karlunity Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 In the 1970s the name was " Colt AR 15 Sporter" some "genius" in marketing started to call it an assault weapon ( which it is not) to get the rambo types...it appears that has now bitten them in the butt. Look it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Step-son and family were here for the weekend. He brought one of his ARs to shoot. Between him and his dad they've got at least half a dozen AR variants. Not my thing. One of them is a weird forearm stock-type thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted February 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 yep I dont like them either. but the kids sure do. Az is right about them jamming and no cleaning gear I had to ask my folks to send me a 22cal cleaning kid which I passed on to friends when I left the Nam and I was a marine grunt!!!!! Yep the AR is NOT my thing karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 12 hours ago, karlunity said: In the 1970s the name was " Colt AR 15 Sporter" some "genius" in marketing started to call it an assault weapon ( which it is not) to get the rambo types...it appears that has now bitten them in the butt. Look it up The Colt AR-15 SP-1 I bought in 76 was sold as a Sporter hence the SP-1 sub model. Strangely it came with a bayonet but the 20 rd mags had an easily removed block only allowing five rds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 4 hours ago, karlunity said: yep I dont like them either. but the kids sure do. Az is right about them jamming and no cleaning gear I had to ask my folks to send me a 22cal cleaning kid which I passed on to friends when I left the Nam and I was a marine grunt!!!!! Yep the AR is NOT my thing karl According to my friend he was issued a cleaning kit but as usuall the Marines being the ugly step child of the Navy hadn't got theirs yet. I'll never forget my friend's face, red with anger when the Colt rep said "should'a kept it clean. Guess I'm the oddball here, I like my AR. The SP-1 models now get a premium price as a collectible. Also has value being that the so-called Auto Sear works much better in the earlier production AR's. I recall on a program on the Sportsman's channel. Can't recall his name he's now a gun rag writer. He was issued an M-16 without cleaning gear. Being a gun person he knew better than the self cleaning BS. He claimed, keep in fact he's a gun writer and the story like has some exaggerations in it. He taught his company how to disassemble, clean with a toothbrush and using M-1 Carbine sling oilers, where to apply the oil. He claimed to have some how obtained a pull through cleaning tool he used on his rifle's bore. As far as the young'uns with their AR's. See them at the range and also a few at the recent 2nd rally. Seems like their AR's aren't complete without all kinds of bells, whistles, lasers and other useless toys attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I like ARs. Very comfortable to shoot, accurate, and inexpensive ammo also. As a modular platform the variations are limitless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted February 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Well enjoy gents. Me? I like the SKS or the M1 carbine karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'll have to admit that the current AR variants are markedly better than the original. Free floating the barrel did wonders for the accuracy. The weight of a modern AR is also significantly higher than the original, on the downside. But 50 years of product development has brought improvements. I mean, what other weapon system can you get a 2 cup coffee maker attachment for? Karl, you should try a new one out sometime. Now, I like my AK's, SKS, Mausers, etc., but after being kinda "out" of AR's for 30 years or so, getting back into them today has opened my eyes to what they have become. Like my 300BO thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Ok I shall rent one when I can and report back That is as far as I will go for now. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Wayne LaPierre had better come up with better ideas than arguing statistics and reasoning that criminals won't give up their weapons! What's the plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 11:43 AM, FC said: Wayne LaPierre had better come up with better ideas than arguing statistics and reasoning that criminals won't give up their weapons! What's the plan? Fox reported that the NRA is opposed to Trump's support of raising age to 21 to buy firearms. Would it include possession meaning I couldn't give my teenager a shotgun and go hunting. I have mixed feelings about it, should a 19 year old be denied a surplus Mauser. If AR's are somehow banned. It will be more than criminals that won't give them up. If any jack booted thugs showed up at my door demanding my AR's I'd become a criminal in an instant. The left started the battle with stats using grossly exaggerated numbers especially with the number of school shootings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiley Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Giving anything up won't make them go away. They will be back for the next concession about 1 nanosecond later. Ask the Brits about butter knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 9 hours ago, wiley said: Giving anything up won't make them go away. They will be back for the next concession about 1 nanosecond later. Ask the Brits about butter knives. I've heard about the crazy U.K. knife laws ending all crime. Prison for anybody selling kitchen cutlery to anybody under 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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