ParaShootist
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Hi all,
My brother and I are entering the hobby and wanting to purchase a wheeled armored vehicle. I’m hoping for some valuable perspective from with wealth of experience here. Our only real experience is fixing up an old Peacekeeper that I obtained for my former agency thru a federal surplus program. It had its ups and downs. It overheated easily (in fact the USAF guys had removed the armored grill, and I had to scrounge another), and off-road it was pretty limited. Other than that, it was very neat and we had a lot of fun with it.
We were kind of excited about a really nice Saxon, but it had sold – and honestly, the price was really more than we planned to spend. Then we thought we’d found a BTR-40 which seemed perfect for us, but no joy – already sold. We’ve been reading everything we can find to help make our decisions. I’ve read that parts for a Humber Pig are next to vaporware even for our friends in the UK. The belly wheels on the BRDM and FUG look too funky and complex – amphibious capability is not something we’re interested in anyway. Neither of us have a high level of auto-mechanical skill or much experience with armored vehicles, sooo . . . we figured something like a Saracen, Saladin, BTR60 or OT64 (or anything fully tracked) would probably not be a good choice to start with. The US military stuff (M3, V100, etc.) seems mostly priced out of reach – like even more than the Saxon.
We want something that’s already in good operating condition. We're looking at consulting a reputable broker like KCI or similar. Within the realm of reality (something already in the U.S. or practically feasible to import), I feel like I’ve pretty much penciled myself into a corner with a Daimler Ferret as the only real possibility. They are pretty cool, but I wish they had a little more room.
Am I overlooking anything important? Any recommendations or hot tips?
Anyone know where there's another BTR-40?
Help will be much appreciated.
My brother and I are entering the hobby and wanting to purchase a wheeled armored vehicle. I’m hoping for some valuable perspective from with wealth of experience here. Our only real experience is fixing up an old Peacekeeper that I obtained for my former agency thru a federal surplus program. It had its ups and downs. It overheated easily (in fact the USAF guys had removed the armored grill, and I had to scrounge another), and off-road it was pretty limited. Other than that, it was very neat and we had a lot of fun with it.
We were kind of excited about a really nice Saxon, but it had sold – and honestly, the price was really more than we planned to spend. Then we thought we’d found a BTR-40 which seemed perfect for us, but no joy – already sold. We’ve been reading everything we can find to help make our decisions. I’ve read that parts for a Humber Pig are next to vaporware even for our friends in the UK. The belly wheels on the BRDM and FUG look too funky and complex – amphibious capability is not something we’re interested in anyway. Neither of us have a high level of auto-mechanical skill or much experience with armored vehicles, sooo . . . we figured something like a Saracen, Saladin, BTR60 or OT64 (or anything fully tracked) would probably not be a good choice to start with. The US military stuff (M3, V100, etc.) seems mostly priced out of reach – like even more than the Saxon.
We want something that’s already in good operating condition. We're looking at consulting a reputable broker like KCI or similar. Within the realm of reality (something already in the U.S. or practically feasible to import), I feel like I’ve pretty much penciled myself into a corner with a Daimler Ferret as the only real possibility. They are pretty cool, but I wish they had a little more room.
Am I overlooking anything important? Any recommendations or hot tips?
Anyone know where there's another BTR-40?
Help will be much appreciated.