SharpsDressedMan
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Well, Malamute, you've got a point. I was joking about "getting out", meaning they don't follow the mainstream trends or social crap of of the rest of the world. Oh, they get out, in the wild, WAY more than the rest of us....probably after stepping out of the front or back door. And I agree about one's main toting rifle; if I had to pack a gun in the wild, it would be a lot lighter in weight, and bigger in delivery. Maybe a .35 Whelen Scout weighing in at 7-8lbs with the scope on it. And the quality of AK's varies a lot. My brother "built" mine, and he is really down on the "junk" AK's built from shot out barrels or heavily used parts kits, etc. A properly assembled AK from relatively VG-EX parts is a machine that is hard to kill. A poorly built AK can be nothing but problems, and often the buyers don't know how to discriminate between good and bad. Crap shoot for sure, but there are some reliable companies with a good reputation for quality. Any given gun choice is not for everyone,true, and I would not choose an AK variant for general purposes. I'd still choose it for a die hard, backup or emergency use gun. I have a 7.62 and two 5.45's for "emergency" go-to urban defense rifles, and I expect that if I had enough time and ammo, they might just be the last guns to break, should I shoot all my guns for endurance. At least in the rifle sector. My Glocks might give them a run for endurance. For that matter, a Glock 20 might be the best emergency weapon, with lots of power, and a lot easier to carry, hide, or pack in vehicles, etc. You could stash a Glock 20 just about ANYWHERE in or near your remote cabin, and probably still find it there, even if jerks broke in and tried to steal stuff. It just hides easier than a rifle or shotgun.
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