KansasTrapper77
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Lets say you had a chicken coop 50 yards or less from your backdoor. You wish to protect it from Coyotes > Fox > Racoon. There are two rifles that have got my interest lately and the chicken coop is simply what I tell myself and the S.O. the purpose of the rifle would be. The two rifles are, A Henry Small Game Carbine in .22 Mag and the Ruger PC Carbine in 9mm.
The way I see it both rifles are roughly the same cost in the $600 range, and ammo is roughly the same cost at around $0.40 a round. The Ruger Carbine because it is a carbine 9mm will have more energy, but the .22 mag out of a rifle is no slouch.
The way I see it the Henry is a classic and would probably do well with the peep sights and faster velocity at the longer shots. I’m a self admitted brass hound so it would be kinda nice to not be worried about scrounging brass after firing. I also have a SA revolver that has a .22 Mag cylinder although I don’t use it much other than euthanizing large critters.
The Ruger Carbine has piqued my interest for some time as a fun plinker and as I see it, an exquisite home defense carbine for someone not super familiar with firearms. The ability to take either Ruger or Glock mags is awesome. While I do posses a 9mm handgun (who doesn’t) it is neither a Ruger or Glock so the gun would get dedicated mags. And again, being a brass hound I would spend way too much time looking for my brass on the patio, in the field, on the gravel road etc.
Which would you choose and why? Just a simple fun gun debate because we can.
The way I see it both rifles are roughly the same cost in the $600 range, and ammo is roughly the same cost at around $0.40 a round. The Ruger Carbine because it is a carbine 9mm will have more energy, but the .22 mag out of a rifle is no slouch.
The way I see it the Henry is a classic and would probably do well with the peep sights and faster velocity at the longer shots. I’m a self admitted brass hound so it would be kinda nice to not be worried about scrounging brass after firing. I also have a SA revolver that has a .22 Mag cylinder although I don’t use it much other than euthanizing large critters.
The Ruger Carbine has piqued my interest for some time as a fun plinker and as I see it, an exquisite home defense carbine for someone not super familiar with firearms. The ability to take either Ruger or Glock mags is awesome. While I do posses a 9mm handgun (who doesn’t) it is neither a Ruger or Glock so the gun would get dedicated mags. And again, being a brass hound I would spend way too much time looking for my brass on the patio, in the field, on the gravel road etc.
Which would you choose and why? Just a simple fun gun debate because we can.