Motorcycle Mike
Well-known member
First off, I intended to post this in the "We know you ride, but do you shoot" thread, but I think that thread is gone.
I'm planning to get my PAL soon and am trying to sort out what rifle to get. I am not new to shooting as I am ex-infantry and I grew up around rifles, but I never bothered to learn much technical info about them (I just shot them) and I haven't touched one in nearly 20 years.
I am looking for a semi-auto but I don't want to spend a fortune on ammo (or I at least want to spend as little as possible with a center-fire rifle non-.22LR caliber) so I was considering getting a military caliber like 5.56 or 7.62.
I don't intend to hunt, but I want to leave that option open, and if I did so I would only hunt in an area that allowed rifles (I might get a shotgun later, but I want a rifle for the range which is where I plan to do must of my shooting). Can 5.56 (or .223) be used to hunt deer -- or would I need 7.62 for that and larger game?
First I was considering an AR-15 as I am already familiar with it until I found out it is restricted, and I would prefer unrestricted just for simplicity sake. So I then considered a Mini-14 or Mini-30 until I read they are not all that accurate and at least used to have over heating issues.
Should I just get an SKS? Or what non-restricted semi-automatic 5.56 or 7.62 should I consider?
Suggestions please.
I'm planning to get my PAL soon and am trying to sort out what rifle to get. I am not new to shooting as I am ex-infantry and I grew up around rifles, but I never bothered to learn much technical info about them (I just shot them) and I haven't touched one in nearly 20 years.
I am looking for a semi-auto but I don't want to spend a fortune on ammo (or I at least want to spend as little as possible with a center-fire rifle non-.22LR caliber) so I was considering getting a military caliber like 5.56 or 7.62.
I don't intend to hunt, but I want to leave that option open, and if I did so I would only hunt in an area that allowed rifles (I might get a shotgun later, but I want a rifle for the range which is where I plan to do must of my shooting). Can 5.56 (or .223) be used to hunt deer -- or would I need 7.62 for that and larger game?
First I was considering an AR-15 as I am already familiar with it until I found out it is restricted, and I would prefer unrestricted just for simplicity sake. So I then considered a Mini-14 or Mini-30 until I read they are not all that accurate and at least used to have over heating issues.
Should I just get an SKS? Or what non-restricted semi-automatic 5.56 or 7.62 should I consider?
Suggestions please.