My "repel boarders" gun

[RobertJ.]

Like most here, I have a few EBR's. But when I saw, "Repel Boarders", this was the first to come to mind:

 

[zeke]

I have to admit that my fondness and preference for the M1A faded for various reasons and I moved on to ARs. However, as someone else noted, repelling boarders is a CQB operation.

Bushmaster X15 ES2 - this keeps them far away!!! The only time I like a red dot is on an AR-type rifle and that's all I'll hang on there.

Have several older style 308's, but am getting older, not stronger. And the suckers are heavy. Most of the 308's am shooting now have bipods and use a rear bag with em.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I have a small selection that may qualify

 

[Shotguncoach]

Put me into the "Get off my lawn" group....

To add another quote, "There ain't nuthin' a man can't fix with 700 dollars and a .30-06".

I had a young guy ask me once why all the ammo in the ready bandoleer had the bullet tips painted black. Kids these days....

 

[31FordA]

I don't own an AR at present, but I have an old 18" 870 on hand if unpleasantness occurs. If I need more firepower than the 870 I can always grab one of my .30 Carbines. The AR is a good rifle, I get to qualify with a M4A1 every year, but the 870 is more than enough for defending my acre of ground.

One of these days I will get around to getting another AR, probably a classic one. I'd like a pre ban Colt HBar with the bayonet lug, mainly because it's as close as I can get to the Colt M16A-2 I was issued. My old AR was an A2 Bushmaster, nice rifle, but someone offered me an absurd amount for it during the 2013 panic and I sold it.

 

[gunbarrel]

In Red Dawn the "boarders" are foreign invaders dropping from the sky. If the **** hits the fan, I don't think that's how it's going to happen. More like up close and personal...and dirty.

 

[Jim PHL]

Haven't you guys heard? All you need is a double barreled shotgun. Go out on the deck and fire two blasts up in the air...boarders repelled!

 

[gunbarrel]

LOL...hilarious! ))

 

[S&W Fan]

Since I lost my firearms in a boating accident I'll stick to my phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range

 

[Rustyt1953]

I don't need a gun.

 

[biku324]

Around the Horn of Africa (where there are actual boarders occasionally), the boarders use AKs and RPGs, very rarely anything heavier. Merchantmen can't have arms, so repelling boarders means a good radio and NEVER straying from patrolled shipping lanes. The varied grey-hulled ships, boats, and aircraft that respond to radio calls do a fine job.

If I bought an AR tomorrow, it would be a Colt in 7.62x39 (CR 6762).

 

[Model 15-4ever]

 

[Echo40]

While a Pump-Action 12 Gauge wouldn't be my first choice for "Repelling Boarders" in the contemporary sense, it's definitely a solid choice and I respect the folks who choose it.

On a side note, I definitely think that 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotguns do have a niche for a particular kind of invasion...

But seriously, I respect those who are choosing Shotguns over ARs, and while the AR is my first choice, a 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shattergun like my Mossberg 590 Shockwave would be my second choice. Also, think Shotguns pair well with ARs, so if I could choose which weapon I'd want in the hands of the person beside me, it would be a Shotgun.

 

[Engineer1911]

My comments would get me in trouble. I believe the caliber and volume of fire will be sufficient to protect the homestead in times of civil unrest. If there is military intervention, I hope the military remembers the guns and ammo clearance sales at Wal-Mart.

Twelve thousand prairie dogs were just the warm-up.

 

[wood714]

Plain and simple.

 

[A10]

Been thinkin about one of these....

 

[mtgianni]

Well I have a couple of AR's, one in each of 5.56 and 300 BO. Ruger 9mm pcc might get some work. Still trying to trade with my brother for Dad's old Enfield for no other reason than to shoot the mad minute with it.

 

[H Richard]

The one I had, a box sock DPMS with a Vortex 2-7 scope. That and a 1,000 rounds of ammo and a dozen magazines were set back after testing for that some day possible need. The rifle would hold 1" at 100 yards with either factory or my had loads. Unfortunately, Illinois passed very restrictive gun laws (still being argued in court), but I "disposed" of it. (I have a friend in another state where it is legal).

 

[Bill Bates]

To keep it really Smith & Wesson forum related; this my Smith & Wesson M&P-15 V-TAC LE.

 

[M29since14]

Nothing against using ARs for the purpose, but I prefer shotguns. All of mine are old fashioned and simple. Nothing hanging here or there - not even a sling - and no batteries. I would like to have a more modern shotgun designed with home defense in mind, but the prices of the models that interest me are hard to justify when one already has "a few things" that suffice. A $2000 home defense shotgun is not in my budget, even if it would come with a coffee grinder.