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Walt · 12-09-2008, 10:39 AM

I hope that Dunedan weighs in on this one. He’s been telling me about all of the local yokels coming into his shop and buying anything and everything that is magazine fed. I may be misquoting him but I’m pretty sure that he was saying his distributor’s inventory is completely exhausted. Apparently they’ve sold something like 10,000 AK’s and 8,000 AR’s in the last 3 months.

It’s kind of frightening. Not that I’m worried about some kind of armed, redneck uprising; I dont live near a Bass Pro Shop. What worries me is the thought of that many untrained people rocking that kind of firepower. I think it’s a safe bet that more than a few of these folks will either completely ruin an otherwise fine weapon or accidentally remove themselves from the gene pool.

A Barrett would be cool to have but not very realistic. Im not good enough to justify a 2,000 yds weapon, it weighs a fucking ton and I would have to start renting out my sweet, virgin asshole to dirty old men at the bus stop to be able to afford a box of 50 BMG ammo. I dont see the point in owning more than one AR or AK. Why own more guns than you can effectively carry? A couple of extra Glock mags would be nice, though only because I’m just getting into IDPA shooting.

For me, the only cause for concern is the rising cost/scarcity of ammunition. For that reason (and because I like to tinker) I’m starting to put together a reloading bench.

12-09-2008, 10:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Walt I'm calmer than you are, dude Location: North Carolina	I hope that Dunedan weighs in on this one. He’s been telling me about all of the local yokels coming into his shop and buying anything and everything that is magazine fed. I may be misquoting him but I’m pretty sure that he was saying his distributor’s inventory is completely exhausted. Apparently they’ve sold something like 10,000 AK’s and 8,000 AR’s in the last 3 months. It’s kind of frightening. Not that I’m worried about some kind of armed, redneck uprising; I dont live near a Bass Pro Shop. What worries me is the thought of that many untrained people rocking that kind of firepower. I think it’s a safe bet that more than a few of these folks will either completely ruin an otherwise fine weapon or accidentally remove themselves from the gene pool. A Barrett would be cool to have but not very realistic. Im not good enough to justify a 2,000 yds weapon, it weighs a fucking ton and I would have to start renting out my sweet, virgin asshole to dirty old men at the bus stop to be able to afford a box of 50 BMG ammo. I dont see the point in owning more than one AR or AK. Why own more guns than you can effectively carry? A couple of extra Glock mags would be nice, though only because I’m just getting into IDPA shooting. For me, the only cause for concern is the rising cost/scarcity of ammunition. For that reason (and because I like to tinker) I’m starting to put together a reloading bench. __________________ Calmer than you are...