jrfoxx
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Finally broke down and bought an AR, which just arrived last night.I ook advantage of the line of credit with Bud's Gun Shop and got a Bushmaster M4 A3 "Patrolman's" Carbine. 16" bbl, chrome lined bore and chamber, 6 position stock, dual apeature A2 sights, removeable carry handle, sweet looking manganese phosphate coating all over, and 5.56 NATO chamber (only matters so I dont have to worry about the whole 5.56 mil-spec ammo in a 223 Rem chamber debate issues).Only weighs 6.7 lbs empty! I cant beleive how light this thing is! Also, I thought my AK was short, this is even shorter, and fits me great (I'm only 5'5", so not much really fits me that great normally).I'm also really amazed at how fast field stripping is.Reminds me of stripping a 1911 in terms of speed as simplicity.I can TOTALLY see why people love AR's and heap so much praise on them for their ergonomics, versatility, user-friendlyness.Also, the fit and finish is REALLY nice.I'm EXTREMELY happy with my choice on this gun so far.Now, if it shoots as good as it looks, I'll be a full AR convert (not tht I'll be dumping my AK, it has it's place and role too).Hopefully my Guatamalan surplus ammo shows up soon, and it finally stops raing here,so I can try it out.Once I do, I'll update this to give my opinion of accuracy, reliability, etc.Anywho, I'mreally happy,and just wanted to share. Here's a pic (it looks much better in person, my photo skills suck, and I had just oiled it up good, so..).Also, here' a link to the specs/write up on this gun for anyone interested. http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_xm15_BCWA3F16M4.asp
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