Maybe I am missing something but what is just so dang great about the AR-15 and the knockoffs such that everyone has AR madness, including dealers? I mean i grew up with hunting rifles, old school smiths, old berettas, HK rifles etc. I just dont get it.
Whats so dang great about the AR platform?
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Capt. Bob
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First off they are really accurate and a lot of fun to shoot. They used to be pretty inexpensive to load for also. When I started with my first 223, I could get bulk bullets for about 2 cents a pop. Now the same ones are almost 20 cents. Everything has gone crazy. I have had people out to my range that were gun enthusists that had never shot an AR or AK before and when they left they were wanting one. Don't knock'em till you tried'em.
Its ok really
Now, nobody said you had to like all guns. Its like art, I may not know everything there is to be a critic, but I know what I like.
Thats all I need to enjoy what I have so far.
Enjoy the old stuff!
Chuck
Now, nobody said you had to like all guns. Its like art, I may not know everything there is to be a critic, but I know what I like.
Thats all I need to enjoy what I have so far.
Enjoy the old stuff!
Chuck
reddogge
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Highly accurate, lightweight, light recoil. You ever shoot one?
805moparkid
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only thing that hasn't been mentioned is versatility... with two pins you can change from a sniper long bull barrel setup to a SBR is less than a minute...
triggers are changed with two pins, recoil system can be adapted easily... i just say they are like Lego's for adults...
triggers are changed with two pins, recoil system can be adapted easily... i just say they are like Lego's for adults...
I didn't have much interest in owning an AR until I made the mistake of shooting one. I was hooked - accurate, low recoil, cheap to shoot, etc. Being an engineer, I like to modify and tinker with things; cars, woodworking, guns, etc. There are so many parts available and so many ways to personalize them; they are like a big Lego model for shooting enthusiasts.
We think alike and you must have posted while I was typing!
I don't care for them either.
I've shot them, but it's just my personal choice.
I don't mind semi auto's, I have those. Just don't care for the AR/AK type.
At one time the M1 Garand was scorned by the 'old school' shooters.
Nothing's new...
..and at least for now, most places still have the right to choose what they like.
Hang on to that.
I've shot them, but it's just my personal choice.
I don't mind semi auto's, I have those. Just don't care for the AR/AK type.
At one time the M1 Garand was scorned by the 'old school' shooters.
Nothing's new...
..and at least for now, most places still have the right to choose what they like.
Hang on to that.
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I was never a big fan of AR's myself. I tried one a while back, just didn't do it for me. Give me a nice old lever action Winchester, Marlin or a Sharps rifle and I will be in heaven. Yes I know I would get my butt shot off, but it encourages me not to miss in the first place. Still I am not one of the gun owners I have run into that likes their guns but doesn't care if the AR's get banned, until like what we have now in NY. I never planned on buying an AR even with or without the new laws, but I still wish I could find a nice old .30-30 my Sharps dream rifle before the libs get the hot and sweaties for those next.
mc5aw
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Best thing about the AR platform right now? The resale value. Tomorrow may be something else.
Cdog
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Accuracy is easily achieved with them. Much easier than many persnickety turnbolts I've had in the last 35 plus years.
Being milspec, you can do the work yourself. Most everything is "plug-n play" with them.
If, I mean when you damage one it's inexpensive to repair.
What's not to like about the AR platform?
And as posted above, " They drive the libs nuts!"
Being milspec, you can do the work yourself. Most everything is "plug-n play" with them.
If, I mean when you damage one it's inexpensive to repair.
What's not to like about the AR platform?
And as posted above, " They drive the libs nuts!"
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Having had some experience, and not a very good one at that, with the original M-16, I prefer the Erector Set of combat rifles, the AK-47, over the plastic Leggo AR...just sayin'. 
Think about this, maybe not currently "like within the last month or so" But walk into any gun store and what did you see the most of...................... AR-15, variants and a plethora of accessories..... I will agree with you I grew up with the classics you mentioned, winchester 94's model 70's, remington 700 (in the BDL glossy version), smith and wesson classic revolvers, Parker and hale, browning..etc. However today the AR15 is what dominates the shelf of all most every gun store in the country. I've got 4 of them myself. Under normal scenarios it is the cheapest centerfire rifle you can shoot and not break the bank, try and shoot 100 - 200 roungs of 30-06 and see how your wallet looks when you're done. And in its own right the AR15 is a classic, the rifles been around for 50 years, replacing the M1 Garand after the Korean war prior to Vietnam. There's really nothing new about it, just alot more accessories available today. There great rifles give them a try....
Mickey D
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They "look" evil. 
COL Jagdog
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Having had some experience, and not a very good one at that, with the original M-16, I prefer the Erector Set of combat rifles, the AK-47, over the plastic Leggo AR...just sayin'.
You would have liked carrying an M-4 -- worked out a lot of the kinks from the M-16 you carried.
The AK-74 and the AKM -- I was very impressed with them.
Arik
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Love my AKs and ARs. They even get along in my safe!
A lot of "older" people look at the bullet and think its a puny 22 and whats so special? A .30 is where its at! But some should see what it does to tissue!
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A lot of "older" people look at the bullet and think its a puny 22 and whats so special? A .30 is where its at! But some should see what it does to tissue!
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retarmyaviator
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What I like most about ARs? They can't be readily confused with a Fudd rifle.
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My first experience with a semi-auto .223 was the Ruger Mini-14, hailed by Bill Ruger when it was new as "the World's Most Expensive Plinker." It was fun, 100% reliable, and fairly cheap to load for back then. But the accuracy was.........meh.
Eventually I shot a few AR's, liked them, and bought a couple. The accuracy was vastly better, and they were every bit as reliable, with good magazines. My real epiphany came one day at the range, shooting against my son. The ammo was some soft-point stuff I'd loaded about three years before, that had been languishing in an ammo can in my basement. Between us, we shot five straight 200-yard groups that went under an inch, three of them shading a half-inch.
My latest is a S&W MP-15, totally stock, that has seen a hair over 8,000 rounds with minimal cleaning. Most of that has been bargain-basement steel-cased ammo, with a few assorted handloads thrown in. It has never failed to feed, fire and eject a single round. After 50 years, I think it's safe to say the bugs have been worked out.
Eventually I shot a few AR's, liked them, and bought a couple. The accuracy was vastly better, and they were every bit as reliable, with good magazines. My real epiphany came one day at the range, shooting against my son. The ammo was some soft-point stuff I'd loaded about three years before, that had been languishing in an ammo can in my basement. Between us, we shot five straight 200-yard groups that went under an inch, three of them shading a half-inch.
My latest is a S&W MP-15, totally stock, that has seen a hair over 8,000 rounds with minimal cleaning. Most of that has been bargain-basement steel-cased ammo, with a few assorted handloads thrown in. It has never failed to feed, fire and eject a single round. After 50 years, I think it's safe to say the bugs have been worked out.
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