[ARCHIVED THREAD] - How many is enough? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 12/22/2016 10:53:11 PM EDT
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Somedays I hate this place-when I started coming here I had 1 AR and wanted to build 1 more. Now I have more than 10,built ones for my dad and brother, helped several friends piece theirs together,added a suppressor, SBR, and 8 pending stamps! Does it ever stop?
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That's the beauty of AR's. You can have the same firearm in the same cartridge and have totally different uses for it. 20" precision long range build, 12" up close and personal, 16" mid range rifle...and then different variations of each.
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Me?
I want an AR47 and an MK18 Mod0-ish clone. MAYBE a 5.45 if that ammo comes back cheap. After that, I won't be buying any ARs unless I stumble on an amazing deal for a "premium" AR (KAC/LaRue/LWRCI/LMT). ETA: I already have an AK and 2 MP5 clones. I still need a MP5SD though. 
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That was my first thought too. Buy a M16 and you'll quit giving a shit about semi auto AR's. I don’t really care about full auto. I would like the options, yes… But not willing to pay car prices for the privilege for something I wouldn’t utilize much. |
Had 3 at the beginning of the year and then the LaRue BuildAR started, so that was 4 and 5, then half way through the year I started a .308 build, so 6. I had enough money left over on my 3rd Qtr gift card to buy another barrel and handguard, so now I'm starting #7 and I'm still waiting to see if ML is going to start a 2nd round of the BuildAR too 
Right now, sitting at 4 complete, 2 half way complete, and 1 in infancy. I'm hoping there's an end in sight  Speaking of sights... Still need 4 more optics 
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I would love a 3 round burst Quoted:
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There's guns that are a lot more fun than ARs. Like MP5s. ARs are a lot of fun, but you should branch out. Buy a machine gun. I would love a 3 round burst 3 round burst is okay, but full auto is where it's at. You can do a 3-round burst by letting go of the trigger. You can't mag dump a 3-round burst. 
In all seriousness, you can get an M16 for ~$17k right now. AC556 for $14k. Uzi for $14k. Sten, MAC, Reising, M2 Carbine for $7k. Personally I don't care for rifle calibers on full auto, so I bought a Sten. My ARs are ~$3k a piece. I think one machine gun instead of 2-3 ARs is *WAY* more fun and your money is much better spent that way. If you keep buying semi-autos, you'll never be able to afford full-autos. |
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I'll say it...one's enough for me.
Sold my other one to fund my .308. THAT purchase scratched a long-serving itch. (Can't go fucking shooting right now, recovering from my back surgery....hell, I'm not supposed to even pick my rifles up right now, they weigh "too much.") |
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I don’t really care about full auto. I would like the options, yes… But not willing to pay car prices for the privilege for something I wouldn’t utilize much. Quoted:
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That was my first thought too. Buy a M16 and you'll quit giving a shit about semi auto AR's. I don’t really care about full auto. I would like the options, yes… But not willing to pay car prices for the privilege for something I wouldn’t utilize much. Meh... different strokes for different folks. As far as I'm concerned semi auto shooting is about as much fun as a bolt action rifle, generally even less so for me. 
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5 is the closest on the poll.
After you have a pistol, maybe SBR, carbines in a length or two and a few rifles with different optics then it's time to branch out, there's lots of other rifles out there. Before I moved I got rid of a bunch, just similar variations that sat in the safe. Pretty much all modern AR's have no collector value. |
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3 round burst is okay, but full auto is where it's at. You can do a 3-round burst by letting go of the trigger. You can't mag dump a 3-round burst. Quoted:
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There's guns that are a lot more fun than ARs. Like MP5s. ARs are a lot of fun, but you should branch out. Buy a machine gun. I would love a 3 round burst 3 round burst is okay, but full auto is where it's at. You can do a 3-round burst by letting go of the trigger. You can't mag dump a 3-round burst. I've never understood people's attraction to the burst thing either. |