kingpin008
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Ok, now before I begin, let me just say that I -hate- participating in the kind of panic buying that most of us are participating in right now, but at this point it really does seem like a "get while the getting's good" situation.
That being said, here's my issue: I live on a fixed income and don't have a whole lot of disposable income to drop on goodies. BUT - I do want to pick up a few key things before I'm either completely priced out of the market or outright disallowed from buying 'em in the first place due to legislation.
Currently, my fiancee and I own one revolver, a Ruger MK III .22, a Ruger 10/22, and a Hi-Point 995 carbine. I'm planning on selling both the 10/22 and the 995 Carbine shortly to get some money up, but I expect to get less than $300 total for both. (probably closer to $200, but you never know - someone might be generous)
Currently I have $300 left over after bills and groceries this month. If I'm super, super thrifty next month, I'll have another $200-$300 to add to that, plus whatever I get for the sale of my rifles. Ideally, I'd like to pick up a stripped lower, a hi-cap centerfire pistol (probably 9mm) and a pump shotgun while I still can. I just don't know the best way to go about it.
I don't shoot rifles much, and when I do I'm horrbile at it. This leads me to wonder if I might be better served by forgoing the stripped lower altogether and focusing on picking up the pistol, shotgun, and as much ammo as I can afford.
Does that seem like a reasonable idea? I mean, I -want- to get an AR, and I want to learn how to shoot one - I just don't know how I'm going to afford the lower, pistol, and shotgun, plus mags for the future AR build.
Arrgh. Too much to consider. Help me out, folks.
That being said, here's my issue: I live on a fixed income and don't have a whole lot of disposable income to drop on goodies. BUT - I do want to pick up a few key things before I'm either completely priced out of the market or outright disallowed from buying 'em in the first place due to legislation.
Currently, my fiancee and I own one revolver, a Ruger MK III .22, a Ruger 10/22, and a Hi-Point 995 carbine. I'm planning on selling both the 10/22 and the 995 Carbine shortly to get some money up, but I expect to get less than $300 total for both. (probably closer to $200, but you never know - someone might be generous)
Currently I have $300 left over after bills and groceries this month. If I'm super, super thrifty next month, I'll have another $200-$300 to add to that, plus whatever I get for the sale of my rifles. Ideally, I'd like to pick up a stripped lower, a hi-cap centerfire pistol (probably 9mm) and a pump shotgun while I still can. I just don't know the best way to go about it.
I don't shoot rifles much, and when I do I'm horrbile at it. This leads me to wonder if I might be better served by forgoing the stripped lower altogether and focusing on picking up the pistol, shotgun, and as much ammo as I can afford.
Does that seem like a reasonable idea? I mean, I -want- to get an AR, and I want to learn how to shoot one - I just don't know how I'm going to afford the lower, pistol, and shotgun, plus mags for the future AR build.
Arrgh. Too much to consider. Help me out, folks.