What to buy, what to buy? - Page 2

'75scout · August 19th, 2006, 06:21 PM

I voted SOCOM 16. That rifle makes my pants tight!

JD · August 20th, 2006, 12:53 AM

I know what you mean, somthing about the short barrel and a 20rd box makes me....giddy.

P95Carry · August 20th, 2006, 01:06 AM

SOCOM from me also.

Seems to be getting plenty of votes too!

palmgopher · August 20th, 2006, 02:07 AM

the socom is one rifle that almost literally makes me drool =O) stiffie to the max when holding it! think the wife gets jealous and embarassed cause i dont own one!...lol

rocky · August 20th, 2006, 02:10 AM

Socom if you already have a AR carbine. you can always buy a diffrent upper and stock for match use.

DakotaXD · August 20th, 2006, 06:56 AM

Socom!!! I HATED doing up and on shoulders with an M-14, but loved being able to put 10 out of 10, in the bullseye at 500yds. at Edson Range 35 yrs. ago. Get the Socom!!!

JD · August 20th, 2006, 01:05 PM

Ahhh Edson, I was east coast but was later stationed just down the road from Edson at Las Pulgas. It's that kind of love I have for the M16A2. I was always jealous of the squids on ship just for the fact that they still had M14's.

JD · December 21st, 2006, 08:00 PM

Well I got the SOCOM II, I wanted the 16, but found a deal I could not pass up, NIB and I was able to trade the guy my Kimber CDP compact and $300. Only one trip out to the range so far, it ate the Wolf FMJ very well, unfortunately I only had some mini silhouete targets and my front sight was covering them at 100 yards :( I still managed to get them in the "X" ring a couple of times, I kept them on the paper for the most part, but man it's hard shooting a target you can't see.

I added a Yankee hill bipod adapter and Harries 6" to 9" bipod and am investigating my options for optics. Maybe Santa will leave an Aimpoint in my stocking.

I am also considering changing stocks to either a Vltor stock kit or one from JAE, check them out here: JAE100.com.

Rob99VMI04 · December 21st, 2006, 09:09 PM

Good choice on the .308 now if you have to come to VA to kill some deer do to outrages overloaded deer population you can use that. AR you cannot.

retsupt99 · December 21st, 2006, 09:53 PM

It's new and I just got it...(along with 2,000 rounds)...

ret

View Poll Results: Which to buy
Springfield SOCOM 16	25	69.44%
Matchgrade AR	10	27.78%
Benelli M1 90	1	2.78%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

August 20th, 2006, 12:53 AM	#12
JD Senior Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 11,640	I know what you mean, somthing about the short barrel and a 20rd box makes me....giddy. __________________ Some Things Need to be Addressed... Iowa Carry.ORG: Promoting Weapons Carry Reform in Iowa Forum Customs & Courtesies

August 20th, 2006, 01:06 AM	#13
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,468	SOCOM from me also. Seems to be getting plenty of votes too! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

August 20th, 2006, 02:10 AM	#15
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 13,080	Socom if you already have a AR carbine. you can always buy a diffrent upper and stock for match use. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

August 20th, 2006, 06:56 AM	#16
DakotaXD Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 106	Socom!!! Socom!!! I HATED doing up and on shoulders with an M-14, but loved being able to put 10 out of 10, in the bullseye at 500yds. at Edson Range 35 yrs. ago. Get the Socom!!! __________________ "Old Marines never die, we just smell like it." USMC 71'-83' Stay Safe

August 19th, 2006, 06:21 PM	#11
'75scout Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,167	I voted SOCOM 16. That rifle makes my pants tight!

August 20th, 2006, 02:07 AM	#14
palmgopher Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: tennessee Posts: 507	the socom is one rifle that almost literally makes me drool =O) stiffie to the max when holding it! think the wife gets jealous and embarassed cause i dont own one!...lol

August 20th, 2006, 01:05 PM	#17
JD Senior Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 11,640	Ahhh Edson, I was east coast but was later stationed just down the road from Edson at Las Pulgas. It's that kind of love I have for the M16A2. I was always jealous of the squids on ship just for the fact that they still had M14's. __________________ Some Things Need to be Addressed... Iowa Carry.ORG: Promoting Weapons Carry Reform in Iowa Forum Customs & Courtesies

December 21st, 2006, 08:00 PM	#18
JD Senior Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 11,640	Well I got the SOCOM II, I wanted the 16, but found a deal I could not pass up, NIB and I was able to trade the guy my Kimber CDP compact and $300. Only one trip out to the range so far, it ate the Wolf FMJ very well, unfortunately I only had some mini silhouete targets and my front sight was covering them at 100 yards :( I still managed to get them in the "X" ring a couple of times, I kept them on the paper for the most part, but man it's hard shooting a target you can't see. I added a Yankee hill bipod adapter and Harries 6" to 9" bipod and am investigating my options for optics. Maybe Santa will leave an Aimpoint in my stocking. I am also considering changing stocks to either a Vltor stock kit or one from JAE, check them out here: JAE100.com. __________________ Some Things Need to be Addressed... Iowa Carry.ORG: Promoting Weapons Carry Reform in Iowa Forum Customs & Courtesies

December 21st, 2006, 09:09 PM	#19
Rob99VMI04 Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ABOVE is the FOOTPRINT of a common american CHICKEN Posts: 1,710	Good choice on the .308 now if you have to come to VA to kill some deer do to outrages overloaded deer population you can use that. AR you cannot. __________________ "You may find me one day dead in a ditch somewhere. But by God, you'll find me in a pile of brass." - Trooper M. Padgett "When seconds count.....Cops Respond in Minutes"

December 21st, 2006, 09:53 PM	#20
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,772	I'll Stick With My AR... It's new and I just got it...(along with 2,000 rounds)... ret __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

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