I don't own an AR. Am I alone?

**theduke** · October 22nd, 2017, 04:10 PM

**jowi11** · October 22nd, 2017, 08:17 PM

Don't have one. Don't want one (sorta). I would shoot a friend's AR in a heartbeat, but I tend to lean more old school and still need another SA and a pistol caliber lever action to try out cowboy shoots. I've heard they wouldn't like my 32WS or 45/70.

So my gun budget money is already spoken for for the foreseeable future.

**JAKIII** · October 22nd, 2017, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by jowi11

Don't have one. Don't want one (sorta). I would shoot a friend's AR in a heartbeat, but I tend to lean more old school and still need another SA and a pistol caliber lever action to try out cowboy shoots. I've heard they wouldn't like my 32WS or 45/70.

So my gun budget money is already spoken for for the foreseeable future.

The M16 entered service in 64. How “old school” are you?

**jowi11** · October 22nd, 2017, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by JAKIII

The M16 entered service in 64. How “old school” are you?

Good point. That was even 20 years before my time. I've just always had a love for the old straight wall and "power by diameter" calibers. My dream deer hunt is to track a deer through snow and taking it with my flintlock.

Came close with rifle once but didn't have a clear shot and they went right to one of my friends. ��

**free** · October 22nd, 2017, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by jowi11

Good point. That was even 20 years before my time. I've just always had a love for the old straight wall and "power by diameter" calibers. My dream deer hunt is to track a deer through snow and taking it with my flintlock.

Came close with rifle once but didn't have a clear shot and they went right to one of my friends. ��

Oh come on. Be a man and hunt it with a sharp stick while barefoot.

**Joe from Media** · October 22nd, 2017, 09:37 PM

I'm happy with only 4 handguns, 3 shotguns, 4 air guns, 3 bows and 20 arrows. Don't want one of those scary looking long guns.

**bluetrane2028** · October 23rd, 2017, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by Carson

Just go get a Colt and join the cult already.

Funny, I own one Colt and would have no problem parting with it. Not that it's bad, I just don't use it all that much and it's got the weird size pins an receiver block.

**Badger Tuff** · October 23rd, 2017, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by jowi11

Good point. That was even 20 years before my time. I've just always had a love for the old straight wall and "power by diameter" calibers. ("My dream deer hunt is to track a deer through snow and taking it with my flintlock."

)Came close with rifle once but didn't have a clear shot and they went right to one of my friends. ��

Hey, I did that ONCE in Jan. late MZL. season, snow up to my ass and I won't do it again. Good luck in your MZL adventure!!

**Sgt.K** · October 23rd, 2017, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by danhr

When I was younger, I could hit a silhouette at 501 yards

When I was younger, I could hit a silhouette at 600 yards (granted, just 2 out of 3 times on average) - with irons

Break out the penis ruler...

**frankski** · October 23rd, 2017, 10:19 AM

I have a couple.

Besides for my own enjoyment, an AR-15 is a great way to introduce younger peeps to firearms.

Also, the more ARs in circulation with regular users, the more “normalized” they will become. More common, less scary, harder to gin up support to restrict.