tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post7011553695112002806..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: $400 sniper part 2James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-27470009146382005512017-03-28T20:50:39.396-07:002017-03-28T20:50:39.396-07:00I purchased a PTR -91SC a few years back, I love i...I purchased a PTR -91SC a few years back, I love it, downside is that it is much heavier then you standard semi auto, but very durable and I have had zero failures with mixed ammo. .308 may cost more but it is also more versatile and readily available.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770253240791516614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-7284533287533533692017-03-22T21:09:00.478-07:002017-03-22T21:09:00.478-07:00Negative. You didn't fill it out, but if it wa...Negative. You didn't fill it out, but if it was a legal transfer on a 4473, there is a place for it and it would have been filled out by the dealer...<br /><br />See pages 2 &3(parts B and specifically D) on this sample 4473.<br /><br />https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4473-part-1-firearms-transaction-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download<br /><br />As far as "registration", also a negative as the dealers themselves keep the 4473s(for at least 20 years but can destroy them at 20 years and a day). If the dealer closes up shop(retires or goes out of business) they must ship all the <20 year old 4473s to the ATF. Once at the ATF they get scanned on to a version of microfilm and the originals get shredded for sake of space. Officially, "registration" is not permissible and the microfilm is supposedly purged beyond the 20 year mark also. <br /><br />http://www.informationweek.com/applications/atfs-gun-tracing-system-is-a-dud/d/d-id/1109062<br /><br />K.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-88485889052594123432017-03-21T07:29:14.945-07:002017-03-21T07:29:14.945-07:00Yuppers good buddy !Yuppers good buddy !Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-66849724755522044262017-03-21T05:40:02.026-07:002017-03-21T05:40:02.026-07:00I don't normally focus on hunting ( dinner, an...I don't normally focus on hunting ( dinner, anyway ). Combat is the major need here, as we've overpopulated a smidge much.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72560451960111906582017-03-21T00:25:51.033-07:002017-03-21T00:25:51.033-07:00Having had a modicum of experience with the Steyr ...Having had a modicum of experience with the Steyr here in Aus, and since then 12 years of experience hunting with a bolt gun, I can confidently say I much prefer the bolt action. It isn't much slower than a semi-auto and is a lot safer to boot.<br />When it comes to hunting with a centrefire, I've never had either a need or an opportunity for a fast follow up shot - things run right away, and I'd expect humans to do the same. I do well enough - I can feed myself, despite not having ever tried to shoot a moving target. What's the point? Why not wait til dinner is nice and close and a sure shot? There are plenty more dinners out there. <br />And having said that, I do the majority of my hunting with a .22LR - sufficient for everything up to bulls with good shot placement. I see very few occasions I would really need a centrefire given my circumstances.Dampignak the Terriblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288652905052687231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79949027379971448372017-03-20T10:05:06.035-07:002017-03-20T10:05:06.035-07:00Okay ,so a $200 gun after ammo costs. I would hav...Okay ,so a $200 gun after ammo costs. I would have done the same I imagine. And you can always sell separately and double your money.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-61150849653539350402017-03-20T07:23:08.100-07:002017-03-20T07:23:08.100-07:00Lol , I bought it because it had never been fired ...Lol , I bought it because it had never been fired and it came with two thousand rounds and eight steel mags. All for $700 !!<br />At that price , I could not refuse ha ha.<br />Plus , since then another friend gave me 2K more green tips...For watching his house last summer..Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-24950049417831475632017-03-19T06:21:30.310-07:002017-03-19T06:21:30.310-07:00Norinco, the firearm that is used to kill Yankee I...Norinco, the firearm that is used to kill Yankee Imperialist running dogs and their Ozzie friends. And, well, I don't know why I'm surprised that a Mini costs $800 when a SALE on a 10/22 is $225. I just think if you spend the $800, why not have a better design even if not better quality. I always felt the Mini was just a whiney plee to buy American from a not so sterling reputed company. Not saying it is a terrible gun, just a distant third or forth of fifth in semi battle guns.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5953138491695526932017-03-19T03:27:31.132-07:002017-03-19T03:27:31.132-07:00With the newer heavier barrels, the accuracy isn&#...With the newer heavier barrels, the accuracy isn't too bad actually. Good enough IMO. The firing pin issues are from idiots bump firing and getting the gun too hot or using steel ammo. Yes they are pricey, but quality ain't cheap lol.Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-35633751917006580912017-03-18T17:25:12.223-07:002017-03-18T17:25:12.223-07:00I had a Mini-14 back before the government confisc...I had a Mini-14 back before the government confiscated them.<br /><br />I used Norinco rounds in it and they would blow brass back into the bolt causing it to seize up. Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-78372955777916542692017-03-18T13:44:34.181-07:002017-03-18T13:44:34.181-07:00Well spoken. If from nothing else, we could tell ...Well spoken. If from nothing else, we could tell you aren't American from your common sense approach, rather than Hollywood bred dogma, regarding semi's.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4662379850859248632017-03-18T13:42:44.215-07:002017-03-18T13:42:44.215-07:00the folks at the Gun Test magazine say the PTR-91 ...the folks at the Gun Test magazine say the PTR-91 is the best of the HK clones. I'd do that WAY before considering a 14.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-61085777389412772402017-03-18T13:40:58.715-07:002017-03-18T13:40:58.715-07:00Most folks seem to feel the lower polymer has litt...Most folks seem to feel the lower polymer has little bearing on quality-I don't have any opinion due to ignorance. I will say, if I wanted to do an 80% gun, I'd get the pour kits rather than drill an aluminum one as it seems you can't screw it up as bad. You do, you pour another. With the drill, if it screw it up, that's it, money wasted.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72064892339795559642017-03-18T11:50:59.932-07:002017-03-18T11:50:59.932-07:00Right. Some of them inexpensive AR's have poly...Right. Some of them inexpensive AR's have polymer lowers and I find that bothersome. The new Spikes lower I just got was right at $99 with tax and shipping, + $25 transfer fee from my local dealer. I ordered it from Tombstone Tactical in AZ and it's not polymer.<br /><br />Learned something new.<br />The AR lower is considered the *gun* part of the thing because that's where the serial number is located. (I always thought that was strange because the upper is where all the business gets done, the actual firing of the ammunition, not the lower.)<br /><br />I had never bought a gun online so I didn't know exactly how the registration stuff worked. Turns out the registration must happen at the point of sale, in my case Tombstone Tactical in AZ, not the point of filling out the 4473 cause there is no information about the gun itself on the 4473. The only info on the 4473 pertains to me, the person. Tombstone has all my contact info, but they didn't do the transfer, so if any info connecting me to the gun is on paper or pixels it must be with Tombstone. ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70287962075750343682017-03-18T11:16:10.698-07:002017-03-18T11:16:10.698-07:00I actually did see an AR for $399 in my local farm...I actually did see an AR for $399 in my local farm supply catalog last week. We don't have any extra fee for a background check where I live, just sales tax. I seriously considered it but I'm holding out for a 308. HK91 clone or an M14 if I can find one that's affordable.<br /><br />-NoviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54130769765830726792017-03-18T11:12:28.468-07:002017-03-18T11:12:28.468-07:00Just saying : every type of weapon requires its ow...Just saying : every type of weapon requires its own training and creats its own set of habits.<br /><br />Semi-auto rifles with magazines are very "niche" weapons. If you have time and money to spend on this type of weapon, more power to you.<br /><br />I favor a different approach, in that you train for one type of weaponry and thus become good at all its aspects. Bolt-action rifles train you to avoid the fights you would perhaps not avoid with a semi-auto rifle.Avehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508223217305671728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33945042883252407572017-03-18T09:36:36.441-07:002017-03-18T09:36:36.441-07:00Or, it will do until you upgrade but if you can...Or, it will do until you upgrade but if you can't upgrade, it will still do.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79409742884490598752017-03-18T09:35:59.551-07:002017-03-18T09:35:59.551-07:00The ammo price is nice, and if I did have to choos...The ammo price is nice, and if I did have to choose a 223, it probably would be an AR rather than a Mini. I've heard too many issues about it and its not as accurate and it is way overpriced. I'd rather have an AK than a Mini if I had to go for an assault rifle and wanted a non-jamming carbine.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-19015246991533650512017-03-18T08:41:31.027-07:002017-03-18T08:41:31.027-07:00Another way to think of the low end AR is that it ...Another way to think of the low end AR is that it is an *active* down payment on a better gun. I say active cause it works right now. <br /><br />Everything is already on the web. Get the cheap gun, use it, and spend some time online learning everything you can about it. Take it apart, discover how the various parts work and work together. Then start upgrading the parts one at a time. <br /><br />A new charging handle here, and better trigger rig there, etc. The single most expensive part on an AR and maybe the most important, is the barrel. A good quality barrel STARTS at $200 and goes up immensely from there. But you have to learn, first, what makes a good barrel, and therefore, what makes a bad barrel. <br /><br />Deal only with reputable dealers and by hanging out in various blogs, keeping your face cave shut and your ear holes open, er eyes, read what other people more knowledgeable than you are saying. <br /><br />In a year, a little bit at a time, you can have a (gasp!) assault weapon that can reach out and touch someone at 800yds or better all day long. Start light but plan heavy.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-15934647393573725872017-03-18T08:13:13.932-07:002017-03-18T08:13:13.932-07:00Doing LRRP missions, I got to choose also. I damn ...Doing LRRP missions, I got to choose also. I damn straight didn't want that POS M16A1. I chose the M14, because of durability and brush cutting .308 round.<br />Like you , ain't no way in hell I'll ever own an AR ,but I do have a Mini 14. Because it reminds me of the old Army days and as an urban assault weapon , it'll do. Yet cuz it's piston fired ,ya don't hafta worry bout cleaning it constantly either. Eventually I'd like to get a long heavy barreled bolt gun chambered in 5.56 for reaching out say 600. Used to do that easily with a M16A1 so with a even longer barrel should make a decent medium range sniper. <br />Have to use up all those couple thousand green tips my friends have given me over the years. <br />You just can't beat the per round price I guess for them poodle shooters.My buddy only pays around 25¢....<br /><br />But really, I prefer my Marlin 30/30's for the Bush here in Florida.Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.com