DJ-CHRIS1
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good luck finding that ammo anywhere. There is a national shortage for 7.62x39.
Really? Seems a bit odd with how much of it exists worldwide, however it's mainly Russian made, and I can see the US being very strict importing it.
Also 5.56x45 is designed to maim, not kill. It doesn't have the power to kill in alot of situation's, it seriously lacks power in comparasion to other rounds. Although, it is half the weight of what it replaced (7.62x45), which means you can carry twice the ammo. Killing someone in a war takes one person out of the battle. Wounding a person means you need two people to carry him out of there, a medic to treat him, people to drive, etc. In a conventional war, it's not who wins the battle, it's who has the power to keep starting battles.
I also find firearms for home defense amusing. Theives in the US are scared as hell of being shot by some trigger happy "good" person, and that's the entire reason they carry firearms themselves. Manouvering a large weapon around the average house is hard, alot of the time in a house (moreso when dark) a knife or baseball bat has the advantage.
I have been thinking about getting a rifle and pistol, but it's a bit more complicated in Canada. I can posess a pistol, however it needs to remain in a locked safe at all times when not in transit to a range. Everytime you go to a range with a pistol (restricted firearm) you also need to clear it with the police, and take a direct route. In the next year or so I may get a small caliber rifle (likely a .22) because of the price of ammo and possibly a pistol.
I'm not worried about home defense here though, in Canada the thought of someone breaking into a house and shooting you is absurd, unless you have done something that warrants it (ex robbing a drug dealer). I'm more worried about zombies or some end of world scenario than home invasions. People that rob your house do it to get money, not to kill.