Wives can be such a pain

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But not mine. We were talking about shooting three gun matches, I thought his and her SKS would be a good starting point for the rifles as we already have decent shotguns and pistols for that type of shooting. She asked a couple questions and said don't bother with the SKS just get the ARs instead. I thought my jaw dropped. Guess I have some research to do between now and Feb. Any suggestions? I'm thinking flat top with a m-4 stock beyond that I'm open.
 
so your wife was asking other shooting wifes??? and they said go for the ar's. humm would be nice to pick up 2 ar's but that would cost a bunch... i have shot my friends yugo sks and it shoots nice, prety accurate too! idk how it would fair in a match, i guess it would do alright.
 
Wow Thats really cool Cant see mine saying go get 2 AR's
Mine must be in the "Wives can be such a pain" class
 
AR's

Bushmaster makes a reasonably price M4gery. I have 3 AR's currently. A colt M4 and 2 RRA's that I built myself. You might want to check out building your own. You can build the exact configuration you want and if you shop around you could save a lot of money. These rifles are easy to build and it is fun. There are a couple of sights that walk you through the process step by step.
AR15.com is one that I would recommend.
 
Did you build them from scratch? Like completely, part by part (especially the lower?) What tools did you buy?

I'm looking to build my next AR this coming year and I need all the help I can get.
 
RavenVT100 said:
Did you build them from scratch? Like completely, part by part (especially the lower?) What tools did you buy?

I'm looking to build my next AR this coming year and I need all the help I can get.
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Ditto here. Inquiring minds want to know!
 
Awhile back, I was sitting in a women's firearms class when one of the women told the rest of us that she and her husband had recently purchased matching Kimbers to give each other for Valentines Day. An audible "oooooooh" went around the room, and the instructor said, "That sound you just heard is what firearms trainers call gun envy." :D

Some of my best shooting buddies recently bought his-n-hers ARs. I think they both opted to go with Rock River Arms.

pax
 
Building your own ARs is not that bad a deal. The only part that requires special tools for holding, tightening and torquing is the upper, and those are more often than not sold as complete assemblies.

The lower - you'll need some needlenose pliers, a proper wrench for whatever kind of stock you want to mount, a little CLP to help the roll pins slide home, a large plain white sheet (for catching the little parts that /will/ go 'oops!' as you try to insert them)... a few small punches and a tack hammer, some masking tape to protect the finish where you are using said punches and hammer...

Ask in the rifle forum - someone should be able to jump in and tell you all the details. Worst case, ar15.com should have anything you'd want on the topic.
 
Oh, the upper is the only part I know how to assemble. I read the guides at ARFCOM and am confident that with the appropriate wrenches, vice, upper lock, torque wrench and compounds that it wouldn't be too difficult. Plus I have a buddy or three that do it and they're always around to help out with stuff.

It's the lower the mystifies me.
 
Ar's

Yes I built mine piece by piece. On the first one I built, I bought a complete upper and used it. After I did I thought that was cheating, so the next one I built, I built the upper as well. Again, I would suggest AR15.com. It has pictures of each step.
Believe me If I can do it you can do it. As far as special tools you will need an action block and an armorer’s wrench, (about $50.00 total if you shop around) and that is it. Rabid Rabbit and Ravenvt100I have the illustrated book "Building Your Own AR15". If either of you want that I would sell it to you for the price of shipping, say $5.00 (I paid $12.00 + shipping). $3.85 for postage, and $1.15 for the padded envelope and my time. I have only the one copy.
Ravenvt100 - you can put a lower together in less than 1 hour on your first attempt. It is that easy.
I can't encourage you enough to try this yourself. I am far from being an expert, but so far I have built 2 AR and both run exactly like they are supposed to.
I would be willing to give any help I could, just let me know.
 
Ok, I've got a question here: on Magpul's site (I WANT a Modstock), they say that you should have a 'smith install the buffer tube. Is it REALLY all that difficult?

I bought a FrankenAR a year or so ago, and was planning on using it to make two: a basic service rifle for Spoon, and a carbine for myself...
 
Where can I meet a woman like that:rolleyes: . I would load her down with the finest firearms money could buy:p . I guess I will have to settle for my non-gun loving wife:banghead: .
 
My girlfriend just made offered me a deal: she'd buy me an AR, if in return I'd pay her back, only towards a ring...DOH!
 
Yeah, sounds like a good deal. I bought my wife a 10 year anniversary ring ($$$$):banghead: . Matching AR's would have been better for me.
 
Your a lucky dog - I just recently converted mine from a foaming at the mouth anti to a "hey, lets go shoot the .22" gunner. She still isnt tossing a .38spl in her purse yet but I did recently buy 2 guns without incident. Slow going but Im seeing improvement.

I have an AR and they are sweet guns but have you ever considered a gun between the SKS and AR15 - the AK47? All the great points of both (IMHO).

reliable
cheap
easy to maintain
removable magazines


Should be able to pick up 2 AKs for what one AR costs. If you or your wife are big fans of the .223 then you can grab an AK47 chambered for that cartridge (SAR3).
 
I asked

I talked to my wife in more detail about the AR vs AK, SKS here is what she said:
She is a little recoil shy (but shoots a Benelli M2 12ga, and a Kimber 1911 officer is her carry gun, I'm not sure why she says recoil bothers her).
She likes the recoil of a AR better than a AK or SKS
More accurate
Wants to be able to use it on ground hogs at 3-400 yards
Cheaper to reload
Hard to beat the shear number of accessories available for the AR.
She likes the idea of buying different uppers (she mentioned 50 Beowolf, and 22LR conversion) I have no idea what she has in mind.

I think I'm getting an idea of what she does when I'm not home.

Does anybody do custom serial numbers for a AR?
 
My girlfriend just made offered me a deal: she'd buy me an AR, if in return I'd pay her back, only towards a ring...DOH!
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That sounds like a good deal to me...maybe I can work that out since I'm going to be buying the ring anyway. :)
 
Couple of years ago, my wife asked me what I'd like for a Christmas present.

Hmmm, says I, a Browning Buckmark would be nice.

So she went out and bought me one.

Wicked cool, that.
 
My last birthday, I asked for a cheap Frontier .22 single action.
She got me a Ruger New Bearcat single action. :cool: She always makes sure I tell people that she got it for me.
 
Flat top is the best bet in 3 gun as you can use it for Standard, Tactical or Open classes depending on your removeable optic choices. You can use the standard front sight block or use a gas block if you think you may use globe style sights when shooting Standard. You can always use a bolt on A2 style front sight on the gas block or a flip up BUIS.

I don't get good cheek welds on collapseable stocks when shooting long so I run the standard A2 style fixed stock. You can also slam the buttstock into the ground when clearing a jammed casing and I don't think the M4 stock would hold up to that too often.

In USPSA 3 gun you need to make "minor" (150 or above) power factor and this can be a problem with some factory ammo out of a 16" gun. The 20" gun allows you more ammo choices and the extra sight radius is nice if you are shooting Standard class (irons).
 
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