Me said:What I really want to buy is a quality AK, and a quality AR15. But my job sucks, and I wince every time I look at my paycheck.
That same pawnshop has some cheap pump shotguns simply labeled "Winchester 12 gauge". I'm terrified that one might be a Winchester Model 12 and that I will need to buy it for $200.
Another pawnshop has some $150-175 revolvers. High Standard and H&R. If the .22 situation weren't still stupid, I'd probably have purchased them by now.
That pawnshop also has a ton of old semiautomatic shotguns- Auto 5's, Remington 11's, 11-48's, etc. I can't read the tags, or else I might have gotten a couple by now.
Oh yeah, and I have a project Remington 870 that I will get back into action. It's a police surplus 70's Wingmaster with a magnum ejector, incandescent Surefire fore end, MMC ghost ring rear sight, and no barrel.
I did get the AK. I ended up buying ammo, mags, and drums instead of an AR.
An AR is still on the list, but with recent political events, it's not as much of a priority. And now I'm thinking I might also want an underfolder AK.
I probably should have bought that shotgun (looks like it probably was a Model 12) and the High Standard revolver.
I did buy an unplanned Makarov and a VP9. I'm glad I got the Makarov and it was so cheap it doesn't matter, but with this years Black Friday sales and upcoming CZ P10, I'm not sure the VP9 was a wise decision.
I've also found myself interested in a .357 mag revolver. I really like the looks of the Security Six.
I still need to get the 870 going. MMC is out of business, so I don't know about finding a shotgun barrel with a front sight the correct height. I could buy a barrel with an XS sight and see how if it needs a shorter or taller blade. Or, I could remove the ghost ring rear sight and go with something else. I was also thinking about sending it to Vang Comp, but I don't know. I 'm not in any particular rush to get it going, so it might sit for another year or two.