What type of gun is this?

[bcp]

Armalite made things other than "modern sporting rifles." Some were more successful than others.

armalite ar-17 at DuckDuckGo

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armalite ar-5 at DuckDuckGo

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ArmaLite AR-1 ParaSniper - Firearm Wiki: The Internet Gun Encyclopedia

firearmwiki.com

Bruce

 

[sea2summit]

AR= ArmaLite
Why can't people simply call them what they are, Modern sporting rifle.

Why does it matter what their called? Last time I read it 2A didn’t mention anything about sports.

 

[IndyJay]

Armalite made things other than "modern sporting rifles." Some were more successful than others.

armalite ar-17 at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

armalite ar-5 at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

ArmaLite AR-1 ParaSniper - Firearm Wiki: The Internet Gun Encyclopedia

firearmwiki.com

Bruce

The point Notaz3 was making is that 'AR' doesn't stand for "Assault Rifle".

 

[bcp]

And it doesn't stand for Armalite Rifle, like many think. Ii's from ARmalite.

Bruce

 

[MossRoad]

And it doesn't stand for Armalite Rifle, like many think. Ii's from ARmalite.

Bruce

Were'd you find that?
There's about just as many articles that say AR is for Armalite Rifle.
Makes you wonder if they'd have made a pistol what would it have been called?

I'm guessing it would have been AP-1, AP-2, etc.

 

[bcp]

That's how I remember it from magazine articles in the 50's. It wasn't until more recent times I started seeing "rifle" for the "R" in "AR."

The AR-17 is not an Armalite Rifle, and "Rifle" was not in the company name.

From;

The Complete History of the AR-15 Rifle | Small Wars Journal

The history of this iconic American weapon, from its inception in 1959 to the present day.

smallwarsjournal.com

"The "AR" in the name, however, stands for the name of the manufacturer: ArmaLite."


Bruce

 

[JasperFrank]

The one I always have to laugh at, is when the press says the arrested person had 500 rounds of ammo. Then, don't tell what kind of ammo they had.

 

[MossRoad]

That's how I remember it from magazine articles in the 50's. It wasn't until more recent times I started seeing "rifle" for the "R" in "AR."

The AR-17 is not an Armalite Rifle, and "Rifle" was not in the company name.

From;

The Complete History of the AR-15 Rifle | Small Wars Journal

The history of this iconic American weapon, from its inception in 1959 to the present day.

smallwarsjournal.com

"The "AR" in the name, however, stands for the name of the manufacturer: ArmaLite."


Bruce

If it was ArmaLite, wouldn't they call it AL?

 

[MossRoad]

The one I always have to laugh at, is when the press says the arrested person had 500 rounds of ammo. Then, don't tell what kind of ammo they had.
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Yes. I have 4 bricks of .22. So...

DISTURBED TRACTOR OWNER HAD THOUSANDS OF ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION!

 

[Eagle1]

Yeah I think I have about 5K of LR on the shelf at all times, Not short on other stuff either, Heck I have an arsenal of arrows for the stringed weapons and a "museum" of knives, blades, etc. I hate running out of anything I use. I even have extra dogs just in case I need emotional support.