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with a budget of $800 what should i get?

 

Possabilities:

Ak47

Ak74

AR (either .223 or 5.56)

ruger mini14

m1a scout (not sure if its in my price range)

 

It needs to be strong and reliable, accurate out to 100-150yards with just iron sights (which i think is possible with any of these). Price includes any add on's, extra mag's, and/or sights. And somewhat cheap to shoot, i dont want to spend alot of money everytime i wanna shoot the thing. And i already have a ruger 10/22 and a mossberg so dont need another shotgun or plinker.

 

Ive gone back and forth between ak and ar. obviously its an age old debate but even if i pick up a cheap ak i dont want junk and quality ak's are just as expensive as ar's. Any suggestions?

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I think you can rule the AR10 and M1A out on the "cheap to shoot" requirement. 7.62x51 (.308) is not cheap to shoot.

 

IF you can find a well built AK74, that would be a little more accurate than an AK47 type rifle and the ammo is less expensive.

 

The AR would be the way to go for the best accuracy, though.

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If you only have 800 for everything I would say get the AK.

 

You can do a decent build in 5.56 depending on the upper and lower you go with. If you want to change to 6.8 spc or 300aac down the road it's a quick upper change. You just won't have any money left for optics or mags.

 

I was in the same boat as you not to long ago and went with an AR build in 5.56. I would have liked to do a .308 build but it is definitely a lot more pricey.

 

Good luck finding an M1A for 800 too. If you can find one that cheap though, pick it up.

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I liked ARs before they went all mainstream, so I say pick something a little more obscure, like a nice flintlock.

 

Funny but, if i were to build an AR i would want it almost exactly like the one you posted in this thread http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100625 , the front grip, sight and rear flip up iron sight, the butt stock. Mind if i ask how much that all ran you?

 

 

Any specific purpose for the rifle or just for all around fun?

 

I would really like to look into IDPA stuff and maybe some 3 gun competitions for amateur's this year. I usually carry a glock 26 and have a pretty basic mossberg 500. If not that then to have a rifle for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.

 

I thought an M1a would be out of my price range, the last one i saw was a special socom edition that was 2300, but scotty tells me even his was 1800. I like them but if i can have something just as accurate, cheaper to shoot and have money left over for extra mag's and ammo then theres just no reason for it.

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Funny but, if i were to build an AR i would want it almost exactly like the one you posted in this thread http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100625 , the front grip, sight and rear flip up iron sight, the butt stock. Mind if i ask how much that all ran you?

 

That rifle has me about 1100 in the hole, but an identical-looking build could be done for much less than that. The MOE stock, and grip can be found quite cheap. The handguard is midwest industries, foregrip is a magpul AFG2, and the sling attachment endplate is a troy. The rail covers were ebayed for cheap, something like 4 for $15, I couldn't bring myself to pay more for them.

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Someone on here picked up one of these and posted some pictures. I looked into it, and it seems like a very decent AR for the money.

 

http://www.vanceoutdoors.com/products2.cfm/ID/108807/name/windham-weaponry-ww-15-.2235.56mm-16n4-a4-telestock

 

I was actually on the road to pick one up, but talked myself into saving a bit and going with a handgun right now instead. Still haven't bought anything, but this is always in the back of my mind.

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