IdahoSkies
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- Dec 2, 2009
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I have searched high and low trying to find a rifle to fit what I want. I have come up short so I am turning to the collective wisdom of the cloud. What rifle am I looking for?
Uses: I want something fun for the range, but practical for the environment I live in (Idaho, hence the moniker) that could be pressed into defensive service or used to take to the hills.. I have hunting rifles, I have shotguns and handguns for home defense, I am looking for something else.
The must haves:
1. Has decent range (I live in the wide open west)
2. Serious caliber (have some concern about the .223) and there are big animals out west.
3. Moderate recoil (I have a wife who likes to shoot but not “big” guns).
4. Reliable (not DI system)
The would really like to have:
5. A milsurp or similar style (has seen some action)
6. I would prefer a box/fixed magazine (a mark of reliability as you don’t risk losing your magazine)
7. Able to reload semi-quickly (stripper clips okay, magazines okay but discouraged (this is why it’s the would like as opposed to must have)
8. Semi-auto
9. Could mount some optics
What do I want? I don’t have an answer? What is your suggestion? Thanks for the thought.
Uses: I want something fun for the range, but practical for the environment I live in (Idaho, hence the moniker) that could be pressed into defensive service or used to take to the hills.. I have hunting rifles, I have shotguns and handguns for home defense, I am looking for something else.
The must haves:
1. Has decent range (I live in the wide open west)
2. Serious caliber (have some concern about the .223) and there are big animals out west.
3. Moderate recoil (I have a wife who likes to shoot but not “big” guns).
4. Reliable (not DI system)
The would really like to have:
5. A milsurp or similar style (has seen some action)
6. I would prefer a box/fixed magazine (a mark of reliability as you don’t risk losing your magazine)
7. Able to reload semi-quickly (stripper clips okay, magazines okay but discouraged (this is why it’s the would like as opposed to must have)
8. Semi-auto
9. Could mount some optics
What do I want? I don’t have an answer? What is your suggestion? Thanks for the thought.