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    Default Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    Saw one at Oaks today with 4 32 round mags and a Vortex SPARC on it for $900. Didn't seem like a terrible deal but I'm just not sure that it's a necessary addition for me. I absolutely hate the look of the Glock mag AR guns even though I could probably build one cheaper. Anybody who owns one please feel free to chime in with your experiences.

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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    On my bucket (gun) list.

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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    We have 9mm AR rifles at work,I just don't see the point of them.
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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    Seems like multiple questions - maybe.

    Are you asking about a Colt 9mm specifically, or 9mm AR15 in general?

    I have no regrets on building mine.
    I'd have built a pistol if I did it all over again simply because a 9mm seems more suited in a "SMG" role - close up.
    That's not to say that I don't like my carbine, because I do - I just don't have the money for both or I'd have both.

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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    I have a 9mm SBR and absolutely love it. Even better with my Liberty Cosmic can. Plus now I can run in PCC class in IDPA and USPSA. Im in for about 750 in my build and well worth it.
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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    I have one and I enjoy it. No serious use for mine, I'd rather have a rifle caliber if I'm going to carry a rifle. I like being able to shoot steel at pistol ranges lots of fun and good practice. The recoil seems to be about the same as 5.56.

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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    Echoing some others opinions: A 9mm AR would need to be a SBR. 16", or even 14.5" with pinned muzzle device, doesn't appeal to me.

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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    We built a 9mm AR MG for the smaller ladies to shoot at the range, but I ended up shooting it more than our customers on our pistol caliber range. Cheap ammo, no recoil, cycles great, and I have the same training at half the cost of ammo. Besides allowing me to use cheaper ammo while training, I don't see the point of them.
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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    Quote Originally Posted by WCMG View Post
    We built a 9mm AR MG for the smaller ladies to shoot at the range, but I ended up shooting it more than our customers on our pistol caliber range. Cheap ammo, no recoil, cycles great, and I have the same training at half the cost of ammo. Besides allowing me to use cheaper ammo while training, I don't see the point of them.

    My 500.00 psa AR9 has become my favorite. Cheap, fun, acurate. Can shoot it at the indoor range. Can shoot steel plates at close ranges and don't have to be worried about getting killed from a Ricochet. I really havent fired my 5.56 since I got the 9. I have begun searching for a 10mm version. My justification is I want one.

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    Default Re: Colt AR6951...Is it worth having a 9mm AR?

    How many people grab a 9mm handgun when they hear something go bump in the night?

    What's the down side to a much more accurate 9mm weapon that has a 20 or 32 rd capacity?

    Seems worth having to me.



    And yes, as Duke said, "I want one" is all the justification one needs.
    That's why I have a .22LR AR15.
    That's why I have a 7.62x39 AR15.
    That's why I really, really want a 45ACP AR15!!!

    Are they "worth having"? I guess it depends on how you look at things.

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