he he IF there was a ban, the Hi Point carbine would be one of the FIRST firearms they'd ban, by name.I don't want something that I risk having to pay taxes or have it taken away from me.
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I need to now find optics for the Hi Point 995. This is an older model and it has the ATI stock.
shurshot, beat me to it !!!!A quality repeating .22 rifle (Marlin 60 semiautomatic, Ruger 10/22), or a Henry lever action .22 and a brick or two of ammunition. Hard to beat a good .22 rifle for all around survival / hunting applications. And buy more ammo for your existing guns, pass on the AR. That's what I would do.
Yes! Precisely because of what you just said, I was considering a lever action last year. But as I researched it, I discovered that most of them are chambered in cartridges that use blunt nose bullets like the 30-30, because pointy spitzer bullets have the risk of being set off due to recoil. And... those cartridges are expensive!! That made me decide against one.Me personally, if I were in need of a general all purpose defense/hunting/utility rifle (aka a SHTF rifle) these days I would probably look at a lever rifle in .44mag, .45 colt, or .357mag. These are less likely to be touched by any form of gun control, and they will serve beautifully as all purpose firearms.
I wish Zastava still made their "Mini Mauser." Maybe they still do but, if so, I can't find anyone who carries it.Pistoler0 said:I personally decided to go the cheapest ammo route possible given what we are going through, and got me something in 7.62x39 which is also a good all purpose cartridge and is still CHEAP (even today). I wish the lever action would have been available in this caliber.
But as I researched it, I discovered that most of them are chambered in cartridges that use blunt nose bullets like the 30-30, because pointy spitzer bullets have the risk of being set off due to recoil. And... those cartridges are expensive!! That made me decide against one.
My sawed off legal shotgun is a 20 gauge.Youth model 20 gauge. They already come with a short barrel and stock. You also don't have to worry about over penetration. I have and hunt with a Remington 870 20 gauge. Comes with a 21" barrel. I have 12 gauge full size shotguns as well, but that 20 gauge is sweet. Took a doe using buckshot with it. They make good home defense guns, IMO.
I just found this, the Kali key, a special BCG and charging handle that makes any AR into a straight pull, thus legal in all states, rifle:I was leaning toward some type of AR-??, but [..] I don't want something that I risk having to pay taxes or have it taken away from me.
I will be moving in a few weeks closer to my brother who has been doing reloads for years. He informed me that he has over 500 38 special casings for me to reload for my wife's 38 special.
Used to be, yeah. Nowadays that is a $300 outing for us non-reloaders, ouchFWIW 500 rounds is one or two trips to the range for many people on this forum.
I guess he does. Back in September he was showing me all the containers he had of reloading stuff. I had no idea what I was looking at.That's nice of him. Does he have primers and powder to go with the cases? At this point in time the primers is worth 3x a .38 case
FWIW 500 rounds is one or two trips to the range for many people on this forum.
Yeah, the top photo...Wood and SS Mini-14. My gun. They just run and run. Can't go wrong. Add high-cap mags.If you want something that would be a bit less likely to be taken away (and I say a bit), a Ruger Mini-14 or Mini-30 is similar to an AR, but in a traditional rifle stock. I think the traditional montecarlo furniture (evern more so in wood) makes it a little safer from confiscation, since the antis are fixated on the looks of the AR. They are mag fed, and legal in Comifornia! Here is a picture, doesn't it look "safe"? It looks like it could never hurt a peep! If you don't believe me, ask John "Hannibal" from the A Team, who would shoot it profusely but never kill anybody with it:
Other solutions:
although pricier than a regular AR lower, a rifle lower made for AR upper such as Fightlite SCR:
https://www.riflegear.com/p-8298-fightlite-scr-lower-receiver-assembly-monte-carlo.aspx#mz-expanded-view-763282862200
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or... give up the semi-auto altogether and go to some kind of straight pull AR. These I reckon would be very very difficult to legislate against, and a few examples are:
Troy's industries' straight pull (around $1100):
https://worldoftroy.com/product/troy-16-straight-pull-rifle/
or the straight pull Lantac Raven, which apparently is made to be legal in the UK:
https://www.lannertactical.com/straight-pull-raven-ar15-rifle
I hope this helps, best of luck with your decision!