Zendude
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I like a finely polished walnut stock on a rifle. I have used an M16 but didn't really like it.
or driven a stick shift. or used a buggy whip. time marches on...They're the same ones who have never held, shot or owned a revolver either.......
yeah, they suck for bench work and the triggers are NOT in the same league as bolt gun triggers (or the entire ignition system)For bench shooting at paper I find them rather unsatisfying. The triggers are terrible and I don't really care for the ergonomics on a bench. However where an AR is really good for alot of fun is if you have a range where you can set out various hard targets, jugs, cans, steel plates, ect... Where an AR is really proficient and where a bolt action just can't compete is hitting small targets at range in succession while transitioning from one to the next. Another fun game with an AR is to set a single hard target out at distance, say a cinder block or 8" steel plate at 200 yards and play how quickly can I hit it 5 out of 5 shots. Once I discovered these two games I suddenly realized what an AR is good for up and above anything else I've ever shot. I was about to sell mine until I figured out it isn't a benchrest gun. If you get the opportunity to do this type of shooting give it a try. I bet it will give you a new perspective on the gun even if your not inclined to actually own one. Once I tried doing this I suddenly started respecting them as rifles because it can do something none of my other guns are capable of.
on a coyote, for sure.There are guys who are fast with a bolt gun, but it's just flat out lying to say a bolt can be as fast as an AR in the field, and that distinction CAN make a difference.
realistically, you want to do that in 20 seconds with a bolt gun. i'd bet you could do it 4-5 seconds faster with an ar15.PRS Skills Stage 1 consists of three targets, 12” x 12” placed at a distance of 400 yards and will have a spacing of 25 yards between targets 1 and 2 and 50 yards of spacing between targets 2 and 3. Start position is 10 yards behind the shooter’s box on level terrain with the rifle staged on the firing line. At the sound of the beep the shooter will move to the shooter’s box, assume a prone position and engage the targets from left to right and may only advance to the next target once the previous target has been hit. Once the shooter has successfully engaged all three targets from left to right, they will then reengage in the same fashion from right to left starting with the far right target. Par time is 90 seconds and round count is unlimited.
I personally find that "hard to swallow"
Picher asked:
Am I the only long-time shooter here who's never shot an AR?
You put it much more clearly than I did! It took me places I may not have gone otherwise indeed.I have an M4-type AR and bought it mainly for nostalgia. It’s the first rifle I bought that was just for the fun of shooting (i.e. not hunting)
It got me making trips to the range and eventually lead me to buy an M1A. That led me to reloading which led to buying more accurate bolt action rifles which led to buying more accurate custom rifles which led me to competitions, etc........
Don’t buy an AR. Don’t start reloading. They are gateway drugs
NatureBoy wrote:
Don’t buy an AR. ... They are gateway drugs
You shouldn't be allowed to call yourself a shooter unless you own a Winchester 94, a 1911, a quality bolt rifle, pump shotgun, a S&W revolver and an AR.
I shoot about anything I get a chance . . .
-kBob
Since Wilbur died in 1913 and Orville in 1948, that wouldn't have been their choice to make.Orville and Wilbur never flew in a B747 either...
... Bought an AR-type in 2014, I think. Still haven't shot it.
Been shooting since 1986. Bought an AR-type in 2014, I think. Still haven't shot it.