Lab4Us
Professional
There’s that. And then there is the fact I don’t care what labels Liberals try to apply.
And the fact I suspect groups like that would buy the cheapest they could find in quantity.
What Do We Think of the Hellion in 2026?
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And the fact I suspect groups like that would buy the cheapest they could find in quantity.
Belt Fed
SAINT
Who gives a rats *** if they adopted it,
Belt Fed
SAINT
So did the A team.
Lab4Us
Professional
I do appreciate all the input here. It has certainly given me some things (operationally) to think about. Though I haven’t carried an M16 in decades, I’m pretty sure I could disassemble a bolt carrier group like it was yesterday. I didn’t really research the disassembly process of the Hellion, so I’ll do that today.
I’m not entirely opposed to an AR, I was just looking for something a bit more manageable (ie, a bit shorter, no NFA license required) if needed in close quarters - but I do have plenty of handguns.
The quest continues. I’m also looking at Henry rifles as it would also be nice to use pistol calibers I already have, like .357 Magnum and .45.
Still open to more suggestions. This is certainly not going to be a spontaneous purchase.
I’m not entirely opposed to an AR, I was just looking for something a bit more manageable (ie, a bit shorter, no NFA license required) if needed in close quarters - but I do have plenty of handguns.
The quest continues. I’m also looking at Henry rifles as it would also be nice to use pistol calibers I already have, like .357 Magnum and .45.
Still open to more suggestions. This is certainly not going to be a spontaneous purchase.
Belt Fed
SAINT
Whatever you get, we know Tactical dude is gonna lose more arms.
Lab4Us
Professional
We’ll see
. I’m also researching joining the outdoor range here in town, which I can do with a lifetime membership at $650 (Senior), or $100 (Senior) annual. Benefit would be actual rifle distances to actually zero, pistol bays out to 25 yards (indoor stops at 15), and RSO present when range open (9am-5pm subject to inclement weather). They also have backboards to staple targets to instead of hanging. I suspect it will take me more than a few range trips to leave raggedy holes in Tactical Dude’s shoulders at 100 yards…though I did earn that marksmanship with star award long ago for a reason
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KillerFord1977
Emissary
I own a hellion, an AUG and many NFA SBR’s w 10.5” barrels.
Love all 3 for diff reasons.
I’d get an AUG if you want bullpup. The US Made Nato version takes AR mags and there is ton of aftermarket support. Fun to shoot and accurate.
SBR with 10.5” barrel suppressed is as long as my AUG, so it handy for mobility.
NFA paperwork is super easy and now its free.
Good news with an SBR permit, you can swap uppers to a 16” barrel if you want to go distance at a range for example, then swap back to a 10.5” for HD. Legal to swap uppers as long as you dont change caliber. Thats not legal, but same caliber as registered is legal.
OldGrunt
Professional
Since you mentioned pistol calibers, maybe you might consider this. It's a .45 Ruger LC Carbine. I keep loaded pistols in just about every room in my house. All my shotguns and rifles stay locked in my gun safe. The only long gun I keep loaded is this Ruger. And it is fun to shoot! I don't think I need anything for longer range around my place for defense. This one stays in a closet near the front door.
PieterCoetzee
Operator
I think it was in the late 1970s when there were limited "assault rifle" options and the PDs and Feds were using AR. At that time the ARs were expensive by todays standards and the Mini 14 was relatively cheap. When the Clan started adopting them, Ruger went ballistic, that may be why Ruger was one of the first companies to push the 10 round mags for civilians
PieterCoetzee
Operator
NO of course not, but it does mean that if theres an incident it WILL come up that a NAZI gun was used. The Edelweiss song written by Rogers and Hammerstein (both Jewish) was called a Nazi song by liberals. Things arent the way they are, they are too often the way they are perceived by the idiot public....and by the way the jury wont be made up of Brain Surgeons.
Massad Ayoob once suggested not to use handguns that had fierce names because a Prosecutor could use that against you: "Sir is your gun a "Pit Bull"? Isnt that the name of a breed of dogs that maul children? Did you shoot that kid with a gun named after a Pit Bull? My point is that stuff like that can be used against you. Another example is AKs. I like AKs and I own AKs; but I wouldnt want to be the guy that runs to his car to get an AK to stop an Active Shooter. No PD uses AKs so someone at an Active Shooter incident with an AK is going to LOOK like a bad guy and be dealt with as a bad guy at least until the incident is over
As for the Hood Rats, well, their use of illegally converted full auto Glocks, got Glock sued, causing Glock to STOP production and redesign there whole line up. See also the AK factor above.
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