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So I just won a DPMS Oracle at a raffle.

I have never owned an AR in my life and have nearly zero experience with them.

What the fuck do I do now.

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I bought 500 rounds of this stuff for $45 before ever reading a review on it how fucked am I?

Also best .22lr? Is high velocity (~1400fps) bad for my rifles? Is Aguilar shootable? Is CCI the standard?

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Talk this poorfag out of spending 1600$ for an Steyr AUG fde with eotech 512 also in fde.
It's a screaming deal , both are brand new.

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From Capoferro, published 1610
So much for the natural rights to arms
>The weapons which are of length exceeding the distance of natural defense and offense are ill suited and abhorrent for use in civic converse, and the excessively short ones are insidious and of danger to life; owing to which, in republics founded upon justice of good laws, and of good customs, it always was, and is, prohibited to carry arms of which can be born treacherous and heedless homicides. On the contrary, in the ancient Roman republic, the true ideal of a good government, the use of arms was entirely prohibited, and to no one, however noble and great that there was, was it licit to carry a sword or other weapon, except in war, and those who in time of peace were discovered with arms, were proceeded against as against murderers.

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DOTM & Marksmanship General

Old Thread: >>33928124

Welcome to Month 2 anons! Come shoot the Sweet 16 with us!

>rules in pic

>You don't have to shoot with a duty/carry handgun, but you are encouraged to, this is the "limited" division and the heart and soul of our drills
>you are free to modify the rules to enable people with restrictive ranges or atypical handguns as long as you remain within the spirit.
>Shooting with an odd duck gun or unconventional gun is considered in the "open" division
>you may shoot these drills as many times as you want and are encouraged to post results with pictures and content

>these threads are designed to promote participation and meaningful training and practice
>we try to be a little more friendly here, but joking around and typical /k/ humor is welcome

A ez mode target for this is a stack of note cards stapled/taped to a piece of cardboard

"The goal of DOTM is to have fun and get people shooting. With that in mind, shoot this as much as you'd like and share your results. However, some of the drills we post have a certain spirit to them. We encourage you to keep to the intent of the drill, as that will provide you with the most information about your level of skill and thus provide an accurate baseline upon which to improve."

https://www.scribd.com/document/346633700/Git-Gud-k-s-Guide-to-Practicing-Defensive-Pistolcraft-Revision-1

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>milsurp guns and ammo have dried up
>the scout rifle meme is the only reason most companies even offer bolt action rifles with iron sights on their non rimfire or magnum rifle lines
>even most new manufactured single shot rifles don't come with iron sights anymore
>ammo prices are still much higher than they were a decade ago, though .22lr is finally starting to come back down
>AR-15s have come down in price so far that it's unlikely any competing semi auto rifle design will ever make it beyond niche popularity on the civilian market, even AKs stopped being able to compete price wise a couple years ago
>previously good gun manufacturers are putting out shit
>most new handguns all look more or less the same
Looking back, I don't think I would have got into guns anywhere near as much as I did if the market then was like it is today. Does anyone else not like the way the market has been going?

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*BANG*
*CRASH*
*THUD*
*fopfopfopfop*

Your house is being raided by 60 midgets, each one with an obrez. They're pretty fast and they're funneling in through the front door like a human avalanche. Wat do?

Hard mode:
>no body armor
>no explosives, booby traps, or "the ol' 20lbs of tannerite in the walls"

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TL;DR Getting a 1895 Chilean Mauser in 308., and I'm not sure what ammo is safe to use.

So this is actually going to be my first gun purchase. I was looking around for an old shitty Mosin or something else cheap when I stumbled across this Mauser. Basically as cheap as any other C&R rifle I could find, and I have it on layaway right now.
Not worried about ammo cost, as I'll be reloading / handloading. Problem is, I've seen plenty of threads online saying that the construction of the Mauser simply isn't sturdy enough to handle standard 308. Winchester, and some are even afraid to fire 7.62 NATO or 7.62 CETME.
I've given the gun a look, and removed the bolt to check bolt and barrel for corrosion or cracks, and can't find any red flags, but I'd really appreciate some more experienced opinions, seeing as I'm totally new to the hobby. Any information on round pressures and recommendations for lower grain counts would be invaluable as well. Planning on shooting for recreation fairly frequently, and I'd like to make certain that I'm safe. Either that, or make sure my life insurance is paid up.

TL;DR: Will my 1895 Mauser in 308. explode?

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Stumbled on a gun store near me selling Mosin Nagants for $250 a pop. Not very familiar with the gun though so tell me if this is a good price or not. If so they have about 10 of them and ill buy one for sure

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15 year old freshman HS student in CT circa 1992, buy a BP revolver from Cabellas because I'm too young to own a real one. Take it innawoods and try it out, it's fun but can't afford extra cylinders, takes forever to reload and lots of stuff to drag around. Decide to sell it to a friend and buy a shotgun. Bring it to school and we meet discreetly in lunch room because neither of us has a car. Friend is mild autist, pulls it out of box to inspect it and draws a small crowd. Here comes the gym teacher, makes a face. Tells me its illegal for me to own a handgun and I could be suspended for bringing a gun to school. Explain it's BP and legal to own, shrugs his shoulders and tells my friend to put it away and not take it out again or we'll both get suspended. Go back to lunch. That would probably be a national news story today, at the very least it would headline in CT. My life would have been ruined, probably prosecuted and expelled for something. Just a public service announcement from an oldfag how cucked our society has become.

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What is the best performing pistol round (.44 mag and smaller) against humans in existence, going by FBI standards? So whatever has the largest expansion and around 15-20" penetration. .45 ACP expands to 1" but I've never seen anything better.

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>4 Shermans = 1 Tig-

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Hey /k/,

So my ol' grandpa passed recently and I got this to remember him by. The tough SOB lived through Japan occupied Manila, joined the US army afterwards during Korea, and then worked for Boeing projects including the B1 program. Anyway, he said this was a Korean helmet, but it looks like they still used the M1 back then and the bad guys used something else. Can anyone shed some light on what kind it is? Looks sort of nazi-ish to me. Also, general Ye Olde Thyme gear thread? Post your antiques!

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I just built my first AR-15 from a parts kit. That shit is a hell of a lot easier than I thought it would be. I mean, it's like retard level easy.

Built this for my wife for her birthday.

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>Russians simulating an attack using mine-rocket launchers against American and Israeli tanks
What did they mean by this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgQAfNP0RNA