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Looking for first gun for home defense/target shooting, whats the least chudy brand to get? (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't really like glocks, got my eyes on a Sig P239 Enhanced Elite 9mm, but also kinda like the Berettas for not being a burgerland company, any other brands I should be looking at, whats the least chuddiest company, I looked at the HK site and my god, they have American flags everywhere and MAGA sales.

ETA: Im in 'Commiefornia' so any gun suggestions should be able to be sold here.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Bolt guns are really cheap. That's mostly it. You can hunt with an AR just fine. You choice of optics and accessories will probably be different. And a bolt-action rifle in a larger or spicier caliber than 5.56 is usually less expensive than getting a large caliber AR. You don't need a larger caliber for hunting, 5.56 works, but .308 or one of the countless other hunting rounds, afaik, is more likely to get a clean kill on the animal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

.308 is a good game cartridge for elk, if you're shooting whitetail sized deer something around a .250 to 30-30 range is going to waste a lot less meat.