Just ordered another firearm

CV355 said:

Oh I'm still keeping several of my firearms. Just narrowing down the bunch

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My collection isn’t extensive by any means. I am just trying to fill all of my hunting “wants” and needs. This will be a longer range hog/coyote gun. My AR-15 is mostly for varmints and self defense (protecting the range, not the house itself), I have a 700 30-06 that has been by my side since the beginning and has never let me down. I have killed pretty much every single bear, deer, elk, etc with that rifle. I have a 50 cal inline black powder for muzzle loader season, a 12g and 20g shogun for different birds/Turkey, a Smith 626 .44 mag, which was my sidearm for bear and deer season, and finall, a few semiautomatic handguns that I use for carry or home defense. Then I have a Youth 10/22 for my girls to learn to shoot and teach them firearm safety, and a Savage .22 mag for plinking and squirrel/varmint.

I really don’t feel like any of my firearms collect dust (Save for my black powder, because I don’t go muzzleloader any longer). Each has a purpose and I feel like I have just the right amount of firearms now.

My Carry gun is a G43 with 2 Round mag extension, making it an extremely small and light 8+1 and very versatile too. I sold two of my other carry guns because after getting the 43, I don’t even consider carrying them anymore because of how easy the 43 is to carry.

Troponin said:

My collection isn’t extensive by any means. I am just trying to fill all of my hunting “wants” and needs. This will be a longer range hog/coyote gun. My AR-15 is mostly for varmints and self defense (protecting the range, not the house itself), I have a 700 30-06 that has been by my side since the beginning and has never let me down. I have killed pretty much every single bear, deer, elk, etc with that rifle. I have a 50 cal inline black powder for muzzle loader season, a 12g and 20g shogun for different birds/Turkey, a Smith 626 .44 mag, which was my sidearm for bear and deer season, and finall, a few semiautomatic handguns that I use for carry or home defense. Then I have a Youth 10/22 for my girls to learn to shoot and teach them firearm safety, and a Savage .22 mag for plinking and squirrel/varmint.

I really don’t feel like any of my firearms collect dust (Save for my black powder, because I don’t go muzzleloader any longer). Each has a purpose and I feel like I have just the right amount of firearms now.

My Carry gun is a G43 with 2 Round mag extension, making it an extremely small and light 8+1 and very versatile too. I sold two of my other carry guns because after getting the 43, I don’t even consider carrying them anymore because of how easy the 43 is to carry.

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The 43 is the goat carry gun.

Troponin said:

My collection isn’t extensive by any means. I am just trying to fill all of my hunting “wants” and needs..

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I had 31 firearms last year, trying to narrow it down to 10. There is some Class 3/NFA goodies that I can't sell due to that red-tape BS, but they all serve a purpose. I just lost interest in the hobby because the local indoor ranges are too busy, the best nearby outdoor range got shut down in 2015, and the public range has too many idiots that shouldn't be allowed to operate firearms. Sold all of my reloading equipment, started working through the large caliber "novelty" firearms, and now I'm working down on duplicates.

Plus, the gun culture down here is the equivalent of watching Mustangs eat crowds at Cars and Coffee. "Muh tactiCUL this, muh tactiCUL that, I carry 5 mags on mah belt and one in muh ass." Mall ninjas and camo-jockeys everywhere. Don't want to be associated with that.

CV355 said:

I had 31 firearms last year, trying to narrow it down to 10. There is some Class 3/NFA goodies that I can't sell due to that red-tape BS, but they all serve a purpose. I just lost interest in the hobby because the local indoor ranges are too busy, the best nearby outdoor range got shut down in 2015, and the public range has too many idiots that shouldn't be allowed to operate firearms. Sold all of my reloading equipment, started working through the large caliber "novelty" firearms, and now I'm working down on duplicates.

Plus, the gun culture down here is the equivalent of watching Mustangs eat crowds at Cars and Coffee. "Muh tactiCUL this, muh tactiCUL that, I carry 5 mags on mah belt and one in muh ass." Mall ninjas and camo-jockeys everywhere. Don't want to be associated with that.

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Lol, I had too many guns accidentally pointed at my face to go shooting anywhere near other people. Those days are over for me.

I really want that DD AR10 but too much money for my blood

Scar or bust.

Congrats! I've been itching to get my hands on a 308 again. It'll more than likely be an M1A but those AT10's are sweet.

blk02edge said:

Lol, I had too many guns accidentally pointed at my face to go shooting anywhere near other people. Those days are over for me.

I really want that DD AR10 but too much money for my blood

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I stopped going to local ranges when my wife was almost shot by some backwoods inbred family overcrowding a lane. Some hairy guffawing redneck was teaching some girl how to shoot, except his "teaching" was "pawnt it at da turget yall den shood'it hurr hurr hurr football beer tru'huck." Meanwhile her unclebrother was leaning halfway into our lane. She fired the pistol, they all started laughing, and she muzzle-swept the entire left half of the shooting range outside the stall. I tapped my wife on the shoulder and said "we're out of here. NOW." Packed up, started walking, and BAM. Dumbass inbreds shot directly into the stall we were at.

I haven't been shooting since at an indoor range. Quite honestly, it really changed my perspective on gun rights. I'm still Pro-2A and always will be, but I disassociated myself from the culture around it. Ignorance can be remedied with education and training. Stupidity cannot. There are too many idiots on the road, and there are too many idiots with firearms. We don't have a gun problem. We have an idiot problem.

Wish I still had my DPMS .308, but it would just be collecting dust if I did so whatever. Nice pick up.

Maybe I'll try to find a local used Rem 700. Had one of those before too.

Other than the 20guage I bought for my nephew to use, I am down to only guns that never had a paper trail.

I built my own .308 AR platform. Everything I wanted, nothing I didnt want. 18 inch, fluted barrel, rifle length gas system, adjustable gas block, 4lb trigger...right at $1k. If some moron chimes in about "building a 308 AR isnt like building and AR15"....just stop. It was easier than an AR15 because the parts I wanted were in stock.

Malern28us said:

I built my own .308 AR platform. Everything I wanted, nothing I didnt want. 18 inch, fluted barrel, rifle length gas system, adjustable gas block, 4lb trigger...right at $1k. If some moron chimes in about "building a 308 AR isnt like building and AR15"....just stop. It was easier than an AR15 because the parts I wanted were in stock.

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Perhaps I should have ended my original post with “If some moron posts about how they built theirs for cheaper, just stop”.

So I actually ordered a different color and didn’t realize it. Lol It’s ok, still love the color. I think they all looked cool, honestly.

Has anybody seen a carry handle for an .308 AR? I'm having the hardest time looking and I'm not sure on using armslist.

bluebosss197 said:

Has anybody seen a carry handle for an .308 AR? I'm having the hardest time looking and I'm not sure on using armslist.

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Funny story. I knew a guy that is in his 60s now. He was a life long hunter. Been around the world and extremely experienced. He taught me a lot. He was a close friend’s dad, actually. My friend was a very good hunter too. Anyway, he would carry his rifle around by the scope. He literally used it as a handle. Logic points to “things NOT to do”, but I am witnessing this guy doing it. Is this really outlandish or are scopes way more durable than her give them credit for?

Troponin said:

Funny story. I knew a guy that is in his 60s now. He was a life long hunter. Been around the world and extremely experienced. He taught me a lot. He was a close friend’s dad, actually. My friend was a very good hunter too. Anyway, he would carry his rifle around by the scope. He literally used it as a handle. Logic points to “things NOT to do”, but I am witnessing this guy doing it. Is this really outlandish or are scopes way more durable than her give them credit for?

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As someone who spent the afternoon helping my son zero a cheap scope on a cheap .22LR, only to have it loose zero by moving it from one bay to the next, I'd say "Eff, No", don't carry it by the scope.

Plus, good "glass" (with good scope rings) can easily cost more than a good rifle, so for that same reason, I would never carry a rifle by the optic.

CV355 said:

I'm still Pro-2A and always will be, but ...

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Never say "but" after "I'm pro 2A".

It's "shall not be in fringed, period."
Or, "shall not be infringed, but..."

bluebosss197 said:

Has anybody seen a carry handle for an .308 AR? I'm having the hardest time looking and I'm not sure on using armslist.

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I'm no authority on .308 gas guns, but the first thing I always recognize is that it's going to be one of two platforms. Armalite AR-10, or DPMS LR 308. Which is yours? I'll look.

OETKB said:

I'm no authority on .308 gas guns, but the first thing I always recognize is that it's going to be one of two platforms. Armalite AR-10, or DPMS LR 308. Which is yours? I'll look.

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S&W MP-10

Just picked up a Beretta M9a3, present from the wife. Can't wait get in a lot of range time in with it. I love my wife.

OETKB said:

Never say "but" after "I'm pro 2A".

It's "shall not be in fringed, period."
Or, "shall not be infringed, but..."

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I used to be the guy that said exactly that.

And then it dissolved as I encountered more and more idiots. We don't need gun control, we need idiot control, and a lot of it.

SC scares me with how casual firearm ownership is. People don't treat firearms with respect. I was brought up as a minority pro-2A'er in CT. Safety, safety, safety. That's what I was trained on year after year at the gun club. At my last house one town over, some jackwagon inbreds were blasting off shotguns in the woods behind us and peppered the side of our house with birdshot. Another example- I went to lunch with some co-workers a few years ago. While opening the door to their vehicle, two pistols fell out and onto the ground (RIA 1911 and a really busted up S&W J-frame). "Oh just throw those back inside heh heh." One more for good measure- I had to do a lot of legwork to be able to own Class 3 NFA items legally, and it absolutely infuriates me when people brag about committing a felony with their home-made F/A suppressed-SBR with a hacksaw, lightning link, and WIX 24003. NFA is BS, but it's still a law I have to adhere to whether I agree with it or not. These idiots just make the rest of us look bad.

Just like a drunk driver has no right to behind a wheel, an idiot has no right to hold a firearm. Ignorance can be remedied, idiocy is harder to solve.

I feel crazy typing this because just a few years ago I was vehemently pro-2A, no exceptions. I'll always support responsible firearm ownership, and I'll always offer to help someone understand the safety aspects of gun ownership (even if they're a liberal!)

True liberty is a scary thing.