old lady new shooter
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My AR is on its way to me.
VIDEOS
I had a lesson on basic operation and shooting one, and later rented one at the range and after some kind help from another customer thankfully actually shot it quite well. Meanwhile coronavirus happened, so I will not be having any in-person lesson on how to clean and lube it. I am not mechanical, in fact a big reason why I gravitated to revolvers when I started shooting was because they don't have to be taken apart to be cleaned. I see there are numerous youtube videos on this topic, including one from Hickock45 who I always enjoy, but if anyone here can recommend which one(s) I should use as instruction, I would really appreciate it. I need something totally newbie-suitable, like as each piece is removed they tell you its name and its function, and when each one is replaced they include anything special you have to pay attention to when replacing that particular piece.
TOOLS
I understand there is such a thing as AR tools. I have no idea what I might need. I am on the PDN mailing list and they periodically send offers of a "Real Avid AR-15 Micro Tool" as a freebie for buying something else, supposedly it has 18 functions and if you have it you don't need anything else. Is this actually useful? If not, what do you guys recommend? Very important, if anything I will have to do to take it apart, clean it, lube it, or put it back together, requires any strength (like something that needs to be well-tightened), I probably need some kind of tool to help with that, often I have difficulty with tasks like opening screw-top bottles.
AMMO
I was planning to get Hornady Critical Defense 223 73 gr as my SD ammo for it (I use the 38 spl 110 gr version in my revolvers), but I can't find any anywhere so far. Does anyone know where I can get some? Or alternatively, what SD ammo do you guys recommend? It is actually an AR pistol (Saint Victor) if that matters. When I had my lesson the instructor (an ex-Marine) told me not to use FMJ for home defense because it would penetrate into the neighbors' houses.
Also, what do you recommend for range ammo that is actually currently available? So far the only thing I found is the Remington Freedom Bucket 223 REM 55 GR 300 rounds for $119.95. It is FMJ. Is it any good? Is there anything good that's available and less expensive?
Also, what is the significance of 55gr vs 73gr for AR's, I see those are the two weights that seem to be produced?
Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions you can provide.
VIDEOS
I had a lesson on basic operation and shooting one, and later rented one at the range and after some kind help from another customer thankfully actually shot it quite well. Meanwhile coronavirus happened, so I will not be having any in-person lesson on how to clean and lube it. I am not mechanical, in fact a big reason why I gravitated to revolvers when I started shooting was because they don't have to be taken apart to be cleaned. I see there are numerous youtube videos on this topic, including one from Hickock45 who I always enjoy, but if anyone here can recommend which one(s) I should use as instruction, I would really appreciate it. I need something totally newbie-suitable, like as each piece is removed they tell you its name and its function, and when each one is replaced they include anything special you have to pay attention to when replacing that particular piece.
TOOLS
I understand there is such a thing as AR tools. I have no idea what I might need. I am on the PDN mailing list and they periodically send offers of a "Real Avid AR-15 Micro Tool" as a freebie for buying something else, supposedly it has 18 functions and if you have it you don't need anything else. Is this actually useful? If not, what do you guys recommend? Very important, if anything I will have to do to take it apart, clean it, lube it, or put it back together, requires any strength (like something that needs to be well-tightened), I probably need some kind of tool to help with that, often I have difficulty with tasks like opening screw-top bottles.
AMMO
I was planning to get Hornady Critical Defense 223 73 gr as my SD ammo for it (I use the 38 spl 110 gr version in my revolvers), but I can't find any anywhere so far. Does anyone know where I can get some? Or alternatively, what SD ammo do you guys recommend? It is actually an AR pistol (Saint Victor) if that matters. When I had my lesson the instructor (an ex-Marine) told me not to use FMJ for home defense because it would penetrate into the neighbors' houses.
Also, what do you recommend for range ammo that is actually currently available? So far the only thing I found is the Remington Freedom Bucket 223 REM 55 GR 300 rounds for $119.95. It is FMJ. Is it any good? Is there anything good that's available and less expensive?
Also, what is the significance of 55gr vs 73gr for AR's, I see those are the two weights that seem to be produced?
Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions you can provide.