Any new firearm purchases?

[Uncle Gump]

I'm not the type of individual who's against the idea of taking a calculated risk but... Yeah... I'm definitely not that 'brave' lol. I hope the best for those who are.


Ahh.. alright. I just always figured a bill that goes as far to ban the purchase of something would also either require its surrender or at the very least leaving it at home.

I always liked the mini-14 growing up.. didn't take much to sweet talk me into an AR platform though once I was old enough to buy my own. Much more modular naturally but.. no real need for special tools to work on an AR.. parts are much more plentiful & cheaper for the AR platform.. just seemed like the objectively better route to go.

Its a real shame about that canoe accident I had.. unfortunately lost the contents of my entire safe


Are you still in Illinois? Does your dream state to the North still allow the purchase of freedom?

You can still buy them in Michigan... at least for now.

But sadly... I'm still here in Illinois.

 

[Blmpkn]

You can still buy them in Michigan... at least for now.

But sadly... I'm still here in Illinois.

Youll get there sooner than later I'm sure.

Housing market seems to be taking a dump just about everywhere other than New England.. should be able to find a sweet deal on a prime piece of property up that way right about now..

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Has anyone tried one of these yet? Just learned that it exists a couple weeks ago... And totally forgot to buy one when I was in-store last week when I was buying more recovery gear.. might have to go back this week and get one lol. Too funny not to have

https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lumen-tactical-rail-mount-led-light-70460.html

That link doesnt work for me.

 

[JoshT]

Talking about this brave thing. I think there's a difference between taking full advantage of what's allowed and being stupid. General public frowns upon the NFA firearms, SBR, SBS, MG, Ailencer, etc. They are perfectly legal to own following the right rules, but the general public thinks that they are completely evil. Broadly speaking the reason that the NFA restrictions and past bans have been allowed to stand is the common use clause, or they aren;t in common use. The more of them that are legally owned and in cirulation, the more exist in common use, and the more ammunition we have for overturning the restrictions.

If we break the rules and falunt it, that's just giving them ammunition to use against us. Illegal ownership and blatant display of MGs just paints a negative picture for them to use, regardless of how the firearm was actually used. The courts, jurys, and public aren't looking at the fact that this guy illegally owned them, they only see people with a MGs and lump them all together. People flaunting shouldered pistol braces all over the internet, the general public sees an SBR loophole. Binary and FRT triggers rapid firing all over the internet, that's just ammunition to use against people because the public sees machine gun.

Fighting while working within the system is smart and brave. Flaunting things like illegal ownership of MGs or silencers, "questionable" use of braced pistols, and rapid fire from bump stocks, binary triggers, or FRT. That's stupid, not brave.

That's my opinion and you aren't likely to "change my mind" there, so take it for what it's worth to you.

Both of these recent acquisitions are Turkish manufacture, which some people look down on.

Every country can make good and bad firearms. Just look at us here. You've got everything from top dollar (take your pick) to the lowest of the low (IE: SCCY, Highpoint, etc). I've never owned a Turk shotgun, but the Turks do make some good guns. I can't speak for many of the brands listed, but will say take a Canik for a spin. Damn good guns at a damn good price.

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Now back to the topic of the thread. Brought two "new" ones home today. Not new, not even new to me, but new to my collection (for now). Couple from dad's collection came over for a long term visit. Pardon the photos, they are from a photo inventory we made 15-20 years ago. Will have to get some new ones when I can get good light setup.

Ruger NM Single Six w/ LR & WMR cylinder

Pietta RE44 (1861 Colt Navy Replica) .44 Black Powder

The Single Six I want to add to my collection as a 22 caliber companion to the NM Super Blackhawk I bought a little while back. The Pietta got rusted and siezed up from sitting. Not sure I'll use it, but do want to get it cleaned up and servicable. Managed to get the action freed up this afternoon. Need to figure out disassembly (google search will answer that) and figure out how to properly clean and treat the corrosion.