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Rifle or Handgun?

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Rifle or Handgun?

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I'm trying to decide what to purchase next. A Glock 20 or a Zastava NPAP M70. The AK would be cheaper to shoot of course. Either will be nothing more than a range toy/home defense/TEOTWAWKI gun.

Opinions? Anyone have either?
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Do you have an AK pattern rifle (or other TEOTWAWKI-appropriate rifle)? If not, that's the direction I'd go...
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JustaShooter wrote:Do you have an AK pattern rifle (or other TEOTWAWKI-appropriate rifle)? If not, that's the direction I'd go...
I don't. That's why the AK variant is one of my next choices. Seems like the obvious direction to go.
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Gotta have something to use at an Appleseed. :mrgreen:
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WY_Not wrote:Gotta have something to use at an Appleseed. :mrgreen:
At an Appleseed?
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The Glock 20 is awesome.
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You are asking for OUR OPINION, right? Okay then! No AK of any sort, bleeecccch. :P

Wait on the Glock 20 because the rumor is that the long slide "practical tactical" 10mm is going to be debuted in 2015 and assigned the Model number 40.
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Sevens wrote:You are asking for OUR OPINION, right? Okay then! No AK of any sort, bleeecccch. :P

Wait on the Glock 20 because the rumor is that the long slide "practical tactical" 10mm is going to be debuted in 2015 and assigned the Model number 40.
Absolutely, open to all opinions. I saw the announcement already. I'm not too interested in the long slide version though.
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:lol: Again re-iterating that these are opinions...

I have run across folks -AND- it has been my hands-on experience in (completely unfair) testing that the shorter Glock 29 is actually a more accurate handgun than a Glock 20. If it was me choosing, I would pick the G20 last of the three for sure, and I'm saying this as the new one isn't even actually reality yet.
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Why a Glock20?

Common, and EZ, is best-- Glock 9mm, much better choice. AK is too powerful for home defense.
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Sevens wrote:You are asking for OUR OPINION, right? Okay then! No AK of any sort, bleeecccch. :P

Wait on the Glock 20 because the rumor is that the long slide "practical tactical" 10mm is going to be debuted in 2015 and assigned the Model number 40.
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CCIman wrote:Why a Glock20?

Common, and EZ, is best-- Glock 9mm, much better choice. AK is too powerful for home defense.
Agreed ^^^
Ive shot a few of them- was gonna buy one myself from my brother.
wont shoot here at the house (in the country surrounded by fields), too powerful.
love them much and still want one so my choice would be obvious.
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CCIman wrote:Why a Glock20?

Common, and EZ, is best-- Glock 9mm, much better choice. AK is too powerful for home defense.
Interest in the cartridge I guess. Especially with the Double Tap stuff.

I already have 9mm covered. I'm also trying to diversify calibers in the collection. I agree it's too powerful for home defense. Main purpose will be a range toy.

My home defense is 9mm.
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The thread title is 'rifle or handgun'. Are Glock's and AK's the only options? Is an AR rifle a possibility? Is your budget limited? Do you already have a reliable home defense gun? Etc., etc.
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