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I am looking to add a bolt action 308 and a 22 of some sorts. I was thinking your standard ruger 10/22 and than a Remington 700 sps.



This is my collection so far. I would have at least 3 pistols as well but sadly I am not 21 yet. :favorites21: Sorry for the res!

EDIT: Oh and I just couldn't help but throw that book in there.

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Awesome collection especially for your age

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the loud knock on your door; dufus~~~~~~~~~~



maybe i was a little harsh, like a trap shy old wolf laying his teeth into his pup as he was stepping on a trap....this is a not a game

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Just remember this song...

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talk about paranoia...

the day me posting a picture of my legally owned firearms gets an ATF raid will be a cold day in hell. you think those goons really care about a 20 y/o kid?

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Thanks for posting that. One of my favorite songs :ARMS1:

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What do you need a .308 bolt action for?You have a scoped M1A, that should do the trick as far as accuracy goes.

A .22 is a good idea,I left it until last as it is one of the safest from being banned.

I like having a shotgun with changeable length barrels,bought a Remington 870 that came with a 26'' barrel and then bought a 18.5'' barrel for it as well.Only other thing I might get is a tube extension.

Buy more ammo,doesn't matter how much you have buy more.It is not going to get any cheaper in my opinion.

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I'd like to get into longer range shooting and for that I have heard you need a good bolt action. Could be wrong tho just what I have been told by a gun nut.

The tube extension is great but if your 870 is like mine you will need to file down these bump-like protrusions on the upper part of the tube. That was smart with getting another barrel. I was thinking of getting a longer, rifled barrel because I love the idea shooting those massive slugs accurately.

"Buy more ammo,doesn't matter how much you have buy more.It is not going to get any cheaper in my opinion."

Couldn't agree more and in fact I have been selling most of what little remaining US stocks that I have in order to add to my pile. I even have a good amount of 9 mm for my future handgun. :beer:

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you are correct... and we prefer the term "enthusiast." Next, you need a pistol, and a bolt action rifle, I would recommend a pistol for the time being, something polymer with cheap high cap magazines. And save up for a nice bolt action. You could get away with something less expensive like a savage($500-600), which will get you well into 700yrds, but I would save up for something like a fn patrol and a real nice scope, which'll put you in the $1500 range... eh, probably more. I'd like to suggest you start reloading aswell. Good luck, and keep your powder dry.

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Dang! what a collection!! I wish I had my sh*t that together when I was your age.
Save your money, you don't need a bolt action, you have one of the best long range rifles ever made in that M-14.
Yes a 10/22 will round out that collection nicely. Then a good 9mm pistol that's high capacity and your set.
What next? TRAINING and more ammo then some more ammo. Ammo is something you can never have too much of. I like to have 5000 rounds per firearm on hand, more is better.
For training you might want to look into the Appleseed program, they'll make you a deadly rifleman at any range. Here's a link:

http://www.appleseedinfo.org/

PS. Great book, it should be required reading for all high school students.
Almost forgot, More Magazines, at least 20 per rifle is what I like and 10 per pistol.

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In addition to your pistol-grip pump, I'd go for a high-quality semi-auto 12 gauge, with a full-size stock and barrel. Everyone should have at least one .22, so that's good too. And of course a pistol. I much prefer .45, but there are good arguments for 9mm too. I'd skip the .308 for now.

Practice and training is really key, though -- and lots of it. Try skeet for practice with moving targets.

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I didn't mean to offend. I consider myself a gun nut and use it as a compliment :)

I would LOVE to have a pistol (or 4) but I still have a couple months before I am a real adult. Thanks for the advice on the "fn patrol" never heard of it but I will look into it. As for reloading I couldn't agree more and is on my, unfortunately, long list of things to get done before the elections.

Thanks for the reply :P

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I was hoping you would post mtnman thanks for the compliment I have tried to get a little of everything and is part of the reason for me making this post. I want to have a well rounded collection but not over the top. Looking for more quality than quantity.

For my 22 should I just go with the Ruger 10/22? I have heard it is a good quality for a great price.

I'll try to get some more mag's and of course ammo as well but I currently have roughly half that for each of my calibers. A variety of shotgun shells and some 9mm for my future pistol. :emotions16: I am basically going to take my withdraws from the market and put it right into more ammo.

Training: I bought a couple different books including a couple on sniping/long range shooting as well as a book called Citizen Soldier which had some great general information. Looking to get into reloading and I am sure I'll need a couple books on that. I would love to get some hands on training but it is just so damn expensive. I can easily hit a dinner plate at 200 yards with the AR and the M1A, like you said, is just incredible. Makes it almost too easy although I wouldn't mind throwing a harris bipod on it.

Anyways thanks for all the advice and comments I will keep everything in mind. Have a good one. :beer:

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Thanks for the comments Ace, I love the idea of a semi-auto shotgun maybe something like a super black eagle but for the price I could have a couple pistols. Who knows though, I don't really feel like I could have too many guns at this point. There's a skeet range in town, apparently is pretty fun but I haven't been yet. Honestly it slipped my mind but thanks for the reminder, I know what i'll be doing this weekend :smile:

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B,
The 10/22 is not a bad idea.

However, I would seriously consider either selling the AR OR the M14. The ONLY reason I suggest it is so which ever one you choose to sell, use the money to buy a second AR or M14.

If you have a 'failure' in your MBR, nothing better than being able to pick up your OTHER MBR and have it be a duplicate of what you just put down. Then repair the broken one after the fight.

Both the AR and the M14 are great MBR's. Both can be maintained in the field, though the M14 has a lot less parts. That means it's a little more reliable than the AR. ONLY because it has LESS parts that could break.

I'm a huge fan of owning two of any weapon I feel is really worth purchasing.

Plus, it cuts down on the number of different mags and ammo you use and collect. As has been said, having numerous mags is always a good idea. Especially if you can interchange them between both your MBRs.

Just a suggestion. Nice collection.

You are where I was twenty plus years ago. My collection got above 100 weapons. I found I never had the time to shoot them all. So I sold them all. Then bought ONLY HK weapons. One 91 and one 93 (couldn't afford two of each of these babies, even back then). Then several different HK pistols. Though I probably had one of the few 'sets' of sequentially numbered HK Tactical USP's.

Eventually sold ALL that to buy my wife a car. Eventually she basically required me to 'fill in the holes' in our armory after Katrina hit NO. Gotta love a woman that demands the armory be 'up to snuff'.

Good luck. Let us know what you ended up doing.

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Get that shotgun, that Benelli is awesome, forget the price, this is for urban areas. How much is your life worth? It's also a very versatile weapon, you can use slugs to hunt deer and such. Birdshots for birds and small game, and 00 for personal protection. The shotgun is starting to become my favorite weapon. I'm a newbie by the way, so take this with grain of salt.

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Thanks for the comments and advice. I like the idea of having two of one MBR but with the rifle scope on the m1a I imagine it as a 100 yrs out and more only type of weapon (although the AR can easily hit that distance as well, it's 200+ that gives me trouble.). I have thought of fixing this problem by selling the AR, getting a very nice ACOG on my m1a and then putting the rifle scope on a bolt action of some sort.

Anyways, thanks again and take care.

btw, sounds like a good woman you have. hoping to find one like that myself one of these days.

Cheers :beer:

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Hehe I say that to myself all the time at the gun store/gun shows..how much is your life worth brent? Really makes me think and always loosens me up for some shopping ;p

Thanks for the comments, I am heading out to the gun shop this weekend to take a look at some stuff, I will add this to my list.

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B,
The funny part I forgot to mention is that aside from the fact my wife required me to 'fill in the holes' of our armory, SHE GAVE ME THE MONEY TO DO IT. Gotta love a woman who requires you to buy more guns and then pays for it. I'm ONE lucky man for sure.

After much research and international phone calls to a couple of friends, I settled on AK47's as my MBR choice and the CZ52 as my semi-auto pistol of choice.

Yeah, I own 'duplicates' of every model I've purchased. Though my 25+ year old Rem 700 BDL with the Burris Signature scope is my ONLY bolt action rifle. I 'blue printed' the reciever when I went to gunsmithing school and it shoots better than I can see, even WITH the scope.

Plus, I'm pretty 'old school' and love revolvers. Our caliber of choice is .357 mag. Once again, yeah we own duplicates here as well. I've got a really nice pair of Rossi 2" snubbies that are sequentially numbered. I've got this 'thing' for sequentially numbered weapons. Can't say why, I just do. Once my wife finally figured out which .357 revolver she wanted, I bought it for her. After she fired it, she got 'the look' in her eyes. You've seen 'the look'. It's that look we all get when we find something we REALLY LIKE. And she's flat deadly with it. The only problem was Taurus stopped making the 669 right about the time she got her first one. It took me 12 years to find a second example of my wifes Taurus 669 4" comped .357 mag revolver. She is CONSTANTLY complaining we don't go to the range enough. Given she travels 50% or more, it not MY fault. So I get a 'pass' on that. But she still complains about it occasionally.

If you've got any other questions, feel free to drop me a line. PM or email.

Good luck. Don't forget lots of EXTRA ammo and magazines. Yeah, I got all those when they were much cheaper than they are today. But ONE YEAR FROM NOW, the price you pay today will look EXCEPTIONALLY CHEAP. ONE YEAR FROM NOW, none of it may be available. OR NOT.

my best.