299
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] john_browns_beard@hexbear.net 61 points 1 year ago

Casual reminder that you can buy a brand new AR for $500

[-] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

Shit. I'm going to need to get a gun, aren't I?

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

And some training/practice, yes. Check if there’s some decent orgs around who can help you with the latter

[-] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Hopefully. Feels like all the gun owners in my area are chuds.

[-] stink@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Please tell me more, I wanted an AK in 5.56 but dont know if that's doing too much, what would you recommend?

[-] Broodyr@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

keep it practical, AR-15 and/or reliable polymer striker-fired pistol

[-] stink@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Already GLAWKED UP!!

Dad has a few but they all look like garbage and unreliable

[-] john_brown@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Modern ARs are fine, cheaper than AKs in the US, and the parts are very available. AKs are fun but the practical answer in the USA is just get a decent AR.

[-] axont@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

I kinda want to go for a CZ pistol. Is that practical?

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

The CZ P-10 is great.

I've had a CZ-75 sp01 for years. Love it

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 21 points 1 year ago

AKs are cool but in the US you will just find so many AR parts and such for cheap it makes it more practical

[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you have whole a lot of money for hobbies that's a cool sort of gun. If you need like, A Gun, just get an AR-15 in 556. They're very well supported in the US. By far the easiest to get/swap parts for, ammo for, repairs, etc. They are like legos.

AKs in 7.62x39 are also sort of all over the place, so they're fairly easy to deal with logistically. Just not as much as the AR, and they're harder to customize. And they used to be pretty cheap but the prices went up quite a bit after the Russia sanctions and the pandemic.

this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2025
299 points (99.7% liked)

Chapotraphouse

14268 readers
773 users here now

Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.

No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer

Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS