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I stopped off at KTP tonight to pick up a replacement 18.5" barrel for my 870 Exp. SuperMag, and while I was there, I was listening in to a customer trying to decide between battle rifles, either .308 or 5.56/.223, his main criteria (although he never got around to stating it flat out) was wanting a gun with longer range and accuracy than his .357 and capable of putting down "zombies" or uppity goobermint shock troops, he was obsessed with a gun that could handle a VFG, a laser, a light, an EO Tech scope or other fancy optic, and wanted it capable of punching through kevlar plate (he must be hunting down Gecko45 
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basically wanting a "really cool TSHTF type weapon", while fully admitting he hasn't shot all that much, he just wanted a Grown-Ups-Tinkertoy/Lego set
he was asking at least three gun counter guys as well as anyone within earshot
he approached me with questions, he was in last week for a GP100 .357 revolver, and asked me what I'd reccomend for a mid range battle rifle
"How about a lever action .357, so you can share ammo with your revolver?"
he got intrigued, the store didn't have any so the conversation went back around to the two MBR calibers, he wanted to know what *I* would choose between,gadgety rifle #1 or #2?
"Personally, I'd get a decent, simple, reliable battle rifle with no extra toys on it, they really don't do much more than waste money and "look cool", adding no real functionality, and put the rest of the money into ammo, mags and training/practice, after all, you *can't* simply *buy* skills and ability, it takes actual practice on the range, about as far as I'd go would be a decent flashlight if the gun was going to be used as a home defense weapon, it's critical to verify and know what your target is before shooting, target acquisition is key"
we then discussed things further, I discovered he already has a couple good handguns, a .22 rifle, and a couple shotguns, so the only hole in his lineup was a MBR, and I told him it really came down to what gun *fit* you the best, there's no such thing as a "best there is" gun, it's what you're comfortable with and what fits you correctly
he went back to trying out guns and I went to pay for my barrel
by the time I got ready to leave, he was still at the counter, narrowed his choices down to a S&W AR-based .308 and an Interarms HK knockoff, we discussed things a little more, and one of the counter guys pulled down an M1A for him to try on for size, as soon as he shouldered it, his eyes lit up, and started seriously considering it, at that point, I wished him luck, and said goodbye, leaving to go back home
I think I did a good deed, preventing another "Gecko45" from being created
)basically wanting a "really cool TSHTF type weapon", while fully admitting he hasn't shot all that much, he just wanted a Grown-Ups-Tinkertoy/Lego set
he was asking at least three gun counter guys as well as anyone within earshot
he approached me with questions, he was in last week for a GP100 .357 revolver, and asked me what I'd reccomend for a mid range battle rifle
"How about a lever action .357, so you can share ammo with your revolver?"
he got intrigued, the store didn't have any so the conversation went back around to the two MBR calibers, he wanted to know what *I* would choose between,gadgety rifle #1 or #2?
"Personally, I'd get a decent, simple, reliable battle rifle with no extra toys on it, they really don't do much more than waste money and "look cool", adding no real functionality, and put the rest of the money into ammo, mags and training/practice, after all, you *can't* simply *buy* skills and ability, it takes actual practice on the range, about as far as I'd go would be a decent flashlight if the gun was going to be used as a home defense weapon, it's critical to verify and know what your target is before shooting, target acquisition is key"
we then discussed things further, I discovered he already has a couple good handguns, a .22 rifle, and a couple shotguns, so the only hole in his lineup was a MBR, and I told him it really came down to what gun *fit* you the best, there's no such thing as a "best there is" gun, it's what you're comfortable with and what fits you correctly
he went back to trying out guns and I went to pay for my barrel
by the time I got ready to leave, he was still at the counter, narrowed his choices down to a S&W AR-based .308 and an Interarms HK knockoff, we discussed things a little more, and one of the counter guys pulled down an M1A for him to try on for size, as soon as he shouldered it, his eyes lit up, and started seriously considering it, at that point, I wished him luck, and said goodbye, leaving to go back home
I think I did a good deed, preventing another "Gecko45" from being created
