tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post4342411549079818720..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: And Teachers Weep...Aesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-41820389001847864262018-06-23T18:46:36.671-07:002018-06-23T18:46:36.671-07:00A note; Pametto State Armory is offering 1000 roun...A note; Pametto State Armory is offering 1000 rounds of American Eagle M855 with 10 30-round PMags for $350. Deal's good until 12 EST on 26 June<br />BGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-25823502047390446952018-06-22T17:27:37.524-07:002018-06-22T17:27:37.524-07:00You're in rare and righteous-thinking company ...You're in rare and righteous-thinking company shipmate. Not like our stasi would censor any one of the real racist asshole s out there on the left. I should try a little experiment next week to see just how many sites I CAN get to who meet the real criteria.<br />BGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-497227357273234672018-06-22T17:10:47.771-07:002018-06-22T17:10:47.771-07:00I was banned for "hate & racism"?
By...I was banned for "hate & racism"?<br />By the Feds website monitor weenies?!<br /><br />Man, that's flippin' AWESOME!<br /><br />I've gotta get a sticky or something to commemorate that award.<br />"<i>I'd like to thank the members of the Academy for this award...</i>"<br /><br />Geez, it almost got...dusty in here, for a minute.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-89457469361621655902018-06-22T16:18:45.414-07:002018-06-22T16:18:45.414-07:00On this topic I have purchased S&W ARs for my ...On this topic I have purchased S&W ARs for my daughters in law. The model I bought lists at $650,so out the door a hair over 7 in my locale (tax, background fee). I just bought Federal M855 on clips in cans $175 per 420 rounds.I had wanted Stags, particularly since one is a southpaw, but Stag appears to be having some difficulties. I was able to buy a spare lefty BCG from them for Brides carbine. I'll make necessity a virtue for DiL since she's a newbie and teach her on standard gear.<br />Aesop you may be proud but unsurprised that you, like Remus at one point have been banned from my fed work machine under the familiar "Hate and racism" label. Dunno how long that's gonna take to rectify IF such is possible <br />Keep up the good work!<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-26678031890278529682018-06-22T15:13:47.789-07:002018-06-22T15:13:47.789-07:00Appreciate your knowledge. In my line of work I in...Appreciate your knowledge. In my line of work I interact with SF guys semi weekly and always solicit their input. I keep hearing Larue/KAC/ETC but 2k$+ is a no go if I want to amass a nice stash + milspec glass. Thanks again for the input. Loving your bootcamp stuff btw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-37692871190827391142018-06-22T15:04:28.488-07:002018-06-22T15:04:28.488-07:00'zackly.
The Stags are great. I had a couple ...'zackly.<br /><br />The Stags are great. I had a couple different ones once, but circumstances caused it to be one of the rare pieces in the toy closet that I bought, sold, and didn't replace. Someday I'll probably rectify that; I want my old 'A2 clone model back.<br /><br />But last I looked, probably at the upper end of your $$ range.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-74590208619833572012018-06-22T14:37:36.052-07:002018-06-22T14:37:36.052-07:00Thanks, I know I need a solid optic and was lookin...Thanks, I know I need a solid optic and was looking at a stag or colt 6920, but good to know the Smith is good enough to free up extra budget for stacking ammo and pmags. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-39653186157166639542018-06-22T14:19:35.706-07:002018-06-22T14:19:35.706-07:00You'll get 8M opinions, and almost all of them...You'll get 8M opinions, and almost all of them will be right, but for quick & easy, I'd say get a S&W M&P Sport II (the one <i>with</i> the forward assist).<br />It's virtually an out-of-the-box M4gery, i.e. it's close enough to the issue military M4 carbine as not to make a difference for you, and what it doesn't have (burst capability) you don't need anyways.<br />You can build a better AR, but you'd spend more, and you have to actually <i>build</i> it, which as noted, you don't want to futz with doing.<br /><br />The MSRP on one is around $550; spend the difference on a good optic.<br />ACOGs actually will run more than the price of the rifle, so save up until you can get something of that quality, or an EOTech, etc.<br /><br />If the other $450 is burning a hole in your pocket now, spend the other $450 on ammunition, take the rifle to the range, and learn how to shoot and hit with it out to 300-500m, with the iron sights. Kids with GEDs do it every week at MCRD.<br />Doing an Appleseed weekend is a good way to do it, with supervision, if you'd prefer that route.<br /><br />I covered the details of basic rifle marksmanship last month under "Basic Training", so start there.<br /><br />When you can budget for it, get the optic, and sight it in as well.<br />It'll give you BZO hits on most everything from 0-300m if you can read wind. And at near ranges (<150m) it's point-and-hit: once your quality optic is sighted in, anything that close under the dot in the middle is going to be a hit unless you're having a seizure or riding a horse at the gallop when you squeeze the trigger.<br /><br />Being able to hit with irons or putting an optic on it gets you a 100m range improvement over the average knucklehead with an AK and little skill.<br /><br />Learn how to quickly take it apart and put it back together, and what it takes in terms of user maintenance, cleaning, and lubrication to make it run properly, and you'll have little to regret about the purchase.<br />You can always upgrade bits and pieces afterwards, because the AR platform is the ultimate Lego rifle: you can add and subtract stuff in a couple of minutes to make it into just about whatever you want.<br /><br />And besides at least 1 mil-spec cleaning kit for it, get one of the field rifle emergency kits, with a spare set of the pins and springs easiest to lose. That way if you drop something, the rifle can be brought back to functionality in a minimum of time.<br /><br />My 2¢, YMMV.<br />Take a peek at Hickok45's YouTube video on them:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNj3uHJV5io<br /><br />After you've played with it, you may decide it's a great rifle to apply the two-is-one-and one-is-none rule, and get a second one. (Depending on your retailer, you could <i>almost</i> do that with your $1K right off.) For the price, you'll find it hard to beat, and ARs are like potato chips: it's hard to stop at one.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-28018316948665394342018-06-22T13:37:13.102-07:002018-06-22T13:37:13.102-07:00Aesop, OT but I'm an AK guy who wants to join ...Aesop, OT but I'm an AK guy who wants to join the AR brigade. I have $1k to spend on the rifle and don't want to build one myself. What would you recommend? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com