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TIL: Folks are willing to spend $437 in gas to save $32 in booze.

Marketview is awesome for the selection, not the price.

Well worth the drive

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I think one of my favorite aspects of shooting old milsurps is wondering who held it before me. Whose shoulder did it bruise and who were they shooting at? How did the stock get dented and did it save or take a life. To me, I love the history.

Never really thought about that aspect.

Keep up.

Can he keep it up? :lolguy:

If you compare apples to apples on ammo, the 6.5 and the .308 are very similar in price to shoot. I just checked Midway supplies, and the Hornady Match grade ammunition is within $0.10 per round price between the 6.5 and the .308. It's a little expensive to feed, so I started reloading. That's a new fun hobby as well.

 

 

 

I'm considering the Ruger Precision Rimfire for exactly the same reason. .22LR is just fun.

I reload everything I shoot, so ammo cost can swing wildly there based on component availability. With the 6.5 being a newer cartridge, it's slightly more than 308 generally speaking, but dropping as it gains in popularity.

A gun is a tool. Pick the caliber that will do the best job for your application, and that remains within your budget.

 

Sounds more like you just enjoy felt recoil. Get the biggest pistol caliber you can afford to shoot. Same with rifle.

 

I’ll agree with Rick on the 6.5 creedmore. It is ballistically superior to .308 and quickly gaining in popularity, but it might not be enough recoil for you liking. Get a .308 gun with a 16” barrel like a socom. I think you’d enjoy shooting that.

I'm in WV, which I think is only 2nd to Texas when it comes to guns. If I had a gun in every caliber known to man, i'd fit in here better.

It's not so much felt recoil that i'm after, but I do like the "bastard" rounds because they are fairly uncommon and they are fun to shoot. Truth be told, my favorite gun I own is a Hi-Point for the same reason, it's the red-headed step child of the gun world. People are shocked when they actually go bang for some reason. The internet has them painted as a non-functional useless hunk of metal, but they are some of the most reliable guns I own. Plus the look on everyone's face when they "just have to shoot it" and it works flawlessly every time is worth what I paid for 'em alone.

EDIT: Yeah 22LR is a hoot and for me it would be a close tie with 22LR and my air rifle in 22 as well. Just plain fun.

Any of the real distance guns aren’t cheap. 338 Lapland is fun, 408 also and while 50 and Ohio don’t match well, I have a history that means more to me than stretching its legs.

I’ve read about the 6.5 and it’s intriguing but cost is a tough wall to climb, while the 308 is tried and true.

Just looking for discussion on favorite calibers. What does CR say?

Fav handgun?

Fav rifle/shotgun?

Mine:

Handgun, 357 sig but 45acp is a close 2nd. Haven’t shot 44/357mag or 10mm yet so my thought may change as I shoot more calibers. 357 sig is fun and snappy though and I enjoy it thus far.

Rifle, hands down is the 50. Distant 2nd is 12ga buck handloads. I like a few other decent calibers like 338 lapua, 270 win, 300 win mag, 308, etc but the 50 smile has never been topped.

I’m always looking for deals and the safe has room so just listening to opinions. I’m leaning 308 for rifle right now, undecided on handgun.

Tell her to go to a bar and talk to people.

Go to a bar, get bar people, go to a church, get church people. IMHO, grocery store is where it’s at.

man bad

FTFY

great. I likely ended up on a watch list reading that. lol

You are registered on CR, you are already on a watch list.

$45k trucks LOL

If you can find a decent truck here for 45k, there’s something wrong with it

because all you faggots keep buying SUVs

Yup

They should bring back Billy Beer.

and AMC motors