I own 4 right now and I find this thread personally hard to swallow. To each their own of course, and preferences vary widely and all that. Having said that, I find them to be most satisfying and very useful. In fact, way more uses than my bolt guns. Yes, its a semi automatic, but for Varmint shooters that need rapid succession shots its perfect. Which leads to the next point. Properly prepared, they can be amazingly accurate. There are tons of barrels, triggers, etc for them. Dont like the military trigger? Get a better one for your use.
Cant use for deer hunting? Horse feathers. I dont hunt, but if I did I would not use a .223 round for deer. OK, that leaves a .300 Black Out which will serve the purpose great. Plus, with suppressors is really a fun mulitiplier. Just requires a different barrel, which leads to my next point. Being lego like in their construction, changing any part on the gun, any part is a breeze. Also, on the hunting note, the platform is available in .308, and tons of other calibers as well.
As to "pissing off segments of society," really? That segment wont be happy until there are no firearms at all, and most of their difficulty is based on a general ignorance of firearms in general. I had the same 2 guns for decades, a shotgun and a .22 rifle until the "attack" on guns began. Then I bought all the ones I had wanted for years! I love my target bolt guns, .223 and .308 for now, but the AR 15 platform transformed the fun factor for firearms for me. I equate it to the fun factor I discovered with semi auto .22s as a boy. I often describe it as the modern .22 rifle equivalent. Well, it is .22 caliber, light weight and accurate..as well as dirt simple to clean, fix and take apart..
If you dont like a particular gun, that is understandable. I get that. I have never really gotten into revolvers, and I dont own any. That said, I do look at .45 long Colt revolvers from time to time... I am not critical of them. I dont care for AR pistols, but I know many who do. I dont care for AKs either, and own none. But that said, I get it if you do. And I support you.
I also reload, and AR15's .223 is the first rifle caliber I reloaded for. Now I am moving on to .308. If you dont like them my guess is you see firearms strictly as a hunting tool, mainly deer or larger four legged creatures. Likely dont target shoot other than zeroing in a gun. This fine, again I dont hunt other than in a grocery store and firearms arent needed. But I get it...I used to sell all that stuff, rifles, scopes, deer tags and all the other assorted stuff that goes along with a hunting trip, so I get it.
Russellc
