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Had an opportunity to shoot one of these today, and I honestly do not understand how a used one would come up for sale. Very nice trigger, remarkably easy to shoot accurately through the irons, and .308 is such a useful round. Very utilitarian, and user friendly, I wanted one when they first came out, and after shooting one, find it an extremely desirable rifle.

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Nice 1911's! I also love them but currently only have one and it's just an old 1911.
Old 1911s are the best ones. There's something to be said for a shootin' iron that's never seen the inside of a CNC nor been tinkered with by a gunsmiff.

Taz, I've always found the concept of the scout rifle interesting but I just can't get past my .308 semi-auto addiction. That's the Ruger, yes? I believe Steyr makes (made?) one as well.
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Old 1911s are the best ones. There's something to be said for a shootin' iron that's never seen the inside of a CNC nor been tinkered with by a gunsmiff.

Taz, I've always found the concept of the scout rifle interesting but I just can't get past my .308 semi-auto addiction. That's the Ruger, yes? I believe Steyr makes (made?) one as well.
That is the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle. I don't have any semi-auto .308s, but based on any previous shooting of semi-autos, they would be fun. The Scout rifle is supposed to be good at many tasks. I'm just surprised at how good a rifle it is, shootable, comfortable, accurate, quick-handling, just a remarkably good machine. Plus you can't hunt with your semis in PA.
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Y'know, you can hint with FA down here

If eforms ever gets form 4 back, I'm likely gonna grab a suppressor...

I wouldn't mind a select fire fnc either.....They're surprisingly cheap. ..
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Y'know, you can hint with FA down here

If eforms ever gets form 4 back, I'm likely gonna grab a suppressor...

I wouldn't mind a select fire fnc either.....They're surprisingly cheap. ..
When you need suppressing fire, the line between hunter and hunted gets mighty blurry.
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I know of at least one outfit in Texas that does full-auto helicopter hog hunts. They provide the M16s, the ammo, and the whirlybird. You provide the $$$.
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No minigun? Texas, you disappoint me.
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I know a guy with a registered m60 updated to the e6 spec for sale.....anyone got 50k they can spot me?
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Had an opportunity to shoot one of these today, and I honestly do not understand how a used one would come up for sale. Very nice trigger, remarkably easy to shoot accurately through the irons, and .308 is such a useful round. Very utilitarian, and user friendly, I wanted one when they first came out, and after shooting one, find it an extremely desirable rifle.
This rifle has been on my mind since I first handled one. I'm no semi-auto guy, no "black rifle" guy, but the idea of a handy little rifle - almost a carbine, really - in .308 has a lot of appeal. So, the idea of a bolt gun that more or less mimics the popular "tactical" semi-autos has some appeal. But I go back and forth... I wouldn't hunt with it, although I could, so it would really just be a plinker. So a .223 would seem to make more sense. Then I think "well, this would be my SHTF rifle", but I'm no "prepper" by a long shot. If I were, the .308 would make perfect sense. In the end, I still have not bought one. Maybe I'm over thinking it - it's just a cool rifle, and "just for the hell of it" is a perfectly valid reason to buy another rifle. I really should scratch that itch...
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This rifle has been on my mind since I first handled one. I'm no semi-auto guy, no "black rifle" guy, but the idea of a handy little rifle - almost a carbine, really - in .308 has a lot of appeal. So, the idea of a bolt gun that more or less mimics the popular "tactical" semi-autos has some appeal. But I go back and forth... I wouldn't hunt with it, although I could, so it would really just be a plinker. So a .223 would seem to make more sense. Then I think "well, this would be my SHTF rifle", but I'm no "prepper" by a long shot. If I were, the .308 would make perfect sense. In the end, I still have not bought one. Maybe I'm over thinking it - it's just a cool rifle, and "just for the hell of it" is a perfectly valid reason to buy another rifle. I really should scratch that itch...
We share a remarkably similar thought process on that rifle.
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Seriously, one of these is tempting...... pew pew pew!
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It's an FN FNC. You can slap one together in select fire for about 7k....Pretty much as cheap as it gets for a rifle caliber select fire weapon
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Ahhh. It reminded me of a Daewoo that came through years ago.
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Well, this Lil thing followed me home

As if the fact that it's a factory OD frame didn't make it unique enough, it's a standard land and groove rifled barrel. All matching..
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