armedwalleye
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I'd think about a 10-22 and a used police trade in, like a Third Gen S&W, since with a budget like that, you need a couple indestructible firearms that should last forever.
You do not want a rifled barrel for hunting birds; you'd be better off with a regular smoothbore and use the slugs designed for that.
$550 ?
Put that into a different barrels for the shotgun, assuming you have a 'normal' one a rifled barrel for slugs. with sights and a short cylinder bore for close self defense. With the left over cash buy ammunition.
I have three barrels for my Mossberg 500: 28-inch vent rib with removable chokes, 24-inch rifled slug barrel with cantilever scope mount and 4X M8, 18.5-inch cylinder bore with iron sights. It's the most versatile firearm in the safe, useful for small game, big game, and defense.
There ain’t nothing you CANT do with a shotgun. It’s probably the single most versatile firearm in existence.
With some of the new slugs and barrels they make these days...200+ yard large caliber riflesWhile I agree wholeheartedly with the second, I find the first a stretch.
There ain’t nothing you CANT do with a shotgun. It’s probably the single most versatile firearm in existence.
Only if you live in or stray into a few very small areas. What I am saying is we don't do those topics because they always end up being a chest thumping fantasy thread with no intelligent thought or constructive information.
Society currently is just regular folks living their lives, maybe working remote or temporarily unemployed, but otherwise being the same people as always dealing with the inconveniences being placed on us. The news had plenty of stupid people acting out in desparate hopes of influencing an election, but no matter your affiliations or intentions we all know this is more theater than anything else and life will move forward. So the question is what you plan to do with said rifle or handgun? Do you plan to hunt this fall or just want a fun plinker for a range? Are you more concerned with having a carry gun for piece of mind? Without context the question is meaningless.In this scenario, you have $550 and a 12 ga pump. The firearms you spend the money on are the only ones you will have in the foreseeable future. There’s no option to save up more money or acquire other firearms afterwards. Society is how it is currently. What handgun and or rifles would buy that would last you a lifetime and will prepare you for whatever may come?
I'll add:Without context the question is meaningless
Gotta saw that extra crap off! Ok ok. For concealed carry a shotgun isn’t ideal. That’s it’s ONE limitation.Trying to carry one concealed would be much less convenient than a pistol.
What are you going to do with the extra $400?Hi point in 9mm and a used hi point carbine in 9mm
In this scenario, you have $550 and a 12 ga pump. The firearms you spend the money on are the only ones you will have in the foreseeable future. There’s no option to save up more money or acquire other firearms afterwards. Society is how it is currently. What handgun and or rifles would buy that would last you a lifetime and will prepare you for whatever may come?
I'll second this. Maybe trade the single shot 30-30 for a single shot 308 or 30-06 for a little more downrange performance but otherwise I think you've got it nailed down pretty well.Honestly, $550 won't get you much in the way of a rifle and a handgun. Some judicious searching might net you an beater rifle and maybe a police trade-in handgun. Personally, I'd try to find a good 30-30 and a single action 38/357. I know where both can be found for about $300 each. The 12 gauge pump can take care of your small game shooting needs, the 30-30 is good for deer sized targets out to about 150 yards, and the 357 is good enough to for any 2 or 4 legged threat that might be up close and personal. My opinion only, but that's what I'd pick.
Mac
I'll disagree - one can defend, hunt, and enjoy shooting sports; they generally cost less than a handgun and are typically easier to own in states with gun restrictions; ammo is generally more readily available
Easy.I have to ask how I got in a position I have to start over buying guns with only $550.