Mega Rad Gun Thread

[WhoBusTank69]

please have it inspected by a professional, anime friend. how much did it run you?
in fact why don't you show us what's going on under the hood?

Please tell me he spent Arsenal money on some Californian's project.

 

[Cold Root Beer]

Just picked up an AK, was pretty cheap cause the dude made it from a parts kit custom built. I know a lot of people say they're dodgy but ehh I don't plan on shooting it very often and it looks pretty well made to me.

Hey new friend, don't worry about the other people telling you not to shoot it, they're just joking around. Why don't you ask the guy who built it for some of his "pissin' hawt" handloads, and livestream yourself shooting them in your sick new AK for all of us to see? I bet it would be really cool!

 

[1Tonka_Truck]

Also are there any modern era 30.06 rifles that come with iron sights as I was looking into bolt actions and like almost all had no iron sights.

The only bolt guns with irons are safari rifles and even then it's going out of style. You could pay a smith to add irons to a rifle or you could use that money on a better scope. I know what I'd do.

 

[Panama]

Also are there any modern era 30.06 rifles that come with iron sights as I was looking into bolt actions and like almost all had no iron sights.

There’s a small handful of 308s that come with irons, like the ruger and savage scout, and the mossberg mvp patrol. Like @1Tonka_Truck said, not much in 30-06 current production besides safari rifles.
A drill and tap for bolt on sights wouldn’t cost much, if you can find someone who is an actual gunsmith, and can do more than punch a roll pin.

 

[DocAwe]

Just find yourself a shooter grade P17.

 

[Jesus Goldstein]

Also are there any modern era 30.06 rifles that come with iron sights as I was looking into bolt actions and like almost all had no iron sights.

Not a bolt, but you can get a Browning BLR in .30-06. Also, up until recently I think Miroku was making an 1895 reproduction in the same caliber.

 

[Anime Kid With Goggles]

Hey new friend, don't worry about the other people telling you not to shoot it, they're just joking around. Why don't you ask the guy who built it for some of his "pissin' hawt" handloads, and livestream yourself shooting them in your sick new AK for all of us to see? I bet it would be really cool!

He doesn't live here anywhere near me. It was a ship from over 100+ miles/km away.

 

[The Fuck Am I Doing Here?]

Hey new friend, don't worry about the other people telling you not to shoot it, they're just joking around. Why don't you ask the guy who built it for some of his "pissin' hawt" handloads, and livestream yourself shooting them in your sick new AK for all of us to see? I bet it would be really cool!

If he's lucky he might end up on one of Brandon Herrera's Darwin Award videos.

A fate worse than death.

 

[Antarctica]

Also are there any modern era 30.06 rifles that come with iron sights as I was looking into bolt actions and like almost all had no iron sights.

The Tikka T3x Battue and Battue Lite are two that come to mind that are also chambered in 30-06. There's also the T3x Arctic, but I think it's only chambered in 308 and 6.5 Queermore.

Tikka's are hard to beat for how much they cost.

 

[Hippopatumus]

Neither.... get a pump .22/gallery gun, takedown if possible. Shoot everything from .22 Short CBs to those hypervelocity varmint zappers. Winchester made them for decades, and Rossi just started again (in wood or polymer). I think I saw the Rossi pumps going for $350 last time I was looking, and they're not that bad (certainly nothing a little tuning couldn't improve).

Just ordered one of the Rio Bravos over the weekend. $270.

How do we know what ammo it actually can handle? The manufacturer website just says 22LR.

 

[WhoBusTank69]

The Tikka T3x Battue and Battue Lite are two that come to mind that are also chambered in 30-06. There's also the T3x Arctic, but I think it's only chambered in 308 and 6.5 Queermore.

Tikka's are hard to beat for how much they cost.

That reminds me that I'm in the market for another boltgun since I got fucked on a bull-barrel Savage that wanders all over the paper - used three sets of mounts from the shitty Vortex pair it came with to a pair of Warnes and then some Sigs I had lying around with two different scopes.
The American in me wants to try out the Henry Long Ranger but I've wanted a Tikka for a while now.

 

[Cold Root Beer]

He doesn't live here anywhere near me. It was a ship from over 100+ miles/km away.

That's ok. You can actually make the bullets yourself! Just dip your bullets in lighter fluid before you shoot them. It makes them go faster! Make sure to stream it! You'll be able to prove all the mean people in this thread wrong and look super cool!

 

[Antarctica]

That reminds me that I'm in the market for another boltgun since I got fucked on a bull-barrel Savage that wanders all over the paper - used three sets of mounts from the shitty Vortex pair it came with to a pair of Warnes and then some Sigs I had lying around with two different scopes.
The American in me wants to try out the Henry Long Ranger but I've wanted a Tikka for a while now.

Lever gats are cool, I have a Uberti 1866 yellowboy that I absolutely love, but imo they are better at being Brush Guns/Hog Guns or Rimfire Plinkers.

Tikka's are very nice and I rarely ever see anyone with problems or complaints. I went with a Tikka, but there is also Bergara, Browning, Christensen, Sako, etc that are held to a pretty high regard in the Precision/Hunting world. A friend of mine has a new Xbolt pro and that thing is really sweet. I wish more bolt actions had the same tang style safety's that the Xbolt's have.

 

[POWER IN MISERY]

That's ok. You can actually make the bullets yourself! Just dip your bullets in lighter fluid before you shoot them. It makes them go faster! Make sure to stream it! You'll be able to prove all the mean people in this thread wrong and look super cool!

stop trying to get the poor boy to blow up!

 

[Pocket Dragoon]

Just ordered one of the Rio Bravos over the weekend. $270.

How do we know what ammo it actually can handle? The manufacturer website just says 22LR.

If it's a manual-feed LR, it'll shoot CB shorts. I have one on the way as well, and the ability to use .22 short was a key selling point.

Edit: Rossi has wood stocks for their pump & lever .22s, and are available for sale on their website.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

I did it, to change out the stock and while I was doing that, decided to stripe clean it. Taking out the pins and putting them back in, was hard.

Though what are folk's thoughts on the Midwest Industries chasis build for the 10/22 as it looks interesting.

That chassis seems decent for a tacticool 10/22 build, but I like my cheap-ass Magpul Hunter one. Nothing sticks out to catch on shit, nothing rattles, stands up to rough use.

For a 30-06 semi auto rifle with iron sights check out the Benelli Argo, or find an old Browning BAR (better option), preferably Belgian-made. My BAR is an Mk1, they sure used to make them solid back in the day. Also consider .270 instead of .30-06. I have no idea why people still like .30-06 other than "muh garand."

Edit: Kind of missed the part where you said bolt action, that makes it easier. Look up the CZ 557.
Edit 2: For a more budget option (may need some finishing) get a Zastava M70.

 

[UVB-76]

Well this was a great 2A commercial.

Also are there any modern era 30.06 rifles that come with iron sights as I was looking into bolt actions and like almost all had no iron sights.

The black guy in the ad reminds me of Luke m1911s from tumblr

 

[WhoBusTank69]

Also consider .270 instead of .30-06. I have no idea why people still like .30-06 other than "muh garand."

The ancient caliber war where Thirty Odd Six was best because two world wars and factory projectiles were heavier, which stuck throughout generations.
These days there's a much wider selection that isn't entirely milsurp so just about everyone gets an opportunity to dunk on dear 'ol .30-06 once in a while. The new flex is .300 Remchesterby Magnum; can't down a whitetail without it.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

The ancient caliber war where Thirty Odd Six was best because two world wars and factory projectiles were heavier, which stuck throughout generations.
These days there's a much wider selection that isn't entirely milsurp so just about everyone gets an opportunity to dunk on dear 'ol .30-06 once in a while. The new flex is .300 Remchesterby Magnum; can't down a whitetail without it.

Them deer getting more armored up with each year, old calibers won't take them anymore. Guess the marketing people have to earn their keep somehow.

Funnily enough, one of my buddies won't use anything other than .30-06 for his hunting rifles. I'm still not entirely clear on why. Not even a nostalgia thing, he's from a 7.62x54R part of the world.

 

[Panama]

One of the things 30-06 has just about everything else beat is bullet weight range. Anything from zippy little 125 grain to big ol 220 soft point honkers. It’s been declared dead by .270, .308WIN, .300 Win Mag, 7mm Rem Mag, various Short Mags, and 6.5 sneedmore, but still sticks around since it’s a good overall cartridge for any big game outside of Africa.