Getting into Semi's

[u/666-Chris-666]

Hey guys, I've got me a nice hunting rifle and a good shotgun, a Tikka t3x, and a mossberg 590, looking to get into semi autos and just looking for recommendations from anybody who's shot the specific models and what they would recommend? I fired the SKS and the Citadel, was wondering about the akdas and Henry homesteader, any advice would be nice

[u/NorthwindX7]

I also have a T3X in .308 and 590a1, and side grades to those rifles you've looked at.

Sks is meh, it's not very accurate. They are pretty expensive nowadays compared to a few years ago. They arent great for hunting, the most widely available ammunition is corrosive so you'll be cleaning your rifle constantly. I got one because they were cheap but completely stripping and cleaning after ever little shooting session got old quick. Wouldn't recommend.

Henry homesteader would be fun, I have a similar gun in 9mm, upgraded it like crazy. Was super fun and cheap to shoot. Had more jam then .22lr. But it's been banned, the homesteader is literally the exact same gun, so likely may also be added to the list. I have thousands of rounds of useless 9mm now. If it gets banned you'll also have a bunch of useless magazines and ammunition in a caliber there aren't lever gats or single shots available for. Recommended but be cautious.

Ruger 10/22 is pretty good for chicken hunting, plinking, cheap to get, cheap to shoot, likely won't get banned and very customizable. Easy safe recommend.

After a season hunting with the tikka, i got the heebie jeebies over all the first hand hunting stories- cougar attack, bear attacks and even moose charges from coworkers and friends. So I ended up getting the new (semi auto) BAR mk4 in .308. Its been really nice, the box hinge mag gives me hopium that it won't get banned, it's sub moa after finding the right ammunition (Hornady 178gr eldx out of trying 11 different brands and weights). PMC bronze ammunition is relatively cheap for plinking and practice, and it's very capable for hunting. Wouldn't get it if it wasn't for walking through the brush in the middle of nowhere. Recommend depending on hunting style, but your tikka is already a good hunting rifle and if you are with a buddy then it's hard to justify another hunting rifle.

Brother had a wk180. It's a neat rifle and I believe now you might be able to hunt deer with it but if it's just a plinker then your better off with a smaller cheaper less likely to get banned rifle.

[u/GodsGiftToWrenching → u/NorthwindX7]

See the one point I always see brought up is the price of an SKS. While the cheapest one I bought was under 200 canadian pesos back in 2019 the most expensive one I bought was almost 700, that being said it is still the cheapest semi auto center fire on the market and ammo is still some of the cheapest out there, even the norinco red box. So for a fun gun semi auto the sks is still a very viable and great option, plus with the more there are the harder it would be to ban

[u/NorthwindX7 → u/GodsGiftToWrenching]

I still just have a tough time buying one for more than 300$ as it's a non accurate, not very effectively mod host platform for anything other than plinking.

If I was new into guns it wouldn't have to auto value but like it did back a few years ago but I see your point.