07-27-2020, 01:19 PM
(07-24-2020, 08:23 PM)Sully Wrote: Pretty low to be honest at least for the foreseeable future. I mean I'm not opposed to building one over time but I don't think I'm knowledgeable enough and it would be nice to have something to shoot as I go.
Sub $1000 for sure. Im also not even sure how often I'll get to go shoot it so the top of the line isn't necessary either. Just something that gets the job done. Like the Honda Civic of ar's maybe?
Sounds like you're saying the m&p wouldn't be your choice though.
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1: Tapatalk sucks but I feel like the forum does a decent job scaling on mobile.
2: I'm not a fan of the idea of "Well I won't shoot it much so it doesnt' matter how little I spend." A gun isn't a totem that keeps evil away, it's a tool that requires skill and practice. Not shitting on you in particular, a lot of people have this attitude, but in my mind responsible gun ownership includes at least some budgeting for proficiency, no matter what you're doing with it.
Sorry I know this isn't really helpful. Everything gun related is insane. Everything is out of stock. 1000$ will buy you a pile of shit today. I have friends flipping meme guns for 200% what they paid a mere 6 months ago. There's no ammo to be had. I can't even recommend you something "reliably good", because everyone is out of stock of everything for the forseeable future.
I don't really recommend building your own rifle as your first AR in the best of times, but in times like these where you don't know if you're getting reliable firstline parts or wish.com knockoff bullshit from tacticoolar15secondamendantmaga4loko.com because they're the only ones that had a charging handle in stock.
If you are thinking about a gun right now, my recommendation is twofold:
1: If you think you're in danger, buy a Glock 17 or 19 at whatever price you can get one, and enough quality self defense ammo to fill however many magazines it comes with.
2: Save your money until after all this has blown over. The "industry" absolutely will not catch up to "normal" levels of stock before 2021. It's just not going to happen. This is 2013 but worse for buying stuff. After the election you'll have more data about whether the massive buy-up is going to continue or subside, and if you put 50 bucks a paycheck into a coffee can by the time you can actually buy something you'll be able to buy something decent.
I believe it's the civic duty of every American to exercise their rights, this being no exception, so I feel a little bad discouraging people from exercising their right to keep and bear arms. But right now...everything is upside down, and you'll only be wasting money one way or another.
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