Well, ordered my first rifle today...

krept

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If anyone remembers the problems I was having... trying to decide on which kind of AR to get (Carbon 15, Bushmaster 16" or 20", etc.). As it turns out, I took my girlfriend to the local gun shop to try out the rifles.

Surprisingly, she fell in love with an AK-47! I have to say it looked really good on her when she had it in the firing from hip position ;). She said it "just felt right." Well, coming from handguns, that "right feel" means an awful lot.

As far as I'm concerned, I would be happy with any rifle, but my favorite by far is the M1A. Because they are a bit out of my price range, I had to choose between the AR and the AK. I chose the AK.

I ordered a milled Bulgarian SLR100 w/ original 50's era furniture. from a guy named Jerry (I think) at CDNN Investments. Great guy, he assurred me that the rifle I was being sent was going to be made by Gordon Tech, which was what I wanted. I bought 4 new 30rd. steel Bulg. mags w/case, a new 40rnd. mag, cleaning kit, manual, sling and a couple of other cheap things. Total cost, delivered, with my $1 contribution to the NRA was $515.

I have fired a .308 and -06 bolt action Remingtons and an M16 at a military family day, but I have never fired an AK or 7.62x39.
The rifle will be here Friday or Saturday and I can't wait. I'll post about it, so hopefully CDNN got it right.

I also ordered the US polymer stock set from Kvar for a little extra length. I like the old wood, as it has a warm feel and trophy like appearance, but I would rather use the polymer stocks for camping, etc.


Cheers, and thanks for all the help re:ARs.

Erik
 
1. Be careful; you may have bought your girlfriend an unanticipated present! (My wife's eyes seriously lit up with the "Oh, wow"s when I brought home my first Blackhawk with 5-1/2" barrel. At least she said, "Thanks!")

2. Be careful, also, that she doesn't out-shoot you!

:), Art
 
If the M1A is out of your price range, consider it's cousin, the M1 Garand. You can still get the Danish CMP import for 400 from the CMP, lots less than the M1A.
 
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