The Annoyed Man wrote:newTexan wrote:1. Should be fun to plink with, yet still usable for home defense if that need should ever arise. If the lady of the house is going to plink with it too, then recoil needs to be pretty well-managed and not beat her up when she fires it.
AR15
newTexan wrote:2. Should be relatively easy to take apart, clean, and put back together.
AR15
newTexan wrote:3. Should be reliable.
AR15
newTexan wrote:4. At the ranges I'm going to probably be shooting (probably 100yards max), I'd like to avoid having to do/worry too much about separate optics. Decent iron sights are probably fine. I know some of the FN's come with optics which are also probably fine if they're any good at all.
AR15, with an inexpensive scope or a red dot/holographic sight
newTexan wrote:Any thoughts or suggestions?
AR15
newTexan wrote:Things to avoid or definitely look at?
Thanks!
Look at an AR15.
I hope I wasn't being too confusing.
ARs are good all round carbines. Good for home defense, plinking, target shooting, even some hunting applications. Recoil is very VERY light, cleaning is a breeze, and they are highly reliable.