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bigghoss · January 19, 2012, 11:42 PM

it doesn't HAVE to be an AR15 but something in a 5.56 cambering is going to be roughly the same weight as most of the other options, it probably isn't going to recoil any more and in some cases the felt recoil may be LESS. 5.56 is more effective with the right ammo and sometimes penetrate less through walls, and will likely have 30 rounds on tap. The big factor with an AR15 or similar rifle is cost. the hi-point options are under $300 and a decent AR is 3x that. there are .22 conversions/upper/rifles that will let you offset some cost but you'd have to shoot a lot to make that compute, which I recommend but THAT much shooting isn't feasible for many.

January 19, 2012, 11:42 PM	#9
bigghoss Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2006 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,664	it doesn't HAVE to be an AR15 but something in a 5.56 cambering is going to be roughly the same weight as most of the other options, it probably isn't going to recoil any more and in some cases the felt recoil may be LESS. 5.56 is more effective with the right ammo and sometimes penetrate less through walls, and will likely have 30 rounds on tap. The big factor with an AR15 or similar rifle is cost. the hi-point options are under $300 and a decent AR is 3x that. there are .22 conversions/upper/rifles that will let you offset some cost but you'd have to shoot a lot to make that compute, which I recommend but THAT much shooting isn't feasible for many. __________________ I don't collect guns, I accumulate them.