going to buy a rifle---advice?
 

so a few of my freinds go shooting alot so im thinking of buying myself a rifle.

ima pick up a bunch of extra shifts at work so im thinking my limit will be around 1000...

went to my local gunshop today and they have some sick guns that are right in that price range (mostly AR-15s)

want a 220 223 caliber or somewhere near that.

another thing i want is for it to look like an assault rifle because who doesnt want a sick looking gun! if ima spend 1k i know i can get a quality gun that looks awesome.

another need for me is semi auto.

thanks for any help!

Well, if you want a really good gun under 1k build your own. R-Guns sell dpms parts kits, and you can pick up a stripped lower on the gun shop (get a good quality lower, like a rock river). Built my last ar15 for about 650...

Not sure if you are interested, but I have a really nice bushmaster ar15 that i am selling for 850. I would have to ship it to your gun shop and you would have to go thru the transfer (costs about 25-30 bucks). Nice gun, all top end stuff in it.

pmed ya james.

i have a freind who said his cousin could make me a completely custom AR-15 for 1k which would be kinda cool since its all custom..

but i thought this was something special.. didnt realize anyone could do it.

i may look into R-guns like you said

Dont shoot yourself.....:lol:

...or anyone else for that matter.

hey thanks for the advice! never thought about that.:wink:

The 1st is most important, cause if you do a good job at messing that up, you will not get the chance to do the 2nd!!!!

woe that is sick!

how much for one of those bad boys?

Serously tho. I would say make sure you get some proper training first before you go too nuts on it. A lot of my family are very avid hunters, and they never let me touch their/any guns before I was properly trained (by them and later hunter's safety classes) and had to follow strict safety rules when handling them else they were gone. Guns can be fun, but they are not toys.
I trust your friends are responsible, but young guys with little experience handling guns & trying to show off can be very dangerous.

Other than that, I would say get something not too big to start with. Big guns means pricey ammo and lots of recoil. If you are just shooting targets, it doesn't make sense to me to get something over the top unless you are just trying to be macho. Personally, my favorite target practice gun has been a 22 win mag I have. Its not for everyone, and I'm not a big gun nut, but I like it as the ammo is very cheap, very accurate and you can get lots of rounds in w/o killing your wallet or your shoulder & ears. Other than that I like shotguns for trap shooting. Poking holes in paper and cans from 100yds away gets boring quickly imo.

Ditto what Finnster said.
I'm a little concerned when I hear "all my friends have them"...and "I want badass looking..." when it comes to guns. I'm a hunter, not a "gun owner", so my attitude towards guns in general falls on the "serve a purpose" side as opposed to what looks cool.

That being said, you might want to review the ammo prices, and ask your friends how much they go through. Anyone I know that shoots a lot reloads their own ammo to keep the costs down - its not unusual to go through over a 100 bucks (retail) in ammo in an afternoon. And if they do it, don't assume they are going to donate their time to reload yours.

d'oh, beat me to it

on the ammo thing- get an ar-15(cool looking) with a .22 action and you can shoot all day on the cheap. They don't only shoot .223's...

you want to kill something, grab an elk by its antlers, throw it on the ground and rip its its jugular vein out with your teeth while punching it in the head until it bleeds out. Shooting something from 50 meters away while its looking at a mushroom is kind of gay. They do taste good though

well, you'd know more about what's gay and what's not than I would:mdr:

However, I do like your take on hunting. I never was impressed when someone outsmarted an aminal. Especially when they outsmart an animal and use a gun. Come on! What's next, baby face punching?

Ok ok, you animal rights activists.... lol

It's a great feeling to wake up at 4am, bundle up in thick camo, ride out thru the slop to get to the stand by 4 wheeler and sit in the stand for hours. Its quite calming and is a great stress reliever. Then when you hear something walking thru the woods and spot the animal, the adrenaline pump turns on. Killing the animal is just the reward for patiently waiting. And tastes delicious.