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December 29, 2017, 04:51 PM | #26 | |
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.... I have kinda taken a shine to mine of late: it is cheaper to feed than my .270WIN or any of my milsurps ..... |
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December 29, 2017, 07:28 PM | #27 |
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FYI, AIM Surplus is selling a complete 16" AR15 (Radical Firearms), with 15" MLOK handguard, midlength gas, and a melonited 1:7 barrel for $450. Speaking of Golden Age of ARs.
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December 29, 2017, 07:52 PM | #28 |
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My first AR was a PSA kit without a lower that cost more than 450$
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December 30, 2017, 08:23 AM | #30 |
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$400-500 will buy you a decent entry level AR 15 that will do what most users expect. Buy good quality magazines but don't get hung up on 30 rounders as their use is best suited for actual combat ( I like MagPul 10 or 20 round mags).
DI or piston?? I don't see the need for a piston operation unless you're into high round count competition or run a suppressor. I like the piston system BUT only one of my AR's has this so make your own interpretation. .223/5.56/Wylde??? Most of mine are 5.56 and I haven't determined if the Wylde is actually more accurate than 5.56. I'd call it a wash and not stress on the chambering. In fact, I don't see much issue with .223 chambers as I'm not into using military grade FMJ anyway. I transitioned into the AR platform from highly accurate bolt actions and was not impressed for several years until I learned some of the quirks and foibles of the AR. |
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January 1, 2018, 11:18 PM | #32 |
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I got a Windham Weaponry AR15 when they first came out, a flat top model. I suggest a flat top because it is easy to convert to optical sights, flip up sights or mount a handle or whatever. If we are invaded by off world aliens and the President calls up all able bodied males and tells them to bring what they got, I am sure it will acquit itself well.
I only bought the thing because I was afraid the Dems were going to ban them when Billoary took office. But I am glad I got it despite the reprieve though it is hardly my type of weapon. Still, fun to shoot, maybe useful if civilization collapses or I need to open up a can of whupass on some insurgent pigs or infidel 'dillas. |
January 2, 2018, 12:15 AM | #33 |
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3C, I carried the M16's so long that the A4 carry handle is a menace ...... (your fingers will just barely fit in there like back the old days. but if you reach back from sling arms and you whip it around to port arms like you could with an A1/A2 ..... there will be blood.....
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January 2, 2018, 12:15 AM | #34 |
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Why not get an AK? AR's will be around, but good AKs are getting harder to get due to sanctions, demand, and other country's export restrictions. I have both, but I have more fun with an AK. I've come to appreciate the design over the AR/ M16 platform. Ammo is also much cheaper and just as easy to get....and getting easier the past several years.
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January 2, 2018, 12:47 AM | #35 | |
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It's ergonomically inferior to the AR .... the cartridge is better for close combat, agreed ..... ammo is NOT cheaper, if one reloads in bulk ..... but you like it so keep cheerleading ..... it's what keeps gun forums populated ... |
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January 2, 2018, 07:35 AM | #36 |
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Sanctions now stop VEPRs from coming in, and Arsenal has stated that we wont see any SAM7's or SLR's for quite some time. That leaves Century garbage, and heavily used battle field turn in, or reworked pickups. The future of the AK market is bleak, unless you like imported garbage which is whats starting to flood the market. For ammo, you wouldn;t bother reloading for a AK....you can easily buy 1000 rounds of decent ammo for just under $200. I reload for .556 and cant get anywhere close to that with bullets, powder, and primers. Factor in your time and there's no way to compare. Buy a 1000 rounds and have fun, and dont feel bad letting steel cases from Russia hit the dirt and stay there. It's just economics. It's a great time to get an AK, but that time is slowly passing, while AR's are everywhere on the cheap and will be for quite some time.
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January 2, 2018, 08:28 AM | #38 |
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any chance you're in NH or close? There's a shop near the MA NH border....sells Golden Tiger 500 and 1000 round boxes at prices you cant beat.
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January 2, 2018, 08:29 AM | #39 |
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You can also get around here, Red Army 7.62X39 for $220. per 900 round boxes. Golden Tiger is much better ammo.
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January 2, 2018, 09:03 AM | #40 |
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thanks Mike--yep--I'm in Maine--but still a good 5 hours or more from the NH border from where I live.
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January 2, 2018, 09:33 AM | #41 |
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Caution! AR's tend to multiple like rabbits! I have one in the corner next to me and I think it just smiled!
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