Thread: Suggestions-Rifles

Oh BTW, unless its an AR-type, I'd prefer guns with cheap ammo. Hence under things I've considered I listed, no so coincidentally, guns chambered in 7.62x39 and 7.62x54

Ruger 10-22.

Plink away as soon as you take it out of the box, and you can add a scope and/or a bull barrel, etc.

Drive tacks with it, and cheap to shoot.

-dale

I second the ruger 10-22. There is nothing cheaper to shoot than .22lr. Once you have the basic rifle, the upgrades are endless and can be done as you have the money.My only upgrade was a scope and a bit of trigger work. You may find a ruger mini, but by the time you have it accurized,(factory barrels are crap) you are in the AR-15 price range.

.22 is an exelent choice for plinking, ammo dirt cheap, no recoil, ruger 10\22 is pbly the best choice for the money, thou for a bigger caliber and sub $300 price, you cant go wrong with sks, i have one, great all around rifle, more accurate than ak, but not as accurate as ar, or any bolt action rifles, but still sks is accurate enough to hit a paper plate at 150 yards, at least my sks can. 7.62x39 is cheap as well.

Originally Posted by Stan187

I'm looking for a cheap rifle to plink with because I need a lot of practice, going into the army soon. I'll be shooting an AR in the army. I've been looking around for a cheap one, but stuff costs more than 500 from what I see, which is about my top limit.

Other things I'm thinking of:

SKS
Mosin-Nagant

Suggestions guys?

Much appreciated

STAN,

A 7.62x39 CZ Carbine is a fun little rifle. The ammo is cheap especially if you buy the Russian (Wolf) brand. But the Russian ammo is slightly over sized and burns dirty. There are American made versions of the ammo that I perfer over the Russian that burn cleaner and are sized right for the gun and is still relatively cheap.

Note if you are buying for cheap plinking, make sure you price the rounds at a gun shop first. 30.06, 30.8, .22 long rifle are fairly cheap to buy ammo.

If you want to buy cheap ammo there is a website called " Cheaper Than Dirt", (www.cheaperthandirt.com). The 7.62x39 is about 100 dollars for 1000 round cases of ammo. If you buy a Russian 7.62x39 rifle, the Russian really cheap ammo, shoots well through it. All though you will be spending more time cleaning your gun.




IVAN THE TERRIBLE

Originally Posted by bonehead

I second the ruger 10-22. There is nothing cheaper to shoot than .22lr. Once you have the basic rifle, the upgrades are endless and can be done as you have the money.My only upgrade was a scope and a bit of trigger work. You may find a ruger mini, but by the time you have it accurized,(factory barrels are crap) you are in the AR-15 price range.

I nearly ruined my Ruger Mini-Thirty shooting Russian rounds through it.

The Mini-Thirty is however a fun rifle. Here in California you can not use a high volume clip in it.

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

Originally Posted by brokensickle

I nearly ruined my Ruger Mini-Thirty shooting Russian rounds through it.

The Mini-Thirty is however a fun rifle. Here in California you can not use a high volume clip in it.

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

how did you nearly ruined it with russian ammo???
i use only russian ammo(cheap) in my sks, and all ak,s i had, not once i nearly ruined it, never had problem (only egyptian ak had feed problems, with any ammo).
a also use russian 9mm in my p94, never had a single problem.

I own both a SKS and a few Mosin-Nagants. Obviously the SKS would be a closer weapon to what you will be shooting. It also has the range that .22's don't, so you can start shooting at longer ranges.

There was a .22 that looked just like an AR somewhere for pretty cheap. It was kinda ugly but it would provide some amount of familiarization.

I recall seeing an AR with a .22 conversion upper. Might be worth looking into as with a min of fuss you can convert to .223 in seconds with th e apropriate upper.

Originally Posted by brokensickle

I nearly ruined my Ruger Mini-Thirty shooting Russian rounds through it.

The Mini-Thirty is however a fun rifle. Here in California you can not use a high volume clip in it.

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

I was thinking about the mini-14, but can you elaborate on your problems with the mini 30 and rusian ammo.

Stan,while I agree with the choices listed above,(especially the Ruger 10/22,rugged,accurate,cheap ammo,large capacity clips available)I just wanted to toss another one up for your consieration.An M1 carbine can be had on the used market pretty reasonably and ammo is pretty cheap.Not incredibly accurate but if you can hold even halfway decent groups with those battle sights an M-16 will be no problem.

For plinking fun, nothing tops a Ruger 10/22. It has been around since the 1950s and there are parts and conversion kits galore.

However, it doesn't feel close to shooting a larger rifle.

For centerfire plinking fun, I would suggest an SKS. You can find a decent one for about $180. Ammo is cheap. And since the rifle itself is so cheap, you can use cheap ammo all day long. If it's ruined, get a replacement.

I have a Yugo SKS with a "Kalifornia approved" disabling of the grenade launcher modification. I have 2 gripes about the SKS though. First is the short shoulder stock. Second is the front-heavy characteristic. But that's just my personal preference.

Originally Posted by brokensickle

STAN,
If you want to buy cheap ammo there is a website called " Cheaper Than Dirt", (www.cheaperthandirt.com).

I just got an issue in the mail today, great prices.