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evan1293 · August 28, 2008, 10:51 PM

My rifle is to fight my way back to my handgun.

No not really, but for me my "fighting" rifle (m4) is more for fun. Yes I have a red dot optic and BUIS, and yes I've taken 'tactical' rifle classes with it. But I really don't think as a civillian, I'll ever need to use it as a weapon to defend myself with, at least not while our society remains intact. Besides, the only time I even have my rilfe with me is when Im at home. If I needed a weapon to use for home defense it wouldn't be my rifle. I'd probably go with either my glock 22 or 12 gauge.

August 28, 2008, 10:51 PM	#8
evan1293 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2007 Location: CT Posts: 783	My rifle is to fight my way back to my handgun. No not really, but for me my "fighting" rifle (m4) is more for fun. Yes I have a red dot optic and BUIS, and yes I've taken 'tactical' rifle classes with it. But I really don't think as a civillian, I'll ever need to use it as a weapon to defend myself with, at least not while our society remains intact. Besides, the only time I even have my rilfe with me is when Im at home. If I needed a weapon to use for home defense it wouldn't be my rifle. I'd probably go with either my glock 22 or 12 gauge.