redleg
Enzyte - one a day!
Reged: 12/13/05
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Nope not in a lifetime  but the time has come or is coming 
Reckon I'm gonna buy an AR soon,,,just cause 1 oh these days I may need it 
Won't be for a play toy,,,,prolly never get shot much,,,,don't much care for em really,,,,it will be a tool.
Kind like the tactical mini 14 as well,,,,anybody know anything about em????
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A gun is like a parachute, if you need one and don't have one, you'll prolly never need one again.
Edited by redleg (09/03/13 02:56 PM)
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Burrhead
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Loc: Just north of Bugtussle
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AR's are kinda like LEGO's for adults. You can do/attach almost anything with them.
Uppers come in a LOT of calibers. The only real constraint on the calibers is as long as the overall cartridge length is no more than a .223 Remington you can use a standard lower and they are accurate.
Direct gas impingement is standard or you can get a piston driven one.
Magazines are (generally) everywhere and cheaper than Mini 14 mags.
The tactical Mini 14 I don't have any experience with. The standard Mini 14 and the Ranch Rifle (which I have) are as reliable as a brick and they are piston driven. The Mini's are not generally as accurate as AR's.
One other thing about the Mini 14's - you do NOT want to crack a round off at a coyote or any other critter for that matter, out the driver's window of your truck unless you want the inside of your windshield to have chunks missing or cracked. They throw brass like a mofo.
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67Firebird
Former political advocate
Reged: 12/14/05
Posts: 9172
Loc: Russellville, Mo
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I know they're lots of fun to shoot.  
I like keeping mine simple. I have a Bushmaster that I bought from a gun shop (during the Clinton years), and an AR pistol that I assembled from parts not too long ago. I still don't know a lot, but I learned quite a bit during the pistol assembly process.
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halfasmuch
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Loc: Upper Oakville
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Burrhead,
One other thing about the Mini 14's - you do NOT want to crack a round off at a coyote or any other critter for that matter, out the driver's window of your truck unless you want the inside of your windshield to have chunks missing or cracked. They throw brass like a mofo.
you just sold RED on an AR......
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The difference between genius and stupidity
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Burrhead
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Loc: Just north of Bugtussle
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Quote:
halfasmuch said:
you just sold RED on an AR......
Even though the AR doesn't throw brass like a major league pitcher, when fired from the driver's window the empties tend to gravitate to the defroster vents. An inexpensive brass catcher is very helpful. Just sayin'.
Oh, and another thing - A section of split foam pipe insulation slipped over the driver's window makes a very comfortable rest, allowing for the window to be moved up and down to adjust elevation on those longer shots. Again, just sayin'...
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H2ODOG
the one who never tires
Reged: 12/22/05
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I usually shoot mine out the passenger side window....that way the brass collects in the back seat and leaves no evidence on the road.......uh wait, no evidence in the field.
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halfasmuch
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Loc: Upper Oakville
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MY GUESS IS THAT THE BRASS TWEEN THE SEATS IN RED'S TRUCK LOOKS LIKE CREEK GRAVEL......
AND BURR, DONT WORRY..RED HAS THE PROPER WINDOW BEAN BAG...
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The difference between genius and stupidity
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moduckdoc
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I have both, I like my mini and it takes a ton of abuse, bumps like a mofo. I have had my ar for 4 months now and it has yet to feel a loaded mag in it. I need ot get out and shoot it, but like you it is a tool.
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redleg
Enzyte - one a day!
Reged: 12/13/05
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Loc: Big Rock Candy Mountain
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I gots glass replace ment on the windshield,,,but I don't know if it will cover the inside 
I gots a yote rifle this would be for something different.
Aw hecky dern they make the mini in target version with the BOSS system,,,,,,,even has "wood" thumbhole stock,,,this is getting tougher.....
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A gun is like a parachute, if you need one and don't have one, you'll prolly never need one again.
Edited by redleg (09/07/13 06:04 PM)
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FowlMouth
King Deano
Reged: 12/13/05
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Loc: E MO
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You'd probably save what hearing you have left by stopping the truck and resting the rifle on a fence post.....but then you would look around in the weeds for the brass, get thirsty, lean the rifle against the fence, go to the truck for 8 or 10 beers, forget about the yote, brass and rifle not to mention where you shot it and then spend the next week driving around the county looking for it.....with the price of gas, it'll be cheaper to break a few windshields. 
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FowlMouth
King Deano
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Why do I need to chit when I go to Quedoba to get food? Instant enema????
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Low speed....high drag
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wuchang
spiritual advisor and gatekeeper to the Spirit World
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Loc: uphill
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Quote:
FowlMouth said:
Why do I need to chit when I go to Quedoba to get food? Instant enema????
Like beer......it doesn't have to change colors
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redleg
Enzyte - one a day!
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Loc: Big Rock Candy Mountain
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deano yer prolly rite,,,,that fence post idea ain't such a good idea,,,sides what you mentioned a fellar could break his leg or even spill a beer crossing a ditch.
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A gun is like a parachute, if you need one and don't have one, you'll prolly never need one again.
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