essayons21
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You are all wrong,
The best upgrade to an AR is to stick some ammo in it.
The best upgrade to an AR is to stick some ammo in it.
The AR as a base is filled with problems. From pin walking / rotation, to the excessive need to clean. I for one have had an AR jam many a times. Stocks break/shear off, castle nuts loosen, it takes a 3 handed operation (speaking of which, there is another part I'll add to the list).
Also, no matter the quality or cost, the AR is still prone to all the same issues
Another myth that doesn't get old. SOF forces are using AMERICAN weapons.There is also a reason many soldiers in the SF side of things choose AK's over AR's. It's not just for "footprint", it's not just for being anonymous, it's for reliability.
And the accuwedge is not reccommended by who. Show me. Hate to break it to you, but some of us don't like rattling, which ultimately gets us killed. NOISE = Death. Sooo being as quiet as possible is the key. Having a custom machinist on hand to fix an issue isn't always feasable.
My experience with an AR consists of 3 tours in the San Box kicking down doors next to my best friend with a 249.
Reason I said sheared stocks. You think I sheared stocks off looking at my gun. I sheared them off beating down wood and metal doors in search of the "holy one" as some call it.
There is also a reason many soldiers in the SF side of things choose AK's over AR's.
I for one dislike many things about the AR. General enlisted soldiers don't get a choice about their gun. But when you do, and your life depends on it, you choose to fix the issues that CAN KILL YOU. Period.
Sure having issues with pin rotation are miniscule to civilians, but when you need your gun to stay alive, you don't want to worry about it.
And the accuwedge is not reccommended by who. Show me. Hate to break it to you, but some of us don't like rattling, which ultimately gets us killed. NOISE = Death. Sooo being as quiet as possible is the key. Having a custom machinist on hand to fix an issue isn't always feasable.
To add : So last time, unless you play nice, I'm gone. I don't have the time,need or want to dispute with old farts (sorry, not bashing on all, as some of my dads gen are top notch guys) who think they still have it, just because they were ordered to go overseas. We volunteered to go. Try that one on for size.
O and homework on milspec colts... give me a break. I had a colt when I was out of basic. I use LMT based weapons now for the job.
btw, I wouldn't relate to the AF and Baptism by fire any day. The AF see just about as much action as the Army IT guys. Not to diss AF as my high school buddy is an AF MP, but man, they are about as far from real ground combat as Obama is from being experienced with politics. (sorry to bring a political statement into the matter, thought it was a good/funny analogy). I guess it's the same way as an Army Infantry soldier disliking the Marines and so on.
You haven't heard any insults from this 'old fart', and you won't - but you have indeed given insult here. You show up telling everyone here how great you are and how you have all this specialized knowledge - it's quite insulting and condescending. Frankly, if you are going to keep up this approach you won't have to feel deterred, as you will be banned. Please consider this..zerocool. said:It's sad how a few long term users can deter new people - Even more sad when they resort to insults when no insult was given to be returned with.
That said... I'll warn others about this forum and take my time elsewhere. I guess the few that are on their high horse have made their point. In other words your worse than a typical gun shop that shuns a new customer. All I asked was to keep this on topic, and even a mod jumped in and posted off topic stuff. I guess you guys have spoken for an entire forum of users, and thus, shunning away another person. If you were a salesman, you would have just failed. Way to show how a forum welcomes it's new members.
What an AR really needs is a shooter who knows what he's doing.
1000 rounds in a 3 day carbine class is the best upgrade you can buy.
So last time, unless you play nice, I'm gone.
You're talking software. We were talking hardware in this thread I thought.
The glory of single point slings is that you can then grab the barrel with your toes when you're wearing those cool ninja tabi sock things and freeclimbing up buildings to better engage terrorists