AR-15 what is it good for?

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I would skip getting the Carbon 15 and get a typical aluminum AR with a true 16 inch barrel instead of the M4 configuration.

Get one with a flat top and a detachable handle. The handle has sights in it so you can shoot it while you are researching optics.

FWIW, IMHO
 
Slow down there partner. First of all where do you live? That could be the determining factor as to what you can buy.

Skip the carbon fiber model. If they are legal where you live I would get a 16" midlength lightwheight flat top w/collapsible stock.
 
ok guys here you go what do you think of this setup
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It's a good setup, but I'd go with Del-Ton before Model1 Sales, myself. Model 1 is hit and miss on both quality and customer service, but Del-Ton is a great company and for about the same $$ you'll have a better rifle, IMHO.

I have 2 Delton kits, and 1 model 1, btw.
 
bigman9828

It should do well. I have a similar setup but mine has the freefloat handguard tube and 24" bull barrel and it feeds filty wolf ammo fine for 500 rounds, I've not had more money to test it to 1500 which is what I consider acceptable. After 500 rounds soaking and cleaning in Ed's Red is a must.

The last one I cleaned with 1500 through it was not fun to clean but the gun did very well and was fun to shoot. :D
 
ok guys bear with me i have one more question do i have to worry about getting a pre band or should i go with a post band?
 
In Minnesota, you will probably still need to obtain a permit to purchase a handgun/assault rifle from your local cop shop. They are good for a year (by law) and check when you get it to make sure it's not for 3 or 6 months because of some anti at the cop shop. I'm pretty sure you don't need one if you have a MN CCW.

If you really want an extreme AR check out:

http://www.jprifles.com/

They are near Mpls, too.

JP Enterprises, Inc.
P.O Box 378
Hugo, MN 55038
 
To quote GunnySkox:

"But really, one of the things I like about the AR is you can buy or build one lower and do a thousand different things with it. You could take one AR-15 lower and build a...

.22 plinking rifle
.223 target/plinking rifle
a semiautomatic replica of any M16 variant from any era
a severely accurate varmint/target rifle
a rifle for hunting medium game at reasonable ranges (6.5mm Grendel/6.8mm SPC)
a rifle for punching great big holes in things (.50 BMG, .50 Beowulf, .458 SOCOM, etc.)"

You can accessorize the AR like crazy! You can get multiple caliber uppers for your one lower - only the lower counts as a firearm for shipping and instant check troubles - uppers you can have sent to your house through the mail after getting your one lower.

The 6.5 Grendel also makes a great target rifle and long range rifle.
The big bores can be used for big game hunting.
 
AR-15

I like shooting it...its a lot of fun. Try it...you will like it.
A few years ago I was talking to a couple of off duty Colorado State Police in a gun shop and found out they like the AR-15 for varmint hunting. They were right too...my Bushmaster Disapator makes a wicked varmint rifle. Much more fun that shooting at paper.
Can't say I like it for home defense. Rather go with a shotgun.

:) :) :) :)
 
Showing snob's the error of their way's!!!

2 week's ago I went to the range and this bloke was sat there zeroing his Blaser R93 in with a doctor II sight, he saw me get set up and pull out my AR15. The look of disdain was obvious, then he ask's why do you need such a gun, as I didnt know the guy I just ignored him and his attitude, fired 20 rnd's (16 in the 10 ring, the rest in the 9 ring with the carry handle BUIS), down range at 100 meter's, then draged the tgt back. I then changed to my Sauer 90 in .308win. So I had to pass him to get the gun's swapped out. he had his tgt back for inspection. As he'd been stupid enough to get on my nerve's, and had hardly even touched the plate size tgt at 75 meter's I couldnt resist getting my tgt insert and going over to him and showing him how well my AR shoot's. My word's were pretty straight forward, 'that's what I need one of those for'. The next 3 rnds (@100m) from the Sauer 90 produced one hole in the middle of the ten ring, as I was through and was packing up I noticed that he'd started shooting at 50m's, so I showed him the last tgt. just to tell him to shut the F... up.

I don't have anything to prove to anyone when it come's to my ability with a rifle, but I get a bit annoyed when someone try's to put me down without knowing me, buddies can pull my chain all day, and I don't even break a sweat but I have my limit's.

Zeroed.jpg

This was my zero tgt when I set up my EOtech at 100m.

Toe
 
AR Excellent Platform

My Bushmaster will get 3/4" at 100 yds. All factory except I did the 15 minute trigger job, which really improved it. Now I'm going for the 6.5 Grendel upper to interchange for hunting. the 6.5 Grendel upper can blast a milk jug at 800 yds. [Grendel forum with pics] How accurate do you want it? Easy to work on, and super versatile.
 
In the state I live in, an AR's usefulness is somewhat limited in its typical configuration (caliber).

We have a code on the books prohibiting the shooting of a deer with a caliber smaller than 24 caliber.

I'd imagine, however, that putting a 6.8 SPC top on one would make a nice hunting rifle-- but that defeats one of the attractive features of having an AR, namely having a caliber that the US military and most LEO uses for ammo availability.

Because I have other rifles that meet the hunting requirement, when I DO get another AR, I'll just get the 5.56 top and view it as a "What if rifle."


-- John
 
I inserted the mag backwards to show it can be done. There was a thread here recently where a police officer was unlucky enough to have her picture printed in a newspaper with the mag in backwards.


That's mostly Wolf, with a little bit of 5.56 surplus mixed in. 1000 rds of Wolf in a carbine class a few months ago, and then probably another 600 Wolf, and 400 5.56 surplus on top of that brings me up to today. Last 1000 was in 200+ rd sessions. Keep it wet, and it runs fine.
 
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