Talk me off the ledge. AR

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I just finished with my third AR build. (Sold first two) This one is a billet Hogan lower with all high end parts. It has all flat dark earth furniture. Really pretty rifle.

I just don't get it. I don't really enjoy shooting them. I feel like I have to own one, but hate to have that much money tied up just sitting in my safe. I do have two AKs and a SKS. If there ever are zombies.

I love to shoot .22 through my AR. But this rifle is way to expensive to be plinking .22 with. I thought about getting a dedicated .22 upper, that would be a really costly .22 though. I could buy a lot of .22 by selling this gun.

Shall I just sell it and be done with em?

Someone wanna talk me off the ledge???
 

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If you're considering selling it, now would be the time to do it.

I also dislike shooting AR's and pretty much every other semi auto center fire. They ding up your brass and you need to cut the balls off the cartridge to either fit in a mag or accommodate a gas system.

For example: the 223 load I shoot out of my bolt guns is a 75 grain Amax at 2840 fps.
 
I have had 4 AR's. Good rifles generally. Every time I buy one thinking "gee, sure would be fun".... Then I get bored, sell it and move on. AR's just have no character, nothing to endear themselves to you. No pizazz. They are about as bland/vanilla as it gets. Kinda like Glocks... Go find yourself a rifle with character.:D You can always get another AR.
 
I felt that way about my Bushmaster, sold it, bought a Yugo underfolder AK. Years later I got a Colt 6920 & an AA .50 Beowulf upper and I will never sell them. Not sure what changed my perception but I just enjoy that Colt so much more.
 
Honestly, if you don't enjoy actually having it, then definately sell it. When you get the itch to have one, go shoot something else.
 
Some guns be they rifle, handgun or shotgun just trip each of our triggers more than others. I enjoy shooting my ARs but there are other guns I also like shooting and enjoy shooting more. Even in my AR family it's my AR 10 at the 500 yard line in prone position while the other two don't see as much shooting. I like them but not as much as shooting many of my bolt guns. With handguns I have my love affair with the older S&W and Colt Revolvers as well as my love of 1911 Colt guns. I won't sell off any of my guns, heck, my wife can live off them when I am gone but some guns just trip my trigger better than others.

Point being we all like shooting but many of us seem to gravitate more towards some types of guns than others. Seems to me the more we shoot the more we develop a liking to certain guns.

So in conclusion while I have a love of the gun and all guns are great, just for me some greater than others. :)

If you like the AR then keep the AR. If not then I suggest you sell it or save it and look for other guns you may enjoy shooting more. Since I am not you I sure can't suggest what you should do.

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ARs hold a special place for some of us.
  • If you did time in the service, especially if you were infantry, then you're intimately familiar with the weapon. Like it or hate it, you can make it run.
  • If any weapon would qualify as a "militia weapon" (in the 2nd Amendment sense, not the "play soldier in the woods sense") then the AR is it. Not only can every military/police member (current or former) run one, but you've got compatibility with magazines, ammunition, all the tactical doo-dads, etc.
  • The ergonomics might not be inspiring, but they work. Recoil is manageable. Magazine reloads can be fast (drop-free magazines really help). The safety is there where it's reasonably accessible without either putting your finger in the trigger guard or breaking your firing grip to access it. Most modern versions can be made to fit a different shooter, or the same shooter after donning armor in about 2 seconds. There are solid, high-quality optics mounts available everywhere. Want to mount a flashlight or laser? The rail really helps.
  • They're reliable. A good one will run all day if you maintain it properly. Again, lots of us got way more training on this than we necessarily would have wanted.
They're far from perfect. I ended up going with a SCAR instead, for instance. The ergonomics are IMHO better, and I did away with direct impingement.

Like it or not, they're the standard carbine. And for good reason.

With that said, if you don't like it feel free to move to something else. You're under no obligation to own or shoot one. Do what you like. :)
 
Joe, you have one of the most adaptable rifles on the planet. You can swap barrels in your kitchen, from .17" HMR to .500" Beowulf. You can throw a .50" BMG upper on, a 5.7mm FN upper on, pistol caliber uppers, both bottom & side feed, a .410" shotgun, or a belt fed. If you move to California, you can even put a funny looking stock on it & still be legal. Buy another lower, & you can even build it as pistol. If you select the right calibers, you don't even have to buy new magazines, from .223" to .30" Blackout to .458" SOCOM. Don't do it, Joe!
 
Don't sell it. You might regret doing so.

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I got bored with 223, but the 300blk has given me a new appreciation for AR's. I'm in the market for 458 socom upper now.
 
I really appreciate all of the informative comments.

I may just be a rim fire guy.

But I sure do love the sexy look of my AR. Just not enough to make it a full time .22.&

What I really want is a 10/22 with a Tapco infusion gen 1 and a Tac-Sol SBX barrel, with a great scope. That's what I really want.

JJS
 
I didn't care for my 1st AR - it was a Colt AR 15A2 Carbine. I sold it. No love lost.

Later I got a RRA 20" and found I really liked it. That started my addiction.

Since, I have figured out what made the difference for me.

For me to have any use for it, first the AR has to be at least an honest 2 MOA accurate, and 1.5 is a lot better.

Second, it has to have a really good trigger.

Third, a carbine length sight radius spoils it all. I prefer a mid length or better yet a rifle length if shooting irons, and an Aimpoint if shooting carbine length.

Fourth, I don't care for heavy barrels unless only shooting slung, off bags, or a bipod.

Fifth, Magpul CTR or equivalent is the ticket for a stock.

Lastly, I don't care for an AR that has a ton of slop between the upper and lower receivers.

Problem with the AR's versatility is that a shooter is likely to find that they don't care for some of the possible configurations.
 
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There's always that.

If you don't like it, and are not worried that next year you may not be able to buy one, sell it.

My first AR bored me for a long time, but one day that changed. Great platform. :)
 
Hmmm...if it has a trigger, and goes boom when I squeeze that trigger, I like to shoot it.

I built an AR last spring and I love shooting it.
 
sell it! why keep a rifle you don't shoot? use the funds for a gun you want, or put it toward a hunt you have always wanted to go on.
 
I debated selling mine for quite a while. call me crazy, but the whole "well regulated militia" just screams for a basic AR platform.

that and if we keep going down the road we're on, i might just hang one of the AR-styled "come and take it" flags at my house and i figure i gotta have the gun to fly the flag!

i saw one driving home the other day and it really caught my eye flying under the American flag.
 
I got bored with a DD rifle I acquired about 2 years ago and sold it recently. Used the money for fix-ups around the house and also bought a Kimber. I just didn't shoot it much. I enjoyed researching parts, putting it together, etc...but when it came down to shooting it, it just didn't do it for me.

If you want a .22 plinker in an AR platform, those can be had for $500. The leftover money will buy a ton of .22
 
If you don't really like it then get rid of it. This is a good time to do so if you're going to because the AR15 is in high demand and flying off of shelves around the country.

There is a chance though that you'll regret getting rid of it down the line and wish you hadn't. Especially if in a few years if the senate and house are controlled by Democrats and a ban does get pushed through.
 
Tacticool, M4gery, style AR-15s do not really ring my bell. I have one. Do not plan on parting with it. I can understand the OP's position.

Now, a long, heavy barrel AR-15 that shoots itty, bitty groups, that I really find interesting particularly in non-standard AR-15 chamberings.
 
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