I love my semi-auto AR-15 (would have been banned before 2004) and have loved the look and operation of that weapon since it was first issued way back during the Vietnam War when I was a kid. I have trained and qualified with a fully automatic version (though still only a three round burst) of it in the US Air Force but of course, I had to give that one back to Uncle Sam.
Mine has many of bells and whistles on it that I have always wanted. It has a powerful optical zoom scope and plenty of rails for other attachments. My wife got me a laser spotting scope last year for Christmas to provide better accuracy with the optical scope out of the Cheaper Than Dirt catalog - what a woman. I own plenty of 30 round magazines (also previously banned) that I was able to pick up used as surplus from a nearby Army base for five bucks a magazine - what a deal!! Mine also has the heavy duty barrel that is internally chromed for long life and better long distance accuracy.
The collapsible stock makes fitting it for use by other shooters very easy. My two sons can both shoot this same gun with ease because of it - few other weapons have this feature. My youngest son will soon get his own M4 (mil version of the AR-15) as a 19D Army cavalry scout - he departs for Ft Benning, Georgia in February.
It is a dependable weapon when kept clean and is a hoot to shoot water filled soda bottle targets with at long range. However, this can get expensive and I am thinking about converting the upper receiver to shoot 22 LR cartridges as a cost saving measure - a much less expensive cartridge.
All in all, this weapon is like a finely tuned mechanical sculpture to me. Owning one had been on my bucket list since childhood and when my wife gave me the Ok a few years ago, I leapt. I know other men that are currently buying these - one each at roughly a thousand bucks a rifle - for however many grandsons they have - as future gifts just in case this ban goes through again. I should probably do the same for my eight year old grandson.
That should tell you just how alluring these weapons are to gun sportsmen in America. I love mine and you can take it from me after I die many years from now . . . but not before. And then one of my sons or grandsons will likely not let you have it even then.
Let’s work on mental health in America and making background checks for personal gun sales a requirement rather than consider an outright ban on gun sales.
Rick
Mine has many of bells and whistles on it that I have always wanted. It has a powerful optical zoom scope and plenty of rails for other attachments. My wife got me a laser spotting scope last year for Christmas to provide better accuracy with the optical scope out of the Cheaper Than Dirt catalog - what a woman. I own plenty of 30 round magazines (also previously banned) that I was able to pick up used as surplus from a nearby Army base for five bucks a magazine - what a deal!! Mine also has the heavy duty barrel that is internally chromed for long life and better long distance accuracy.
The collapsible stock makes fitting it for use by other shooters very easy. My two sons can both shoot this same gun with ease because of it - few other weapons have this feature. My youngest son will soon get his own M4 (mil version of the AR-15) as a 19D Army cavalry scout - he departs for Ft Benning, Georgia in February.
It is a dependable weapon when kept clean and is a hoot to shoot water filled soda bottle targets with at long range. However, this can get expensive and I am thinking about converting the upper receiver to shoot 22 LR cartridges as a cost saving measure - a much less expensive cartridge.
All in all, this weapon is like a finely tuned mechanical sculpture to me. Owning one had been on my bucket list since childhood and when my wife gave me the Ok a few years ago, I leapt. I know other men that are currently buying these - one each at roughly a thousand bucks a rifle - for however many grandsons they have - as future gifts just in case this ban goes through again. I should probably do the same for my eight year old grandson.
That should tell you just how alluring these weapons are to gun sportsmen in America. I love mine and you can take it from me after I die many years from now . . . but not before. And then one of my sons or grandsons will likely not let you have it even then.
Let’s work on mental health in America and making background checks for personal gun sales a requirement rather than consider an outright ban on gun sales.
Rick