November 15, 2015, 02:48 AM | #26 |
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You can build an AR for $402, evidently
Get the Marlin, the benefits of passing down an antique rifle to a good kid are HUGE!! I still think of my grandpa every time I pick up his 1952 Marlin 336RC, and it has collected more deer & hog than any other rifle I've owned!! Not to mention you kinda get that feeling he's looking down from heaven and smiling every time ya go out with it And I can't wait to teach my sons how to shoot it, where the trigger's sweet spot is, and watch them take their first game!!
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November 17, 2015, 09:18 PM | #27 |
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I personally like the Marlin 39A more than any AR, however, I think the best decision now would be a cheap S&W or Ruger AR15 with a dozen 30 round pmags while everything is still inexpensive. Then save your money and buy the 39 when the time is right.
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I would love to have another 39 but, right now it makes sense to get an AR and stock up on mags and ammo. We may never see these low prices again, especially after the next election. |
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November 18, 2015, 05:52 AM | #29 |
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The S & W with threaded barrel is the way I went (but I already had a 39A!). Seeing that I now have both guns, which would be the one I would get first? No question, but a vintage Marlin 39A.
I have to add, I have a soft spot for .22, having several dozen (at least), including several 10-22's, multiple Henry's, several Winchester's 94-22's, multiple Savage/Stevens, Brownings and so forth. My favorites: for semi auto, the 10-22. For lever, either a Winchester 94-22 or the Marlin 39A. Just saying. |
November 18, 2015, 07:21 AM | #30 |
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If you already have a SD apocalypse AR forget about it--get the marlin. If not--for all the stones people throw at them-- I'd get the AR (maybe even better an "AR 308") and a comfortable cache of ammo.
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