mhdishere
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I've been doing some digging on this topic and thought I'd throw it out there.
Hypothetical situation (because I'm not ready to make any such purchases yet). You have a person who lives in NJ and wants to secure two semi-auto rifles, one .223 and one 7.62x39. An AR and AK are out of the question due to NJ's AWB which will still be in effect after the federal one sunsets.
Neither rifle will be used for "serious" target competition. They'll be used for informal paper-punching, plinking and of course if the SHTF they'll be available. They don't have to be super accurate, but should be reliable.
Here are the criteria:
Moving out of NJ is not an option. I know someone will suggest that, let's stick with the mind-game as it's presented.
The rifles have to be legal in NJ without the registration and associated baloney that "assault rifles" require. Our hypothetical shooter wants to be able to take his rifles to the range without worrying about some slimeball turning him in.
Replacement parts and such should be available, and finding a smith to work on it shouldn't be a hassle either. In other words they should be commonly available guns.
My digging has turned up the SKS with fixed magazine for the 7.62 and a Mini-14 for the .223 (if I read the law correctly there are some versions of the Mini-14 that are legal in NJ).
Thoughts?
Hypothetical situation (because I'm not ready to make any such purchases yet). You have a person who lives in NJ and wants to secure two semi-auto rifles, one .223 and one 7.62x39. An AR and AK are out of the question due to NJ's AWB which will still be in effect after the federal one sunsets.
Neither rifle will be used for "serious" target competition. They'll be used for informal paper-punching, plinking and of course if the SHTF they'll be available. They don't have to be super accurate, but should be reliable.
Here are the criteria:
Moving out of NJ is not an option. I know someone will suggest that, let's stick with the mind-game as it's presented.
The rifles have to be legal in NJ without the registration and associated baloney that "assault rifles" require. Our hypothetical shooter wants to be able to take his rifles to the range without worrying about some slimeball turning him in.
Replacement parts and such should be available, and finding a smith to work on it shouldn't be a hassle either. In other words they should be commonly available guns.
My digging has turned up the SKS with fixed magazine for the 7.62 and a Mini-14 for the .223 (if I read the law correctly there are some versions of the Mini-14 that are legal in NJ).
Thoughts?