Start with what you want it for and then pick the best tool for the job.
Purchasing the first
Tyler Wilson
Gavin Thomas
If it's now or never for an AR, do you recommend ordering parts online or walking into a store and buying?
Ryder King
12ga
It'll kill anything inside 100 yards™
Jack Jones
Depends on the type of person you are. Buying one in a store is easy as hell.
If you are mechanically inclined, like to min-max shit, enjoy custom stuff then build your own. Of course, that requires more research on your part, and the added expense of some specialty tools.
If you're trying to save money then you can just buy an AR lower receiver (that's the legally restricted part) and then build it later.
Jaxson Collins
>If you're trying to save money then you can just buy an AR lower receiver (that's the legally restricted part) and then build it later.
Thanks for bringing this up because if now is time to purchase than its short notice for me. But why would the lower receiver be the only restricted part, and why wouldn't the other parts be targeted for restriction as well in the future?
Matthew Martinez
I went shotgun, AR then 10/22
Would probably grab an AR first if you have shooting experience, if not get the 10/22
Owen Anderson
Fuck that. Full sized pistol first.
Colton Moore
They will be, for now, the receiver is the "gun"
Anthony Davis
>Fuck that. Full sized pistol first.
No. here's an unpopular truth: The *only* practical purpose of a pistol is to carry it. Otherwise, don't bother even owning a pistol - all of your needs would be better served by a long gun. With that said, full-sized pistols only really make sense for people like cops, soldiers, and security guards, for whom concealment is not an issue. For a civilian who wants to conceal carry, anything over the size of a Glock 43 is unnecessary, impractical, and, frankly, ridiculous.
Before you SHALL me, I'm not saying that you shouldn't own a Glock 17 if you want, or a Deagle if you want, or the gun the Joker pulled out of his pants in the 1989 Batman if you want. I own plenty of impractical guns just for fun - if you want to do the same, knock yourself out. But the fact remains that a full-size duty pistol is a practical weapon for a cop, but not really for a civilian. The use cases for a pistol are very different from one to the next. An LCP wouldn't make sense for a police officer, and a Glock 17 doesn't make sense for you.
Daniel Brooks
Buy in a legal private sale. The fewer people know you have it, the better.