My "repel boarders" gun

[PALADIN85020]

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Who knows? If the "Red Dawn" scenario ever comes to pass, I would use this piece as my preferred gun for repelling boarders.

Compact. Maneuverable. Accurate. Easily available ammo. Equipped for night usage. Fast red dot sight.

What's yours?

John

 

[Sevens]

In Red Dawn they mostly used AK's. I definitely prefer these over AK's.

I threw a carbine in my trunk yesterday along with a secondary backup handgun… and 12 magazines and 600 rounds for the 70-minute journey to friends' house out of town where we gathered to view the eclipse in the path of totality. Made sense to me and they never came out of the trunk.

 

[Narragansett]

Well, I ain't got me one of them, but I am thinkin on it. Trouble is I have no idea where to start. There are too many ways to make a mistake for the uninformed

 

[Echo40]

Very nice, here's mine...

No lights, lasers, or other electronic gadgets on mine because frankly I want to keep the weight down and I don't want to rely on battery-powered in a situation in which they might become scarce and charging them infeasible.

Yes, I'm feeling special, but it is a special purpose carbine, so I think it's appropriate.

Well, I ain't got me one of them, but I am thinkin on it. Trouble is I have no idea where to start. There are too many ways to make a mistake for the uninformed

Fortunately, there really aren't any bad ARs on the market that I'm aware of, even entry level ARs offered by Aero, PSA, Ruger, and S&W are good to go, they just don't have all the bells and whistles. Don't believe the armchair commandos who insist that anything but a high-end AR will fall apart after 1000 rounds, for as much as they insist it is so, none of those jokers have ever been willing to put their money where their mouth is by buying a cheap PSA and shooting it on camera until it finally falls apart.

Another opinion is to buy a police trade-in, which is the route I took. You'll save money yet still end up with a high quality carbine that at most may need a new drop in part at most, but typically they've spent most of their lives riding around in a patrol car with their only significant wear being external.

That being said, if you're worried about it, then you could always just buy a Colt and be done with it. Not even the guy with the Gucci Geissele or the Tactical Pterodactyl Alpha Romeo One-Five will bad-mouth an LE6920.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

About two years ago I went to Ken Eister's shop in Centerburg, Oh, with a friend. (Eister's is run by two of his sons now) My friend had bought an 1826 English Blunder Buss with folding bayonet. The 14" barrel was bronze and the action was flint!

That is a true "Repel Boarders" gun, everything else is just a pretender!

Ivan

The 14" Remington 1100 just might qualify for that job too!

 

[AJ]

This is my "Repel Boarders" gun. Hold nine rounds of any 2 3/4's 12 gauge that your little old heart desires. My usual is 00 Buck and slug. In a pinch you can mount a bayonet on it. Nothing fancy, no electronics to fail ay the most inopportune moment. Just point and shoot!

 

[hkcavalier]

It's either this one (with a 60rnd quad stack)

Or this one

 

[Drm50]

I got a serious anti boarding gun. Just stuff it full of nails or broken glass and touch it off. Clears the deck in no time.

 

[Drm50]

Well, I ain't got me one of them, but I am thinkin on it. Trouble is I have no idea where to start. There are too many ways to make a mistake for the uninformed

I'm a Vietnam Vet and have owned hundreds of guns. People ask me why I didn't have an AR. I had nothing against them. In fact first experience with m16 freaked me out how light and accurate it was. I just had a thing against auto loading rifles.
Due to social situation couple years back I picked up a PSA here on forum. I sighted it in and cleaned it and put it in the rack. I still have no use for it unless the SHF. I bought 2k of ammo and there she sits. I still have no use for one but have no use for insurance unless house burns down. Nice thing is house has better chance of burning down than SHF, in my estimation. Some nimrod is going to step in here with a blue steel & walnut smoke pole classic and he is going to be the proud owner of an AR.

 

[Eric300]

A couple of Daniel Defense in 5.56, a Remington R-15 VTR Predator in .223/5.56, and 15-22. As far as AR platform rifles go, I'm good.

 

[lihpster]

Some nimrod is going to step in here with a blue steel & walnut smoke pole classic and he is going to be the proud owner of an AR.

I say, get both.

 

[LVSteve]

I'm a Vietnam Vet and have owned hundreds of guns. People ask me why I didn't have an AR. I had nothing against them. In fact first experience with m16 freaked me out how light and accurate it was. I just had a thing against auto loading rifles.
Due to social situation couple years back I picked up a PSA here on forum. I sighted it in and cleaned it and put it in the rack. I still have no use for it unless the SHF. I bought 2k of ammo and there she sits. I still have no use for one but have no use for insurance unless house burns down. Nice thing is house has better chance of burning down than SHF, in my estimation. Some nimrod is going to step in here with a blue steel & walnut smoke pole classic and he is going to be the proud owner of an AR.

Buddy and I were BS'ing about the effectiveness of the AR against tough targets. I opined that the AR probably wasn't the right tool when faced with the critters from the Alien movies. Knowing my milsurp habits, he sketched a script where the kids with the ARs were being driven back by the aliens when a voice from behind yells for them to hit the deck. They do so, and the local grizzled milsurp collector gang (starring me, naturally) open up with Garands, FN-49s, FALs, MAS 49/56s, and Hakims, wreaking havoc upon the savage beasties.

The most amazing thing is that we dreamed up all this BS without the aid of dope or alcohol.

 

[sigp220.45]

ARs have always been work guns to me. I have one somewhere around here, because it was a good deal.

This Model 12 riot gun would get me through any realistic scenario in which I might find myself.

 

[LostintheOzone]

An 870 with a 18'' barrel is all one needs. Why spend the big bucks on an AR with all the bells and whistles.

I doubt I'll have to shoot anyone past about 40 yds. If I do it's probably not going to end well for me anyway.

 

[AlHunt]

The most amazing thing is that we dreamed up all this BS without the aid of dope or alcohol.

Just imagine what you could accomplish WITH drugs and alcohol!

 

[BB57]

For home defense and a basic truck gun, my MP5 is probably it.

It's minute of bad guy accurate to 100+ yards, a suppressor makes it practical for use indoors without hearing damage, and it's smooth shooting, low recoil roller delayed blow back design and a binary trigger allows for a very controllable and high rate of fire.

If the threat is two legged and is farther away than than it's effective range, it would be very hard to defend as a self defense situation.

If the situation required more range or more punch, I'd skip past the 5.56x45 options and opt for either my M1A or my BM59. The M1A is more accurate with longer legs, but the BM59 has better balance and handling and is a better over all battle rifle.

On the other hand, with its shimmed gas system, and when dropped into my JAE stock, my M1A is a 1 MOA capable rifle with 168 gr SMKs making it a decent DMR rifle out to 500-600 yards.

 

[AJ]

ARs have always been work guns to me. I have one somewhere around here, because it was a good deal.

This Model 12 riot gun would get me through any realistic scenario in which I might find myself.

An 870 with a 18'' barrel is all one needs. Why spend the big bucks on an AR with all the bells and whistles.

I doubt I'll have to shoot anyone past about 40 yds. If I do it's probably not going to end well for me anyway.

I have an AR, a Garand and sundry other Semi-autos in various calibers. These will do for long range business. The Remington USMC M870 MK 1 has a 20 inch barrel, with the rifle sights that are mounted on it, it is very accurate at 100 yards with slugs. I also have a Winchester Model 12 that was manufactured in 1918 in 12 ga. It has had the barrel cut to 18" and is my back up to the Remington. I was trained as a Combat Shotgun Instructor while in the Corps. Our courses were designed with the assistance of Jeff Cooper, Lt.Col., USMC (RET.) as were the Combat Pistol Courses that I taught.

 

[LVSteve]

Just imagine what you could accomplish WITH drugs and alcohol!

Indeed. Move over Spielberg.

 

[zeke]

Very nice, here's mine...

No lights, lasers, or other electronic gadgets on mine because frankly I want to keep the weight down and I don't want to rely on battery-powered in a situation in which they might become scarce and charging them infeasible.

Funny thing is the A2's are back "in style" . This makes me a trend setter, as still have several. And 5 years later when ya remember ya have it, no batteries to go dead.

 

[Golddollar]

Buddy and I were BS'ing about the effectiveness of the AR against tough targets. I opined that the AR probably wasn't the right tool when faced with the critters from the Alien movies. Knowing my milsurp habits, he sketched a script where the kids with the ARs were being driven back by the aliens when a voice from behind yells for them to hit the deck. They do so, and the local grizzled milsurp collector gang (starring me, naturally) open up with Garands, FN-49s, FALs, MAS 49/56s, and Hakims, wreaking havoc upon the savage beasties.

What, no Springfields or 1917 Enfields?