My mom, aka my tax agent, says the Fuds are graciously giving back $1200 (which they've held all year as a no-interest loan, thanks for nothing) as a tax refund. To protest this hijacking of my hard-earned FRNs, I must spend it on evil naughty guns. I don't compete, so I'm looking for a sturdy, accurate rifle for the range, something that could take some hard use, and something I can depend on in a survival situation.
I'm a Garand man and am therefore leaning toward the M1A. Concerned with: price of rifle, price of mags. If either one of these were priced sensibly, this would be my choice. Rifle and a 10 mags would cost me about $1500, I estimate.
However, the FAL is tough to say no to. They're good, tough, proven rifles, and they're cheaper, yes? And mags are definitely cheaper. But I'm pretty unfamiliar with FALs in general, and the large number of manufacturers, inch/metric parts and mags, and weird imported parts rules turn me off. I went though the manufacturers/parts/magazines dilemma with ARs, and I'm not eager to learn all this stuff again for another weapons platform.
But a FAL plus 10 mags would cost about $900, I estimate. Is that price about right?
I know some of you have faced this same decision, please help me out. Thanks in advance for your advice and experience.
[This message has been edited by LarryLove (edited February 03, 2000).]
I'm a Garand man and am therefore leaning toward the M1A. Concerned with: price of rifle, price of mags. If either one of these were priced sensibly, this would be my choice. Rifle and a 10 mags would cost me about $1500, I estimate.
However, the FAL is tough to say no to. They're good, tough, proven rifles, and they're cheaper, yes? And mags are definitely cheaper. But I'm pretty unfamiliar with FALs in general, and the large number of manufacturers, inch/metric parts and mags, and weird imported parts rules turn me off. I went though the manufacturers/parts/magazines dilemma with ARs, and I'm not eager to learn all this stuff again for another weapons platform.
But a FAL plus 10 mags would cost about $900, I estimate. Is that price about right?
I know some of you have faced this same decision, please help me out. Thanks in advance for your advice and experience.
[This message has been edited by LarryLove (edited February 03, 2000).]