OverMountainMan
Cryogenically Hardened Member
I subscribe to the Brushbeater blog, and get alerted when he posts new material. This morning, he posted a guest article on handguns, so I figured it a good idea to put up a link to it in the appropriate section. But then, I said to myself, self, why not do a twofer and post this recent article of his on the AR's in the respective area? So, this is that.
Brushbeater, AKA NC Scout is a combat vet, living in the Old North State, with weapons and communications (my biggest deficiency) expertise. Until he becomes a member here, I'll try to occasionally post a link to his finely written articles.
Some good information on the AR platform in this: So You Want A New AR, huh? A clip-
Brushbeater, AKA NC Scout is a combat vet, living in the Old North State, with weapons and communications (my biggest deficiency) expertise. Until he becomes a member here, I'll try to occasionally post a link to his finely written articles.
Some good information on the AR platform in this: So You Want A New AR, huh? A clip-
Our first question needs to be what is the purpose of this weapon? Is it going to be a jack of all trades, general purpose home defense rifle? That’s 99.9% of you reading this. Is it going to be an *actual* sporting rifle that you intend to hunt with or is it simply a range toy? If it’s a range toy then what I have to say is going to be irrelevant either way; I’m not wealthy, I can’t afford range toys. Are you buying with the intention that you’re going to need resupply (you should be) at some point or are you planning on going it alone? How do you intend to keep it running? Logistics matter a lot more than what you like best. For sanity’s sake lets look at our options listed above and say that our first rifle is going to be our general purpose, home defense, fight if we have to, carbine. We have .223 (5.56×45), .308 (7.62×51), 6.5 Grendel, and 300 BO. (But, why not 7.62×39??? Because it runs far better in an AK. That’s why.)