Im thinking of getting a new Rifle.

[chetrogers]

I dont really know why i want one but i just want to shoot something different then i have.Here are the few long guns i have.

Double barrel shotgun 12 gage

.22 rifle

Sar-1

30-06

Im thinking of getting a M44.But thats pretty cheap and im basicly going to be getting it anyway..I dont hunt Just like to shoot..I cant spend over 700 bucks or i will have to dip into my "Not gun fund"

Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.Thanks for your time..

 

[SMLE]

Get a Lee Enfield. They're fun, fast and realitivly cheap. Ergonomically FAR superior to the M44. .303 ammo is fairly common and powerful and collecting them can be addictive. I should know, I have 20 of them.

 

[chetrogers]

Thanks for the suggestion any others ..Maybe mini-14 or a lever action 30-30 ?..

 

[dakotasin]

a marlin 336 in 30-30 is an awful lot of fun.

for someone who doesn't hunt, but just wants to shoot, i highly reccomend you look into a heavy barrel 22-centerfire. cheap to shoot, highly accurate, no recoil, limited noise... can't beat one for playing w/.

as much as i dislike savage, i cannot ignore all the folks who adore them, and i know that savages are on sale right now in many places. just saw one on sale at cabela's for $439 (was a heavy barrel 223, beyond that, i know nothing about it). so, that will leave you a couple hundred bucks for a scope... look to leupold, something in the 4-12 range ought to fill the bill. then you are off for some serious fun.

once you start destroying small targets at long ranges, you will be addicted to target shooting, and then you can make a new post, enquiring about benchrest shooting... all downhill from there.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

An upper limit of $700 will get you either a GI M1 Carbine or one of the IAI replicas. They are tons o' fun!

 

[Bainx]

With the loot you have left over, you can get a Romanian .22 trainer. A nice bolt action and put a scope on it for about $130 total. It is more accurate than my Ruger 10/22.

 

[LynnMassGuy]

Mosin Nagant 91/30

 

[BusMaster007]

You have the basics covered pretty well.

It would be helpful to know exactly what it is you have to compare to.

If you're looking to get another long gun, you could go a couple of different routes.

Duplicate one of the .30's to have a back-up for it if you hunt or use either for survival purposes.
They could back each other up for hunting, even though they are different cartridges...

A Browning BLR 81 can be had in either .308 or .30-06, if you want a lever-action for something different.

A 12-ga. pump-action shotgun would be a nice second long gun to back up your SAR-1.

Or, you could break away to get a Mini-14 and style it the way you like to have a .223 that is entirely adequate enough to shoot 'Minute of Cigarette Pack'.

Good Luck and have fun choosing!

 

[chetrogers]

I wish i could get a ar-15 type rifle for 700...still looking..would half to be in .223 caliber ofcourse

 

[wasrjoe]

Certain Calvary Arms and Olympic Arms AR-15 rifles go for around 550 if you look hard enough.

 

[Feanaro]

CETME, assuming you can check it out before purchasing it? You can probably get another gun with it with that price ceiling.

 

[chetrogers]

If i was to get a Olympic Arms AR-15 would it be comprible to a colt or is the colt the only way to go ..I dont want something cheap that just looks like a real AR.I Have never shot either so i dont know how comprible they are..Thanks for any info.

 

[Swampy]

chet,

I'd say that Colt is NOT the way to go for an AR rifle.

Bushmaster, Armalite, DPMS, Rock River and others all make AR's that are just as good as the Colt or better. Colt has taken the PC step of making some of it's parts dimensions proprietary, meaning that many of the internals and upper components can't be interchanged with other makers..... you need a new part??? You gotta' buy what Colt sells. Not so with all the others (which have remained GI std on parts dims).... mix & match parts or buy from whoever you want, it'll fit your rifle.

The most economical way to get a GOOD, rpt, GOOD AR-15 is to buy a lower receiver and a parts kit. Total investment (including transfer, taxes, and S&H), less than $600. Quality and shootability is on a par with anything you can buy already assembled.... and any yo-yo with a hammer and drift punch can assemble an AR kit.... I know, I've done two of them. Both shoot great and accurate like you would not believe. When I bought my kits I'd never even SEEN the insides of an AR. Went together in less than an hour.

All you have to do is be able to read English and follow instructions....

For lower receivers (FFL transfer required), see Armalite, Rock River, Olympic, DPMS, American Standard Arms... others too.

For a good variety of kits see "Model 1 Sales", "M&A Parts"... several others out there I can't remember but I'm sure others will chime in with the names.

Best of luck to you',

Swampy

Garands forever

 

[vanfunk]

Just a couple of clarifications...

Colt AR's have had standard-sized front and rear push pins for years. The trigger pins remain non-standard, but the matter remains a non-issue IMO. When was the last time you saw a trigger pin break, anyway? .
Besides, all but one of the major parts manufacturers makes Colt-sized pins (even Bushmaster). Of the 7 assorted Colts, Bushmasters and Armalites I own, only the Colts have been trouble-free. The only irritating thing I can say about Colt is their lack of chrome-lined bores on most post-ban models, though the superb MT 6400 (M4) does have chrome lining. In my area at least, Colts are priced only a little higher than other brands.

See www.tacticalforums.com and the thread called "AR15 deficiencies" for excellent advice on the matter from Pat Rogers and other AR luminaries.

With that said, IMO you can't go too far wrong with an AR made by any current major manufacturer. The AR platform is versatile and reliable and all are accurate, cheap to feed and fun to shoot.

Your initial thought of going with a M-N M44 is an excellent idea, though .

1 M-N M44: $70
1 case of surplus 7.62x54r: $90
The fireball coming out of the muzzle: priceless .

Have fun!
vanfunk