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Just how common are AR -15s? #6413659 08/18/16 03:33 AM
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It seems like everybody and their dog owns a Modern Sporting Rifle. Is it the new 30-30?

Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: BearkatHunter2011] #6413660 08/18/16 03:35 AM
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Not the new 30-30 bc there are way more options and calibers to choose from which I think is what people like.

Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: BearkatHunter2011] #6413661 08/18/16 03:37 AM
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That is true.

Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: BearkatHunter2011] #6413680 08/18/16 03:50 AM
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I think there are ~4 million in circulation?


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Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: BearkatHunter2011] #6413706 08/18/16 04:22 AM
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Meh, Winchester 94 has sold over 7 million


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Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: BearkatHunter2011] #6413708 08/18/16 04:22 AM
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I remember about 10 years ago I was dying to have an AR but I couldn't afford one. They were $1500+ back then for a decent rifle. Last year I built 7 of them. Times have definitely changed.


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Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: BearkatHunter2011] #6413740 08/18/16 07:32 AM
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This is an article from December 2014:
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Denny, a former FBI agent and a Navy veteran, estimates the number in the United States now "somewhere around 8 or 9 million. The rate of them being produced is just enormous," he said. And that's just one type of semi-automatic, high-capacity rifle.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/natio...rated/19836755/

Every shooting and Democrat push for gun control drives people to buy more.


It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.

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Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: BearkatHunter2011] #6413876 08/18/16 12:48 PM
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I'm guessing that if AR15s had wood furniture and military and police didn't use them they wouldn't be popular.

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Originally Posted By: jeepercreeper
I'm guessing that if AR15s had wood furniture and military and police didn't use them they wouldn't be popular.
Lots of ARs out there with wood furniture.

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I'm guessing that if AR15s had wood furniture and military and police didn't use them they wouldn't be popular.
Lots of ARs out there with wood furniture.


LOL, I don't know about "lots".

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Everyone of they guys I hunt with own at least one. They are easy to customize, handle, have plenty of knock down power for Texas game, and are easy to carry in the field.


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Re: Just how common are AR -15s? [Re: blackcoal] #6414030 08/18/16 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted By: blackcoal
Meh, Winchester 94 has sold over 7 million


I bet there are 7 million AR15s in Texas lol

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It's good on space savings. Put your AR15 lower in a backpack along with a 22LR upper, a 223 upper, and a 6.8 SPC (or 300blk) upper. One could be set for about any game in North America. Technically one rifle.

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Everyone I know who shoots has at least one. I could probably account for a thousand just through people I know. I don't have one. Nothing against them, it's a fine platform, just personal preference.


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Some of the appeal of ARs also is the interchangeability and cheaper parts. Can't afford the gun you want? Pick up a complete lower for under 200 bucks. You can pair 100 different uppers and essentially have that many different guns.

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You can shoot anything from a 17 HMR to a single shot 50 BMG.
List of calibers near the bottom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15


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