Keep the AR buy the 1301 next year
Sell the AR buy a 1301 and hope you don;t regret it
I think the cheap 1301s are still sporadically showing themselves. Buds Gun Shop had 5 of them for $650 last week. They’re all sold out now but it might be worth keeping an eye out online.
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Personally, I'd keep the AR and acquire a SG later.
I've often said that if I had to "make do" (for whatever reason ... real or imagined) with just one long-gun, it would be a SG. But, it wouldn't be an open and fixed choked gun with iron/ghost ring sights like the old model 1301 Tactical ..... one of the 1301 Competition models, maybe.
The path of least resistance will seldom get you where you need to be.
Unless you are moving to a free state, or there is a serious prospect of Connecticut becoming a free state in the near future, or the political atmosphere is such that you would be better off defending your family with a shotgun, keep the AR, get the shotgun later.
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While I'm not going to argue against that train of thought that morer is betterer when it comes to 20 and 30 round mags, 10 rounds of 5.56 is nothing to scoff at. For the vast majority of domestic rifle uses that have gone beyond 10 rounds, the solution was aim more and miss less, not more shooting. I know that's of little consolation if you need more than 10 rounds, regardless of the circumstances, but 10 rounds mags are more of limitation in theory than in practice. I wouldn't ditch a rifle because it was limited to just 10 rounds per magazine.Originally Posted by NPV
Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right.
I'm leaning towards a 21" Comp as a Do-it-all shotgun. But the input I've received from this thread is telling me that it will be happening in later years.
"Likely" is operative there. If you knew the future for certain I'd say go for it. Tea leaves are difficult to read. You already have a hell of a versatile firearm with the AR which you may not be able to replace. I'd wait and have both.
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And that's why I'm torn on the decision and I think at this point I'm going to wait until I have to funds and just be the happy owner of both. That is unless someone makes a really substantial argument as to why I need a 1301 NOW.
For those interested I should have made it more clear in my original post I am leaning towards the Comp model for added versatility and capacity over the Tactical model but again I can be convinced otherwise.
I wouldn't trade an AR you might not be able to get again for a 1301.
Limited to 10-rounds does suck. So, why not do something fun? .458 SOCOM upper. At least then you get slugs approaching 20-gauge territory, and the Barnes bullets in a .458 are nothing to mock. Nine-rounds fit in a standard AR magazine.
That'd give you some big-bore versatility.
Or, buy a Mossberg 500.
Do an 80%
I voted Keep and Save due to being in the ban state. I totally get dust settling on stuff in the safe and feeling compelled to sell for something on my "wantsies" list, but I've often repurchased the sold items when they get interesting again. The fact that you may or may not be able to repurchase, or have to repurchase at a much higher buy-in, puts me solidly in the patience grasshopper camp.
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