Hammerhead6814
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I think it's well documented at this point that I am extremely anti- AR-15. In fact if my level of love for America could be judged by how much I love AR-15's, Glenn Beck could call me a Communist and be right. My affection for the .223 round the AR-15 shoots is also documented as "blasphemous" by the Remington faithful.
That being said, who on earth still wants an ACR?
According to sources it will cost between $2000 and $3000 dollars. Twice it's initial reported rate. For that sum that could have just as easily bought two Robinson Arms XCR's, two to three Rock River Arms Tactical A4's , one and 4/5's RRA PPS, or a good used Sedan.
Entry level ACR's come with steel barrels, shoot .223, and have no after-market features yet available. Bushmaster touts the ACR's "modularity", the word that has the entire gun-owning world a-buzz with excitement. But one can't help but to wonder what the AR-15 has done wrong here! Not only has it been modular for nearly a decade, the now common rail systems on AR's give you all the added gear you could want! It can also switch calibers with the push of a button and the swapping of a upper receiver.
So what exactly will you be buying when you buy an ACR that you couldn't get from another weapon already on the market? If it's swapping calibers it's the AR-15 winning hands-down. If it's calibers, the AR-15 is even being made in 6.5 Grendel and 7.62x39. If it's ergonomics the AR-15 has been handy for over 50 years and counting. If it's price, they range from $600 "I built it myself", to $2000 ".1 MOA at 700 yards". If it's reliability, piston kits and uppers are being made by over 12 manufacturers. Nowhere does my arch-nemesis fail to do something the ACR only claims to do.
Come to think of it, the Sedan even beats out the ACR! It does after all cost less to fill-up, uses more synthetic materials, and is definitely larger caliber.
So seeing as my amazing brain can't figure this out, I'm throwing the thought to the open sewer. The internet. Whether it's here or on another forum, I want to hear what YOU, yes YOU, think the ACR is worth and is doing well.
That being said, who on earth still wants an ACR?
According to sources it will cost between $2000 and $3000 dollars. Twice it's initial reported rate. For that sum that could have just as easily bought two Robinson Arms XCR's, two to three Rock River Arms Tactical A4's , one and 4/5's RRA PPS, or a good used Sedan.
Entry level ACR's come with steel barrels, shoot .223, and have no after-market features yet available. Bushmaster touts the ACR's "modularity", the word that has the entire gun-owning world a-buzz with excitement. But one can't help but to wonder what the AR-15 has done wrong here! Not only has it been modular for nearly a decade, the now common rail systems on AR's give you all the added gear you could want! It can also switch calibers with the push of a button and the swapping of a upper receiver.
So what exactly will you be buying when you buy an ACR that you couldn't get from another weapon already on the market? If it's swapping calibers it's the AR-15 winning hands-down. If it's calibers, the AR-15 is even being made in 6.5 Grendel and 7.62x39. If it's ergonomics the AR-15 has been handy for over 50 years and counting. If it's price, they range from $600 "I built it myself", to $2000 ".1 MOA at 700 yards". If it's reliability, piston kits and uppers are being made by over 12 manufacturers. Nowhere does my arch-nemesis fail to do something the ACR only claims to do.
Come to think of it, the Sedan even beats out the ACR! It does after all cost less to fill-up, uses more synthetic materials, and is definitely larger caliber.
So seeing as my amazing brain can't figure this out, I'm throwing the thought to the open sewer. The internet. Whether it's here or on another forum, I want to hear what YOU, yes YOU, think the ACR is worth and is doing well.
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