Well seeing as how the Peoples' Democratic Republic of Maryland restricts handgun sales to 21 and older but I still want to be able to plink targets and defend myself with a firearm, it looks like I'm going to be looking into rifles sooner than I expected.
Of course, the only real knowledge about different rifles I have comes from games like Rainbow Six and Jagged Alliance 2 and fansites devoted to the equipment portrayed in them, which doesn't really apply to civilian legal rifles.
I've read recommendations for .22 calibers as a starting gun. I'm wondering if this is the same as .223 or if there's a difference beyond the 3rd significant figure.
In any case, I'd like to get some recommendations for manufacturers and models to ask a nearby gun shop about just so I don't go in there totally clueless. Any help is appreciated.
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"I look at it this way . . . If it gets any worse I'll be too dead to care."
Simon Yu
Of course, the only real knowledge about different rifles I have comes from games like Rainbow Six and Jagged Alliance 2 and fansites devoted to the equipment portrayed in them, which doesn't really apply to civilian legal rifles.
I've read recommendations for .22 calibers as a starting gun. I'm wondering if this is the same as .223 or if there's a difference beyond the 3rd significant figure.
In any case, I'd like to get some recommendations for manufacturers and models to ask a nearby gun shop about just so I don't go in there totally clueless. Any help is appreciated.
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"I look at it this way . . . If it gets any worse I'll be too dead to care."
Simon Yu