Been thinking of getting a .22 Bolt-Action for a while. Should I get a Ruger American Rimfire or a Savage MK II?

James Yeager says not to have a revolver as a primary weapon in this vid, but I think he's got it backwards.

Let's say you want to carry both your glock 19 and a snubby. Here's why I think a snubby should be your primary:

1. A snubby might be kept in a more accessible place than your glock; it can even be fired from inside a jacket/coat pocket, which your hand might already be in.

2. You can keep it fully loaded and not worry about a discharge. People do keep a round in the chamber of a glock but you absolutely need a good holster for that.

3. You don't need two hands to operate the revolver even if you have a dud round. This means you always have one free hand to push against a bad guy, push someone out of the way, throw something at an attacker, or grab your glock. Also, you might have one hand already encumbered, meaning a revolver will be better, even if you have a dud in the cylinder.

Conclusion: Draw the revolver first and move away from your opponent. Draw (and rack, if you need to) your glock next if five rounds didn't get the job done.

These are just my opinions. Let me know what you think!

Unfortunately, I think the anti-gun movement will win.

1. They force feed anti-gun propaganda in schools raising our children to be anti-gun for us.

2. Most of the world has banned most guns from civilian hands and our little island of gun freedom is starting to close around us.

3. The NRA isn't good enough. They're better than nothing and they do a lot, but even people in the gun community don't like them. How are people on the fence suppose to like them?

4. The less people actually know about and see guns the more uncomfortable they will be with them

   • Open carrying is almost like pulling out your dick in public. Most people just don't want to see it, despite the fact more people are killed by cars than guns, despite there being more guns than cars.
   • Without gun education assumptions take over in the anti-gun mind with visions of "guns falling out of holsters" and "guns just going off". They know nothing about Level 1 through 3 levels of holster retention or custom holsters that CHL holder better.
   • The only time an anti-gun person learns about guns is in the news or movies... and the news will never cover the average shooter that goes to the range every weekend; there needs to be a body count for the national news to cover it.

5. Our arguments aren't good enough.

   • Arguments like "but our second amendment right" means nothing to people who think police and military are more adequate when it comes to protection.
   • Arguments based on facts and logic do nothing for emotional anti-gunners that really want us unarmed only for the sake of not trusting us or just being uncomfortable with "all the guns".

6. I don't think enough people would fight the government if all guns were banned. I think our militia would fail against a modern tyrannical government.

It's just a matter of time before we have UK or German style gun laws.

Hands down, IMO: Pump action is the clear winner for one reason. Reliability.

RANT: Anything that's less likely to fail is better. Semi-auto shotguns have more parts and waste some energy on blow-back. If you like semi-auto shot guns, you just want the ability to dump as much ammo down range as fast as possible. That's nice as long as we live in a first world country... but if the U.S. ever goes to shit and you don't have access to all your fancy cleaners from the big box store... well... sorry auto loader shotgun.

Discuss

I think 22lr wins. Easier to carry. Longer range.

I know very little about the Walther PPQ, but from what I understand people like because of the trigger. When you can still improve a trigger or anything else on any Glock 19, then in the long run, the PPQ can't possibly be better. I'm cutting off my rant short. If someone wants to debate me, jump in.

Ready set go.

###I think this one's a no brainer, but I'm curious to see if their's opposition.

Rossi Rio Grand .410 http://www.rossiusa.com/product-details.cfm?id=217&category=16&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=

vs

Taurus Judge http://www.taurususa.com/gun-selector-results.cfm?series=41

So right now I couldn't pick just one Taurus Judge to compare to the Rossi Rio Grand .410. But the Rossi Rio Grande and Taurus Judge are all about the same price. They're both shoot .410 and 45LC (though the Rossi RG 45 LC is a different gun than the Rossi RG 410 version, from what I read).

####I believe, the Rossi Rio Grande .410 is by far superior than any 410 revolver, especially the Taurus Judge.

For the Rossi:

1. The laws for long guns are better.

2. It will shoot faster with accuracy.

3. It can shoot full powered .410 where as not all Taurus' can handle buck shot .410 (cylinder length).

4. It's better at shooting shot shells due to the lack of spread.

No discussion needed

The Ruger GP100 is built tougher and uses fewer parts. The cylinder spins on an axle that's part of the crane, making it independent from the ejector rod. All GP100s lock in the front as well as the back of the cylinder. This is by far a stronger design.

The trigger is not as nice, however, given that this is a feature that can be improved upon, any GP100 can have an equally nice trigger as the 686. On the other hand, you can't make the 686 as tough as the GP100.

Your thoughts?