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01-16-2010, 02:45 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3 | Pls help me in buying a gun
Hi!
I wanted to gift my husband a semi automatic for his birthday. He likes to do target practice. Budget is about 300 $.
Any good guns out there for this price?
Thx. |
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01-16-2010, 02:48 AM | #2 | mmmmm...... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maiden, NC Posts: 9,540 |
Please stop by the introduction area and let everyone know you are here.
What kind of weapon are you looking for? Target, self defense, a combination of things?? $300 isn't much to work with in the world of solid semi autos but a clearer picture of what he might be using it for would help narrow it down. __________________ If the pain is lacking so is the discipline...
"the only 911 call I need is chambering a round" - Mr. Muller, MO car dealer |
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01-16-2010, 03:19 AM | #3 | Result of sheltered life! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lebanon, Ky Posts: 3,622 |
Does he want a rimfire (.22) or centerfire? There's a bunch of semiauto .22s out there for less than 300 dollars. 300 dollars will get a SKS in the centerfire category. __________________ Sometimes you earthlings REALLY amaze me! |
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01-16-2010, 04:44 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 167 |
That's what I was thinking. Not much for target use, but cheap and fun to shoot! It's a good rifle for home defense too. The SKS that is. __________________ Was that incoming, or outgoing? |
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01-16-2010, 07:18 AM | #5 | Thank Ya, Very Much! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Somewhere being Awesome Posts: 8,404 |
I will restate what I put in the Intro. Take a look at a Ruger P90. Good Pistol in your budget range. |
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01-16-2010, 10:36 PM | #6 | Dead Wolves = Good Wolves Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rochester WI, Rochester WI Posts: 6,944 |
if he has an AR15 get him a .22LR conversion for it. the CMMG ones are currently top rated and run between 125-160 |
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01-16-2010, 11:31 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Amity Posts: 576 |
Quote:
Originally Posted by rupa
Hi!
I wanted to gift my husband a semi automatic for his birthday. He likes to do target practice. Budget is about 300 $.
Any good guns out there for this price?
Thx.
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Semi automatic WHAT?
Pistol? Rimfire or centerfire? ("rimfire" would be for the 22 LR cartridge)
Lots of rimfire in your price range, just a few centerfire.
Rifle? Again---Rimfire or centerfire?
Same thing--lots of rimfire under $300, not many centerfire.
Shotgun? I'm assuming not shotgun--usually you don't hear the term
"target practice" associated with shotguns, although that's really
what shooting clays is.
And the question no-one has asked yet--how soon is his birthday? |
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01-17-2010, 12:34 AM | #8 | Supporting Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bandera, Texas Posts: 10,292 |
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Originally Posted by JonM
if he has an AR15 get him a .22LR conversion for it. the CMMG ones are currently top rated and run between 125-160
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I'm thinking he probably doesn't have an AR by reading her post. I'm just sayin'...
Rupa, have any of the recommendations helped you at all? Echo...echo...echo. |
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01-17-2010, 12:35 AM | #9 | Supporting Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bandera, Texas Posts: 10,292 |
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Originally Posted by Shihan
I will restate what I put in the Intro. Take a look at a Ruger P90. Good Pistol in your budget range.
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Did I miss the Intro? |
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01-17-2010, 04:40 AM | #10 | Iron Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South central, NH Posts: 2,783 | 
I read this and your intro. You sound like my wife, really. If you want to give him a rifle that will not break the bank, look at a CZ 452. I guess the new model is a 455. If you check out a few shops you may find one for slightly higher than you wished, But your hubby will be blown away. You can also look for a Model 1944 U.S. target gun. I still find them for $175.00..200.00 normally. Stay away from a Ruger 10/22. Biggest money pit on the planet. I know of a Winchester 75. I'm sure the price would be in your range. It is missing the magazine. They sell for $700.00+ these days. I will help find a mag if you are interested. A Marlin 60 is a great choice for a semi. Make sure to scope it as the sights suck. With your budget, a .22lr is where it is at. They are still cheap to feed.
Here is a link to a Mossberg, not a 1944 U.S. model, but gives you an idea.
Rifles For Sale - Mossberg, O. F. & Sons, Inc. 44US(b) .22 bolt action military trainer - Auction: 9371797 (Ends 01/22/2010, 20:00:56 PST) |
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