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Andro Corp 16" rifle $399 (Primary Arms 4th sale)
PSA Dagger slide RMR cut, threaded barrel $199
PSA Dagger compact frame $49
Primary Arms 3x micro prism $235 (mil discount price)
Primary Arms Classic RMR footprint red dot $112 (mil discount price)

$994



I've got about 2k through the Dagger, 250 through the Andro (half with the 3x micro prism).

If be comfortable using it to repel pissed off seal team commanders.

What do you have under 1k that you'd use for a social situation?

Ya did better than me

Prob have $1300+ just in the Ruger PC9 & Holosun & extras

My life's worth more than a grand.

Truth be told, I don't. All of my rigs have surpassed that pricetag nowadays. I'm not saying it cannot be done for under $1k, that's just not where I'm at anymore. Not for a full combo anyway. This will probably come off as elitist, but it is not meant to be as such.

What's funny to me is, I'm still running a cheapass UV82-HP. Granted, it's keyed into a pair of Peltors, but still...

Won all three of mine at rifle matches

Only invested bucks into hand guards, optics, trrigger groups

Well under 1K

I'll trade a load of buckshot for whatever the other guy has.

need any 3.5" 00 Buck ?

I'm waiting on the guy with an Anderson to get in here and go "it's running great, got a whole 300 rounds on it".

From which end?

You just don’t get it, huh.

No lights or BUIS?

Not much of a pistol shooter these days, but still have a glock 17 and a few ARs that I put together myself, that would maybe squeeze in somewhere around the 500 dollar mark.

For ultimate cheap-shìt SHTF survival, I could pick a Mossberg 500 with security and field barrels that I bought off a guy for a couple hundred bucks, and a No.4 Mk1* Enfield that I bought at a flea market for 250 bucks, and come in at 450 dollars.

Good choices, there should be plenty of .223/5,56x45 and 9mm Luger ammo around. That Dagger competes with current offering from Ruger called Ruger Security 9. I think Ruger pulled all tricks possible to make that as cheap to make as possible. They should have kept the 9E in production, but I guess profit margin was too low.🤷
Quintessential AR rifle with budget friendly category is S&W M&P 15. There are loads of cheap plastic framed pistols to choose from.

Surefire has a spot, but, no, is not my actual "go to" setup. It's my "spare that's elsewhere" setup

I could throw Magpul mbus sights on it, but it's an etched reticle prism on a range toy, so why?

I gotcha. I use the streamlight rifle lights on the ones that aren't my first pick rifle. I've got some weird twitch that makes me put lights and BUIS on everything I can that isn't a bolt gun or .22lr lol.

Nah, I’m good to go anytime.

goalie, how are you liking that Primary Arms 3x micro prism?

Rick Camuglia will suck start any group into battery. Bet or say Gluten Free Pasta

I just shot it for the first time today, and only out to 100, but I really liked it. It's daylight bright and fast for up close, but easy to be precise with at longer range with the chevron. Not too finicky on the eye relief, and the diopter makes the reticle clear for people with astigmatism.

I'm liking it more than the Aimpoint pro I initially had on it. I really like that, if the battery/electronics die, it's still a 3x scope with a usable reticle.

It's also tiny and light. That rifle makes my 6920 with a 2-12 on it feel like a pig.

Thanks, goalie. In case you're into AK's, the one Primary Arms optic I've got is a 1-6x24 with the ACSS reticle on my Arsenal SLR107 7.62x39 folder. I'm using the RSRegulate AK-303M lower mount with the AKR top mount.

Thanks again for the info on the 3x prism. Been wanting to scratch the itch on one. Haven't bought anything in a while and I've got a dollar or two burning a hole in my pocket.

I don't have any.

Car went in a creek, they all were lost

My deer rifle (Rem 700 BDL SS 30.06, Weaver rings/bases, Vari-XIII 3-9x40) and my AMT Backup II .380




I'd rather go afield with my Rem Classic .17 Remington (and carry more ammo!) and my HK USPc .40 S&W, but that's well over 1k

Ruger 556 and Glock 17.

BMT

WHO IS THE POOL GIRL!? Where is she from?

This is the "I don't want to get shot for my gear" or "I don't care if it goes in an evidence bag" set up.

Wow, mine did too. A boat hit a bridge piling.

What a coincidence.

Do you really think that those guns won’t go bang or hit what they’re pointed at from across the living room?

I like “Gucci guns” but they’re not needed or even always best for a gun that’s going to sit in an evidence locker. BBQ guns and collectible’s aren’t needed for self defense. Glock and AR’s have been around for decades and it’s no trick to build something based off of them that is reliable for home and self defense.

I’ve got too many SHTF combo’s to list, but my Springfield Hellcat 9mm I paid $499 for and my Diamondback AR-15 I got on sale for $499 wouldn’t be a bad choice. Both have been Uber reliable and both are very accurate too.

If I was gonna go really cheap, I could always go with my Tisa 1911A1 in 45 acp, I paid $289 for along with my 1970’s era Remington 870 Police Riot Gun I bought at an estate sale for $300 in unissued like new condition.
Like Digital Dan mentioned, buckshot is never a bad choice.

If I raised the $$$$ limit to about $2000, I’d choose my Glock 19X along with my Remington Heavy Barreled Varmint weight 18” AR-15 with a Leupold VXR 4x12. 🤠

Good Thread Goalie! 👍🏻

The bar will have to be raised for me to play. The ACOG alone breaks that.