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Now that the ban is on, what's a good post-ban choice? I saw some European IPSC where pump AR15s and odd traditional looking pumps were competing.
But semiautos are legal. However, the most obvious ones - the Ares/Fightlite, Garand, M1 Carbine Mini-14 and M1A all suffer from having heat shields.
Someone could certainly create stocks that work and look good while keeping the top of the barrel exposed - especially if a curly gas tube is used for the Ares. It will be interesting to see if the market reacts quickly or not. The Carbine has already been figured out.
My old SL7 also has a heat shield, but the HK rifles that were more sporterized like the 770 and 630 do not. Not exactly common, but phenomenal rifles.
The modern equivalent is probably the Benelli R1 rifles. They come in .223 up to .338 Mag, but .308 and 30-06 have 10 round mags available. Not cheap, but pretty cool.
Of course, the Remington 750 and its progenitors have been around forever, and meet all the requirements. They also aren't expensive and have 10 round mags for some calipers. It will be interesting to see if anyone brings these back. They had decent reputations, as did the pump versions.
Any post ban plans? Every other ban brought some interesting stuff to the market.
But semiautos are legal. However, the most obvious ones - the Ares/Fightlite, Garand, M1 Carbine Mini-14 and M1A all suffer from having heat shields.
Someone could certainly create stocks that work and look good while keeping the top of the barrel exposed - especially if a curly gas tube is used for the Ares. It will be interesting to see if the market reacts quickly or not. The Carbine has already been figured out.
My old SL7 also has a heat shield, but the HK rifles that were more sporterized like the 770 and 630 do not. Not exactly common, but phenomenal rifles.
The modern equivalent is probably the Benelli R1 rifles. They come in .223 up to .338 Mag, but .308 and 30-06 have 10 round mags available. Not cheap, but pretty cool.
Of course, the Remington 750 and its progenitors have been around forever, and meet all the requirements. They also aren't expensive and have 10 round mags for some calipers. It will be interesting to see if anyone brings these back. They had decent reputations, as did the pump versions.
Any post ban plans? Every other ban brought some interesting stuff to the market.