coosbaycreep
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Obviously if money wasn't an option, then you could get a Barret semi-auto .50bmg, NFA stuff like M-60s, etc. Heck, there's even a company making a semi-auto in .505 Gibbs of all things.
I don't really have the money to buy anything cool or powerful that I'd like, but I've always been interested in hi-cap assault weapons, especially ones that shoot big bullets.
I know where there's a few egyptian Hakims within my price range, and while they're an unusual design, extremely big and heavy, and fire a non-mainstream caliber, I'm still thinking about getting it because of the weirdness factor, and the fact that I can get 25 rd. mags for it.
I imagine that 25 rounds of 8mm should put the Hakim fairly close to the top of the heap for most powerful "assault rifles" under $2k. Here's some others that I think deserve mention:
-alexander arms .50 beowulf. can be used with drums that will hold 34 rds. of ammo
-M1A. 100 rd beta mags of .308 available, although I believe a fully loaded .308 beta mag weighs in at 10lbs, which would put the whole package at 20lbs! Hardly practical for anything unless you're Arnold, but cool nonetheless
-DPMS in .338 Federal. has 19 rd. mags available
-SVT40. powerful, but I don't think there's any hi-cap mags for them
-Saiga 12. It's not a rifle, but a SA 12ga with 10 rd mags and 20 rd. drums would surely mess up someone's day
-Cobb? .30-06. Don't know much about it, but I believe it's an AR variant or something that takes 20 rd mags. I also think they're getting pretty close to the max. price threshold.
I know that browning makes a BAR in .338 and .300WM. Does anyone make reliable hi-cap mags for these guns in those calibers? If not, someone should. They should also make aftermarket stocks with pistol grips and bayonet lugs too. After all, all good guns have bayonet lugs on them.
That's all the top contenders I can think of right now. What other powerful guns are there under $2k that are semi-auto, and hold at least 10 rounds or more?
Also, out of the guns I've already mentioned, what's the most powerful? Obviously an M1A with a beta mag would be the most firepower, but which caliber listed is actually the most lethal? I think the .338 federal actually has more ft. lbs. of energy than a .50 beowulf, but from what I understand, a heavier bullet is still more deadly than a lighter bullet at a higher velocity. What about the 12ga? With slugs and at closer ranges, wouldn't even a 2 3/4" slug be more effective than any of the rifle calibers listed so far?
I don't really have the money to buy anything cool or powerful that I'd like, but I've always been interested in hi-cap assault weapons, especially ones that shoot big bullets.
I know where there's a few egyptian Hakims within my price range, and while they're an unusual design, extremely big and heavy, and fire a non-mainstream caliber, I'm still thinking about getting it because of the weirdness factor, and the fact that I can get 25 rd. mags for it.
I imagine that 25 rounds of 8mm should put the Hakim fairly close to the top of the heap for most powerful "assault rifles" under $2k. Here's some others that I think deserve mention:
-alexander arms .50 beowulf. can be used with drums that will hold 34 rds. of ammo
-M1A. 100 rd beta mags of .308 available, although I believe a fully loaded .308 beta mag weighs in at 10lbs, which would put the whole package at 20lbs! Hardly practical for anything unless you're Arnold, but cool nonetheless
-DPMS in .338 Federal. has 19 rd. mags available
-SVT40. powerful, but I don't think there's any hi-cap mags for them
-Saiga 12. It's not a rifle, but a SA 12ga with 10 rd mags and 20 rd. drums would surely mess up someone's day
-Cobb? .30-06. Don't know much about it, but I believe it's an AR variant or something that takes 20 rd mags. I also think they're getting pretty close to the max. price threshold.
I know that browning makes a BAR in .338 and .300WM. Does anyone make reliable hi-cap mags for these guns in those calibers? If not, someone should. They should also make aftermarket stocks with pistol grips and bayonet lugs too. After all, all good guns have bayonet lugs on them.
That's all the top contenders I can think of right now. What other powerful guns are there under $2k that are semi-auto, and hold at least 10 rounds or more?
Also, out of the guns I've already mentioned, what's the most powerful? Obviously an M1A with a beta mag would be the most firepower, but which caliber listed is actually the most lethal? I think the .338 federal actually has more ft. lbs. of energy than a .50 beowulf, but from what I understand, a heavier bullet is still more deadly than a lighter bullet at a higher velocity. What about the 12ga? With slugs and at closer ranges, wouldn't even a 2 3/4" slug be more effective than any of the rifle calibers listed so far?
