Non "Assault" Rifle suitable for combat

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>>31072091
An assault rifle is a rifle with selective-fire capability. A semi auto AR-15 is not an assault rifle.
Maybe you're thinking of the retarded term "assault weapon".

A Ruger Mini 14, or NY compliant AR-15. There's multiple models of the latter.

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>>31072091
You've got a few options. The seven round mag limit was struck down, so you can at least have 10 round magazines.

For another AR compatible rifle, there's the Aries SCR. It accepts AR mags and AR-15 uppers using it's own bolt carrier group. You can also put a Remington 1100 wood stock on it to make it look less skurry. Being able to accept standard AR-15 uppers gives you a wide selection of caliber and configurations to play with.

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>>31072187
The Ruger Mini 14 is an option. It's a more traditional design that uses a simplified Garand action. Older models aren't incredibly accurate, but the new ones are pretty good. One downside of the Mini 14 is that it uses proprietary magazines instead of standard AR mags.

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>>31072236
The SKS is New York legal. Leave the fixed 10 round magazine in place and get a pack of stripper clips. With practice, you'll be able to reload almost as quickly as changing magazines.

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>>31072236
This.

If you are partial to 7.62x39 you could spring for an SKS, which doesn't even use magazines so you wouldn't have to worry about future arbitrary legislation reducing your magazine capacity. I wouldn't recommend it however. Soviet rifles aren't as cheap as they used to be and 7.62x39 is becoming less popular and less produced by the day.

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>>31072296
Moving away from intermediate calibers, there's the M1 Garand, though the days of $500 Garands from the CMP are over. The enblock system is pretty fast to reload and .30-06 is a full power cartridge. There are also M1s chambered in .308 as well.

>>31072344
Not OP, but isnt the Garand pretty much sold out across the board save for the sniper models? I've checked their site periodically as of late and haven't noticed a point where there was anything else in stock, except for maybe 2 or 3 years ago when I first looked into it.

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>>31072344
One option that is easily overlooked is the Remington Woodsmaster 742. This is basically a semiautomatic rifle built on the 1100 shotgun frame. They come in all the popular dur cartridges, like .270, .308 and .30-06. They can usually be found used for under $400. The standard factory magazines are four rounders, but ten round aftermarket magazines are available.

>>31072387
Yeah. Last I looked, the only thing left were .308 M1D models. Supposedly there are more guns in storage that they're going through. The CMP got all the lender lease returns in crates over the years. They have to uncrate, inspect and sometimes repair rifles before they put them up for sale. The worst cases get converted to CMP Special Grade with all new parts, wood and barrels. I know that in 2012, they said there were about four years of guns in the inventory. I think they're about all gone.

>>31072445
Do you have any experience with the various grades of Garands? Do those in the lower end tend to be about as beat to shit as Nuggets, complete with cracked stocks and pitted bores, or are they still passable?

>>31072091
>wanting a semi-auto .223 that's not an AR
In that shitty ass little bitch caliber there's absolutely no point.

>>31072091
Your best option is an AR-15, son. If you're worried about the law get a mag lock or a cuck grip and remove your "assault features" and you're good to go.

>>31072299
>7.62x39 is becoming less popular and less produced by the day.
Wolf, Tula, PPU, etc are not going out of business any time soon. What you might see is a reduction in hunting and match loads, but if you really need those you'd might as well get some non-Berdan-primed brass cases and do your own reloading anyway.