Do you have a AR15?
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I have a few. Each chambered in a different caliber and with a different purpose. I thought about building another one but it's not high on my priority list. It would just be to add to my knowledge and experience I learned from when I built my precision AR. Otherwise I'm good to go. Next rifle will be a bolt-action
Whats next after you build it?
Depends on if I actually build one. What I have now pretty much covers my bases. If anything I could always just get uppers for different calibers and use my 5.56 lower for them as opposed to building another one from scratch. In either case the next steps would be the same as with the other rifles. Range time to make sure my optics are zeroed and I get familiar with the nuances unique to that rifle.
I don't, but after seeing this bullshit I'm seriously thinking about getting one.
I grabbed a Ruger AR15 last year but I guarantee you the prices soaring right now. Haven't shot mine yet didn't want to waste the expensive as ammo.
Expensive hobby?
I have a Ruger AR as well and I have never shot that bitch either. I've had it for almost a year!
Really just want to sell it. I have all the guns I need really. Just bought it really to say I own one, but I just don't need it.
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Ammo isn't too bad now but the price on the rifles themselves have jumped significantly. I'm seeing meh quality ARs now selling for damn near $1K
It can be depending on what you're trying to do with it. A lot of ppl try to kit out their ARs with loads of bullshit that do nothing more than add weight and are impractical wastes of money otherwise.
I've learned that with most firearms, if you don't have a particular purpose for it, then buying a gun just to have it will end up being a purchase you wish you could undo
I want another one but I waited and I know the budget stuff is the expensive stuff now
M&P15...looking to buy another soon
Got mine through this online store: https://www.primaryarms.com/
I found out their warehouse was in Houston and drove and picked it up a few days after ordering it.
Got mine through this online store: https://www.primaryarms.com/
I found out their warehouse was in Houston and drove and picked it up a few days after ordering it.
please explain
I am lucky that I have an outdoor gun range about 7 minutes from me.....so I go quite often...and take friends.
An AR15 can fire different bullet types which are called calibers. Each bullet type has particular capabilities such as speed, effective distance and kinetic energy. As such, a different barrel and bolt carrier group as well as magazine would be needed to be able to handle the bullets accordingly. That's part of why the AR is so popular. It's modular to be able to allow for end users to swap out the upper receiver and be able to shoot different bullet types as opposed to have to buy an individual rifle for each bullet.
I have ARs chambered in multiple calibers ranging from being used for short distance and suppressible to long distance precision shooting. Most people buy ARs chambered in .223/5.56 but there are other calibers that have capabilities that .223/5.56 are ineffective at.
There are a few outdoor ranges in NC as well as an indoor range ran by the county that has 100M lanes. I use the indoor range to zero my optics. I'm actually going to it this week to run a ladder test on my 224 Valkyrie so I can try to determine which ammo type my barrel is most efficient with.
It's still valid that building your AR from scratch is cheaper in the long run than buying one and then swapping out parts. Just have to know exactly what you're trying to accomplish and do your research on the parts you're looking to use.
Not knocking you, but I'm curious why buy a firearm that you're not going to exercise just because ammo is expensive? Do you have experience with ARs or was that your first one?
I feel this 100%... People buy firearms abundantly, specifically ARs because they look cool, but have no actual practicality for them... I bought an M&P .223 after I purchased my 15-22... Only bought it cause I wanted more firepower, but when I took it to the range I had a realization that it was a pointless purchase so I sold that joint and have no plans to get another one...
I always see this joint when I'm going down the Beltway leaving or going to Hobby... I think there's another gun shop along the beltway on the same side, but closer to Cullen... I also have a M&P15-22, easy to shoot and clean, cheap ammo, enough firepower for me to effectively protect my house...
Oh, I built most of my AR's...its the AK's that need to go, except my Kalishnikov hunting rifle LOL
I'm not a fan of AKs. Yeah they pretty much eat anything you put in them but I have no purpose for them so I won't waste my money
That AK round is way better than .556 but I digress, I think assault rifles are gonna be restricted in most states. No reason to keep stuff locked up and can't use it.
Yeah but the AK accuracy isn't on par with the AR past a certain distance. Besides I have a 300Blk so the AK round is a mute point for me. Now if I just wanted to shoot for the sake of shooting then the AK is definitely the way to go since the ammo is much cheaper and easy to get.
I ain't no sniper but if the target is within 75yds, I'm good, regardless the platform. Farther than that, I'm out...I'll let someone with armor fight that fight. Still have 458SOCOM as a battle round.
My 5.56 will be my intermediate round past 75 yards. My 300Blk is my primary for home defense and inside 75yds. I'm still debating on whether to put a green dot on it or get another Strike Eagle LPVO like on my 5.56. I won't make either purchase til after my suppressor gets outta ATF jail. On the plus side I already know I can currently touch anything past 500yds with my 224V. I hit 550yds already with it when I had the Mil scope on it. Now that I'm on an MOA scope, I gotta do a ladder test and a DOPE chart so I can be able to adjust my turret accordingly
Anyone been to adventure outdoors outside atlanta? I'm wondering what they stock looking like lol
If I wanted to get an AR right now..should I build or buy it?
Building it would probably the cheaper alternative. There's tons of instructional build videos out there. It's not a hard build as long as you have proper tools.
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