Just ordered my first AR.

[Wrong Way]

Well, as much as I've been trying to avoid it...(and the range toys stacked up to prove it )..I am leaving the realms of "Non-AR restricteds". Damn you guys, I didn't even like them much before I started reading this forum.

John (Wolverine) is sending me a brand spankin new 14.5" (M4) ArmaLite LEM15A4 ....Hows that choice to get my feet wet? Anything I should know? Thoughts in general?

 

[leftbank]

congrats

welcome to the club!

 

[Ceska]

You will be very happy with your new toy. Fun to shoot and you can dress them up too!

 

[ricka2]

good decision ..14.5 " barrels are getting harder to find , and it should hold its value very well .AR's look the best with a 14.5" too IMO

 

[scotty]

John had a 14.5 AR in stock? Strange.... what kind of flash hider and FSP are you getting.

 

[jimy]

Is this the 14.5" barrel with the permanently attached muzzle break? If it is, I looked one over at Hunters and it was SWEET. Congrats, I'm sure you'll love it. VERY NICE.

 

[robstar]

Congrats !! I also bought an AR today !!!!!

It's been a good day.

rob

 

[mdbuckle]

I just bought a Stag upper to go with my Stag lower. It's been a good day for me as well!

 

[Wrong Way]

John had a 14.5 AR in stock? Strange.... what kind of flash hider and FSP are you getting.

He said it was the last one...why is that strange?

Flash hider is the "Bird cage" type, front sight is the standard on the LE.

I had my heart set on a stag, but the Armalite will do.

Ryan

 

[koalorka]

I like the Stag, but I couldn't wait and got an LMT. 14.5" is the perfect carbine length IMO.

 

[robstar]

Good choice mdbuckle ... it's a sweet gun!

rob

 

[mickey]

welcome to the addiction...get ready for your second..third...etc etc...ARs....maybe black evilss.....more or less

 

[m39a2]

It always begins with one...then another ...then another then you wake up one morning and like two single coat hangers in a closet, you come back a couple of days later and boom, there are hundreds and they are al tangled together. I have 5 of the bloody things now, they are fun to shoot, very accurate and have gone from non restricted, to restricted. I used to hunt gophers with one of the ones I have!!!!

Scott

 

[X-man]

I just bought a Stag upper to go with my Stag lower. It's been a good day for me as well!

What set up did you go with?

 

[mdbuckle]

A complete Stag upper with ARMS #40 BUIS and an enhanced BCG.

 

[duckin]

A complete Stag upper with ARMS #40 BUIS and an enhanced BCG.

Sounds good. Be sure to post pics.

 

[reckoner1]

WW,
Sounds like a nice AR. Let us know what you think of after some range time.

 

[Silverado]

Congrats buddy! I too will be purchasing my first AR very soon. I like the looks of the 14 inchers a lot, but think I will go with a 16" Stag in the end.

You know, for engaging Zombies at longer ranges... LOL

Edit: What kind of optic are you going to put on it?

 

[Wrong Way]

You know....I'm not sure. I opted for the ARMS 40 BUIS, and it's not *exactly* a precision rig....so I'm thinking a Docter Optik on a QD mount. Should allow perfect co-witness to the irons. I'm wondering if maybe I shoulda done the 9mm thing first.....or second.

 

[Silverado]

OK, lingo confusion alert!!!

Does the term co-witness mean that you would aim with the irons right through the optic? Or that you could use either/or with no interference?

For mine I'm leaning toward either the ACOG with the DocOptik or the Elcan Spectre. Haven't decided yet.

By 9mm, do you mean a 9mm AR? I thought about that too, but bulk 223 is cheap enough, and reloading it is even cheaper, so I'm not worried. I like a rifle to have rifle-like ballistics, and I already reload for my precision 223 anyway...

Rumour has it you're starting to reload, so loading big batches of ammo for a semi is great practice anyway.