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I try to buy a few boxes of the weird/less common calibers when I go to gun shows. This makes it easier to get a bulk order done with everything else I need. Ammoseek, F/CF shipping filter, brass only. Sometimes I check places I've ordered from before like Wild Horse or AE Ammo, although I think both charge sales tax now.

Like others have said, knowing your purpose would make it easier to give a recommendation. You have several "generic" AR-15s. Are you looking for just a factory rifle that'll handle whatever you throw at it that you could trust for long term SHTF? BCM, although there's an argument that you could just get a BCM upper and a quality spare LPK. Are you looking for better accuracy? A drop in trigger or better quality barrel in an upper could be all you need. Want to shed weight? Change stock/handguard, or swap to a lighter profile barrel (which has its own pros and cons). Want a standard expensive AR-15 that'll blow you away in comparison to a PSA/S&W/Anderson/IWI/similar? I think you'd be disappointed. You'd likely need to go less standard to have that wow factor, such as going for a specific build like the WWSD project gun or a different platform altogether like the Hellion, but I'd still temper expectations in terms of performance. As far as battle rifles go, most have trade-offs. I think the Ruger SFAR is what I would get due to the weight, price, and good reviews. 308 is still an excellent caliber, widely available with a variety of bullets.

I'll believe it when I see it, but that would be nice.

From what I've heard any of them are excellent. I've personally only shot the Shield Plus and it's also easy to find holsters for. I do have to point out the TP9 is closer in size to the C75B Compact, and is thicker. Might not be ideal if you are having trouble with the CZ75B Compact already. The other two are closer in size to your Walther. If you can try them as rentals at a range first, I'd recommend that before making a purchase. Also take a look if your preferred holster brand/style is available for either. If you aren't carrying at all right now the Walther would be better than nothing even if it's not ideal. Federal Punch if it runs reliably in your gun performs surprisingly well for 22lr.

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Some 22s preferring certain brands means less failures, haha! For a second I thought you had trouble with some brands and thought something was wrong. Aguilas's been great stuff for me and very cheap sometimes. Give the 38gr HP a try if you see any. Glad to hear you are enjoying the TX22, I love mine. Sometimes Taurus will run a sale for 6 mags and a mag pouch for $99, something to keep an eye out for.

Wishing you all the best!

I've never been to such an event. Following the thread just in case.

My most recent order was from Wild Horse- I've ordered from them a couple times now without issue. My last order I even got a couple surplus Yugo ammo crates for dirt cheap.

Check out Steve's Rimfire if you are ever in Clarksville on a Saturday. Picked up some Barnaul 223 for about 40cpr last time I was there. I think he had some brass case for decent prices too but don't recall off the top of my head. Online I basically use anyone cheap who can qualify for free shipping. Ammoseek filters F/CF, new ammo only, and ignore any seller with a low star rating. I prefer to buy local when I can get good prices though, especially weird calibers people don't stock like 7.62x38r. That way I can keep online orders to as few calibers as possible. If you frequent gun shows look for Shadowsmith Ammo if you need stuff like that, they usually have a very wide variety at average or better prices.

Oh my. I don't know how I haven't seen these before... Now I really want one. It's certainly an easier to swallow price than a WW1 M1911.

I'm surprised that German stuff shoots that good. Most of the listings I've seen for it seems to imply it's been poorly kept and for collecting only. 8mm Mauser and 308 have extremely similar drop at 400 yards so I'd imagine the BDC reticle works great. I've never even looked through a LER scope so I'm interested how you like it after getting used to it.

Definitely a WW1 Mauser 98 that was reworked in 1920. Provenance after is harder to trace, especially since the barrel and stock aren't original. You'd likely want to check under the barrel (after removing the stock) if there's any other markings to figure out more about who did the sporterization or when, but it's hard to say. Lots of these were converted for civilian use in the interwar period, and eventually made their way to the US where they were further sporterized. Some stayed in military or police service. No way to tell for certain. It's a very pretty rifle and has some neat history behind it. I bet it would be a great shooter, .270 remains an absolutely fantastic cartridge and a decently cared for 98 action should be smooth and reliable.

Any markings underneath the scope mount? It looks like a Mauser 98, not a VZ24. Should be some more markings under the front of the scope mount if they weren't removed when the rifle was sporterized.

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