I shot Savages for years but always hated the stocks.
When the RARs came out they have slowly won me over.
All mine are very accurate after being broken in.
The gen2 fit and finish is a notch better than the gen1.
Accuracy seems the same.
Looks are A LOT better IMHO.
Good guns but running a suppressor will void your warranty... because they don't have adjustable gas.
Except the .300 blk. , it is adjustable.
A high flow suppressor is a must.
A well set up M1a will run you $3k plus.
You will tell the difference between off the shelf and a tuned M1a easily.
The bad is they can be picky on ammo sometimes.
Lots of good choices out there.
Honestly the Internet has spoiled a lot of hobbies for me to the point I got out of them.
I use to schedule vacations to go to conventions/shows and just stop at random places while traveling the country on regular vacations.
Oh the joy of finding rare parts or items covered in dust or marked...
Pants lacking posterior cover.
Red nose
Orange dandelion hair wearing an ATF hat/jacket.
Squirt gun.
I was going to drive the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile but had to lower my expectations.
~All joking aside I will look mostly normal now that I don't look like a cast member from the TV show Sons...
I have always like the "Bob" but have never loaded for it since I never have a problem finding ammo for it in the past.
I use to know a guy that hand loaded for a custom Ruger #1 he had and he commented that was the way to go to get the most out of the round.
It was all he hunted with and after...
I have some friends from up that way that are retired military.
They told me a lot of the Enfields and Brownings are just slap wore out and to expensive to fix.
And the fact the government is anti-gun for civilians so the majority will be destroyed with just a few being gifted to "Special" people.
OMG!!!!
I might be able to make this one!!!
I come off call Thursday so barring deaths, ER visits, natural disasters, terrorists attacks and other shenanigans I have my hopes up.
I am not even telling the girlfriend till Friday...she gets needy...she can be needy in the truck on the way down...
Pick the M&P that fits your needs..buy it shoot it against the Glock...alot.
* I have had failures in Glocks not ammo related.
Now...carry the one that instills confidence in your performance ability in a self defense situation.
I can shoot Glocks decently but I tend to shoot other pistols...
Define your role for the rifle, hunting, carrying during a shtf burning Atlanta scenario.
Double taps or slow fire.
Really look at the weight if you plan to carry it more than the from the truck to the bench.
Optic choice is huge as well.
Just to have one is cool but I hate carrying the...
The dip.
Will cause cancer/lead poisoning if not handled/disposed of properly.
Regimen:
Shoot till filthy
Wipe /brush
Ultrasonic/purple power or CLR
Last resort is the Dip if needed.
When clean it gets either high temp brake grease or spray dry lubricant.
None of my cans are Aluminum or...