Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:07 pm

clubgop wrote:
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Smitty-48 wrote:
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clubgop wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:57 pm


Breaking weapons. No thanks.
Speed, violence and aggression happens, AR's are like toys, they break all the time.

AR's are actually junk to be honest. It's designed for the military to be mass produced cheaply.
Aren't they all?
Not the FN FAL, it wasn't cheaply made, that's why America didn't adopt it.

America adopted the AR because it was cheap. Cost savings for a huge military.
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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:10 pm

The original M16's were garbage, they were gone very quickly

Then the M16A1 was also junk, so that was gone not too long after

Then the M16A2 comes along, was still pretty crappy, but it was adequate and cheap.

Meanwhile the original FN FAL : I was still using one 30 years later, three generations of AR in the meantime.
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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:13 pm

The best AR platform is arguably the German one : HK416

That's gonna cost you $3000

Still not better than FN FAL

FN FAL is still the best NATO battle rifle : 70 years later.

My second choice would be a Kalashnikov
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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Hastur » Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:31 am

InRangeTV is doing a new round of the WWSD project they did 3 years ago. (What Would Stoner Do)

It's going to be interesting to see what they come up with. This time you will be able to buy the whole kit from Brownells.



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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Smitty-48 » Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:31 am

Hastur wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:31 am
InRangeTV is doing a new round of the WWSD project they did 3 years ago. (What Would Stoner Do)

It's going to be interesting to see what they come up with. This time you will be able to buy the whole kit from Brownells.
I wouldn't bother with all that, unless you're a chick maybe.

The Armalite that I like is the actually the old M16A1, just for nostalgia.
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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Smitty-48 » Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:07 am

DSA SA58 PARA

Monolithic rail, scope, bipod and supressor

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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Smitty-48 » Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:21 am

If you do insist on Armalite, RRA does look good for the price;

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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by clubgop » Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:00 am

Smitty-48 wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:21 am
If you do insist on Armalite, RRA does look good for the price;

That's what I'm looking at.

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Re: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?

Post by Smitty-48 » Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:06 am

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That's what I'm looking at.
No problem, when we go into battle, I'll be your Designated Marksman out beyond 400

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