Off Season Lets Talk Guns

[HonestChieffan]

Been a while since we had a guns n' ammo discussion.


Some of you are AR shooters Im sure. Im looking at a Colt 6920. Will be my first AR. Picked up a Glock this fall and really enjoy shooting it. Any feedback on that weapon?



Anyone else been in a buy/sell/trade mood with hardware?

[notorious]

I have been getting a package a day for quite a while.


****ing politicians.

[frazod]

Originally Posted by dred

Zactly! Figure I get her the pistol she wants and then I don't have to hear the nagging when my next shipment of goodies starts coming to the door by UPS.

Which should be in about 2-3 days.

BTW, I have the exact same Taurus .38, only blued with regular grips. Good little revolver. Surprisingly accurate, too.

Only thing is, as a revolver it will have more kick to it than a pistol, since there's really nothing to absorb the recoil but your hand. Keep that in mind if you're getting one for your wife.

[dred]

I almost made an impulse buy on a Sig .22 1911 today when buying a couple more boxes of .556.

Local gunstore here is limiting people to 3 boxes of ammo each now.



I'm holding off for a Kimber .45, but I think that the Sig .22 pistol would be hella fun.

They were asking $299.

[frazod]

I just have no desire to ever own another .22. To me, it's a little kid gun.

[dred]

True, but for plinking and messing around... ammo is still dirt cheap.

That's really the only reason I would justify buying another .22.

I also have a Ruger 10/22 takedown that is fun to play around with.

Great for when the nephews and neighbors kids want to shoot with the "big boys".

[CrazyPhuD]

Originally Posted by frazod

I just have no desire to ever own another .22. To me, it's a little kid gun.

Well you own an AR right????

I actually have a 22LR upper for my AR and will eventually get a 22LR upper for my 1911. Main reason why? Dirt cheap training. Blow through 500rds of 22LR and there goes $15. Blow through 500rds of anything else(especially now....)...

Shooting is fun even with the little bullets and if you can train mechanics for cheap why not?

Personally I want to get an FA 1928 and then get the 22LR conversion kit for it. Now that's a great use for the little bullets! Cheap FA!!!

[HC_Chief]

Originally Posted by frazod

I just have no desire to ever own another .22. To me, it's a little kid gun.

Cheap linker. You could always get a "tacticool .22" like the GSG 522. I love mine; so does my son.

[dred]

Originally Posted by HC_Chief

Cheap linker. You could always get a "tacticool .22" like the GSG 522. I love mine; so does my son.

I was just checking out one of those at Gander Mountain today after work.

Is that some sort of silencer on the end? Couldn't figure out what the hell that barrel extension was for.

[CrazyPhuD]

Originally Posted by dred

I was just checking out one of those out at Gander Mountain today after work.

Is that some sort of silencer on the end? Couldn't figure out what the hell that barrel extension was for.

Fake silencer covering a 16" barrel so it's not an SBR would be what I would bet.

[CrazyPhuD]

Personally if I were going tacticool I'd go fro the Umarex MP5SD 22. 'Cause it's HK licensed and the barrel extension looks less 'tacked on'



http://hk22rimfire.com/images/2245265_ls.jpg

[HonestChieffan]

We have a 22 AR in a raffle at our NWTF banquet as well as. 1911 45.

[dred]

a .22 AR would be fun... and cheap to train with.

Not to mention, that's about that only AR you have a snowball's chance of finding on the shelf at any gunstore right now.

[HC_Chief]

Originally Posted by dred

Is that some sort of silencer on the end? Couldn't figure out what the hell that barrel extension was for.

its actually a shroud, rather than a silencer. The gun is a .22 long rifle, but the body is modelled after an MP5. You would either red a short barrel, which would make the rifle inaccurate, or put a shroud on it to protect the barrel.

You can buy an "SD kit", with a thicker shroud. I replaced the foregrip on mine with a RIS rail system. I also got a cheap red dot for it; little sucker is A C C U R A T E!

Its a cool little plinker. Dirt cheap and perfect for days you want to go shoot but not spend a lot on ammo.

[frazod]

If you guys enjoy your .22s, that's cool. For me, though, I can't just walk out the back door into the field, or get in a car and drive 15 minutes to a relative's property and start shooting anymore. Nor do I have any varmints to kill. Those days are gone forever. If I want to shoot a pistol, I'm going to an indoor range, paying for the privilege, and then waiting in line until a lane clears. If I want to shoot a rifle, I'm driving a hour and a half, paying a fee, and then shooting under the close supervision of some of the most uptight assholes in the state (not that I blame them - in Illinois, they have to be that way). My point is, if I'm going to all that trouble, I'm not going to bother with a .22. And I really don't shoot often enough that ammo is a huge expense.

[dred]

Originally Posted by frazod

If you guys enjoy your .22s, that's cool. For me, though, I can't just walk out the back door into the field, or get in a car and drive 15 minutes to a relative's property and start shooting anymore. Nor do I have any varmints to kill. Those days are gone forever. If I want to shoot a pistol, I'm going to an indoor range, paying for the privilege, and then waiting in line until a lane clears. If I want to shoot a rifle, I'm driving a hour and a half, paying a fee, and then shooting under the close supervision of some of the most uptight assholes in the state (not that I blame them - in Illinois, they have to be that way). My point is, if I'm going to all that trouble, I'm not going to bother with a .22. And I really don't shoot often enough that ammo is a huge expense.

You need to move your ass out to the country!