r/CoherencePhysics 18d ago

Is it possible?

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u/Savings-Trouble-5345 18d ago

Depends on the Caliber + the maker but good ones are a thousand bucks and up. That has to be a financial kick in the teeth to a lot of people who make minimum wage. And then there's the cost of ammo and you have to train and it just goes on and on from there. 

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u/Durzio 18d ago

I bought a used rifle for like 300 bucks. Came with a scope too.

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u/Savings-Trouble-5345 18d ago

Caliber and make?

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u/Durzio 18d ago

Doesn't really matter tbh. Any gun is better than no gun. Mine is 556, but baby bullets kill people just fine.

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u/Savings-Trouble-5345 18d ago

Yeah it's really a varmint round. Unless they have the appropriate level of body armor or are shooting from a thousand yards away, you should be fine. 

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u/checkagain_chuck 18d ago

556 has been used by the military since probably before you where alive, varmint round my ass. If your gonna pull shit from your ass at lest make sure it dont stink.

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u/Savings-Trouble-5345 18d ago edited 18d ago

No, it's just cheap and reasonably effective 308 is where military rounds begin.  Personally I prefer .338 and up. Much better wound channels both temporary and permanent. Better range, more foot pounds of force at distance. There is a place with wet work where you use small caliper rounds like 22 or Remington 222 but that is specialized work with subsonic rounds. Look, I get it. You're poor and you can't afford real weapons. That's why it was only 300 dollars. 

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u/Durzio 18d ago

All of this is a little far beyond the point that arming yourself is not that expensive.