Bought my first AR today

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It's not the Springfield Saint Victor I wanted, but I grew impatient waiting for someone to get them in stock. The LGS posted these Andersons on Facebook last night, they seem to have a decent reputation and they come with a lifetime warranty so I thought why not. The price was $700 for the rifle, soft case, and 50 rounds of ammo. Just ordered scope, bipod adapter, bipod and extra mags.
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Good for you, every gun owning American needs one! I've said it before and I'll say it again despite whether one likes the AR platform or not, "It is the line drawn in the sand." There is no other gun that is being vilified to the degree of the AR.

Anderson's have been building AR's for quite some time now, don't feel bad you didn't get to buy your Saint, it won't be your last.
 
The nice thing about the AR is there is no end to the "stuff" you can now buy to make it whatever you want. ENJOY!
 
Welcome to the black rifle society. I assume that you have hit ar15.com for basic information on maintenance, magazines to avoid, and other essential info. The main challenge is to get to know the gun, how it works and what works well. Soon you will be overcome by the compulsion to get a different pistol grip, slings, mags, charge handle, and then you will have leftover parts that you will need to build your next rifle around. Don't ask how we know this. :evil:
 
:thumbup: That will get you started. You will have sore cheeks from smiling for a few days after shooting it, this is perfectly normal ;).

BTW, 50rnds of ammo won't last very long...:cuss:
 
I recently built my 5th, and it looks about the same as yours.

Ain't nothing wrong with an Anderson. I'm running the A2 grip and stock as well. They're not pretty or fancy, but they were in my parts box. They work just fine.

What optic did you choose? I've got a Vortex 1-6x Strike Eagle on mine, I plan on popping some coyotes with it here shortly. The 18" barrel should put a pretty good zip on the 5.56.
 
dcon said:
Just ordered scope, bipod adapter, bipod and extra mags.
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You will, eventually have to descend into the morass which is slings.

You are already in the magazine-zone. You may discover that magazines that sound cool are less so in real life.
If you are likely to be on a bench, you will want shorter mags, like 10 & 20 rounders.

Be careful, too--it starts with parts, and suddenly, you have several ARs . . .
 
hanno said:
True. Someone once described them as "Barbie Dolls for Men" you can just keep accessorizing.

Congrats on the new rifle.
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I prefer the Lego analogy!

Im at 3 upper receivers and 2 lowers. One of which im about to SBR which will mean a fourth upper.

Im not one to hang a bunch of doodads off it, nor do I need a fancy 8 point sling. My hangaurds are mostly freefloat tubes with a couple empty pic rails on em towards the muzzle end.
 
dcon said:
It's not the Springfield Saint Victor I wanted, but I grew impatient waiting for someone to get them in stock. The LGS posted these Andersons on Facebook last night, they seem to have a decent reputation and they come with a lifetime warranty so I thought why not. The price was $700 for the rifle, soft case, and 50 rounds of ammo. Just ordered scope, bipod adapter, bipod and extra mags.
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Congrats. What type of scope mount are you considering?
 
Monac said:
Could I ask why? I have owned guns for 40+ years, and I have never wanted to own an AR.
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One more American they have to take them from is a good thing. Stand together or divided we fall. We lose our ability to own AR’s our gun rights will be a fade into obscurity, guarantee it.

The word ‘common’ in the term “in common use” can always become more common!
 
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BreechFace said:
One more American they have to take them from is a good thing. Stand together or divided we fall. We lose our ability to own AR’s our gun rights will be a fade into obscurity, guarantee it.

The word ‘common’ in the term “in common use” can always become more common!
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OK, just NRA slogans. I thought there might be a real reason. Thanks for the explanation.
 
Monac said:
OK, just NRA slogans. I thought there might be a real reason. Thanks for the explanation.
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Given that you’ve owned guns for 40+ years, I’m not going to change your mind and obviously you think me a NRA troll who can’t think for myself, I guess we’re done. Enjoy your liberty while you have it, sure is nice having AR’s take all the flack for the other guns out there. I’ll be standing at the line drawn in the sand if you need me.
 
alfsauve said:
I like the Erector Set analogy myself.

Several stripped lowers and uppers just sitting around besides the fully built out ones.
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I had heard that term and never really understood it until I built one. Back when I had a couple AR's long ago I never tried to take one apart. Never cared and they did not have the TON's of stuff for them back then. I shot it, opened it to clean it. When they started making noise about make it a no go to build I of course had to try. Bought a book and DVD. Still have both, turned out I did not need either. Simple video from CMMG was all it took. Damn things are amazingly easy to learn.
 
BreechFace said:
Given that you’ve owned guns for 40+ years, I’m not going to change your mind and obviously you think me a NRA troll who can’t think for myself, I guess we’re done. Enjoy your liberty while you have it, sure is nice having AR’s take all the flack for the other guns out there. I’ll be standing at the line drawn in the sand if you need me.
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Sorry to be slow in replying. There is an "active shooter" situation in a mall not far from where I live. Given that the shooter shot eight people but did not kill any of them, I don't think he followed your advice about owning an AR. I for one, at least, am glad.

I am also glad to hear you can think for yourself, because then you can figure out why AR's take all the flack for other guns. Especially when people who think everyone ought to own one can only give political reasons for doing so. We have not settled political issues with guns in this country since 1865, and I would like it to stay that way.
 
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Monac said:
Sorry to be slow in replying. There is an "active shooter" situation in a mall not far from where I live. Given that the shooter shot eight people but did not kill any of them, I don't think he followed your advice about owning an AR. I for one, at least, am glad.

I am also glad to hear you can think for yourself, because then you can figure out why AR's take all the flack for other guns. Especially when people who say everyone ought to own one can only give political reasons for doing so.
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Genuinely sorry to hear of that situation. But freedom is and will never be free. We cannot give up freedoms that are a large part of the prevention of tyranny due to the acts of sick individuals. There are too many examples in modern history of citizens being disarmed and what follows after.

It’s hard to look objectively when staring in the face of atrocities like Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, etc, but sometimes it takes a perspective above the evil in front of us to see how important our freedoms are. The founding fathers escaped tyranny and we are currently headed towards more and more tyranny in his country each day it seems all for the sake of immediate security.

Ben Franklin such a wise man, as many others of our Founding Fathers:

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

I wish you community well with dealing with the fallout from that situation.

Just something to ponder below:

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If I could only own ONE rifle it would be an AR15.
I do not hunt with an AR, but it is the platform I chose to intercept a trespasser on my land and escort him off my property.
I trained with an AR platform (and a Beretta) when I served this country and I am comfortable and competent with it.
I'm a free American and will not be told what I can and cannot own/posess.
To the OP, congratulations on your purchase.
 
BreechFace said:
Breech Face said a lot of things, including a chart.
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Thank you for your chart, which graphically illustrates the danger of abandoning politics in favor of violence. The countries on your list show what happens when using guns replaces the rule of law. The United States is not in that position now, and I don't know why it should become that way. Do you?

The last time that happened here was in 1860, when a bunch of single issue fanatics decided that the results of a presidential election were unacceptable to them, and started a civil war.

Just to make things clear, you are the one quoting political reasons for AR ownership.
 
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