Kid brother just turned 18...need advice on where to buy a cheap AR or AK online

That was my only fear

we hunt a lot so the distance and accuracy tends to matter lol.

reply to post by DarkCloud45


Buy him the rifle, deck it oiut with all the tacti-cool gadgets, but you keep it at your house. Tell him it's his when he turns 25 or so and keeps his nose clean.

Tell him if he wants to shoot it, just give you a call and you can take your AK out as well and have some good quality time.

reply to post by DarkCloud45


It is possible to hunt with a .22...but in that case the ammo REALLY matters...maybe some high velocity Raptor ammo would work well enough...but you would almost assuredly have to put more than one round in your target.

My personal choice though would be at least a .223 round for hunting anything larger than a coyote...the 7.62 family (including the .308) is nice for hunting because the larger round is better at single shot take-downs.

reply to post by TDawgRex


That was the plan all along!


You got the right idea man lol. He wont be too far away from our parents house though so he will just keep it there.

reply to post by DarkCloud45


My Dad did the same for me.

Now I have more weapons than he does,and he still won't give me my birthday presents.

Unless he's there. Hell, I'm already retired from the military. I think it's quite funny.

reply to post by coldkidc


Yeah we have a ton of .22 ammo so thats no biggie either lol. We mainly hunt whitetail and I've never attempted to shoot one with a .22 so I'm only guessing that would be a lot of rounds lol. I appreciate all the help! Glad a few people on here don't jump to conclusions and assume the worst all the time.

Tell your brother to get a pellet gun. Then if there is a responsible adult that can show him how to handle a firearm, get educated first. If he still likes to handle firearms, then go and purchase it. Till then, I don't think your brother is mature enough to own a firearm.

reply to post by blackrain17


You didn't read through the posts. The kid comes from a military family and has graduated third in his class. His brother thinks he's responsible.

Myself? I'd be saying, "Dad, I want a bad ass car."

Originally posted by coldkidc
reply to post by DarkCloud45

 

It is possible to hunt with a .22...but in that case the ammo REALLY matters...maybe some high velocity Raptor ammo would work well enough...but you would almost assuredly have to put more than one round in your target.

My personal choice though would be at least a .223 round for hunting anything larger than a coyote...the 7.62 family (including the .308) is nice for hunting because the larger round is better at single shot take-downs.

edit on 12-7-2011 by coldkidc because: clarification

I'm just going to expand upon this and lay it out there. If he wants a "cool" AR, he's not doing any REAL hunting with it. If $800 is your budget I would get him the .22LR AR for $300-$400 AND a decent used bolt action 30-06, 7mm or .308 for hunting.

reply to post by blackrain17


I'm glad you've gotten to know my brother so well. Yet again, thanks for the advice, but its useless advice.

reply to post by TDawgRex


All four of us tried that....Dad never paid for anything lol. Cheap bastard...

reply to post by ateuprto


That is a pretty good idea. I'm fairly certain its also illegal to hunt deer with a .22 in Georgia, not to mention unethical lol.

Originally posted by DarkCloud45
reply to post by ateuprto

 

That is a pretty good idea. I'm fairly certain its also illegal to hunt deer with a .22 in Georgia, not to mention unethical lol.

You've got that right. The white tail here in Virginia can take multiple 30-06 rounds for breakfast, fall into lunch with a 7mm, get back up and eat some buckshot for dinner before they call it a night.

A .22LR to a deer is kind of like killing a human from point-blank with a pellet gun. Possible, sure. Advisable, heck no.

reply to post by ateuprto


I suppose I could just buy him a taser and just tell him to chase after it

reply to post by ateuprto


I had a buddy shoot a buck with his AR up in Wisconsin. A nice clean head shot that exited through it's side and ruined half the back strap.

It'll be a rare day that I hunt deer with anything less than a .270.

reply to post by DarkCloud45


My favorites are CDNN Sports and J&G Gun Sales

My All time favorite is Classic Arms

Originally posted by DarkCloud45
reply to post by blackrain17

 

I'm glad you've gotten to know my brother so well. Yet again, thanks for the advice, but its useless advice.

If your brother's that responsible and smart, why do you need to come on this website to find out where they sell cheap AR15s or AK47s? He can google it himself or yourself. Wait, my bad, YOU know your brother so well...

reply to post by blackrain17


It's.....a.....Birthday ....present.

Wow!

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AR's and AK's are for girls.

Get him a M1 Garand or a M14.