Ok, pics. I'm no photographer, what I see is too much light creating deep shadows on a light background which distorts what the weapon looks like. Lot's of light is good, but it can be softer to bring out more detail.
Article - the long discourse on the 5.56 apologizing for it being inadequate doesn't sell. The Navy already fixed the problem anyway, they use 77gr OTM loads with flash suppressant powder known as the Mk262 round which is in high demand in the service. Instead of dancing around with gel blocks about how the older rounds work, just move on to the cure. Don't shoot 55/62 gr from 10.5" barrels, save it for practice. Load up with what the real shooters use, 77gr OTM.
Home defense or self defense in public is already rife with misconceptions and the whole legal aspect is problematic. Goes to why so many are now sidestepping the entire problem with the AR pistol - it's not NFA and you can transport and use it to a much larger degree. Ignoring that and the huge increase in sales of pistols since the advent of the SIG Brace makes the point of the article come off as a SBR sales pitch.
An honest comparison of what the AR pistol does would show that - for the $200 savings and registration of a firearm, you don't have to ask the ATF for permission to cross a state line, you may not have to unload and case the pistol in the trunk during transport, and if it was seen in an Open Carry state few would have legal reason to complain, like MO.
As for the reputed 30 year old incident, the employee armed with an AR pistol in the car might not have had to flee. Armed up front with an AR pistol the entire incident may have been forestalled.
Seems the SBR really isn't all that - the only difference between it and a pistol is the lack of a flat vertical surface to shoulder. It's a PDW, less than 200m application, and largely less than 50 FEET in use by those issued per MOS in security activities.
I see a lot of apologetics for SBR's lately in the wake of increased pistol builds and sales. Many stamp owners also own pistols - to cross state lines and carry as a truck gun. Seems redundant, and those on a budget - which is the OTHER 50% of gun owners - deserve to have the options fully explained. '
This would have worked better as an AR pistol article for SD and home defense, with the addition of the logical progression to suppressor ownership. That would couch the article in acceptable legal terms instead of abusing readers for not being smart enough to know they can.
That seems about as realistic as an urban youth in Michigan extolling the benefits of fluted titanium carbide end mill bits.
