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Is the Galil any good? I already have SA M1A with 6x40 scope, but it's very heavy & bulky.
I think all 308 semis are about the same bulk, reduce the size of your scope and it will be less bulky
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Is the Galil any good? I already have SA M1A with 6x40 scope, but it's very heavy & bulky.
The 10/22 seems to be the most widely recommended .22LR rifle, but what about the pistols? I have either a pistol or a revolver in .22LR on my list, just not sure which (of the two, or specific model) would be best to go with. Since the 10/22 is Ruger, I was looking at the Bearcat and the MKIII, though for this one I'm not as concerned with buying new.
Anyone have recommendations on that?
Any used .22LR sidearms that are reliable and come up used with any frequency?
the gun you have is better than not having a gun
In a word, YES. Its based on the AK 47 yet improved to a point that it's almost a curse word to compare the two. If your looking for light weight battle rifles though, this isn't her. They come in @ over eight pounds dry. The two that I have in .223 have been reliable to the point that they are 1st on the grab list over the several AR'S, Mini's and AK's that sleep together with them. To be completely honest, I have never had one FTF, and it doesnt seem to matter what you feed them.
I have no experience with the .308, (perhaps Stomper can chime in here) but if they are anything like the .223's they are indeed worth looking at. Do a google search FMJ, they are not cheap knock off's, but I've been really happy mine.
If "apf" is looking for that one to put away for a SHTF possibility, this one in either caliber would get the job done well.
Just my 2 cents.
I have not had any ammunition fail in my 10/22, I shoot whatever is on sale at Big 5. I do prefer copper jacketed over lead, it's easier fr me to clean.Any recommendations on what to feed my Ruger? I've read that some find it to be on a by-gun basis, whereas others mention specific manufacturers from the start.
Picked up the 10/22 today from the gun shop (buy local, not from Wally World...) and probably looked like a muttering fool drooling over pistols and doing (mostly) mental math on whether or not I could afford anything by stretching things a bit.
Oh, it started long ago, back when I was a kid at summer camp shooting bolt action 22s. Only got worse going out to the range and shooting with my father. What finished me off was shooting a buddy's AR15 back in college, and making a little CO2 canister vanish. Now, finally, I have a chance to actually own one, and have several more on the list that I want to pick up. Definitely a pistol for CCW (especially since Washington feels more like my native Texas when it comes to CCW licensing than even Texas did!). A bolt-action just due to fondness for that. Then, well, who knows. AK or AR, would love an old M1, so many guns I would like to own, and so little money to spend on them!HAHAHAHAHahahaaaaa..... its already starting, you can't/won't stop at just one!
Definitely will be doing that. Always valuable to have a sounding board for ideas, advice, and the all-important sanity check.Congrats on your purchase, and follow the great advise that others have posted here!
Definitely will be doing that. Always valuable to have a sounding board for ideas, advice, and the all-important sanity check.
Nice thing about 22's is all the ammo you can carry . Try packing around 1000 rounds of 308 ! Hard to beat the 10/22 and a few 25 round mags.
Hours of fun !
There seem to be a thousand flavors of 10/22 - wood stock, laminated stock, synthetic stock, synthetic w/ stainless, heavy barrel, etc., etc. What's the best version to get for SHTF purposes?
Synthetic w/stainless is my bet. Nevertheless, it is just a 10/22. Any gun will do...even a bolt action .22 is fine- even if it isn't a Ruger.