Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby yukonjasper on Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:30 pm

Fair enough. Thank you.
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby atomic41 on Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:14 am

Ghost wrote:Nutnfancy is the guy that dremeled a gas port on a LaRue rifle and then blamed LaRue in a YouTube video for it not cycling properly.


Yeah that guy is an idiot. I've tried to watch a couple of his videos and read a few things he's written and it became clear very early on that he is a moron.

LOL at the AR vs AK argument. The people that will survive the zombie apocalypse will do so regardless of what their favorite gun is.
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby Ghost on Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:53 am

Get both, no reason not to
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby linksep on Sat Jan 28, 2017 4:37 pm

Ford vs Chevy. Most people are going to have a favorite and very few people will be able to utter a decent word about the one that isn't their favorite.
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby goalie on Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:26 pm

linksep wrote:Ford vs Chevy. Most people are going to have a favorite and very few people will be able to utter a decent word about the one that isn't their favorite.

Not quite.

Try to shoot the 600 prone with an AK and irons and get back to me.

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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby linksep on Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:52 pm

goalie wrote:
linksep wrote:Ford vs Chevy. Most people are going to have a favorite and very few people will be able to utter a decent word about the one that isn't their favorite.

Not quite.

Try to shoot the 600 prone with an AK and irons and get back to me.

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Shoot the 600 prone with a factory stock <$650 AR, irons, and Tula ammo and get back to me...

Gotta be apples-to-apples comparison, otherwise you're talking about different philosophy of use (there I go dropping a quote from that complete ass-hat Nutinfancy).
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby Ghost on Sat Jan 28, 2017 9:06 pm

linksep wrote:
goalie wrote:
linksep wrote:Ford vs Chevy. Most people are going to have a favorite and very few people will be able to utter a decent word about the one that isn't their favorite.

Not quite.

Try to shoot the 600 prone with an AK and irons and get back to me.

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Shoot the 600 prone with an AR, irons, and Tula ammo and get back to me...

Are we comparing a $100 AK to a $500 AR?

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/05/13/rifle-dynamics-upcoming-precision-ak-with-jim-fuller-and-travis-haley/
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Postby goalie on Sat Jan 28, 2017 9:25 pm

My issued A2 in boot camp was shot to hell and over-cleaned. The issue ammo wasn't match grade.

Still shot expert.

Try it with an AK and get back to me was all I said. I didn't make the switch to the AK. I didn't write the article saying they were better than the AR.

But, hey, do what ya can with what ya got. My ability to still pass the USMC PFT at 46 years old is exponentially more likely to be a factor in my life expectancy, SHTF or in the mini-van, than what weapon I have.



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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby goalie on Sat Jan 28, 2017 9:29 pm

Ghost wrote:
linksep wrote:
goalie wrote:[quote="linksep"]Ford vs Chevy. Most people are going to have a favorite and very few people will be able to utter a decent word about the one that isn't their favorite.

Not quite.

Try to shoot the 600 prone with an AK and irons and get back to me.

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Shoot the 600 prone with an AR, irons, and Tula ammo and get back to me...

Are we comparing a $100 AK to a $500 AR?

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/05/13/rifle-dynamics-upcoming-precision-ak-with-jim-fuller-and-travis-haley/[/quote]
I'll shoot a budget Palmetto AR at 600 against someone shooting a low-end AK all day any day that ends in Y.



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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby Erud on Sat Jan 28, 2017 9:34 pm

Ghost wrote:
linksep wrote:
goalie wrote:Not quite.

Try to shoot the 600 prone with an AK and irons and get back to me.

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Shoot the 600 prone with an AR, irons, and Tula ammo and get back to me...

Are we comparing a $100 AK to a $500 AR?

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/05/13/rifle-dynamics-upcoming-precision-ak-with-jim-fuller-and-travis-haley/

Big deal. I can make hits "in the black" on a Highpower target at 500 & 600 yards with your grandpa's .30-30 too, but that doesn't make it a precision rifle. Since they never show or discuss the targets, I wouldn't be surprised if they just left the NRA LR target up all day for all distances. Lame.
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby hard h2o on Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:42 pm

linksep wrote:
Shoot the 600 prone with a factory stock <$650 AR, irons, and Tula ammo and get back to me...

Gotta be apples-to-apples comparison, otherwise you're talking about different philosophy of use (there I go dropping a quote from that complete ass-hat Nutinfancy).


I've shot 1000 meters with an rack M16 and irons. Does that count?
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby usnret on Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:10 pm

Show me a $100 AK.
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby Holland&Holland on Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:18 pm

Wow, the interweb never ceases to amaze. We can still argue AR vs AK till the cows come home. What's next? 1911 vs glock? 9mms vs 45?
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby gman1868 on Sun Jan 29, 2017 12:00 am

ARs and AKs:
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Re: Why I abandoned the AR 15..............

Postby linksep on Sun Jan 29, 2017 12:49 am



I will pay you $200 for every $100 functioning AK you can get your hands on. No limit.

But in 2017 dollars, no, I edited my post to say <$700 AR to be consistent with $600-$700 AK prices. (Can't compare a $700 AK to a $3,500 custom match-grade AR).
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