Newtosavage
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For me, an AR in 5.56/.223 is a rather pointless caliber and platform which is why I suppose I've never owned one.
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Simple is good on a short range / house gun. View attachment 862909
For me, an AR in 5.56/.223 is a rather pointless caliber
and platform
which is why I suppose I've never owned one.
Next.
I thought the bottle opener...
I fully understand that using the AR for different applications will result in a need to configure differently. Thread was intended to discuss additions people make to ARs that are not used in less common roles. I may be wrong, but think the most common use for an AR is plinking, short range shooting, and home defense. The number of people using an AR as a long range hunting weapon, or backwoods survival rifle would be lower, I would think.
For home defense, I do not even want a heavy profile barrel, as I think you sacrifice maneuverability at the expense of weight. A lightweight barrel will heat up faster and have less accuracy potential (maybe), but for home defense, is that going to matter? Probably not.
For what combat units do with the rifle, I'd equip it quite differently and far more comprehensively too. My more or less only AR with gizmos other than optics/suppressor is a vintage XM177E2, with an Inforce flashlight (1.5oz or so) mounted on the OEM lower handguard. But then again, I'm not lugging it around or take it to the range that often; it's a bedside HD buzzsaw whose only purpose is to lay down a couple of MAG5's/C-Mag's worth of suppressive fire in case of dire emergency. It really doesn't need a floating barrel for what it's used, but if I decided to do it, I'd probably mount the OEM handguards on a shortened DCM floater tube.You'll find, FWIW, that, at least in the US military, those who have a choice rarely choose "mil-std" furniture (which would include a full 0, 90, 180, 270 pic rail, BTW). Keymod or M-Lok handguards are lower profile, lighter, stronger and allow for a free float barrel. To each his own.
If the supposed premise of the thread is indeed focused on home defense and plinking then *** is the difference if it weighs a lot? Most people’s homes are less than 3000 sq feet and most people plink at a bench or off the back of a pickup. Are we worried about humping the rifle around the house?