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January 24, 2013, 11:03am
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neonglh:
Absolutely, there are a list of approved and banned rifles on the SAFE act website. Simply put, any pump action or bolt action firearm is safe, and many semi-automatic firearms are safe, as long as they don’t have pistol grips, or other “military style” features.
Most shotguns are safe :tup:
Good stuff, I was actually leaning towards bolt action as it was anyway.
So revised question: can anyone recommend me a good bolt action rifle for the money? By that I mean I’d like something reliable and pretty accurate, but I wouldn’t want to spend twice as much just to get the ‘absolute best’. I’m ok with second best if the price is right.
JayS
January 24, 2013, 11:39am
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It’s spreading bullshit like this that paints the legit gun owner as the crazy person and gives “ammo” to the anti-gun lobby to get these laws passed. We’ve been over it before, there is nothing sinister or scary about this ammo purchase.http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?231726-Tin-foil-hat-on …-homeland-security-ammo-order…
Specifically:
Let’s look at the numbers a little closer and see if we can pry the tinfoil hat off old Bluey for a couple minutes.
It’s 450 million rounds over 5 years
So that’s 90 million per year. DHS employs 135,000 weapons-carrying officers. That’s 667 bullets per year for each weapon carrying officer. It’s a lot if you use the scare tactic of the chain email’s “one bullet per citizen”, but when you stop to think about hitting the range once a month for practice it’s just 56 rounds per month.
By comparison as a non-LEO but strong believer in the 2nd Amendment and personal protection I hit the range about once a month and go through a minimum of 100 rounds per trip. Suddenly 450 million, or 56 bullets a month per officer doesn’t seem at all like marshal law is about to be declared.
http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/apr/30/chain-email/chain-email-says-homeland-security-purchasing-many/
Sure, not all off them will hit the range once a month. Of course, of the ones that do I’d be willing to bet they use way more than 56 rounds. I know if I could shoot for free any time I wanted and it would be considered not only part of my job but something that could likely save my life at some point I’d be ripping through 1000 rounds a month.
neonglh
January 24, 2013, 11:59am
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Not to mention that each quarter, all Federal LEO need to re-certify with their pistols, meaning 50 rounds per person, every 3 months. Take that out of the practice pile, and you’re left with a lot less ammo to practice with!
Minglor
January 24, 2013, 12:01pm
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neonglh:
Not to mention that each quarter, all Federal LEO need to re-certify with their pistols, meaning 50 rounds per person, every 3 months. Take that out of the practice pile, and you’re left with a lot less ammo to practice with!
I lol every time someone brings that up.
neonglh
January 24, 2013, 12:05pm
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Yeah, I can’t speak for DHS, but I know DOJ has a 50 round pistol test quarterly, in addition to however many are used in the shotgun qualifier.
jay_g
January 30, 2013, 1:05pm
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Whos the FFL guy everyone is using
Freek
January 31, 2013, 6:26am
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jay_g:
west seneca
Craiglows gun shop on berg rd.
so much for this being a thread about maxwell’s gun purchase…LOL
Thread retitle: Boom boom bang bang
jabbu
February 15, 2013, 1:42pm
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590a1 in stock @ buds $500
Freek
February 15, 2013, 1:47pm
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They’ve been going for that on gun broker for weeks now. The same one but with ghost rings for the same price.
LZ1
February 15, 2013, 1:52pm
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So the 590a1 is supposed to come with the ghost rings
I think the stock photo on buds is wrong
system
February 15, 2013, 2:06pm
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Yep, and so much for holding out for a FTF purchase with tax return. LOL
Freek
February 15, 2013, 2:10pm
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There are a few variations of the 590a1.
I told you so.
Sorry. I had to.
LZ1
February 15, 2013, 2:45pm
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So I thought the variations all had a unique name…
I will double check