so you again are talking about things you have NOT even done
how would you know a .2223/5.56 is good for shooting rats
and further more where in the heck are there rats to be shot with them?
you bring up words like some Internet nitwit
but sadly the things you type on forums is not showing us that your NOT one!
you ramble on about things again you have ZERO experience on or in
based on things you watched or read, having ZERO clue if what your posting is accurate or not! and most of it is NOT
any IDIOT can OWN a gun if they qualify , that doesn't make them an expert or an experienced gun owner or shooter!
being in the Military, also doesn't make one any sort of a GUN expert or shooter, even if they QUALIFIED as expert
as after basic training most folks in the military NEVER fire a gun again or very often!
posting pictures of guns means nothing as any one can POST a picture of guns, even one's they DON"T own!
EVEN you have already done this on the other forum your on??
its NOT proof that you own what you CLAIM to,
that's the problem with the world wide web, lots of folks PRETEND to be something there not or claim things they don't have!
You stated you had a Ruger rifle,. but found it crude and disliking
well its a basic entry level rifle, NOT a custom shop or custom higher end rifle
that's common knowledge and can be found online if one doesn't know this by knowing things about rifles!
you seem to have issue's with many of the guns you have, which would also be a red flag to your experience level with them,
as guns do get inspected before you take ownership?
and if damaged happen after that, again??
you seem awfully concerned about details on things, yet fail to notice them before you BUY, why is this, if your skilled with firearms?
do you not do research before buying? notice things before buying?
I have owned several hundred firearms, and sold several thousand, pretty much knew what I was getting before making any payments or sales!
so, lets see, your Ruger you didn;t like, went back to factory for issue's and disliked it still afterwards to the point of calling it CRAP< yet you bought it?
your mossberg you also disliked(minus the OLD one) and you also sent them a complaint about there quality on there guns?
again there 500's are not HIGH end shotguns, , the price of them reflect the quality of the products fit and finish! typically!
your hunting experience pretty much ALL happened ONCE ONE DAY!
which basically means you have ZERO hunting experience, , more shooting practice at live animals
as you did NOT do the hunting a guide TOOK you and found you game to SHOOT
not trying to beat on you here, just starting facts based on things you told us?
again, if you WISH to ask questions, thats great and were here to TRY and help you
but when you ask a question and they go on to add context based on things you read NOT knowing if there true or not, and the FACTS you DON"T have much shooting experience or knowledge on firearms in general
it discredits any VALUE to your topic's and posts!
in order to learn, you have to STOP acting as if you know something when you really DON"T
and if you want real experience, you have to actually go do things to get it, NOT talk about it or watch video's on a subject!
MY guess is if, someone put 10 AR 15's in front of you all the same builds , but by different makers you couldn;t tell the difference in things on them
as your little experience in the military so long ago, has sine faded a LOT! which is NORMAL
so to CLAIM you like "X" brand based on your SKILLS is a JOKE to folks that actually know Firearms and why and what makes one better or not than another!