[CaseyChadwell]

So, hrre is my dilemma, I am contemplating buying an ak 47. I figure to get one that is decent I am going to spend upwards of $1000. I'm ok with that, but was wanting some opinions. If I don't buy a new rifle like an ak, I was considering a mosin and some ammo. If I do that, that would leave me several hundred dollars to stockpile some ammo for my 1911 and my 357 rossi levergun, pkus id still have a new toy. May even have the money to build that heavy barreled 10/22 I've always wanted.

Help me make up my mind folks...I'm torn.

[indy36]

I saw a pallet of Mosin ammo yesterday for $169 a box of 880 rounds. I saw zero AK ammo.

[CaseyChadwell]

I guess I should say that I am looking for a shtf rifle (thus an ak). But it also has to be good for wild hogs. I think the levergun would suffice at short ranges for hogs here in kentucky. If I don't do an ak and get a mosin, I would have ammo for the 357 and could tweek the mosin for long ranges for hogs.

[CaseyChadwell]

Originally Posted by indy36

I saw a pallet of Mosin ammo yesterday for $169 a box of 880 rounds. I saw zero AK ammo.

Indy, that is one of the reasons I am leaning towards a cheap mosin and a bunch of 357 ammo. I canget ammo for the mosin ans the 357 still fairly cheap. The 7.62x39 is harder to come by and the last I seen was $450 for 1000 rounds of wolf hp...oretty high for 7.62x39.

[Tackleberry1]

AK's... even good ones... are $400 to $500 rifles... and ammo is scarce.

Personally, I would not want to be 1k into a gun that I'd be lucky to sell for $500 when this BHO crap blows over...

Now, if you do NOT own an "intermediate" cartridge semi auto rifle then I understand adding one too your battery "while you can"... Who knows what will ultimately happen... and if the SHTF it will be worth every penny...

...but still, for 1k a decent Mosin and enough ammo for it to hold off a Battalion is probably the better financial decision.

Tack

[NC1760]

Get the Mosin.. Get the ammo... stock pile ammo for what you have (good luck on that one)... and/or save your money for now and wait for the panic to die down. Kick the AK option down the road... because if you buy one and find a year from today you can get one for 1/2 of what you will pay now (AND you couldn't find ammo for it anyway without $$$$$$ layout), you'll be kicking yourself.
The 91/30 Mosin (especially the hex reciever WW2 issue long version) will get the hog job done, trust me.

[unclebear]

I own both an ak and a mosin, like said if you don't have a median cartridge then I would get an AK but if you already do I would get the mosin if I were you. The ammo is still available for reasonable prices and you can work on it enough to where you can get some pretty decent accuracy out of it.

I haven't been hog hunting with my mosin but with soft point rounds it drops a deer damn quick.

[CaseyChadwell]

Originally Posted by Tackleberry1

AK's... even good ones... are $400 to $500 rifles... and ammo is scarce.

Personally, I would not want to be 1k into a gun that I'd be lucky to sell for $500 when this BHO crap blows over...

Now, if you do NOT own an "intermediate" cartridge semi auto rifle then I understand adding one too your battery "while you can"... Who knows what will ultimately happen... and if the SHTF it will be worth every penny...

...but still, for 1k a decent Mosin and enough ammo for it to hold off a Battalion is probably the better financial decision.

Tack

Right now the only **** I see hitting the fan is the hog population blowing up in my neighbouring county, but ya never know what tomorrow will bring. I figure if the **** really hits the fan in a bad way, I can always pick up battlefield drops...but as stated, mainly wanting something to take out piggy and her kids before they overrun my deer property. Anyone have any experience hog hunting with hot 357s out of a 20 inch barrel?

[duddie10]

Well thats somthing u have to figure on. I just got a new rifle. I spent 2 months thinking the same thing. What i decided to do was get somthing thats has ammo on most shelves. I went a got a savage 93r in 17hmr. In ct 17 is an odd ball so theres always ammo eveywhere. Around here 223/556 762x39 and even 762x54r are hard to come by and is way way way over priced. I had a buddy of mine just pick up sone 762x39 for 1.10 a round and he though he got at good deal. Id say get a mosin there fun rifles and if u watch the bore and make sure islts real nice u can hit 2L bottles at 200yds on irons.

[FrontierTCB]

I say Mosin and ammo. Like stated before there is a chance the prices on the AK's will drop in the next year or so. Even if some crazy "ban" passes the prices on them probably won't go up a whole lot from where it is now in the middle of the panic.
As long as you don't have to over pay on the ammo you will be better off IMO.