I discuss the best shotgun, best rifle, best handgun for concealed carry, and best carbine for beginners, women and men alike, to purchase or buy.
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Housekeeping:
Discussion: List of Basic First Guns, Frugal Way to Shop for Ammo
First Firearms:
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Shotgun
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Home Defense is the reason.
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Shotguns are cheap and reliable.
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Used vs New
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Pellets Spread and if you are using #4 Shot, it is a great home defense round
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Chances of hitting target is higher
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chances of shooting into another room is lower
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Home defense rounds
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12 Ga
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12 Ga pump is my favorite for hunting
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20 Ga
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youth model is lightweight, easy to maneuver, and can be modified with different stocks, like a collapsible one.
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I don’t do it, but most can have tactical rails placed on them as well
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If I had to choose, I would choose 20 Ga
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HandGun
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Personal Defense
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.45 Cal, .40 Cal, 9mm, .357
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These are the most common police rounds
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Look for .357 Magnum, because they shoot .38 Special which is commonly available, but not really saught after during shortages.
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.44 Mag is generally available as well
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Rifle
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Souther “Big Game”
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30-06
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Awesome round, and is the base for many other rounds
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Was overly expensive during the shortage, but still available.
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30-30
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The go-to-round before the 30-06
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Was available, is generally cheap
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I recommend looking at a Marlin lever-action
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Mauser
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7mm and 8mm
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Norther “Big Game”, the real stuff
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Go with a 300 Win-Mag or 300 Weatherby
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Expensive Rounds, but usually available, and you won’t shoot many
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Carbine
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Ruger Mini-14 (5.56 mm) or Mini-30 (7.62×39)
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Winchester 94 Trapper (.357), Puma 92 (.357/.38 or .44 Mag), Marlin 1894
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Go with the Puma 92, it seems to be cheaper than the others, and is known as a very reliable gun.
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M1 Carbine (.30) – Civilian Version
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Hi-Point (9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP)
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The obvious AR Platforms
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Stock up on what everyone else is ignoring as far as ammo goes.
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12 Ga, 20 Ga
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30-30
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.357 with .38 Special Backup
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8mm Mauser
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