Where do you do your shopping for rifles and guns.
I have had the same shotgun, rifle, and a pistol for over 30 years.

Good places to buy, retail store, gun show, online?

Where do you live?

The streets seem to be the best place now adays...Id try your local corner

Anderson Twp.

I parted with a good friend 19 years ago AKA, M16 A2, belonged to Uncle Sam so could not take it home.

What do you think about a Ruger mini 14 ranch rifle? Want semi auto loading. Going to get another pistol also.
Don't want to break the bank, any thoughts.

http://www.oneshotonline.com/

Good luck finding anything, most places are out of stock on nearly everything. I went to the gun show in Sharonville on Saturday, there was a line all the way to the street to get in, 250-300 people at least.

Great prices at http://www.budsgunshop.com

I picked up a Windham Firearms AR-15 a few months ago. .223-.556. Fun gun to shoot, and accurate. In the same price range as the Ruger.

Pistol caliper will matter, do you want to carry etc. but I am sure you already know this. There are lots of forums on-line like pistol-training .com that reviews various weapons for reliability, accuracy etc.

Good luck!

(12-17-2012 05:58 PM)DDaddy Wrote:  Great prices at http://www.budsgunshop.com

I picked up a Windham Firearms AR-15 a few months ago. .223-.556. Fun gun to shoot, and accurate. In the same price range as the Ruger.

Pistol caliper will matter, do you want to carry etc. but I am sure you already know this. There are lots of forums on-line like pistol-training .com that reviews various weapons for reliability, accuracy etc.

Good luck!

Thanks, AR same price as Ruger? .223 round same as M16 I think.

Now would be a fabulous time to look to buy if you are interested. Lots of legislation coming our way.

Sent you a PM with some info on a great retail shop.

Along the same lines recommendations for:

Handgun?

I like the Taurus "Judge". I like that it can fire .45 and 410 guage shells. Personal preference I know but I prefer a revolver over an automatic...



Also for Home-defense/shotgun I'd love to have the Kel-Tec "Bullpup" design shotgun... but that is SERIOUS money. (~$880.00)

(12-18-2012 09:58 AM)Crewdogz Wrote:  Along the same lines recommendations for:

Handgun?

I like the Taurus "Judge". I like that it can fire .45 and 410 guage shells. Personal preference I know but I prefer a revolver over an automatic...



Also for Home-defense/shotgun I'd love to have the Kel-Tec "Bullpup" design shotgun... but that is SERIOUS money. (~$880.00)

I'm a fan of the Kel-Tec 16...loud gun but easy to use. Had my wife try the Kel-Tec and the Colt AR-15, she liked the Kel-Tec...

I'm actually in the market for a 12 gauge pump shot gun and a 1911 style revolver. Any suggestions that wont break the bank?

If you check prices right now they are increasing dramtically; demand is out-pacing supply.

(12-18-2012 12:07 PM)Crewdogz Wrote:  If you check prices right now they are increasing dramtically; demand is out-pacing supply.

Brought home the last bushmaster AR Walmart had today.

(12-19-2012 04:11 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 12:07 PM)Crewdogz Wrote:  If you check prices right now they are increasing dramtically; demand is out-pacing supply.

Brought home the last bushmaster AR Walmart had today.

Quote:Walmart Bushmaster AR-15 sale ad removal: Walmart pulls website gun listing, Dick's halts rifle sale

Read more: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/wa...z2FXLftsKW


NEW YORK -- Gun stores are under intense pressure from the massive outcry against assault rifles after last week's massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.

Large stores are responding by either suspending sales or pulling ads of semiautomatic rifles similar to the one used by Adam Lanza last Friday at Sandy Hook elementary school that killed 20 children and six adults. Some smaller stores, though, are holding tight.

The sports retailer Dick's Sporting Goods said it has suspended the sale of certain semiautomatic rifles from its 511 stores in 44 states "out of respect for the victims and their families." Dick's also said in a statement that it has removed all guns from its store near Newtown.

The retailer did not say if this is the first time it has taken such a measure, or how long the suspension will last. A search on the retailer's website on Tuesday for "modern sporting rifles," as the retailer calls them, led to a blank page.

Wal-Mart took down a listing on its website Monday for a semiautomatic assault rifle from the same maker as the Bushmaster AR-15, that was used by Lanza. In July, James Holmes used a similar semiautomatic rifle at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, to kill 12 people and injure 58 others.

David Tovar, a Wal-Mart spokesman, said the Bushmaster gun was not for sale online and the web listing contained directions for the nearest store where it could be purchased. The ad was pulled because of sensitivity to the Newtown massacre, Tovar said.

Similar assault rifles, including the Bushmaster, continue to be available for sale at over 1,200 Wal-Mart stores where guns are sold.

"We have not made any changes to the assortment of guns we sell," Tovar said.

In the past year, sales of guns at Wal-Mart have skyrocketed. Executive vice president Duncan Mac Naughton told shareholders at a meeting in October that gun sales at Wal-Mart stores open for a year or more increased 76% for the year, and ammunition sales were up 30%.

While big retailers are making some changes, smaller gun stores aren't budging.

Timothy Smith, owner of Tim's Gun and Range in Winter Haven, Florida, said his store hasn't stopped selling Bushmaster guns and has no plans to.

"What happened at that school was a tragedy, but it wasn't the gun that did it," he said. "To change what we sell because of that wouldn't make sense."

An employee at Fernwood Firearms in Hankins, New York, also said the store will not make any changes.

The killing also prompted a decision by New York's Westchester County against renewing a contract to host an annual gun show in February.

"The shows in past years were popular and run in a thoroughly professional manner. But at this time...a contract renewal is not appropriate," according to a statement released by the county.

In the wake of the shooting, both Republicans and Democrats have called for tighter gun control, sending gunmakers' share prices into a tailspin on Wall Street. Shares of Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. have tumbled over the last three trading days -- 19% and 15% respectively. Firearm retailer Cabela's has also fallen 15%.

The uncertain outlook for the firearms industry may have sent a chill through investors, but the Florida store owner Smith said its led to an uptick in gun sales in the aftermath.

"When you have politicians saying we need to do something about assault rifles, people you wouldn't normally see buying a gun go out and buy one, because they're worried they won't be able to get one if they ban them," he said.

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/wa...rifle-sale

Be really careful what you buy right now, the price gougers are out in full force. I am seeing AK variants (that I paid $400-$450) going for $800-$1,200. Same thing on AR complete rifles and stripped lowers. There is a used Del-Ton AR going for $1,500 on Gunbroker right now. Totally ridicilous, it's a lower tier AR and is worth maybe $600 max.

If you have been out of the gun market for awhile, and really have to buy something now, talk to someone who's familiar with pre-hysteria pricing, otherwise you'll likely get ripped off.

(12-18-2012 11:34 AM)namrag Wrote:  I'm actually in the market for a 12 gauge pump shot gun and a 1911 style revolver. Any suggestions that wont break the bank?

For a 12 gauge pump action I like the Mossberg 500. Easy to use and good shotgun manufacturer.