Gun value?

[Podunkadunk]

Was that part of the stuff you gave to charity? Did you get her last name?

What I meant was that I used to like my evil ACOG

Now all I do is sit around burning incense, drinking green-tea, listen to my Kumbaya soundtrack and when friends are over, do trust falls.

I kept a few "guns": nail-gun, staple-gun, hot-glue-gun, etc., but they aren't "evil" like my old collection.

Podunkakumbaya

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

You are a reformer........really setting a precedence.........

Have you tried yoga, yet? How about wispering to plants and animals?

....become one with mother earth and you shall find your inner peace.


There, how's that!

 

[rtimgray]

If you are looking for pretty much any .223, I've been pretty impressed with my Saiga. I was in the market for a Mini-14 but came across the Saiga in very good condition with scope and sling for less than a naked Mini-14 (didn't even have a magazine with it).

As near as I can tell, the rifle is relatively accurate, chews up the cheap ammo that I feed, and is pretty simple to break down, clean, and put back together. The disadvantage is that spare magazines are pretty expensive (although I've had good luck with the cheap poly magazines that I picked up recently). I don't know what the future of Russian American Arms is (maybe fine, maybe not) so I don't know what future support for the weapon will be like.

Holy cow, this sounds like a tractor buying discussion!

Good luck with your search. Take care.

 

[sandman2234]

A good friend of mine just bought a .223 rifle, and loads his own bullets, but doesn't have any brass to load. I usually generate quite a bit, but don't save the brass, and am currently low on ammo so I can't supply him with any right now. I was just wondering if anybody has any used brass that they don't intend on using and is willing to donate it to a good cause, or sell it cheap. It will take a bunch to make it worthwhile to ship, as I am thinking a flat rate box would be the way to go. (He is in Louisiana by the way)
Anybody with some extra brass?
David from jax

 

[LC '92]

Depending on which model Colt AR-15 it is, it is probably the most UN-Military of all the AR-15 clones. It uses different size pins for the trigger, hammer, and front take down. Also the receiver has a block in it to prevent an auto-sear from being installed. All these are non-standard to US military specs. All the clones I am familiar with follow US Military specs.

Colts value is from a collectors point more than a shooters. They are very good rifles no doubt, but Rock River, Bushmaster, Armalite, DPMS and a zillion others are good choices too.

Although I shoot only AR-15's, (DPMS and Colt) I will say that the Ruger is still a very dependable rifle. Not nearly so accurate as the AR platform but good enough for most utility work. Also it is not nearly as effected by the old "Assault Weapon Ban" as the AR's are should this ban be reinstated by the incoming Democrats.

At nearly half the cost of the Colt, I'd say get the Mini 14.

 

[RollTideRam]

I sold my Ruger 9mm and am going shopping tomorrow. JC

 

[JohninCT]

I have considering the mini 14 vs other AR rifles myself. One thing that my friend who owns a SS mini 14 has told me is that it doesn't tolerate aftermarket magazines well. I'm not sure about the tolerance of the other rifles to aftermarket mags but I'm pretty sure the Ruger mags are going to cost you quite a bit more to buy. The AR rifles will also use M16 mags which I've seen in the fun store pretty inexpensively. I have heard that Ruger is running a special on factory 20 round mags from now till inauguration day. So it may be a good time to stock up on a few extra mags with the difference in purchase price.

 

[JohninCT]

Sorry... I mean't to say "gun" store. But it is also a "fun" store.

 

[JRobyn]

It's true - factory Ruger 20 rnd mags for $29.95/copy. I got 3.

- Jay

 

[Sigarms]

I have considering the mini 14 vs other AR rifles myself

You'll pay about $250 more for an AR.

Ask people who have owned a "basic" mini how their accuracy is. I had one (I'll take a wood stock over plastic anyday). I'm don't consider myself a good shooter, however, some people will say I don't shoot that bad. For myself, the standard mini really left me dissapointed (although years ago, the cost of one isn't as high as they are now).

I find it amusing on all the aftermarket mini 14 kits now on the marketplace to turn the mini into an AR "looking" rifle.

With an basic AR platform (knowing what to start off with), the fact is you have so many options per configerations, it's ridiculous. Buy one lower, get a 16" upper for CQC, and get a 20 plus inch for varmit. The choices are many. You don't have that option with a mini.

but I'm pretty sure the Ruger mags are going to cost you quite a bit more to buy

And I remember when Ruger wouldn't produce "high cap mags" for the mini. Aftermarket was the only way to go (haven't looked, but would wonder if Meggar makes the 20 rounder now). That said, with an AR, 30 rounders can be the norm for half the cost of Ruger's 20 rounder (100 round plus mag for the AR can be a hoot given the proper circumstances). Get a rifle that is desinged to throw huge amounts of lead down range quickly, magazine capacity is a consideration.

Now, what you really want to look at is the Robinson Arms XCR rifle.

The M96 (U.S of course, not Sweedish) was expensive for it's time, but was also ahead of it's time for a U.S production combat rifle (not to mention the Galil from ******, which has been out now for over 40 years now).

Seems now that Bushmaster has bought out Magpul for the "new" ACR rifle, for some reason the U.S "gun" population is now catching on (isn't marketing wonderful)