AR reliability- A discussion

[Searcher4851]

I think that if the finest fighting force on the face of the earth thinks it's good enough, that's a good enough reference for me. YMMV

 

[mr16ga]

I have owned the following:
HK91
M1 Garand
M1 Carbine
AR15
M1917
and several other battle rifles.
Never had a failure to fire in any of them.
You got to keep all of them clean if you expect them to keep shooting. Each can break. Each has it's own high points.
If it was a war I would pick an AR15/M16 because of parts and you can carry a butt load of ammo.
If it was a beauty contest I would grab one of my Swedish Mausers.

 

[NG VI]

Even the one I carried in Basic, which was beat to hell, never once malfunctioned with real ammunition. And I definitely added to the abuse of that rifle. Drop to front leaning rest in a soaked, flooded field? Sure, but I'm pushing on the rifle that can't tell you what I did to it.

 

[taliv]

we can do better than this, i think.

if not, do a search. there is a lengthy thread with anecdotes from many members with recent military experience with the ar15 platform