Posted on 08/07/2009 12:52:41 PM PDT by appleseed
I have an AR-7 and it’s a cool little gun. Just wish there was some way to have it carry more than just the 8 rounds in the clip.
And yes, it does float!!
Luv Les, he puts himself in it and doesn’t go to a hotel every night. More realistic and he has cut his trip short twice.
You get to see what really happens when you are out there and the mistakes you will absolutely make.
Got 2 pellet guns and you’re right, good for small game and pest control. My boys love shooting them and ammo. is cheap. Oldest boy got a bunny earlier in the year.
BTW. I admire your investigative skills on documents. Been following your work for a few days now. Incredible stuff.
I need to get my hands on one of these. Two guns in one carry.
Certainly a great weapon...but actually, I'd opt for the weaker .30 carbine. It doesn't have the wallop of a .308, but I can pack 1,000 rounds into just a little more than two shoeboxes of space. It's generally adequate for 2-legged vermin out to 150-200m and will take rabbit to deer size game without turning the meat into red fog.
If I lived in a more northerly clime, I'd probably opt for something more along the lines of your first pick.
I like the gun but, there’s some debate on using a .22(3) caliber to kill deer.
Personally, for the sport and the killing power, I prefer a .270 in a 150 grain.
Got it. Got plenty of Bullfrogs for gigging.
The guy has either .380 Auto or a .38 Super Auto. The noob who wrote the article doesn’t have any idea about firearms.
I looked up .38 Auto and found a 38 automatic also called 38 ACP was made in the year 1900. No guns have been designed for this cartridge since 1928. That’s not much of a survival cartridge.
What do you have against Red Fog? LOL.
30-30 Marlin/Winchester?
Actually, the .38 ACP has the exact same case dimensions as the .38 Super...the Super is loaded to much higher pressures, and boxes of .38 Super ammo are clearly labeled that it's not to be used in .38 Auto weapons. Traditionally, .38 Super cases were nickel plated to help distinguish them, but that practice has somewhat fallen by the wayside.
Absolutely correct. It’s been a long time since I saw “Goldfinger”.
http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Goldfinger
Pretty cool website.
It's not very filling when you're hungry ;-)
"30-30 Marlin/Winchester?"
Nothing wrong with that tried and true combo, apart from magazine capacity if it needs to be pressed into a tactical application, and ammo availability should be about as good as any.
Another advantage of the .30 carbine, (one that I've not availed myself of) is that you can actually pick up a Ruger single action revolver chambered for it and limit your need to one round for your long arm and side arm.
I hope you aren’t trying to tell me it’s a survival cartridge.
It wouldn't be my first choice, but it's certainly a potent (and accurate) round. A lot of IPSC shooters, swear by it, and ballistically, it's essentially identical to the .357 SIG.
However, people who think they'll amble out to the countryside for some rabbit hunting after the stuff hits the fan are kidding themselves. Our ancestors had killed nearly every game animal on the continent with cap-and-ball rifles by a hundred years ago, when there was a small fraction of the population we have now.
When I was a kid, seeing a deer or a wild turkey was a real rarity. Now they are as common as pigeons. But in a real end of the world scenario, with 100 million modern weapons in the hands of 300 million hungry Americans, the wild game of this country would be shot to hell again in a matter of weeks.
Set aside a year's supply of food for your family, Mormon or not, and stay armed to protect it.
That’s what I’m talking about.
It’s been great - reliable, easy to shoot, not too big or bulky, and with the synthetic stock it’s pretty darn tough, too!
I have a Red Rider. Puts a dent in a can at about 10 feet. LOL.
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