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I really enjoy the "if you could only have x guns" game, so I figured we could try something new.

If you could not purchase any more firearms in the forseeable future, but you could trade in any 3 that you own for something else, what would it be, and why.

Like all good shooting sports, I'm thinking we really need at least three "divisions" to answer in. Feel free to compete in as many as you want. The divisions are:

FREESTYLE/OPEN - if you own it, you can trade it for any firearm you like. Yes, that includes trading in the High Point for a Nighthawk Custom, M60, or whatever the Navy is putting on the battleships these days :evil:

LIMITED - you can only replace existing firearms with firearms in the same category. In this division, it's perfectly acceptable to trade a High Point for a Les Baer, but not a rifle or shotgun. "Category of firearm" being Rifles, Shotguns, and Handguns (includes any action type). NFA items will be treated as what they come closest too that you don't have to pay a tax stamp for ( short barreled, pistol grip shotgun would be considered a shotgun, M16 would be a rifle... Which, I guess they both are anyways...) ANY CREW SERVED, ARTILLERY, OR VEHICLE MOUNTED WEAPON WILL BE CONSIDERED A RIFLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLASS.

HEAVY METAL: all trades are allowed, provided that the new firearm is either physically bigger, or of a larger caliber. Caliber trumps physical size. Going from a GLOCK 17 to a 29 is acceptable. Replacing a Serbu Super Shorty with an FAL is not.

Just thought I'd try to keep things interesting :D
 
OPEN:

H&R single shot twelve gauge => Marlin Guide gun in 45-70
Saiga AK => Ruger Redhawk 44magnum with 5" barrel
Ruger 22/45 => any other .22 pistol. I don't care. Just give me something that doesn't take 3 hours, a mallet, and a phone call to Ruger every time I want to field strip it.

LIMITED
GLOCK 29 SF=>. Smith and Wesson 610
Ruger 22/45 => Ruger Mark II with amphibian silencer
Saiga AK => AR15 with Alexander Arms "Overwatch" 6.5 Grendel upper

HEAVY METAL:
H&R single shot => Barrett 50BMG
Ruger 22/45 => M1 Garand
GLOCK 29SF => DSA paratrooper FAL with under mounted 40mm grenade launcher
 
LIMITED only.

Frankly I would probably swap all my Glocks for Sigs in comparable calibers and sizes etc. The thing is I started out with Glock and now I am so used to the platform that I don't change. Plus they're more affordable than Sigs and of undeniable reliability...even if they aren't perfect.

Why? I think I would prefer the single action/double action mode to the sort of half cocked thing Glock does. I have never had a problem and I don't hesitate to carry holstered but it is still a bit unnerving to me. Not enough to actually shell out the money to change them all up mind you. Plus, I have 4 Glocks and in the 23 years I have owned them, I have a combined total of ZERO malfunctions across them all...ZERO. Hard to beat that.
 
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