Is this part of the allure of the black and green rifle?

[CanuckShooter]

I have wanted an AR for a long, long time, but the cost has always held me back. Well, that and the percieved PITA that comes with owning a restricted firearm (though I do own handguns... not really sure why I consider an AR more of a hassle ).

One of the MANY traits I have always thought was wicked about AR's, and black/green rifles in general, is that due to the nature of the design, and lack of an actual stock, they don't require any bedding. There is something about having to install pillars, and then bed a rifle, and the concept of a 'stock', that just seems so archaic, and outdated. Then you have to fart around with finding the proper torque setting on the action screws, and don't remove the action very often or the bedding job will lose it's fit....

To me the modular concept of an AR is just genius, and in my mind, what a rifle SHOULD be. All parts are generally standardized and avaliable from all kinds of different companies, swapping parts does not require a gunsmith, and if I understand correctly neither does a barrel change if you are knowledgeable, no bedding, no wood stocks to worry about expanding and contracting with climate change, no need to have your stock chopped to adjust LOP, etc, etc....

So anyways.... is this part of the reason, and line of thinking that you guys got into the black rifle game? I wish I could afford it lol Perhaps when the new tactical rimfires come out lol, or if Norinco comes out with some more AR copies.

 

[Mr.4x4]

Yup and they make babies cry, scare virgins, piss off libs and because I can lol.

 

[greentips]

Traditional rifles were outdated 50 years ago.

However, the consumer market picks products over the predominant asethestic trend - which was wood and the sporting rifle look, not necessarily functionality.

It is not until the last 15 years, when a generation of soldiers who are used to M16 became wealthy baby boomers and Gen X and Y soldiers getting off the latest war "boom", that shifted the taste of the market away from the traditional wood and steel.

 

[Wendell]

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[twyeh]

Allure of modern BLACK GREEN TAN rifles?
I grew up in the days where John Rambo, Sarah Conner and John McClane were my childhood idols. Doom, Counter Strike and Call Of Duty were my playmates. Naturally, they are part of my generation as the type of firearms that are the norm for me, and I will assume for alot of others from my generation also.

 

[bjhill]

It is a design that has evolved from the military market into the consumer market just like many military guns before it.

 

[Styrak]

How about get a black/green rifle that is non-restricted? You shouldn't limit yourself to an AR.

 

[CanuckShooter]

Are the others modular like the AR is? I doubt I'd be able to afford anything more than a Norc clone really.

 

[shootemup]

Wait until marstar brings in the Norc M4. Or a build your own isn't so hard and can be done for under $1000.

 

[Styrak]

Are the others modular like the AR is? I doubt I'd be able to afford anything more than a Norc clone really.

Freedom to shoot wherever you want has a price

 

[Uberfiend]

Allure of modern BLACK GREEN TAN rifles?
I grew up in the days where John Rambo, Sarah Conner and John McClane were my childhood idols. Doom, Counter Strike and Call Of Duty were my playmates. Naturally, they are part of my generation as the type of firearms that are the norm for me, and I will assume for alot of others from my generation also.

x2. Just like back in the day when our fathers/ grandfathers thought WW2 movies and Tommy guns were cool--some people seek to emulate the real heroes that keep our way of life safe. I like black rifles/ handguns like a motorhead likes muscle cars--the technology fascinates me, so I surround myself with it.

 

[john777]

Reason why I wanted an AR is b/c it looks so cool and evil. However, I couldn't justify dropping $1.5k+ for a nice one just to take to the range, so I settled for a cheap Norc M4. Looks just as cool and evil from 5ft away.

I'm glad my local range is AR friendly. I always someone with one.

 

[emmab]

"Tour of Duty" clinched it

 

[ehntr]

Wait until marstar brings in the Norc M4. Or a build your own isn't so hard and can be done for under $1000.

Build your own flatop for under 1K? Not with new parts. Even with used parts on the EE it would be extremely challenging. That would be like saying you could get used parts off the EE like:

$700 for a upper (complete) shipped/taxes all in; and
$300 for a lower (complete) shipped/taxes all in.

Not on the EE/Not from any sponsor. The more parts you break the rifle into the more expensive it gets..... buy a stripped lower/stripped upper/parts kits/barrels/BCG/charging handle/furniture/taxes/shipping and surprise surprise

 

[Airwolf]

I grew up in the days where John Rambo, Sarah Conner and John McClane were my childhood idols. Doom, Counter Strike and Call Of Duty were my playmates. .....

I grew in the days where Mighty Mouse, Green Lantern and the Cisco Kid and Roy Rogers were my childhood idols....And the "Johnny Seven OMA", One Man Army (seven "assault" weapons in one setup), and the Hop-Along-Cassidy gun and holster rig were my playmates....I feel old....

 

[Glenfilthie]

I got an AR because I am a shooter first and a hunter second - and I was being forced to compromise by the canadian liberal ######ry (Hork! Spit!).

I burned up the barrel on a beautiful Ruger No. 1 shooting at targets. Its original owner must have put thousands down the spout and I did too! I almost cried when we bore scoped it and the rifling looked like a couple miles of oil-lease road in the springtime!

Sure, the AR is restricted. So what? I shoot it at the range and wear it out rather than some much loved sporting rifle. I have my sporters for the serious stuff, and the AR for duffing around at the gun club. The youngsters especially love it - I suspect we have sold as many AR's by loaning them out to the newbies as Obama did trying to ban them! Mine has a chrome lined barrel - I clean it once a month! Sweet! This gun isn't just a pretty face, the AR IS the Rifleman's rifle.

And besides, if the chit ever hits the fan, liberal gun laws go the same way the pooh did. The political left seems to have forgotten exactly which end of the political spectrum owns all the guns. They will be reminded (bluntly) if this gun grabbing bullchit continues.