Need advice: 308 or shotgun

[Wanghunglo]

Im payin for a lot of stuff this year. Wedding, honeymoon, guns n ammo. Ive got my ar, my handgun, my bolt rifle, and a 10/22. Now i need a shotgun and an ar-308. I can only do about $600. So i can either get a mossberg 590 a1 or a complete 308 lower. I know the lowers will be either banned or hard to get next year, so if i get that will i still be able to get a good shotty next year, or are those under fire too? Thanks for any advice

[Citadelgrad87]

If it's truly a "what is most likely to get benned first" scenario, it's probably far more likely that centerfire rifles will be attacked before shotguns, note there was already an AW ban cycle that had minimal affect on shotguns, those are going to be one of the last things they go after so it will appear that they are not banning everything.

My thinking would be get the rifle lower first.

[Wanghunglo]

Thats what i was thinkin. Just wanna make sure. Thanks for that

[russ69]

M1A...best rifle ever made. (Well it's pretty cool, at least)

[Wanghunglo]

I would love to get an m1a. But my $600 isnt gonna cut it!!

[Steve_In_29]

As far as shotguns go, you can get a very well made clone of the Ithaca Model 37 from Stevens (backed by Savage) for $230ish. That will save you some money that you can put towards your .308 lower.

[shellslinger]

I have both an AR-308 and a 590a1, so I am pretty blessed. However, I would choose the 308 in this case. Then later down the road get the shotgun.

[Raider888]

I vote .308 lower.
You can always buy a shotgun.

[Wanghunglo]

Thanks for the advice gents. Thats how i was leaning. Just wanted to make sure. Dont wanna miss out on gettin a 590a1. Sigh....so many guns, so little time

[jarhead714]

590 and a few bucks more for the bayonet!

[k1dude]

As Citadelgrad87 said, get your AR .308 lower first. That's what they're going after right now with all the ban laws. I recommend the DPMS pattern over the AR-10.

Shotguns appear safe for the time being. But when you finally decide to buy one, I'd recommend looking at the Mossberg 930 SPX (non-pistol grip) as well. It fits your budget too. Pumps are great, but semi-auto's are much faster and recoil less. In addition, when the politicians eventually get around to shotgun bans, semi-auto's will be in their crosshairs long before pumps.

[shellslinger]

As Citadelgrad87 said, get your AR .308 lower first. That's what they're going after right now with all the ban laws. I recommend the DPMS pattern over the AR-10.

Shotguns appear safe for the time being. But when you finally decide to buy one, I'd recommend looking at the Mossberg 930 SPX (non-pistol grip) as well. It fits your budget too. Pumps are great, but semi-auto's are much faster and recoil less. In addition, when the politicians eventually get around to shotgun bans, semi-auto's will be in their crosshairs long before pumps.

+1, I sometimes wished I had gotten a 930 SPX over the A1.

[HOGLEG]

I vote .308 lower.
You can always buy a shotgun.

x2

[Wanghunglo]

As Citadelgrad87 said, get your AR .308 lower first. That's what they're going after right now with all the ban laws. I recommend the DPMS pattern over the AR-10.

Shotguns appear safe for the time being. But when you finally decide to buy one, I'd recommend looking at the Mossberg 930 SPX (non-pistol grip) as well. It fits your budget too. Pumps are great, but semi-auto's are much faster and recoil less. In addition, when the politicians eventually get around to shotgun bans, semi-auto's will be in their crosshairs long before pumps.

Can you explain the difference between dpms vs ar10. I was looking at a cmmg 308 lower. What is that considered?

[Steve_In_29]

....Shotguns appear safe for the time being. But when you finally decide to buy one, I'd recommend looking at the Mossberg 930 SPX (non-pistol grip) as well. It fits your budget too. Pumps are great, but semi-auto's are much faster and recoil less. In addition, when the politicians eventually get around to shotgun bans, semi-auto's will be in their crosshairs long before pumps.

An excellent option in a semi-auto shotgun that will save 1/3rd the cost of the 930 ($600+) is the Escort MP-S/A ($400ish).

They are available in many models/finishes/barrel-lengths and I have both the MP-S/A 12G version as well as their youth model 20G for my wife. The Escort (Hatsan) is huge in the UK due to the Euro vs Pound exchange rate. Google them up and decide for yourself if you need to spend the extra money. The youth 20G is available in a cool looking pink/purple/black splatter paint job for the girly-girl shooter in your life.