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Anybody fucked with the PSA AR-10s? I have a nice 10x scope I got on sale a while back that still doesn’t have a home.
I just asked around to my friend group since I don’t have any first had experience and this is what the consensus is: It will probably be over gassed and have cheap feeling fit and finish. But it will shoot. The recommendation is to save a bit and buy an aero one.
But again this is second hand info from my friends.
buy an aero one.
Thanks, this is what I feared. Oh well it’s only money, guess I’ll buy an aero upper and lower sometime soon.
$520+FFL. Optics ready Springfield Hellcat Pro with 5 mags and range bag. Generally intended for CCW due to its small size. For non-CCW there are probably better options.
Reddit link for discussion, click through for deal
This is not an endorsement of this gun or dealer. I’ve heard good things about Hellcats but have no experience myself.
Is .22 a stupid caliber to have?
No. Best caliber. And I mean that literally. Shot placement matters more than anything else, and there’s no better way to get good than sending rounds downrange. If you’re paying 5 cents per round, you’re gonna be able to practice a lot more per dollar than with any other caliber. Being good with a 10/22 is a lot more valuable than being crappy with a 9mm handgun.
Not at all. It’s great for cheap range ammo.
Not recommended to rely on it for any form of defense, so it’s usually best as a third caliber. That being said, it’s perfectly capable of being lethal with good shot placement, and despite being rimfire there’s supposedly good quality and reliable rounds out there nowadays. Works fine for small game hunting in a pinch.
New crate of preserved 91/30s showed up in my local gun store, very tempted to go and get one, but I don’t ever want to think about cosmoline ever again.
Always gotta recommend this to new gun owners:
M&P Shield EZ
Most pistols are seriously so difficult to operate if you aren’t a healthy adult man, and even then - they can be such a hassle. That pistol has:
- A slide that is very easy to rack
- Safety and release levers that are easy to operate
- Magazines with little plastic tabs to PULL THE FOLLOWER DOWN AND SIMPLY PLACE ROUNDS INTO THE MAGAZINE INSTEAD OF DESTROYING YOUR THUMBS
It’s seriously so much easier on the hands.
And it shoots great. It holds 7-8 rounds in a pretty compact frame, you can get it in 9mm and .38
I think I got mine for like 450 used.
I’ll second this, it lives up to its name. I got the 380EZ as an easy-to-use gun I can lend to non-experienced people in a pinch.
Anyone considering it should keep in mind that it makes some sacrifices for its ease of use (particularly with the single stack mags, so it only holds 8 rounds instead of a more typical 12-15) and it isn’t best in its class.
I’d generally only recommend this to people who have trouble racking the slide on other handguns, or have partners/friends that have trouble. Ease of use won’t compensate for lack of training and there’s better options for people who don’t have trouble with other handguns.
The .380 version I’ve seen on sale as low as $250, now that prices have calmed down a bit. $350 on sale for the 9mm. 9mm is a better round, but for people who have tried it and still have trouble with the recoil, 380 is quite a bit softer.
