Could the learned rifle folks recommend a semi-auto rifle for the following criteria:
1. Reliable - able to function 100% with FMJ, SP, JHP and other ammunition as well as to function with minimal cleaning and maintenance (guess that knocks out AR15/M16).
2. Durable - able to function reliably with minimal maintenance and replacement of parts. Also, parts should be widely available just in case.
3. Simple - easy to field-strip, clean and maintain.
4. Affordable - under $1,000 (knocks out most "pre-ban" rifles).
5. Widely available mil-spec or factory (meaning reliable) high-capacity magazines.
6. Politically correct so as not to freak out the local government types as well as the neighbors (AK-types are out).
Accuracy, while nice, is not as important since this will be a plinking and urban defense rifle.
So, does a rifle like this exist?
Skorzeny
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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu
1. Reliable - able to function 100% with FMJ, SP, JHP and other ammunition as well as to function with minimal cleaning and maintenance (guess that knocks out AR15/M16).
2. Durable - able to function reliably with minimal maintenance and replacement of parts. Also, parts should be widely available just in case.
3. Simple - easy to field-strip, clean and maintain.
4. Affordable - under $1,000 (knocks out most "pre-ban" rifles).
5. Widely available mil-spec or factory (meaning reliable) high-capacity magazines.
6. Politically correct so as not to freak out the local government types as well as the neighbors (AK-types are out).
Accuracy, while nice, is not as important since this will be a plinking and urban defense rifle.
So, does a rifle like this exist?
Skorzeny
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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu