Bobson
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I admit to being especially drawn to the "combat rifle" niche. Obviously, an AR15 is particularly appealing to me, because I was trained with one and the platform is familiar. However, the AK47 platform is equally appealing, for all the same reasons, plus the fact that I just enjoy shooting it more, for whatever reason.
I find the M1A at least as appealing as the other two, if not more... but for reasons I can't really explain. Never fired one. Never handled one. No clue how to field strip it, etc.
If I buy an AR15 (it would be the Colt 6920 without question), I must also buy an AK (an Arsenal SGL21-61). However, if I buy the M1A (likely a Springfield SOCOM), I feel I could ignore the AR/AK and be a happy camper, having adequately filled the niche with a powerhouse - in terms of caliber, function (from what I hear), aesthetics, etc, etc.
What would you do if you were me? Buy both an AR15 and AK47 (over time), or buy an M1A and be a happy camper? How's the field-strip process of the M1A? IMO, the AR and AK are both simple, reliable, familiar machines. Is the M1A more of a "high maintenance" rifle?
By the way, the availability of aftermarket "mods" for any of these three rifles is absolutely worthless to me - adding nothing in terms of appeal. The AK would certainly remain bone-stock, and the AR most likely would too. An EOTech, possibly, but nothing more. Same goes for the M1A.
I find the M1A at least as appealing as the other two, if not more... but for reasons I can't really explain. Never fired one. Never handled one. No clue how to field strip it, etc.
If I buy an AR15 (it would be the Colt 6920 without question), I must also buy an AK (an Arsenal SGL21-61). However, if I buy the M1A (likely a Springfield SOCOM), I feel I could ignore the AR/AK and be a happy camper, having adequately filled the niche with a powerhouse - in terms of caliber, function (from what I hear), aesthetics, etc, etc.
What would you do if you were me? Buy both an AR15 and AK47 (over time), or buy an M1A and be a happy camper? How's the field-strip process of the M1A? IMO, the AR and AK are both simple, reliable, familiar machines. Is the M1A more of a "high maintenance" rifle?
By the way, the availability of aftermarket "mods" for any of these three rifles is absolutely worthless to me - adding nothing in terms of appeal. The AK would certainly remain bone-stock, and the AR most likely would too. An EOTech, possibly, but nothing more. Same goes for the M1A.
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