Honestly, save up another $100 and get a used glock. Or check the trade in/bargain bin at your LGS, if they have one. There are some fucking KILLER deals in there sometimes. There is a particular retard gun I didn't know existed till I walked in the other day to get my girl some 300blk. It's a Magnum Research Mini Desert eagle in 380 with 3 mags for around $300. Getting it next month. Didn't know I wanted the little retard till I dumped it in my boot and couldn't feel it, getting it instead of the Makarov. Don't buy retard guns unless you wanna learn gunsmithing and sourcing parts.
It looks like Leupold's to me, but they're discontinued. I wonder if there is a Chinese copy.
If you're asking about an optic, I can confidently suggest the Vortex Strike Eagle, the SE-31802. I've seen them on eurooptic.com (a great site) for $749 with free shipping. That's pretty good for a very decent starter scope. If you really want LR capability out of an AR-15 platform I'd recommend you move to 6mm ARC. I recognize you're trying to do this as inexpensively as possible, but I think you're going to be disappointed by how poorly 5.56 performs at LR distances. I'm not talking about just M193 or M855 (
), but even the good stuff like Mk 262 is underwhelming once you get a taste of something better designed for LR and ELR.Out of curiosity, were you running this suppressed?
I can only recommend what I know, and I carry a old Model 36. 38 special in snubbies has a track record the size of a football field. Get the old 158 grain FBI load and you honestly can't go wrong. Good for pocket carry and all things that go bump in the night.
If you're asking about an optic, I can confidently suggest the Vortex Strike Eagle, the SE-31802. I've seen them on eurooptic.com (a great site) for $749 with free shipping. That's pretty good for a very decent starter scope. If you really want LR capability out of an AR-15 platform I'd recommend you move to 6mm ARC. I recognize you're trying to do this as inexpensively as possible, but I think you're going to be disappointed by how poorly 5.56 performs at LR distances. I'm not talking about just M193 or M855 (
Out of curiosity, were you running this suppressed?
I would have suggested the PA SLx 4-16x44 FFP R-Grid ($299), but that ship has sailed, I guess. Pretty solid FFP optic for the money. I've got one on a 18" 5.56 AR and another on my Hera/Howa .308 bolt gun.
That is a cucked move bruh. Personally don't keep mine in a safe, don't have room, but if you have one, or even just a padlock, you should feel secure that the code/key won't be given out.
Non-push button safes do exist, but you're looking at real safes that start at around $2k and they'll offer dial combination/dial combination and key back up lock options. There was a site I can't find right now that autistically reviewed safes and went over things like fire ratings and how all of them in cheap safes are bullshit. He recommended a couple Made in USA brands that had good security and realistic fire ratings based on materials. This was 10ish years ago so the landscape may have changed some.
Your notional solution sounds like about what I want, really. Where I'd put the cabinet in the basement it'd be like $50 and half an hour's work to add some PEX stubs and cover the area with a sprinkler so fire rating for me is kind 'lmao why'
I basically made a secure-ish walk in closet in the basement with a hardened exterior door and closely studded the wall so someone will have take tools and a bit of time no matter what they choose to go after. There is a camera that they probably notice until it gets a good look at their face if it isn't covered. Power/hand tools and other expensive or irreplaceable shit gets locked inside during vacation so they're going to have to bring their own. It's also not something I talk about so if someone's cousin's baby daddy hears what a gun nut I am and wants to make mine theirs, they'll still hopefully come unprepared.
Agreed. Also the P365 in either 9mm and .380 is an excellent choice or a Springfield Hellcat.
Yep, especially stay away from Eastern or Central European guns for EDC stuff in the USA.
Ugh, any suggestions on a non cucked safe brand?
I don't think you could count on anyone, thus our discussion about DIY locking.
I just did a quick search and there are $1k-2k smaller safes on this site that offer mechanical locks. It looks like I misremembered how expensive they were because I believe Safe Guard was a brand recommended on that old site I mentioned. The name rings a bell and they are made in the US, which was all that guy recommended.
