AR accesories-what influences your decisions
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the_klenzer
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It has to be necessary and functional for me to put it on in the first place... but if it goes on it has to look COOL. Life's too short to shoot ugly guns.
I totallly get where you are going with this,I am not new to AR's by any means...easilly 50000. rds in my lifetime.
I was curious as to why people add too, or run some of the kit that they do. I know its their rifle and money but I see a lot of what is IMO just gak/look kool factor and generally usless bad gear.
I'm not just talking new guys but some really experienced good trigger men doing it as well but not quite to the same extent. I can freely admit every now and then something comes along that I want to try but I usually have a pretty clear perception as to wether it works or not prior to useing. In most cases I buy to try and experiment with modifications to make it better?
Just wondering if others did the same
I usually accessorize based on if it's been on "sons of guns" because I know if they built it, it's "never been done before"
Funny thing is, that dildo and dildette don't even own the business anymore.
umm what?
Bolivar
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Really? Federal law? I am not familiar with it.
I totally agree with your second point about neighbors and not being a ####. Of course with many indoor facilities the noise after dark issue goes away.
I can't see personally participating in shooting events that occur in the dark and need a light.....but maybe someday I will come across something. For now a light for me would be pure MALL NINJA and I try to avoid that
1) I check what Costa is running.
2) I check what Hayley is running.
3) I do a google on all KevinB's pre-KAC posts.
4) I laugh my ass off at how none of that stuff will matter to my shooting at the range and even if it did, as a lefty, I'd run different stuff.
5) I go back to a basic AR, maybe with a FF tube and vertical fore grip and don't hang 50lbs of Blackwater crap on my rifle. I don't shoot jihadis in Canada and neither will you.
Got a few accessories, some are needed, some not so much... I got a Magpul MIAD grip because the A2 stock grip didn't sit well in my hands... I got it because it's got options for grip size and played with it lots until I found something comfortable. I chose an MS2 sling because I found it gave the best of a 2 point and a 1 point... And with the MS2 I got the ASAP plate to mount the sling. The rest was just cause I can, I got a fore RVG grip, Omega rails, and a CTR stock...
I also put an Troy ambi mag release on it since I'm a lefty, helps a lot... I had a BAD lever, but didn't like it.
I put a light on it, just because I could.... If I could put a PEQ-2 on it I would, but they're way too expensive... That's really about it
I also put an Troy ambi mag release on it since I'm a lefty, helps a lot... I had a BAD lever, but didn't like it.
I put a light on it, just because I could.... If I could put a PEQ-2 on it I would, but they're way too expensive... That's really about it
There are two basic ways I'm influenced:
1) I shoot quite a bit and I know what I need to accomplish the tasks I'm in which I'm interested
2) I follow a lot of the big players in the industry and keep an eye on what parts they have seen fail, and what parts they've seen work.
There are a lot of people who obsess about "first hand information". They want to talk to people who personally own something they are considering buying. I won't say, "that's stupid", but it's shortsighted and obviously a bad policy if you think about it. A guy like Bill Wilson will probably never be able to give you first hand information about Hi-points, for example. You can know enough to avoid garbage without spending the money, and as a result, a lot of experts can't tell you, on the basis of one that they owned, why a Grip-Pod is a POS.
The people to talk to about what to buy are the people who see reams of data on stuff...not the people who bought one example. Of course, sometimes that's hard info to come by. It takes a long time to get yourself seriously clued in, in my experience at least. It is not easy to figure out who on the internet is worth listening to, and who's not.
There is a lot of information out there...more than ever. But the signal-to-noise ratio is sadly low.
1) I shoot quite a bit and I know what I need to accomplish the tasks I'm in which I'm interested
2) I follow a lot of the big players in the industry and keep an eye on what parts they have seen fail, and what parts they've seen work.
There are a lot of people who obsess about "first hand information". They want to talk to people who personally own something they are considering buying. I won't say, "that's stupid", but it's shortsighted and obviously a bad policy if you think about it. A guy like Bill Wilson will probably never be able to give you first hand information about Hi-points, for example. You can know enough to avoid garbage without spending the money, and as a result, a lot of experts can't tell you, on the basis of one that they owned, why a Grip-Pod is a POS.
The people to talk to about what to buy are the people who see reams of data on stuff...not the people who bought one example. Of course, sometimes that's hard info to come by. It takes a long time to get yourself seriously clued in, in my experience at least. It is not easy to figure out who on the internet is worth listening to, and who's not.
There is a lot of information out there...more than ever. But the signal-to-noise ratio is sadly low.
LordEvilPepper
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Under a rusty barge in BC
11.hunt any wildlife or discharge a firearm between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. (See sunrise/sunset table)
alberta hunting regulations.
Discharge of firearm at night
53 Except at a lawfully established and operated shooting range, a
person shall not discharge a firearm during the period referred to in
section 28.
1996 c33 s39
Hunting at night
28 A person shall not hunt wildlife, except by trapping, during
the period commencing at 1/2 hour after sunset and ending at 1/2
hour before sunrise the following day.
1984 cW-9.1 s30;1996 c33 s20
alberta Wildlife act.
note they seperate and single out that a discharge (regardless of target) is illigal
alberta hunting regulations.
Discharge of firearm at night
53 Except at a lawfully established and operated shooting range, a
person shall not discharge a firearm during the period referred to in
section 28.
1996 c33 s39
Hunting at night
28 A person shall not hunt wildlife, except by trapping, during
the period commencing at 1/2 hour after sunset and ending at 1/2
hour before sunrise the following day.
1984 cW-9.1 s30;1996 c33 s20
alberta Wildlife act.
note they seperate and single out that a discharge (regardless of target) is illigal
mebiuspower
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Morontario
Costa and Hayley use them so I'm GTG.
I'm into battle proven - if the pros use it, I figure its good enough for me too.
Pretty much all the stuff I use comes from companies that supply or supplied the US military, like Colt, Daniel Defense, Trijicon, Sabre Defence, etc.
Just my theory on AR's, I've seen too many end up looking like cheap junk after a full outfit of plastic furniture and other useless crap.
Pretty much all the stuff I use comes from companies that supply or supplied the US military, like Colt, Daniel Defense, Trijicon, Sabre Defence, etc.
Just my theory on AR's, I've seen too many end up looking like cheap junk after a full outfit of plastic furniture and other useless crap.
I highlighted some more stuff for you regarding shooting ranges. We're discussing AR platform rifles, which of course may only be discharged at approved ranges. So your quotes from the wildlife act and regs doesn't pertain to what we're talking about. To clarify: it isn't illegal.
LordEvilPepper
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Under a rusty barge in BC
yup that would be the one. I have a SA 5.56 I can shoot it anywere, but only during legal shooting hours.
Bolivar
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
And if you are at a range, legal shooting hours include DARK. Sorry but you are making a blanket statement that applies to all shooting, but referencing a limited scenario.
I think the correct statement is "In Alberta, it is illegal to discharge a firearm at night, except at a lawfully established shooting range"
Sorry if I am being pedantic. It sort of bugs me when somebody says something is law across the country when it is based on one provinces law. As a displaced Maritimer I get that a LOT here in the supposed centre of the universe.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programing.
To respond to the OP, I try to only add accessories that are going to enhance my ability to compete while staying within the rules and spirit of the match. If it is not going to do that, the accessory can stay on the shelf. That being said, buyers remorse is not an uncommon emotion for me
Where possible I look for feed back from users but I am also not afraid to try something (if the price is reasonable) to see if it works for me. (This of course leads to some of that buyers remorse).
