Ruger Mini 14 vs SKS

>>33551866
I have owned both, and if I had to pick only one it would be the Mini-14. Far lighter, detachable magazines, available in stainless, etc.

Mini-14. Full-capacity magazines are just a road trip up I-93 or I-95 to the New Hampshire malls away.

>>33551866
Move

>>33551866
Mini 14 since .223 is produced in the US far more than 7.62 x 39 is.

>>33552140
Why does this matter

>>33552226
Guns are useless without ammo, and 7.62 x 39 will not be cheap forever since most of it is imported from overseas and tariffs are very likely incoming.

You could buy a pre-July AR, but that'd run you about $1200 instead of $600 for a mini-14. I'm actually gonna buy a mini-14 and sell my AR while the prices are bullshit high here.

>>33552226
.223 is going to be cheap forever thanks it to being a huge domestic caliber. x39 doesn't have that kind of market in the US.

>>33552388
>.223 is the first caliber to go out of stock thanks it to being a huge domestic caliber.
>x39 doesn't have that kind of market in the US.
Day /k/ worst /k/

Why not both?

>>33552388
>>33552239
There will be domestic manufacturers producing 7.62x39 in the unlikely event it becomes noticeably more expensive any time soon.

>>33552128
I'm not going to move just for guns. If I do ever end up moving it will be for a better job and an overall better quality of life.
>>33552239
That's a good point
>>33552688
Dubs, so maybe. I just want to get one at first though

>>33552740
If you're going to start with one, start with an SKS purely on the merit that's it's milsurp and not produced any more making them both rarer and more expensive the longer you wait.

>>33552388
Go to Shooter's in NH. Not sure if they still do this, but they told the Mass AG to piss off and kept selling ARs to Mass residents. Their whole thing was extremely public and basically a "we don't listen to the AG, only the ATF. They didn't tell us to stop, so there you go."

>>33552810

The problem is the gun you buy from NH is now illegal to own in Mass. They could jam you up for that if they wanted to. It's a different situation from the off-list handguns that a MA dealer can't sell but it's legal for you and me to own.

The AG's letter actually specifies all AWs are illegal but she's declining to prosecute for the time being if you own a pre-7/20.

>>33552740
>I'm not going to move just for guns. If I do ever end up moving it will be for a better job and an overall better quality of life.

Stop being reasonable. You are on /k/. There are only guns in your life.