Assault Rifles.. what to buy?

Question

I am looking to buy an assault rifle for target practice, somthing with cheap ammo ie 5.56mm or 7.62. I was looking at the ar-15 but I want somthing that'll take down good sized game ie. white tales, should I feel the need to take it hunting. Another thing I don't really like about the ar15/m4 is the need to constantly keep it carbon free to keep it from jamming. Any thoughts??

Answer 1

For those of you who rant about what he called the firearm:

An example of assault weapon legislation is the Federal 1994 Crime Bill. The bill in part outlaws new civilian manufacture of certain semi-automatic assault weapons. It also prohibits new civilian manufacture of "large capacity ammunition feeding devices" declared certain weapons as assault weapons, and states a semi-automatic rifle is an assault weapon if it can accept a detachable magazine and has two or more of the following:

A folding or telescoping stock
A pistol grip
A bayonet mount
A flash suppressor, or threads to attach one
A grenade launcher.

Guess what ? That just covered most all AR-15's. I guess everyone is not as smart as they think they are!

And on another note......

I own 7 NC Star scopes and everyone of them works great ! I have never seen a bad one to be honest. I own Leupold, Nikon, Redfield and a few others. The NC Star line is just as good as most of them.

Answer:

I would highly suggest the SKS or a FAL rifle. Both will serve your needs well. 99% of hunters dont make 300+ yard shots so the need for more is nill.

Good Luck & Happy Shooting ! Im sorry your question got pounded with useless false information not even on subject.

Answer 2

The civilian AR-15 is defined as an 'Assault weapon' by liberal retards. A semi-auto variant of a military style Assault rifle is NOT an assault rifle. An Assault rifle is any firearm that fires an intermediate cartridge and has selective fire capabilities. Buying a semi-auto AR-15 is just like buying any other carbine or rifle, at least in most states.

Answer 3

You give up accuracy.. The M1A Socom from Springfield might be something you'd want to look into . It is a bit too pricey for my blood.

As someone else said It is only an Assault Rifle when a politician tells you it is. It is a semiauto weapon.. An Assault weapon is a full auto for Class III licensees, or Military and Police. :-)

I burn a lot of paper with mine but also shoot prairie dogs and coyotes with the AR and use the SKS as a deer rifle.
I've got an CAR16/M4 with A3 upper, I don't have problem with jamming. You can get the M4 chambered in 308 or a 6.8..

BTW, Zumbo recently recanted his flame against black guns, after his received heat and chance to shoot with some competitive shooters.


I've also got an SKS, it's an under the truck seat beat it up throw in the mud and still shoot reliably.

FWIW, A weapon is only as deadly as the intent of the person holding it. My AR has not killed one person where as Ted Kennedy's vehicle has killed at least one person.

Those who are dissing Black weapons haven't shot one to see how much fun it is.

Answer 4

Yes an AR-15 would be a fun gun for target practice, but it is not always legal to hunt deer with it. .223 isn't allowed in all areas, definitely check this out for your area prior to purchasing one if you are serious about hunting deer with it. From my limited experience with ar-15's they can take quite a lot of shooting and little cleaning without jamming if you use quality ammo. Steel cased ammo gets questionable in ones with tight chambers, some can shoot it and some jam regularly on it.
If you want to check out a nice .308 you may want to look at some FAL rifles. Very fun and you could hunt with them with a proper sized or capacity restricted magazine. Just be aware some of the century built models are flakey. The best are ones with either an Imbel receiver (with gear image present) or a close second is one built on a DSA reciever.

Answer 5

Sorry but I have to nitpick a little. An AR-15 or any other semi-automatic weapon are not assault rifles, so please do not call them so. AR-15s, WASR-10s, Mak-90s, HK-91s are not assault rifles, they are semi-automatic military rifle copies. An assault rifle is a one that has a fire selector switch. OK I'm done.

To your question,

You want a military style rifle for target shooting but powerful and accurate enough (and legal enough) for deer. For this I would buy an SKS. They are dirt cheap, powerful enough for deer, accurate enough to hunt with, fun to shoot, ammo is cheap, and they are highly customizable, and most importantly if you buy a 5rd mag; they are legal in most areas to hunt with.

Also keep in mind many hunter's, myself included, really look down on those who hunt with AR-15s and Ak-47s, although I own and love an XM-15 and a WASR-10 rifle, they aren't hunting rifles, and should only kill paper and invading armies.

Answer 6

You sound wise for one so young. Heed my advice crickett. Get a Romanian manufactured AK47 semi-auto model. They have withstood weather conditions around the world and function reliably no matter what. The 7.62 x 39 shell is about the same a hunting with a 30/30 and is used world wide for deer size game. It is also available at reasonable prices in military fmj for plinking and target shooting; and as a target round is extremely accurate. You can buy them for around three hundred bucks. You can buy 5 round mags for hunting; ten, twenty, thirty and forty for gp plinking and shooting. Have a friend who was a military advisor for Egyptian army; he told me that the AK would function in desert conditions when other weapons were toast.

Answer 7

Barrett M468

The M468 is the designation for an upgrade to the M16/M4 family of assault rifles made by Colt. The M468 is manufactured by Barrett Firearms Company, who in addition to making this upgrade also makes the M82 .50 caliber sniper rifles in use by various branches of the United States Military.

Unlike possible replacements for the M16/M4 such as the now cancelled XM8, the M468 is not an entirely new assault rifle, instead the M468 is only made up of an assault rifle upper receiver (made by Barrett) that is attached to M16/M4 assault rifle lower receivers and is compatible to many accessories intended for the M16/M4 family. It can also be mated to M16/M4 lower receivers currently in the possession of the US military, thus causing the cost to update the M16/M4s to be significantly less than replacing all the M16/M4s in the US arsenal with a new weapon.

In addition the M468 uses the new 6.8 mm Remington SPC rounds that are very similar and size to the 5.56 mm rounds used by the United States Military today. According to Barrett, the new 6.8 mm round is supposed to have 50% more stopping power than the 5.56 round. However according to the company, it has a slightly lower velocity than the 5.56 round but has 1.5 times the kinetic energy as the 5.56 mm round. The company claims that it is effective at six hundred meters and travels at 2650 feet per second. The M468 employs the S.I.R. handguard (Selective Integration Rail) manufactured by ARMS Inc, which allows many military accessories such as a bipod, night vision devices, and combat optics to be placed on the rifle. In addition the SIR system had flip-up iron sights already built in to the system that can be used if used as a stand alone weapon.

According to Military.com the entire rifle costs $ 2,535 however the upper receiver upgrade kit alone only costs $ 1,494. The Barrett M468 page lists the complete rifle at $2,700 and the complete upper receiver at $1,590.

While information regarding US military use of the Barrett M468 is murky, it has been reported by several reliable sources that some weapons are in current, if limited, use by US SOF in the GWOT.

Answer 8

There is no such thing as cheap 308 ammo anymore, supply is too low and demand is too high. If by 7.62 you mean 7.62X39 the AK round then yes you can take down whitetails easily with that cartridge. But its range is limited (no farther than 300 yards.). Check out Sagia's and I think there are even ARs chambered for 7.62X39.

Answer 9

An AR-15 is not an assault rifle..

Can we get something straight here people?

We shouldn't be giving into the liberal media "assault rifle" label on every lousey semi-auto out there.

A semi-auto is NOT an assault rifle. True assault rifles are SELECTIVE FIRE or FULL AUTO - as in single, burst, or full auto, with a switch. Assault rifles are exact MILITARY issue rifles with the SELECTIVE or AUTO switch.

The BATF ONLY calls rifles "assault rifles" if they have more than 2 features like a flash surpressor and gernade launcher.

Now PLEASE....you aren't "assaulting" anything, and you're looking at semi-auto's. Its a rifle. Period.

Answer 10

I'm surprised nobody has suggested an SKS! They're really good, solid rifles, and, since they're so popular, you can get all sorts of aftermarket accessories for them. DO NOT get an AK. They suck for accuracy. The SKS can be had for $2-350, depending on condition.

P.S. - Don't listen to ANY retard that suggests an NC Star scope. They are trash. I got one in a box full of stuff, and I gave it away. It's not even good enough for a backup scope for a .22.

-And please don't call them assault rifles. The anti-gun people continuously use posts like yours against us. Please join the NRA, too. They have a shooting program to fit your needs!