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4/22/2012 11:56:10 AM EDT
i got about 500 to spend on a birthday gift to my self. but not sure what to get. im thinking either a revolver or bolt action rifle probably gona be used too. i own a few but i dont know too much about firearms as far as brands and what caliber size to get. what would you buy with 500 bucks?
4/22/2012 12:47:00 PM EDT
[#1]
Hooker & blow
4/22/2012 1:10:59 PM EDT
[#2]
Quoted:
Hooker & blow


this isn't GD.

OP, go to a few gunshops in your area and handle a few guns, and see what feels good.
4/22/2012 1:18:46 PM EDT
[#3]
$500???

I'd throw in a little more and pick up a new Remington 700 .308 AAC-SD.
4/22/2012 4:03:23 PM EDT
[#4]
Do you have an AK? If you are looking to get into that game you could go with a WASR-10 for starters.
4/22/2012 5:24:11 PM EDT
[#5]
22 sparrow.
4/22/2012 5:26:52 PM EDT
[#6]
Ammo
4/22/2012 9:48:05 PM EDT
[#7]
depends on what you already have...
4/23/2012 4:51:17 PM EDT
[#8]
ya i have an ak that was my last 500 dollar buy. i have that and old lever action a shot gun and a hand gun. thats why i was thinking either bolt action something for hunting or a revolver because ive never owned one and only shot a few.
4/23/2012 4:52:09 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
$500???

I'd throw in a little more and pick up a new Remington 700 .308 AAC-SD.

those look pretty cool. is 308 expensive to shoot?

4/25/2012 9:04:05 AM EDT
[#10]
Revolvers are always fun to shoot.  Look at S&W .357 or .44 mag. I like the S&W because they usually have good triggers.  The .357 is probably more fun and affordable to shoot but you can hunt with the .44. Used revolvers can be a good way to go, they're fairly simple to evaluate in terms of condition.  

I think your $500 budget is a bit low for a bolt rifle.  By the time you get decent optics you'll be way over budget unless you somehow find a good deal.  I don't know too many people willing to part with a bolt gun that's a shooter.  But they're always excited to unload a problem child...
4/26/2012 3:39:07 AM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:
depends on what you already have...

That's my thinking.
4/28/2012 9:45:09 AM EDT
[#12]
Ammo it won't be getting any cheaper.
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