ever said.

You're not the only one that ever said it, but most people don't really understand or know...
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I'm not sure Don, but I think there have been more people killed with 22LR than any other caliber. Im almost certain I read that somewhere.
Seeing what a stinger can do to small game, I definitely dont under estimate a 22LR's capability..;)
 
I think I've heard somewhere that a .22LR bullet often times pinballs when shot into the human body. Not sure if that's entirely true or not, though.
 
Trace Rinaldi said:
I'm not sure Don, but I think there have been more people killed with 22LR than any other caliber. Im almost certain I read that somewhere.
Seeing what a stinger can do to small game, I definitely dont under estimate a 22LR's capability..;)
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Yeah, you and some other people know but most people don't. 8-)

I have been told many, many times that .22LR has killed every piece of game in North America. I know some of my family down in Southwestern Virginia have killed whitetail with them for years...not that I approve of poaching, but I don't really approve of poverty, either. :D

We'll have to have a call one day soon...
 
Those that have read my writings over the past few years, know that if I could only have one rifle then it would be a rimfire. I'm partial to the .22 Magnum and the .17 HMR but any old rimfire will do for me. Rimfire is way under-estimated for its potential, and that's probably because centerfire black guns are so cool ;) At 200 yards I can easily hit a chicken egg with my .17 and I could probably take a large deer down at that distance (not that I have tried it or anything) ;)
 
I blame the internet and gun rags for that.
I keep hearing crap like "You [need X foot pounds of energy and you can't get within Y meters of the animal, so you need Z cartridge." Most of which is BS. These same people can't explain why you "need" a Magnum catridge to make a 400 yard shot on Coues deer, because they're too wary to get close to, yet people kill them with recurves and longbows from 30 yards and under every year. IF you can get that close, you can brain it with a rimfire.

Or "X cartridge is no good because it has a rainbow like trajectory." Again, if you can get into range for a kill shot with a bow, the trajectory differences for different cartridges doesn't matter a bit.

Now I don't think anyone will argue, though, that stopping a charging bear, moose, alligator, or human is something you really want to do with a rimfire. Which is why my "one gun" or "one long gun" choice will never be a rimfire. If push comes to shove, I can hunt with my bow. I want to be able to defend myself.

If I could only have one gun, it'd be a shotgun. If only one long gun and one handgun, then a shotgun and a Ruger Single Six. Then I'd have the whole spectrum covered.

Truth be told, anything I can hit with a bow, I can hit more accurately with a handgun. So I could really get away with a 4" .44 mag and a Single six to cover all my hunting and defense needs.
 
I really like a good rimfire. Hard to beat a .22 or a .17 for cost of training, ease of shooting accurately, and ability to transport lots of ammo. I have a 10/22 with 3 steel lipped hi-cap mags, that function flawlessly, and iron sights, which I shoot very accurately. I would like a short barrel on it though. Looking at the new pistol length 10/22s.............
 
Yeah, I havent shot one, but I bet that heavy bbl performs very nicely. I wish you could get a stock for em w/o having to pay the man his tax stamp dues.
 
A Ruger 10/22 is definitely, incredibly hard to beat. I know people down south and they don't eat meat if they don't kill it and they can't kill enough to feed a family on regulation deer stamps. I guess it would be more "moral" to go for bow, blackpowder and firearms, but this was also two decades ago. They called it "Blackberry Picking." 8-)

We used to go out for 'sang and sassafrass and black walnuts and sometimes, blackberries. :D
 
Don Rearic said:
A Ruger 10/22 is definitely, incredibly hard to beat. I know people down south and they don't eat meat if they don't kill it and they can't kill enough to feed a family on regulation deer stamps. I guess it would be more "moral" to go for bow, blackpowder and firearms, but this was also two decades ago. They called it "Blackberry Picking." 8-)

We used to go out for 'sang and sassafrass and black walnuts and sometimes, blackberries. :D
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1022's are a GREAT choice Don.. Unless your a dolt like me who buys a perfectly fine rifle and then replaces every part but the reciever, and spends 3 times what it originally cost doing it..Ha!:o;)

BTW, yah man lets talk soon.
 
I own two 10-22s now and have had 2 others in the past and none of them are worth a shit as far as accuracy goes. Marlin is twice the rifle when it comes to accuracy, IMO
 
Jeff,

I had a couple Glenfield/Marlins that really were accurate, the only problem is, it didn't matter if you cleaned them with Q-Tips and the whole nine yards, when they decided to get a case of the ass, well, they were a good straight bolt action rifle. :D

My Dad had two .22 rifles, one a Remington and one a Winchester, both bolt guns with detachable box magazines, from the outside, they basically looked like the same rifle! He had low power scopes on both of them and they were absolute tack drivers and they were plain-Jane rifles.

Actually, my Dad loved .22s and had about 16 of them when he died. He had a lever gun where the whole trigger assembly came down with the lever, oddball stuff. Had a semi-auto .22 Weatherby that would put you in the mind of a 10/22, beautiful stock on that rifle.

Never had a problem with accuracy with my 10/22, if I can hit a quarter at 25 yards with it, I'm generally good to go.
 
I have a pump action Rossi 22 that is an easy packable rifle and with iron sights is pretty accurate out to about 40yards...after that it could be me & iron sight combo....that is off the mark...
 
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