What is your AR's primary purpose?

[happygeek]

The wife's and my only AR is a RRA lower with CMMG dedicated 22LR upper that is used for target practice, 'tactical' training, and just fun in general (http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=538040).

I'm looking at various cheap scopes and red dots for it currently.

 

[Slamfire]

Punching small holes in paper.

It is outstanding in that role.

For something thicker, I would use my M1a.

 

[wally]

I'm looking at various cheap scopes and red dots for it currently.

Red Dots:

Sightmark "aimpoint look-alike" ~$80
Barska M16 Electro Sight ~$70-90 depending on the reticle
Vortex "Strikefire" red/gree dot options ~$150.

All the above will co-witness nicely with the ~$30 UTG flip up sight if you've a standard front sight. The Barska is lower 3/4 co-witness which you will either love or hate.

All three have worked very well for me on 7.62x39 & .223 rifles as well as .22s -- although the Vortex was just too nice to leave on "only a .22"


Cheap scopes:

The Centerpoints from Walmart are very nice for the price.

 

[happygeek]

Thanks, I will check those out!

 

[browningguy]

I have one for varminting/target shooting(DPMS upper with 16" stainless bull barrel), one for hunting pigs and deer (Alex. Arms .50 Beowulf), one for plinking/varmint shooting (AR57 in 5.7x28). I have a few other .223's that are not AR's including a Mini 14 and 2 SU16's.

 

[jleyring]

I bought a Bushmaster A3 flat top 20" barrel. I use it for varmiting/plinking. I'm in the process of putting a better scope on it so i can see a little farther. Only have a 4" scope now. My other AR, I am building, is just mostly goin to be for plinkin/home defense. It will be a shorter, 14.5" barrel with collapsable stock.

 

[grace2u]

This is what I've been thinking as well. My wife bought me a MP15 ORC, which I intended to use for varminting, but I'm thinking about selling it and getting a bolt action. I don't know that I want to have to clean so much and I've heard they get filthy. I haven't had time to shoot it yet, so I'm still thinking...

 

[taliv]

I don't know that I want to have to clean so much and I've heard they get filthy

you don't have to clean so much. i clean mine once or twice/year at most. really, it's not a big deal.

 

[Joe Demko]

Mine are mostly for looking at in the gun cabinet lately. Before that, they were just general purpose guns.

 

[bri]

My AR's primary purpose is for fun. Secondary? It looks cool I guess...

 

[bushmaster1313]

Preserve Liberty.
Show the Liberals that the 2nd Amendment still applies.
SHTF
Teach newbies how to shoot

 

[shotgunjoel]

Awesomeness.

No, actually I don't have an AR, but that should be an option. I know people who own ARs just because they thought that they were awesome and had no real use for it other than to look cool.

 

[NAK]

What is your AR's primary purpose?

Defensive rifle? Varminting? Match shooting? Plinking?

I believe this is the wrong question, at least many of us on this forum. That apostrophe is in the way.

Let's try What do you use your ARs for.

#1 24" 1:7, heavy barrel, flattop with bi-pod for reaching out and touching coyotes and similar size critters at a distance. Also sees a littler paper punching out at longer distances.

#2 Bushmaster 16" with an Eotech for plinking and home defense.

#3 6.8 SPC from AR Performance ...just for those tough skinned little piggies.

#4 & #5 still need a purpose, but hey, you cannot have to many ARs.

 

[Zanad]

if i had one it would be set up for targets.

a good 2 stage lower
the real meat would be on the upper.
an 20" upper form delton Inc

chrome lined heavy barrel
chrome bolt/carrier group
vented free float tube
A2 flash hider
flattop upper with m4 feed ramps.

 

[Sgt_R]

Mine's a toy. I like toys.

R

 

[lumbergh]

Zombies.

 

[C-grunt]

Mine is for defense.

16 inch Noveske Midlength RECCE with a Troy rail and a V-TAC sling. Still waiting on my can and trying to decide if I want a red dot or not.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

For me it P-dogin and paper punchin.

 

[Orion8472]

I have one lower and two uppers. One with 16" barrel, iron sights and red dot. 20" with free float handguard and scope.

Minor purpose of both: The occasional day at the range fun.

Major purpose for the 16": Zombies

Major purpose for the 20": Zombies further away

BTW, "Zombies" is code.

 

[Hagen442]

AR Purpose

AR15 (223)USPSA & IDPA 3 Gun / Ground Hogs & Coyotes
AR10 (308)USPSA 3 Gun Heavy Metal / Car Killer
AR45 (45ACP) IDPA 3Gun Pistol Caliber
AR22 (22) Multi Gun Ruger Rim Fire / Ground Hogs

 

[esheato]

Hagen, you got a pic of the 45 ACP? I'm curious.

Thanks.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

The primary purpose as I intended it or as it is actually used? My intention is to have a good reliable carbine for self-defense. In actual use, it is mostly recreational/training - though in the last year its use has been more safe queen as I haven't put enough rounds downrange to make it worthwhile to comment on.

 

[gdcpony]

All of the above.
It serves primarily for groundhogs and 'yotes, but my kids love to plink with it, and in a pinch a varmint bullet makes a great defensive round. Especially when you have allot of them. I don't compete, but may and it will go with my then too.

 

[rromeo]

It looks cool in the safe, and it's as close as I can get to my M16A2 service rifle I used to carry.

 

[benEzra]

All of the above. I can't afford one rifle for HD, one rifle for USPSA, and one rifle for plinking, nor would I necessarily want to; just getting the one was quite a stretch. So it has to be able to do all of the above, well.

I actually shoot a Rock River (chrome lined, 5.56 chamber), but from the factory it was in dire need of proper gas key staking, the castle nut wasn't staked, and the charging handle was very flimsy compared to the BCM handle I replaced it with. So I ended up having to take care of some details that RRA neglected.