TexasRifleman
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So outside of wars and LEO use, how exactly is an AR15 more practical?
No one said an AR is MORE practical but you sure can't argue that it's any LESS practical.
So outside of wars and LEO use, how exactly is an AR15 more practical?
No one said an AR is MORE practical but you sure can't argue that it's any LESS practical.
A good bolt-action rifle with irons or a scope with few exceptions will be more accurate.
A good bolt-action will be more reliable, and at the moment probably half the price.
A bolt-action rifle does not seem to need much, if any in the way of spare parts for its entire life.
For these advantages you'll be giving up extra capacity and the ability to dispatch multiple threats running at you at once. You'll also be giving up the ability to easily switch uppers for a caliber swap..but that is not a big selling point since uppers cost as much as a bolt-action rifle.
In other words, people that can't hit the target with a semi-auto probably wouldn't do any better with a bolt or a laser for that matter.
WNTFW said:Sniper has bolt gun.
as has been stated repeatedly
it has a higher rate of fire
you don't have to move your hands or head between shots
it is lighter than most bolt guns
it is more maneuverable
it has less recoil than most bolt guns
it has more capacity
it is shorter and easier to carry
it is modular and easily adaptable to almost any use
you have yet to offer any support for why a bolt gun is more practical. it sounds like you're just whining about the price of AR15s.
Taliv, stop confusing practical with functionality. Most of your benefits only apply during hobby use or a firefight, neither of which are practical examples unless you get paid to do them or they put food on the table.
that is not my experience. i take college kids to the range all the time and let them shoot my guns. they never seem to have a problem hitting anything.most people I've handed an AR15 cannot shoot it to save their life
i've had several malfunctions with bolts. people complain about the magazines and 'bottom metal' in bolt guns all the time for a reason. many just don't feed well at all.I've never had a jam with a bolt-action
Watching pop cans dance around at 200 yards for 30 shots in a row is just...plain...fun.
So outside of wars and LEO use, how exactly is an AR15 more practical?
Agreed.This is kind of a silly question.