PennsyPlinker
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Last night we met up with the final group of relatives to complete our Christmas visiting obligations and gift exchanges. I was given a small envelope with that most versatile of gifts inside. After thanking the givers and sending them on their way at the end of the evening, I turned to my loving wife and said, "you already know where I am going with this tomorrow". She said, "Yeah, the gun shop."
Fast forward to the gun shop this afternoon, after getting in a couple loads of firewood. I walked in with the intent of looking hard and close at a Kel Tec Sub 2000. I was thinking along the lines of a long gun, as I already have more handguns than hands, and the long gun inventory could use some work. The Kel Tec was gone, but he had these rough looking AK type things hanging on the wall...
To make a long story a little shorter, I came home with a Romanian WASR. What exactly does WASR mean, anyway? The number on the side looks like 10/63, but the engraving is a little wavy. I had a friend of mine along with me, and we went straight to the range, ran some patches through it, and commenced to make some noise. We put about 200 rounds through it before we had to leave so he could get to work. It was his first time ever firing a semi auto rifle, and he was grinning like a little kid. I think I was too, although I am a little older than that. Boy is this thing fun to shoot! While I am sure it would not win a match against some other fancier guns, it will hit a bad guy very easily out to 100 yds.
I checked in here after getting home this evening, and already found Weaselchew's site mentioned in another thread. So, I am on my way there to read up on this thing. Just wanted to sound off a little. I am sure there will be questions coming.
As I was typing this up, Daughter #2 came walking in the door. It was one of those things where she was running in and running out to meet one of her friends. I held up the new gun and said "Looky here". It stopped her dead in her tracks (so to speak). She is now planning on going to the range with me tomorrow so she can shoot the thing before she goes back to school, and already told her mother that shopping for bridesmaid dresses (for Daughter #1's event) will have to wait until she puts some rounds through this thing!
Fast forward to the gun shop this afternoon, after getting in a couple loads of firewood. I walked in with the intent of looking hard and close at a Kel Tec Sub 2000. I was thinking along the lines of a long gun, as I already have more handguns than hands, and the long gun inventory could use some work. The Kel Tec was gone, but he had these rough looking AK type things hanging on the wall...
To make a long story a little shorter, I came home with a Romanian WASR. What exactly does WASR mean, anyway? The number on the side looks like 10/63, but the engraving is a little wavy. I had a friend of mine along with me, and we went straight to the range, ran some patches through it, and commenced to make some noise. We put about 200 rounds through it before we had to leave so he could get to work. It was his first time ever firing a semi auto rifle, and he was grinning like a little kid. I think I was too, although I am a little older than that. Boy is this thing fun to shoot! While I am sure it would not win a match against some other fancier guns, it will hit a bad guy very easily out to 100 yds.
I checked in here after getting home this evening, and already found Weaselchew's site mentioned in another thread. So, I am on my way there to read up on this thing. Just wanted to sound off a little. I am sure there will be questions coming.
As I was typing this up, Daughter #2 came walking in the door. It was one of those things where she was running in and running out to meet one of her friends. I held up the new gun and said "Looky here". It stopped her dead in her tracks (so to speak). She is now planning on going to the range with me tomorrow so she can shoot the thing before she goes back to school, and already told her mother that shopping for bridesmaid dresses (for Daughter #1's event) will have to wait until she puts some rounds through this thing!