Do you baby your AR?

[Zerodefect]

Yes, no, no, no, yes, no, no, yes.

You say AR in singular form? How quaint. Usually it's the $1500 mounted optic and $225 BUIS I'm babying though. I'd rather not scratch my Noveske up too much though.

 

[Skylerbone]

Exactly! Because sand falls from the sky JUST like snow does!

Didn’t you mean “the snow on your AR, when you are staging a picture.”?

Yeah in some places it literally does fall from the sky, blow into your face, and encapsulate a firearm if it’s set down on the ground. Dunno if the direction you’re going is very High Road but it’s sure not the road the OP was discussing.

 

[sarduy]

Beat me to the punch there, Dave. Had to wonder what the OP was doing to get all that sand all over his gun. Surely no one would do that on purpose......right?

On purpose nahh, did i care one bit nahh, i did drop it from the plastic drum right into the sand, here in south Florida keys it’s sand everywhere you go, one thing i did learn it’s to not oil it that much and that beach sand gets everywhere, even in your butt

 

[sarduy]

Yeah in some places it literally does fall from the sky, blow into your face, and encapsulate a firearm if it’s set down on the ground. Dunno if the direction you’re going is very High Road but it’s sure not the road the OP was discussing.

Sounds familiar

 

[sarduy]

But is there a reason why you have sand on the rifle??

If I drop any tool in the dirt I will wipe it off.

Do you drive a 4x4 and leave the mud on the sides?
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Lmfao, nahhh im not an instagram gun/influercer hahahaha

 

[sarduy]

OK, sooo...just curious. How did all that sand get on the gun?

Dropped from the barrel down to the sand then kicked more sand on it for falling after I dropped the damn 150lb dummy too while simultaneous trying to apply a tourniquet to said dummy… the issue is not the sand, the issue is that that dude didn’t shut up about it for like 15 mins.

train hard! and be respectful.

 

[Turkeytider]

Dropped from the barrel down to the sand then kicked more sand on it for falling after I dropped the damn 150lb dummy too while simultaneous trying to apply a tourniquet to said dummy… the issue is not the sand, the issue is that that dude didn’t shut up about it for like 15 mins.

train hard! and be respectful.

Sorry. Didn`t see your post above.

 

[EIB0879]

I treat my AR like all my other firearms. They have all taken some abuse but I keep them clean and happy when I'm not using them.

 

[mavracer]

Don't baby them, but don't abuse them either

 

[Skylerbone]

train hard! and be respectful.

Amen and hallelujah to that! I keep all of mine too damn clean but I’ve often gotten the “suggestion” to shoot slower when checking groups. I don’t bother with the explanation of the multiple crosswinds and fitting in groups between changes or that a 3-9x scope isn’t performing surgery at 200 yards. I just nod, acknowledging that I get a little excited by wasting ammo.

Also a fan of the way you set that blaster up, forgot to mention it before.

 

[adcoch1]

Nice ar OP! I don't abuse them, but my ars are tools for the most part, so I oil them when they need it and clean them every 500 to 1000 rounds if they need it. I am a fan of oil, but here in the pnw it is very wet and rust is the enemy. I don't shoot my ars anywhere as much as I want too, the 458 socom gets the most use behind the 300 blackouts. I am going to try to knock over a deer with one next year, and it'll probably get treated with respect during the season, but not babied.

 

[arsterling180]

The AR itself no. I've even seen one with a bayonet affixed and thrown like a javelin. Rifle was fine, and I learned another use for it besides a bat if you're out of ammo.

I'm more concerned about the optic on top if it isn't an acog, eotech, or elcan.

 

[AlexanderA]

Yes, I "baby" certain guns. For example, I have a full-auto Colt M16A1 that I bought new, direct from the factory, and have never fired. I even have the original box and all the accessories that came with it. And I just sit back and watch the value go up, and up, and up.

If that's not "babying," I don't know what is.

 

[792mauser]

I don't baby any of the ARs I have. I've beat then mercilessly on accident.

Dragged one for a mile or so behind my truck before I realized it was missing and stuck by the sling on the hitch. Beat pretty well. Ruined sights, rock in the muzzle, handguard broken etc...

Dropped the other down a ravine when the sling gave out. Busted aimpoint, dirt a few inches up the barrel, stock broken, handguard broken etc.

I don't outright abuse them but have no problems having them take some knocks in real life.

The others have been luckier and only dropped from the tailgate, bench, safe.

 

[herrwalther]

My ARs are babied compared to how I treated my service rifles. And those were babied compared to others in my unit. It is all relative.

 

[Captcurt]

I can't say that I do since I haven't shot it with either upper in probably 3 years. In fact, I took the scope off of the 223 upper, put a red dot on it and never sighted it in. Even put a Rise trigger in it and have not tested it. I had planned on taking a deer or 2 with the Blackout but it has been too hard to leave the Creedmoors at home. Maybe I'll take to the range next week and shoot it.

 

[C-grunt]

I dont baby my ARs but some get treated better than others. Here are two of my rifles that I used during a 4 day rifle instructors course. Didnt clean them during the class. No issues.

The rifle with the EOTech is one that I ran roughly 3000 rounds without cleaning. You can see the scratches a dings in the receivers. The one with the Steiner LPVO gets cleaned regularly as it's my duty rifle, so I like to keep it clean. But on training days it still gets knocked around. So while I keep it clean, it's definitely not babied.

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Down in the dirt like this for sight in, prone shooting, etc... gets the rifles pretty dusty.

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[45223]

Now days yes because it is a paperweight so I just hang it up for decoration.

 

[Riomouse911]

I don’t beat on anything I own or am assigned to use, be they guns, vehicles or tools. I try to keep them nice, but I’m not fanatical.

I use them as they were intended. I don’t buy safe queens; they get shot so they get dirty, dusty, sandy, hot and occasionally fired while held against barriers, bumped, dropped, soaked, scratched etc. That bit of sand in the OP’s picture is not much compared to what covers a gun after a day of scrambling through the desert.

My guns also get cleaned, inspected, lubed and made ready for more use when I’m done.

Stay safe.