That's an expensive Ruger 10/22! :eek: Mine has an ATI stock with pistol grip, the BX-25 extended mag and a scope and I've got less than $300 in it totally. Should be able to pick up a base model for around $200.
Spreading fear and home defense....hmmm. I say a pump action shotgun. I know you asked about rifles but IMO nothing is better for home defense than a shotgun and fewer things are better at spreading fear than the sound of racking pump action. ;)
Pretty much. They took us off the gold standard and now make other nations use the dollar by threat of force.
Just a few examples: Saddam wanted to trade oil in Euros, Gaddafi wanted Africa on a gold standard. We know what happend to them. ;)