AR-15 Double Feeds?

[355sigfan]

Buy Labelle/D&H industry magazines. They are 30 rounders, with the newer green follower, proper spring, and they are teflon coated. Bushmaster magazines are made by them. Bravo Company sells these also, as well as a few other AR vendors.

These are THE best magazines - period.

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Their good mags but HK mags have them beat every day of the week and twice on sunday.
Pat

 

[355sigfan]

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If it isnt the mags, its the dirtyness. If it isnt the extractor its the ammo. Etc etc. Every AR owner I have met either treats his gun like laboratory equipment or makes constant excuses for why it misbehaves.

They are great guns from every standpoint except reliability. Accurate, light, a pleasure to shoot....




I couldn't agree more. I helped teach a number of rifle classes, and watched quite a few more. It was a rare day where 15-20% of the AR's didn't have some kind of problem.

A good comparison would be some of today's Wonder "Tactical" 1911's. They also don't work much of the time, but their owners still swear by them. As long as they look cool.

It seems we're in the age of the Tactical Walter Mitty...
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Actually it depends on the AR. My COlt has ran fine through intensive sert trainings with well over 1000 rounds without a problem and without cleaning. My Wilson has been fine I broke it in with 2500 rounds without cleaning it with no malfunctions. People swear by the 1911 and the AR15 because they work well not because they look cool.
Pat

 

[FotoTomas]

I have owned several Colt AR15 rifles in the past and they were rock solid. I currently have a Colt LE Carbine in the house and it too is a rock solid performer.

I had several Bushmaster rifles and carbines in the past. They too ran like the well made machines they were.

My Army issue M16s were damn reliable as well though my opportunities to shoot them hard were limited.

When it came to my Olympic Arms carbine I had nothing but trouble. Sometimes parts issues, ammo issues, jamming when hot. Had that been my only AR experience I too would have a sour disposition to the platform.

Fortunatly for me I have seen how good they truly are and my Colt LE Carbine is a intergral part of my LE career as well as being available for personal use in matches and home defense. It is not a super dooper tactical repository with every thing but the kitchen sink. Instead it is a basic longarm that I trust to allow me to reliably control my enviroment.

I only regret that so much has been said about the rifle in negative terms and so many POS rifles are out there that the true concept is sullied. Even so I stand by my rifle. It has proven itself to me in testing and competition and I rely on it to get me home if necessary.