The Gun Every American Should Own

[Brap01]

But which one? I’ve got a Burris, Badger Ordnance and some random rings setup currently.

Good LPVO mounts:

-Avoid the Scalar Works SPUR, it can crack at hinge, 5.6oz

-Badger Ordnance COMM 1.70, has attachment options, $320, 6.3 oz

Don’t buy Badger C1 Mount, they break top rings

-Geissle (add Reptilia corp offset dot) 7.4 oz

-Reptilia: slick, light, sturdy 5.8 oz, offset dots and top dot compatible, expensive

-Larue SPR 1.5 104 mount: 7 oz

-AMD Recon, 8.2 oz

 

[Yung6ix]

Well to qualify as an American you HAVE to own a .45 ACP, .30/06, .22lr and a 12 gauge pump action shotgun. Everyone knows that, right?

 

[Sandhills]

A 44-40, a 30/30, a 270, and either a model 12 or model 97 shotgun. I own em all

 

[Bbell12]

LMT, Geissele, KAC, Hodge 12.5” mid gas. Of course anything 10.5” to 16” in 5.56mm, but correctly of correct mil spec parts at the least.

@Formidilosus Would you put Noveske on that list or no? Am looking specifically at the 14.5” Afghan to serve as a multi purpose rifle like you mentioned above.

 

[Formidilosus]

@Formidilosus Would you put Noveske on that list or no? Am looking specifically at the 14.5” Afghan to serve as a multi purpose rifle like you mentioned above.

I haven’t used many Noveske Afghan’s since John’s death. Before that they were great. I imagine they are still good quality.

 

[NSI]

I haven’t used many Noveske Afghan’s since John’s death. Before that they were great. I imagine they are still good quality.

I’ve not had good luck across 2 samples since John passed. They appear to be going the marketing route now.

-J

 

[Bbell12]

I’ve not had good luck across 2 samples since John passed. They appear to be going the marketing route now.

-J

Well crap, I already ordered one before I saw this…

 

[Packmansion]

I'm telling you guys you got to buy a PSA product. I have one of their "premium rifles" it was about $500 or so on sale maybe 4 or 5 years ago. Has an fn cmv barrel. Shoots Hornady soft points reloads with cfe 223 into 1/4" 5 shot groups at 100 yards. I will say that load groups great in just about any rifle I've shot it in... It's awesome owning an AR 15 that costs less than a pair of Kuiu pajamas.

 

[actionshooter]

Every American should own a Ruger 10/22 and a Winchester 94, or you are just not an American

 

[Fever Buck]

Will be looking to pick up a 12.5 LMT Specwar soon. Just deciding on ATACR 1-8, Razor 1-6, or Eotech with magnifier. Have an 11.5 BCM that I love but would be great to have a mid length gas.

 

[Packmansion]

Every American should own a Ruger 10/22 and a Winchester 94, or you are just not an American

I own 3 10/22s lol

 

[Speaks]

100 yards for everything. Then you ad .5 mils to the base.

100- 0
200- .5
300- 1.5
400- 2.5
500- 3.5 mils

You zero everything at 100? Or is this only for ARs? I had always done 200 for a longer max point blank range, but it sure would make life easier to zero at 100 since the 100 yard range is much closer to home than the 200 yard one.

 

[Formidilosus]

You zero everything at 100? Or is this only for ARs? I had always done 200 for a longer max point blank range, but it sure would make life easier to zero at 100 since the 100 yard range is much closer to home than the 200 yard one.

100y for all centerfire supersonic.

 

[Fever Buck]

Will be looking to pick up a 12.5 LMT Specwar soon. Just deciding on ATACR 1-8, Razor 1-6, or Eotech with magnifier. Have an 11.5 BCM that I love but would be great to have a mid length gas.

The build is complete. 12.5 LMT Specwar.

 

[wind gypsy]

You zero everything at 100? Or is this only for ARs? I had always done 200 for a longer max point blank range, but it sure would make life easier to zero at 100 since the 100 yard range is much closer to home than the 200 yard one.

Post in thread 'At what yardage do you dial?'

Oct 30, 2019

Will shortly have my first “dial” scope. In a hunting situation at what point do you dial? At 300 yards when it is a short hold over? This is based on elk. Appreciate any insights and experience.

Zero at 100 yards. Do not listen to anyone saying zero at another distance. If you want to walk around with a “200 yard zero” or whatever, you simply dial up to set that.

As for when to dial- it depends. That’s not a clear cut answer. I do not like holding more than 1 mil of elevation in general, especially if there is any wind.

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Thread '100 vs 200 yd zero?'

Mar 17, 2022

Well, after coming to the conclusion that my formerly beloved Swarovski Z6 3-18x50's weren't up to task (a sheared off elevation turret revealing the cheesy plastic internals sealed their fate) I've "upgraded" to a hopefully more rugged Nightforce NXS 3-15X50. In the process of re-zeroing, I'm finding that I am not able to hold the same tight groups at 200 (my usual zero for greater PBR w/o dialing) to confirm a precise zero simply because I can't see the target as well and am not able to hold as precisely on the dot as I could before. The glass simply isn't Swaro glass and I obviously...

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[K9kodi]

Mark 18 and be done

 

[bnewt3]

I have a Barnes Precision AR 16" with Aimpoint PRO. I went with Barnes because they are made in NC, near where I used to live, good rep, ALOT of AR companies buy small parts from them(or at least used to).

Its solid. although its heavy AF. Id like to put a lighter handguard on it. Ive been kicking around the idea of an LPVO instead of the aimpoint but its nearly a clone of the M68 I carried and I trust it.

 

[WoodlandCritter]

In 1775 the Brown Bess musket was cutting edge small weaponry. Although most American Minutemen most likely used fowling pieces or trade guns, the concept remains. What is the modern equivalent? What firearm should every American citizen of sound body and mind own as a most basic piece of freedom? Much like the originals, it would serve multiple roles - defense of home, target practice and amusement, hunting, and protection from tyranny.

The Brown Bess was a distinctly British firearm and only cutting edge in the sense that the world was in the midst of a plateau in shoulder fired small arms technology. It had been in service for about half a century by the time of the American revolution.

The quintessential small arm of the American rifleman (rifleman, not musketman) would be the Kentucky/Pennsylvania Longrifle. This was a development of the Jaeger rifle brought by German immigrants to the New World. The Kentucky rifle embodies the tradition of personal marksmanship that gave American soldiers an advantage in the war, in stark contrast to the mass produced, inaccurate Brown Bess muskets fielded by the British.