The only man in the World who DOESN'T WANT AN AR

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I was in the National Guard for seven years.

No hero - very happy I was never deployed anywhere further than the two weeks I spent at Camp A.P. Hill in VA. Which wasn't half bad.

But as an Infantry Sergeant I carried the M-16 all the time, shot thousands of rounds.

Just got to say it was BORING.

Maybe I'm like the teenager who LOVED cars, and then became a Mechanic and now can't wait to put in his 8 and go home.

Though I have to admit, the few times they put a 1911 in my hand I was IN HEAVEN.
 
SalemCat said:
I was in the National Guard for seven years.

No hero - very happy I was never deployed anywhere further than the two weeks I spent at Camp A.P. Hill in VA. Which wasn't half bad.

But as an Infantry Sergeant I carried the M-16 all the time, shot thousands of rounds.

Just got to say it was BORING.

Maybe I'm like the teenager who LOVED cars, and then became a Mechanic and now can't wait to put in his 8 and go home.

Though I have to admit, the few times they put a 1911 in my hand I was IN HEAVEN.
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If you just stand there at the range and shoot, every gun is boring. try one of the action rifle matches
 
I'm with you. I spent far, far too much time cleaning that overcomplicated Bolt Carrier Group over the years to ever want one for myself. I compare M16/M4/ARs to Glocks; the function fine and work as advertised, but they seem sterile and leave me cold. But to each his own.
 
Hah!

M-16's were easy to clean.

I would just take mine, with plenty of shampoo, into the SHOWER !

Yes, a disturbing image. But not to the ladies !

(forty years ago. sigh)

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Yeah, fellow soldiers would tell me of their Brand New AR15's for $225.

Maybe I should have bought one ?
 
I too was like that for many years. They just never had any interest for me. When I was in the Army, I never used an M16, the M14 was the rifle issued to me through my whole 4 years, and which I always thought was an awesome firearm. But a plastic gun, a .22, ?....yuuuch.

I absolutely didn't want one, but I wanted an M14 badly for my collection. The M14's (or M1a) was just too expensive for me to get, so I waited.

Then the NES buy in 2008 came along and I decided, what the Hell, I need an M16 (AR15) for my collection anyway, so why not build one while I wait to get an affordable M14. I wanted an A1 version like I would have been issued, should they have given me one. I did build it and I found I actually like it. It was made out of nearly all milsurp parts, except for the lower and compensator, obviously. It even has a Colt NOS period correct barrel, and it's military rack number is still faintly visible on the stock.

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It is however the only 'plastic' gun I have or plan to have.

I did finally get an M14(M1a) Springfield recently. It is still a far superior firearm... beautiful wood and steel, just like God intended guns to be.

So don't say you'll never get an AR, not if you're a serious collector anyway. It may take a while. It took me nearly 40 years before I 'broke down'. You begin to look at your military service differently as you age and believe it or not, you start to look at it as something you want to remember, than wanting to forget as when you're fresh out.

BTW, re German language: I lived there for 3 1/2 years and in the 42 years since I left, I forgotten nearly all the German I learned, I'm sorry to say. [crying]
 
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Pilgrim said:
I too was like that for many years. They just never had any interest for me. When I was in the Army, I never used an M16, the M14 was the rifle issued to me through my whole 4 years, and which I always thought was an awesome firearm. But a plastic gun, a .22, ?....yuuuch.

I absolutely didn't want one, but I wanted an M14 badly for my collection. The M14's (or M1a) was just too expensive for me to get, so I waited.

Then the NES buy in 2008 came along and I decided, what the Hell, I need an M16 (AR15) for my collection anyway, so why not build one while I wait to get an affordable M14. I wanted an A1 version like I would have been issued, should they have given me one. I did build it and I found I actually like it. It was made out of nearly all milsurp parts, except for the lower and compensator, obviously. It even has a Colt NOS period correct barrel, and it's military rack number is still faintly visible on the stock.

nes46right%20800x179.jpg


It is however the only 'plastic' gun I have or plan to have.

I did finally get an M14(M1a) Springfield recently. It is still a far superior firearm... beautiful wood and steel, just like God intended guns to be.

So don't say you'll never get an AR, not if you're a serious collector anyway. It may take a while. It took me nearly 40 years before I 'broke down'. You begin to look at your military service differently as you age and believe it or not, you start to look at it as something you want to remember, than wanting to forget as when you're fresh out.

BTW, re German language: I lived there for 3 1/2 years and in the 42 years since I left, I forgotten nearly all the German I learned, I'm sorry to say. [crying]
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that's a nice rifle.

edmorseiii said:
M14 FTMFW.

That is all I have to add to this weird back and forth thread.
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that's a nice rifle.
 
I really like my AR... Bought it in CA and de-neutered it when I moved out here. It was one of two rifles in my (no rifle scope) collection that I could consistently shoot to 600 yds. It is a very fine platform.

But I love my older walnut stocked rifles: Garand, Enfield, my pumpkin-blasting Vetterli. But you know what... I've really grown to love my Krag rifle.

You don't know grace in a rifle until you've shot a Krag.
 
Here's mine. Model 1896. The US Army's first rifle designed to shoot smokeless powder. It wasn't in service long and tons were sold to civilians via CMP. Served in Spanish American War (think Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders).

Smoothest bolt action you'll ever use.

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