Any non-restricted .223 / 5.56 AR's out there???
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Nothing that is a real AR platform.
Avalonthas
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Any true AR (Compatible with other AR's) are Restricted only. No non-restricted due to law, regardless of calibre
As others have said, if by "AR" you mean a gun derived from the AR-15, they are all restricted by definition.
However if by "AR" you mean any true "assault rifle" then there are a variety that are non restricted and many threads about this topic:
-- Swiss Arms Classic Green / PE90
-- XCR
-- ACR
-- SL8
-- Tavor
... bunch more, but for the most part you can't trade parts between the AR-15 platform and any of the above, except in a few cases things like magazines. Variants of Swiss Arms, SL8, and Tavor are actually used by several Western militaries.
Technically there are other AR lines that are non-restricted, I don't think guns derived from AR-10 are restricted. It's specifically AR-15. Is an AR-10 an AR? Most people mean AR-15 when they say AR.
However if by "AR" you mean any true "assault rifle" then there are a variety that are non restricted and many threads about this topic:
-- Swiss Arms Classic Green / PE90
-- XCR
-- ACR
-- SL8
-- Tavor
... bunch more, but for the most part you can't trade parts between the AR-15 platform and any of the above, except in a few cases things like magazines. Variants of Swiss Arms, SL8, and Tavor are actually used by several Western militaries.
Technically there are other AR lines that are non-restricted, I don't think guns derived from AR-10 are restricted. It's specifically AR-15. Is an AR-10 an AR? Most people mean AR-15 when they say AR.
Why not? Do you need full auto to be an assault rifle? Is there an official definition somewhere?
He should know this since he is such just a big "Black Rifle" fan.
Yes.
Its a term antis like yourself use.
Wikipedia
The translation assault rifle gradually became the common term for similar firearms sharing the same technical definition as the StG 44. In a strict definition, a firearm must have at least the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:[7][8][9]
It must be an individual weapon with provision to fire from the shoulder (i.e. a buttstock);
It must be capable of selective fire;
It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle;
Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable magazine rather than a feed-belt.
And it should at least have a firing range of 300 meters (984 feet)
Rifles that meet most of these criteria, but not all, are technically not assault rifles despite frequently being considered as such.
For example, semi-automatic-only rifles like the AR-15 (which the M16 rifle is based on) that share designs with assault rifles are not assault rifles, as they are not capable of switching to automatic fire and thus are not selective fire capable. Belt-fed weapons or rifles with fixed magazines are likewise not assault rifles because they do not have detachable box magazines.
The translation assault rifle gradually became the common term for similar firearms sharing the same technical definition as the StG 44. In a strict definition, a firearm must have at least the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:[7][8][9]
It must be an individual weapon with provision to fire from the shoulder (i.e. a buttstock);
It must be capable of selective fire;
It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle;
Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable magazine rather than a feed-belt.
And it should at least have a firing range of 300 meters (984 feet)
Rifles that meet most of these criteria, but not all, are technically not assault rifles despite frequently being considered as such.
For example, semi-automatic-only rifles like the AR-15 (which the M16 rifle is based on) that share designs with assault rifles are not assault rifles, as they are not capable of switching to automatic fire and thus are not selective fire capable. Belt-fed weapons or rifles with fixed magazines are likewise not assault rifles because they do not have detachable box magazines.
Additionally, none of those guns are "derived" from the AR-15....if they were, there's a good chance they'd either be restricted (as variants)....but the most likely case is that they'd be prohibs since the AR15 sporting exemption wouldn't apply. FYI, there was a good chance AR15s at one point would be prohib, but some dedicated individuals and groups managed to successfully have them treated as restricted. I believe this was in large part to the Canadian forces using them in civilian sporting competitions, but I can't remember for sure.
Those guns you listed are stand alone, completely separate platforms from the AR. Some share mags, but this is not to say they are derived from the AR15.
In fact, it might be beneficial to just go back and delete most of what you wrote in post #6
Those guns you listed are stand alone, completely separate platforms from the AR. Some share mags, but this is not to say they are derived from the AR15.
In fact, it might be beneficial to just go back and delete most of what you wrote in post #6
