that's the difficult part, i just have a sample size of 2 and my info from ukraine is from people actually there reporting what they see and use. not much room for official testing and to be honest these sorts of big mags aren't terribly useful in general, not even the "good" ones. i debated using one as a contact mag when i was in afghanistan and iraq but they just were too awkward and annoying to use.
Yes, for clarity I want the cheapest good AR. Somewhere under $700 preferably. I want to have a rifle in my house with ammo before the end of this year. There is an affordable PSA rifle on guns.com but it doesn’t have built in sights, so I’d have to spend more money and time deciding on an optic. I would like to get an optic but I want something with sights in case I don’t have the time or money to get an optic picked out.
Go to a gunshop and get an M&P Sport, it will be within or just above your price range.
Get a PSA AR
Truly the only choice here is the Rhino.
Buy a PSA direct from the site. They have deals every time it rains. Which means you can get a good rifle. A decent optic or attachable irons. And ammo all from the exact same place. For under 700.
If you have to finance a gun, you shouldn't get that gun. Get a maverick 88 shotgun or used glock if you're over 21.
This but for everything. If you have to finance something, you will be much better suited getting something for less and owning it straight out. The only exception might be a house. And even that is just because few people have a solvent 50k for a starter home. Definitely not cars. There are endless pastures full of good cars that you can buy straight out and drop another K or so into to have a rod running forever.
The cheapest AR that will last you a long time and will be functional long after a ban or SHTF is gonna be around 1K. Lowers from all the major budget brands are largely interchangable (S&W, PSA, Anderson, Aero) will run you about 150$ before shipping, tax and FFL fee, and can easily be checked for fitment with some basic tools that youll want to get anyways.
I agree with a BCM upper being a good option for first time buyers, especially if you can catch one on sale. Unfortunately the next big sales event would likely be Black Friday, and considering what's going on, I'm not sure someone would want to wait until after the election to buy.
I didnt link it, but I actually checked gundeals as I was making my post and they had a 14.5 BCM upper on sale 3 days ago, I see them on there constantly. We are a few months out from the election and it seems congress is mostly in deadlock, so unless he's concerned about a local/state ban in his area Id not be terribly concerned.
This is a question that comes up a lot. People unfamiliar but just getting into guns hyper focus on getting an AR first as it is touted (perhaps totally justifiably) as the best gun to get, and it is also the gun that is most often attacked and has the highest risk of future bans.
The starter homes for under $100k don't exist anymore unless it's a run down shack somewhere.....
Hard brace it for a few days, then switch to an ACE bandage. Try to limit movement, and do not take anything for the swelling if you get any. The inflammation is good, means stuff is getting repaired and the swelling is your body cushioning and limiting the mobility on purpose.
