Thought exercise: How much trust would you place in an unfired AR? - Page 2

rickyrick · March 20, 2020, 03:54 PM

Well I went out to shoot the 300aac, worked great with subs and supers...I’m kinda hooked on the caliber in a short barrel...
I didn’t doubt it, but with the current events, I may not get much chance in the future to test it out.

FireForged · March 20, 2020, 04:48 PM

I have probably bought 100 or so different handguns and rifles over the many decades. I have never found any of them to be a dud out of the box. Have I had a minor hiccup or two.. sure. Nothing that would have caused me to lose a self defense related battle.

Trust is one thing.. confidence is something else

I have a fairly high defree of confidence that my new gun will run right out of the box. That said, I wont trust it until I have run it though its paces.

AgedWarrior · March 20, 2020, 04:49 PM

I do not trust any firearm until I have thoroughly cleaned, inspected and fired enough to know it is reliable.

Kreyzhorse · March 22, 2020, 03:54 PM

I've built 6 of them (maybe 7). They have all worked flawlessly off the bench. Buying quality parts or a gun from a quality makers, I'd have zero worries that it wouldn't operate first time out.

March 20, 2020, 04:48 PM	#27
FireForged Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 1999 Location: Rebel South USA Posts: 2,077	I have probably bought 100 or so different handguns and rifles over the many decades. I have never found any of them to be a dud out of the box. Have I had a minor hiccup or two.. sure. Nothing that would have caused me to lose a self defense related battle. Trust is one thing.. confidence is something else I have a fairly high defree of confidence that my new gun will run right out of the box. That said, I wont trust it until I have run it though its paces. __________________ Life is a web woven by necessity and chance... Last edited by FireForged; March 20, 2020 at 04:58 PM.

March 22, 2020, 03:54 PM	#29
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,464	I've built 6 of them (maybe 7). They have all worked flawlessly off the bench. Buying quality parts or a gun from a quality makers, I'd have zero worries that it wouldn't operate first time out. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

March 20, 2020, 03:54 PM	#26
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,387	Well I went out to shoot the 300aac, worked great with subs and supers...I’m kinda hooked on the caliber in a short barrel... I didn’t doubt it, but with the current events, I may not get much chance in the future to test it out.

March 20, 2020, 04:49 PM	#28
AgedWarrior Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2019 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 210	I do not trust any firearm until I have thoroughly cleaned, inspected and fired enough to know it is reliable.