I Don't fully "get it"

[DeepSouth]

I haven’t cared for any of the 3 AR’s I’ve owned, the Mosins I’ve shot and owned never got any love. The Ruger M77 is another one I want to like and my Savage 110 was basically free so I’d love to love it but, nah.

I think that’s about it. The list of ones I like is longer, thankfully.

 

[Captcurt]

One big disappointment was a Kimber 84M Hunter. I found one in 257 Roberts and was tickled pink at my find. Stuck a 3-9X Leupold XXII on it and thought that I had the perfect whitetail gun. It weighed less than 7# loaded and had a nice trigger. I tried 4 powders and 3 different bullets and never got a three shot group under 1 1/2". That doesn't get it at my house. Another thing that surprised me was the recoil. I have shot a 300 WSM in a Savage Model 10 that weighs 6 3/4# stripped for 10 years. Add a scope and mount, plus shells an it is around 8#. That Kimber slapped me harder than my Savage. I could have lived with the recoil, but it would have to shoot better than the Savage for me to keep it. I have a target that has five 3 shot groups on it from the 300. The smallest is .366 and the largest is .778. Mr Kimber didn't come close.

 

[Bacon buster]

Disappointing to hear that about the kimber hunter. They are normally fine rifles. Buy it new or used?

 

[Ignition Override]

Yes.

Could not effectively use the standard iron sights on the very nice Yugo Mauser.
Even if combat rifles had not been designed to shoot high at 50 and 100 (+) yards., the design of the front post just didn't "grow" on me.

Obturation: the only reason I didn't like my (16") S&W "AR" very much was because the sight distance, paired with my > undeveloped skills< , doesn't seem to compare with the standard iron sights on my friend's 20" Colt (Green Box) AR from 1985.
And its standard length feel + looks, plus the carry handle and the Colt name seem hard to equal among the AR type.

He would never sell it, but if I had $2,000 to spare I would drop the cash in his lap and watch his response (with my wife's "clearance to proceed direct to the fix").
Ironic for a guy who left Essen Germany when he was about 22 years old..