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In reply to the discussion: Should I go buy an AR-15? [View all]TomSlick
(11,089 posts)36. Robert Burns rings in my head
"Wha will be a traitor knave?
Wha can fill a coward's grave?
Wha sae base as be a slave?
Let him turn and flee."
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If you're using 338RUM in a "combat" situation, you're either insane or very very skilled
sir pball
Sep 2020
#150
What if Barr and millions of trumpers and police and rank and file military decide YOU and me
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2020
#9
if he believes the shit might hit the fan in his neck of the woods then protecting his family
Demonaut
Sep 2020
#47
The estimates range from 400 to 600 million, with hundreds of millions of high capacity magazines
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#73
And despite all the silly billy big bollocks bravado I see on here all the time, the VAST
Celerity
Sep 2020
#125
In another thread, someone flatly asserted that liberalls owned far more guns per capita than
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#127
"Casual" shooting. Still following all safety rules, of course, but not striving for the most
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#83
Just go to ammoseek.com, and you'll find all the 5.56 you could ever want.
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#34
I'd be very hesitant to recommend a single shot (in any caliber) for self defense. Granted, it's
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#59
In a panic situation, an inexperienced shooter could short stroke the pump action
Kaleva
Sep 2020
#116
Good point. Something that people with experience around firearms tend to forget.
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#119
Ask your local sporting goods store or target range when their ammo truck get delivered.
Flaleftist
Sep 2020
#93
.223, 9mm, .45 auto ammo is really hard find right now. Get a Mossberg shotgun. They're more
stewrat
Sep 2020
#19
It's out there, but you're going to pay $1 to $2 per round for it right now.
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#38
It's amazing how many people think that 5.56x45 is some sort of magic death ray
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#69
Good luck trying to find one. Ammo is almost impossible to find and prices have skyrocketed
Baclava
Sep 2020
#24
Oh, you can get them. My local gun shop still has AR-15's for under $750. Ammo is harder,
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#33
True and if U are Ret military, LE or 1st responder, gun stores have what u need, they keep extra
Baclava
Sep 2020
#58
Certain manufacturers will allocate shops guns for special purchase, Glock has a program like this
Baclava
Sep 2020
#67
If you find yourself in a situation where you need 30 round mags, you really fucked up
Kaleva
Sep 2020
#40
Given what we now know about the police, if you can be safe with it, might be good
Amishman
Sep 2020
#43
Honestly, if trump's thugs go apeshit, I'll probably take cover with my armed buddies.
ecstatic
Sep 2020
#61
I hopped on the .40 S&W bandwagon intially, but with modern defensive loads I don't see any
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#97
I'm a cold war vet. I've never fired a government issued weapon except at the range.
TomSlick
Sep 2020
#105
Wasp spray is useless- it is an urban myth that it will stop an attacker reliably
sarisataka
Sep 2020
#106
Wasp spray is more or less harmless to humans. It's an urban myth that it's in any way effective.
sir pball
Sep 2020
#147
You are most welcome, and you read 'the scene' correctly - there is much anxiety going around.
c-rational
Sep 2020
#115
Here's a tidbit for you: In NYC, you are not allowed to possess a rifle or shotgun magazine of over
Dial H For Hero
Sep 2020
#126