I need an AR-15

[5030]

I need advice on an AR-15. I want a reliable, no frills, iron sight AR-15. Nothing fancy and no expensive addons.

Any brands, suggestions?

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want an ugly black gun that really serves no sporting purpose. I own and shoot toms of firearms and not one black ugly gunn

 

[Sigarms]

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want an ugly black gun that really serves no sporting purpose. I own and shoot toms of firearms and not one black ugly gunn

National Shooting Sports Foundation

 

[RobertN]

My consideration is if I want another in a different caliber. Thinking about a 458socom. .223/556 is kind boring now.

I still chuckle over the title of this thread... "I need an AR-15" Here I am wondering if I 'need' another one?

 

[RobertN]

Eddie, you're a Marine; 600m iron battle sights for a Marine is easy peasy

I'm not a fan of open sights for the very reason I can't see clearly out very far when using them. I never tried the red dot stuff, so I don't know if I would like it or not.

 

[TripleR]

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want an ugly black gun that really serves no sporting purpose. I own and shoot toms of firearms and not one black ugly gunn

Many people simply enjoy shooting them, I don't understand why some people want shoot black powder, bows, golf, go to the beach, deep sea dive etc., but they do.

In my family, my youngest son served in two branches of the military, SWAT and it is the platform he's most proficient and his deer gun is a Rock River AR platform in 6.8SPC.

While I now use only bolt guns, I use to enjoy shooting my Colt HBAR with my sons who prefer them. I've still got it and some day one of my grandkids will be glad I kept it.

 

[RobertN]

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want an ugly black gun that really serves no sporting purpose. I own and shoot toms of firearms and not one black ugly gunn

Sporting purposes? AR's make great hunting rifles. You need to open your horizons a little I don't hunt with an AR, but am considering it.

- 20" bull barrel in 223, or 204Ruger makes a nice varmint
- 16" or 18" in 6.8SPC makes a great deer rifle. So does 300blackout
- 16" barrel in 458socom or 50 beowolf will take pig, deer, elk, moose...

The AR platform is as available in a myriad of calibers now, not just 223/556. There are great target cartridges, small game cartridges, large game cartridges. 458socom is very close to a factory 45/70.

AR-15, without bolt modification
.17 Remington
.17/223
.20 Tactical
.20 Practical
.20 Vartag
.204 Ruger
.221 Fireball
.222 Remington
.222 Remington Magnum
.223 Remington (5.56x45mm)
.223 Remington Ackley Improved
6x45mm
6mm TCU
6x47mm
6mm Whisper
.25x45mm
6.5mm Whisper
7mm Whisper
7mm TCU
.300 Whisper (.300/221, .300 Fireball)
.338 Whisper

AR-15, with bolt modification
223 WSSM
5.45x39mm (.21 Genghis)
243 WSSM
6mm PPC
6mm WOA
6mm BR Remington
6mm Hagar
6.5mm PPC
6.5 WSSM
6.5 WOA
6.5mm Grendel
25 WSSM
6.8x43mm SPC
.30 Herrett Rimless Tactical (6.8x43mm case trimmed to 41mm and necked up to .308; the 6.8mm version of the .300 Whisper)
7.62x25
7.62x39mm
.30 RAR
300 OSSM
.357 Auto
.35 Gremlin (necked up 6.5 Grendel to 358)
.358 WSSM (various names, but all are some form of a WSSM necked up to 35 caliber, some are shortened to make them big game legal in Indiana)
.458 SOCOM
.50 Action Express
.50 Beowulf

AR-15 using a simple blowback operation
.17 HMR
.22 LR
.22 WMR
9x19mm
9x21
9x23
30 Carbine
357 Sig
40S&W
400 Cor-Bon
41 Action Express
10mm Auto
45 GAP
45ACP
45 Super
45 Win Mag

This list is in no way complete.

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want an ugly black gun that really serves no sporting purpose. I own and shoot toms of firearms and not one black ugly gunn

 

[IslandTractor]

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want an ugly black gun that really serves no sporting purpose. I own and shoot toms of firearms and not one black ugly gunn

People who can't shoot straight need a large magazine and rapid fire to hose down their prey. I'm thinking neither Davy Crockett nor Annie Oakley would choose volume over precision.

 

[TripleR]

People who can't shoot straight need a large magazine and rapid fire to hose down their prey. I'm thinking neither Davy Crockett nor Annie Oakley would choose volume over precision.

In my state, ammo capacity is the same for bolt, lever, semi auto.

 

[RoyJackson]

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want an ugly black gun that really serves no sporting purpose. I own and shoot toms of firearms and not one black ugly gunn

They do serve a sporting purpose...target practice, plinking...all fun.
An AR-15 also has very light recoil, so easy to shoot.

In my case and, IMHO, millions of others, the rifle is also a great home defense firearm. In parts of rural PA, thugs (junkies mostly, I suppose) were breaking in homes at night...two or three of them at a time...and trust me, if that happens, you won't be thinking "****, I have to much ammunition"

 

[bcp]

An Ugly Gun designed by a Stoner.



Bruce