My Panic Purchases...

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After ETSing from the Army, finishing college, and looking for a job for a year, I got my first paycheck around the time the recent panic started, so I was unable to get an AR immediately as a new job present to myself.

Over the past few months I've been buying things as they come in stock or when I find them online.

I finally got my main and backup ARs almost complete. The black one is my main, the tan is the backup.

Both BCMs. Lightweight 14.5 inchers that are 16.2-ish with flash hiders. The black one is a BFH barrel and the other a standard I won cheap on Gunbroker.

The only things to be added are a short rail and white light on the black one and low-power, fixed magnification scope on the tan one. They're both going to remain without quad rails and other frills. I wanted some no-nonsense utilitarian rifles/carbines to beat around for the next days, years, and hopefully decades.

I got a heck of a deal on the Aimpoint M3 with LaRue mount, used from Armslist.

I have also managed to score random ammo from Armslist for not terrible prices, considering the market.

Also found 10 new 20 round mags for a reasonable amount. Also two D&H 30 rounders.

Both shoot perfectly, as I expected from Bravo Co.

I have just about pre-panic prices into the guns. I have a small sense of ... I don't know what, maybe pride ... for not caving in and buying something for $2000 that I would've had to spend more to modify anyway.
 

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Thanks , hso.

And my eBay'd polymer light mount (Viking Tactics) was in the mail today...mated with an old incandescent Surefire until I find another deal on a better quality light and mount.
 

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Better than most O Jedi son

Looks like you did dang wel.

Good enough to stop sweating and panicking.

NOW,food water,bandaids - more bullets.

.22 rimfire is THE hardest to come by and THE best to practice with.

get rifle and pistol in that caliber,I love the Ruger 10/22 as its got SO much to offer [ look online ].

As to a pistol,Ruger 22/45 in lightweight is nice,but not sure how durable they will prove.

The steel version [ Mark 1 & II ] are indestructable .
 
^Funny, I've purchased a couple boxes of .22 here and there over the past few months and all I have to shoot it out of is a single shot Savage I bought on a whim last fall for squirrels and rabbits.

I've been thinking about a conversion kit for one of my G19 lowers I haven't put an upper on, but haven't researched it enough to drop $250+ on one.

A 10/22 is definitely on the list as prices keep coming down.
 
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