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Old July 3, 2012, 06:12 PM   #10
sholling
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It's personal preference and it might behoove you to have a selection but also be aware of limitations. An M1a as someone pointed out is limited to military level loadings which generally means mild 150gr loadings. AR15s are reportedly not fond of soft point ammo but I haven't personally tested that rumor. A Mini-14 reliable 2-3MOA rifle that will eat SP all day rifle and is a decent choice with iron sights or when paired with a good quality very-low powered optic. A 12ga is great at 20 feet but less so when the guy shooting at you is 100yds away and 00 buck is heavy.

Another consideration is cost. You need to train and the cost of mil-spec 308 has gone through the roof ($700+/1000rds) when you can find it. On the other hand you can substitute a Mini-14 for drills and take advantage of cheaper 5.56 ammo ($400/1000rds for FMJ, $1/rd for SP). A 10/22 can stand in for a Mini, and likewise an M&P15-22 can stand-in for an AR15, especially if you use similar sights. After all you'll have a tough time explaining shooting an attacker that's much over 50yds away much less shooting someone 100yds away, and at 300yds you'd best have lots of bullet holes in the house from the attacker's incoming rounds to point to as why you had to shoot.

For what's it's worth I keep all of the above handy.
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