"Just up the road is right if up the road is in hours. Up the road to me is three blocks to McDonald's.

At least when we move I can get back my Dad's Mossberg 590, and I can own his 1911 and .38 snub nose. I tried to do the legal thing and register it according to NY law, but found out I couldn't do it.

In NY,NY and its area you must register all guns (pistols, rifles, and shotguns). You must also be 21 to register a gun, also fill out an application packet of 23 pages, psychiatrist approval letter, supply 4 recent color photos, 4 proof of residency (utility bills, notarized lease, and etc.), have your finger prints taken and put into the system and cost the applicant $91.50, and pay the application fee of $140.
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"Who's big brother?"

"Funny you should ask. Yesterday we spotted a jeep that had "Zombie Destruction Vehicle" tastefully lettered on the door. It had a major jack strapped on, a fire axe in the roof rack as well as some other device. It was bright yellow. Had the ubiquitous spare tire on the back.

If I was wandering by this dead on the side of the road I would at least be attracted by the axe. Seeing the lettering, I would likely check it out thoroughly, just in case. Without the lettering I would most likely treat a jeep as I would any other vehicle, cursory inspection as I go by.

I think my Durango is nothing special to look at. Unless someone was looking for something specific, or knew what I have in it, there is no reason to single it out.

Edit: Sorry for your loss, hope the new member of the family serves you well.
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"SCCY CPX-2 9mm can be had for $200. My wife loves hers.

Picking up a Mossy 500 or older Remington 870 for $200 isn't unheard of. Now you have a sidearm and shotgun for roughly $400. "

"I think 30-06 vs .308 is to complex to guess an exact reason why the military doesn't use 30-06.

For one not all 30-06 has better ballistic coefficient than .308, the ones that have a better ballistic coefficient might not be ideal for barrels the military wants to use, to costly, or who knows what. Get into issues of needing a longer action, heavier gun (especially if you get into barrels to reap the benefit of 30-06), bulkier and heavier ammo, etc where the increased performance may be so marginal its not worth logistics issue on the soldiers. Not worth further complicating how many rounds the military uses for small increase in performance.

In general there probably is not much a purpose of having small differences in performance when selecting weapons. Probably why they mostly use .308 then let it jump to .300 win mag, .338 lapua, or 50 BMG.

A private individual on the other hand is another matter. Finding a perfect balance for them is more personal preference, how much money they want to spend, how many types of ammunition they must stock (calibers, bullet weights, etc), how much room is taken up by the collection of guns, and if they want to lug around a heavier gun and/or take shots more fatigued. "