Aside from the stamp, it's nice not having to file paperwork to take it across state lines, and a lot of the constructive possession hangups can be avoided (also it's possible to loan out an AR pistol, not so much with an SBR)
One thing to keep in mind for those of you who are a bit older... To the best of my knowledge, the retirement structure is either
A)30 years of service and over the age of 50.
B)10 years of service and over the age of 60.
Join at the age of 30 and most likely you won't be able to retire...
Agrees. Russian, Spanish, and Italian women are all in my experience among those you do not wish to irritate, especially if they have a firearm and they've already fixed the bayonet.
I'd imagine for escort duty an sks would work just as well as an ak. Especially as it already has an attached...
For me it depends... Last trip was just a quickie to verify my new front sight on my glock was good to go, 100 rounds and done. Trip before that was about 400 5.56 and 5.45 rounds. It varies. UsuAlly no less than 100 centerfire rounds.
Are you sure those were 1943 M44s? An estimated 3.4 million M91/30s were made in 1943, so those are relatively common, along with almost a million 1943 dated M38s, and in 1944/45 they made about 3.5 million M44s each year, but finding a 1943 dated M44 is even more rare than finding a Tula marked M44
That was me. And I know it's a premium price, but given that out of the almost 8 million M44s made only 50,000 or so were made in 1943, I'm thinking not too many more opportunities will come along. I've never actually seen a 1943 M44 in person before. To me it's worth it, to each their own.
I found most people who hate on hi-point carbines have never owned one. Is it comparable to an AR15, MP5, or JRC? Nope. Can you buy several 995/4095 carbines for the price of one of the above? Yep. I've found my 4095 just as reliable as any other firearm I have, and after ten years don't have...
I've always viewed the sks as a more "traditional" kinda gun... Making one a bullpup is a solution looking for a problem IMO. can't really think of a practical purpose. But if that's what floats your boat I could think of worse things to spend money on.
If money weren't an issue, I'd take a nice 9mm AR any day of the week.
All things equal, I think a Hi-Point 995 is your best bang for the buck. My SN is 4095fanatic as my first gun was a 4095 and I still have it. Still love shooting it too, even as it approaches the decade mark. 995 is a wee...
I don't usually go higher than 200 lumens for a light I plan to use in the house. Yes, I drink the Travis Haley coolaid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V78tH6aVpuM
Only got a quick look before I had to log it and head back out but it's all matching I believe (no line outs, letters before the numbers on everything, appeared to be the same font, etc.)