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[–] john_browns_beard@hexbear.net 58 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Casual reminder that you can buy a brand new AR for $500

[–] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 32 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Shit. I'm going to need to get a gun, aren't I?

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 4 points 4 hours ago

And some training/practice, yes. Check if there’s some decent orgs around who can help you with the latter

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

Please tell me more, I wanted an AK in 5.56 but dont know if that's doing too much, what would you recommend?

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 11 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

If you have whole a lot of money for hobbies that's a cool sort of gun. If you need like, A Gun, just get an AR-15 in 556. They're very well supported in the US. By far the easiest to get/swap parts for, ammo for, repairs, etc. They are like legos.

AKs in 7.62x39 are also sort of all over the place, so they're fairly easy to deal with logistically. Just not as much as the AR, and they're harder to customize. And they used to be pretty cheap but the prices went up quite a bit after the Russia sanctions and the pandemic.

[–] Broodyr@hexbear.net 28 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

keep it practical, AR-15 and/or reliable polymer striker-fired pistol

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Already GLAWKED UP!!

Dad has a few but they all look like garbage and unreliable

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 13 points 11 hours ago

Modern ARs are fine, cheaper than AKs in the US, and the parts are very available. AKs are fun but the practical answer in the USA is just get a decent AR.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I kinda want to go for a CZ pistol. Is that practical?

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 3 points 6 hours ago

The CZ P-10 is great.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 20 points 12 hours ago

AKs are cool but in the US you will just find so many AR parts and such for cheap it makes it more practical