mindwip
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Out of a 16 inch barrel which bullet is better at killing bears?? Joking!!
My real question is what rifle to buy next a .22lr or a .308. Duo to me getting/gotten some certifications i have been working on for some time Comptia A+, EMT Basic, NRA Pistol Instructor i want to reward my self and what better way then to get a new gun!
But i am stuck on which one to get, heres my parameters. A cap of around $500 dollars for the rifle. If i get a 22lr i am thinking i will get the Marlin model 60 22lr. Its perfect for CA because its the only legal "hi-cap" you can own being tube feed. But i would want to get the older model that holds 18rds and not the new one that holds 14 rounds. Cost seems to be $150-200 (used/new dont care). well with in my budget and with enough left over to buy a scope and scope mount. If i had to get the 14rd model i would get the Model 60SB with the walnut stock. Did they make a Model 60sb in the 18rd version?
The .223/308 rifle would be a Saiga 16inch version. Again its one of the only legal rifles for CA that does not have to be torn apart just to function with a detachable mag. I actually like the Saiga and they seem to be a good buy all the way around. The reason for the .223/308 is i am not sure which one to get. I already own a 30-06 rifle my Garand and a 30.cal rifle my M1 Carbine, and would like to keep the "30" standard i seem to have going. But when looking at prices for ammo the .308 cost so much, the .223 seems a better deal, the rifle is cheaper too and easyer to find.
Right now with moving out to a new place i will be short on money for awhile hence the worry about cost so much. While the guns price matters its the ammo that kills you, and with the .22lr you can shoot all day for the price of a movie! But an AK with 308 big boom sounds good too. Help!!
So what do you think? And no i cant buy both...well not right now i cant...
My real question is what rifle to buy next a .22lr or a .308. Duo to me getting/gotten some certifications i have been working on for some time Comptia A+, EMT Basic, NRA Pistol Instructor i want to reward my self and what better way then to get a new gun!
But i am stuck on which one to get, heres my parameters. A cap of around $500 dollars for the rifle. If i get a 22lr i am thinking i will get the Marlin model 60 22lr. Its perfect for CA because its the only legal "hi-cap" you can own being tube feed. But i would want to get the older model that holds 18rds and not the new one that holds 14 rounds. Cost seems to be $150-200 (used/new dont care). well with in my budget and with enough left over to buy a scope and scope mount. If i had to get the 14rd model i would get the Model 60SB with the walnut stock. Did they make a Model 60sb in the 18rd version?
The .223/308 rifle would be a Saiga 16inch version. Again its one of the only legal rifles for CA that does not have to be torn apart just to function with a detachable mag. I actually like the Saiga and they seem to be a good buy all the way around. The reason for the .223/308 is i am not sure which one to get. I already own a 30-06 rifle my Garand and a 30.cal rifle my M1 Carbine, and would like to keep the "30" standard i seem to have going. But when looking at prices for ammo the .308 cost so much, the .223 seems a better deal, the rifle is cheaper too and easyer to find.
Right now with moving out to a new place i will be short on money for awhile hence the worry about cost so much. While the guns price matters its the ammo that kills you, and with the .22lr you can shoot all day for the price of a movie! But an AK with 308 big boom sounds good too. Help!!
So what do you think? And no i cant buy both...well not right now i cant...