Message from @Honk Honk 13% Chicken Tendies
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You'll definitely like it. Just more if you can afford it at the time
Well yes, I used a friend of mines one night and oh my was it glorious. It's would just be a set up that would be bought over about a year or so
Yea and if you buy used wait for a good deal
That's for sure, that's when I buy alot of my stuff
High quality used shit will beat new mid tier shit any day
That's for sure. Most will honor their warranties even though customer transition and it's fantastic
Yeah I got an lco for 450 off insta
And a g33 for 425
Got a x300 dude had on a 45 and it died on my second mag through surefire sent me a brand new one
Also I agree 800$ ish on rifle 400 at least on optic and 300 on rounds
Surefire is super good about customer support and the way I like to keep ammo is atleast 1000rds stock for every firearm
Found a not PSA upper that's like the same thing
Aero makes good shit too!
What would be a good rifle to get under $800 (Just turned 18 a few months ago and decided I needed to start building my colection up) I was looking at the Ruger 5.56 ar-15. Thoughts/Opinions?
Couple pieces of advice. 1# aero precision in that price range with really good quality stuff. 2# don’t worry about “collection.” Buy one good rifle with a good optic and a good light and a good sling. Then buy ammo. When you turn 21, do the same for a duty weapon and or/edc weapon. I could have saved money and had way nicer guns now if someone told me that advice when I was your age.
I used to own like 8 or 10 guns, but they were all niche things. I sold them all, bought a concealed carry weapon, a glock 17, and an aero ar-15. Wish I had done that to start. Don’t be like me and be young and dumb
Rifle: aero
Optic: eotech
Sling: edger Sherman design or ferro concepts
Light: mod light
That’s my personal opinion but all are great quality and will last a long time
Yeah, that’s a high tier setup for about what, 1900 ish after everything? Mind you, that’s not all at once either.
Yeah a little pricey once all said and done there are cheaper optics and slings out there but pieces together and spaced out over a couple months, not bad better than buying 5 400-700 dollar guns I’ve the same amount of time and crab I did the same thing I had 3 or 4 rifles before my first ar.
Once I can I was gonna build and AR 10, is it worth just going for a 15 instead or does it really matter? I think the only difference is caliber but I could be wrong
Think about where you live and where you would employ a 308. If you live somewhere you can push the 308 round to its limits and capitalize on that rounds potential maybe it would be a good idea. Defined rolls are always an asset to any team or group. But if you live somewhere more populated or where you don’t have long sight lines I would stay clear of an AR10 and go with an AR15
Oh there’s a big difference. From a practicality standpoint, there’s not as much need for an ar 10 setup unless you’re engaging very distant targets. It’s too much for home defense because the 308 has a much higher chance of going through multiple walls, especially compared to 55 gr 556. Mags are more rare and expensive, hold less ammo, and are heavier than their smaller counterpart, which can be said about the ammo as well. Heavier, more expensive, not as common as 556. Parts are not always compatible, and it’s more of a specialty weapon, rather than one weapon which can do many jobs very well.
Sounds good, thanks for the advice
Buy a nice ar 15 as your first rifle. I implore you. Don’t be like 18 year old me😂
Huge thanks Crab!
*my opinion*
The blue force gear vickers slings are awesome. I'm not a big fan of letting the rifle smack me in the jewels while transitioning to my sidearm which is the problem with single point slings. Two point slings are good as long as you gave a quick way to take up the slack like the hailey strategic slings or the blue force slings. Yea you'll end up spending about $50 or so depending on if you find a used or sale but they are worth every penny.
Optics, base your optic on your barrel length and application. Yes you can smack steel with a AR 15 at 600 with an acog with 62gr but the amount of energy lost is significant. So you lack knock down power which in combat you want. If your running a 16 or 18" barrel, personally I would run a red dot of some sort or maybe a variable zoom optic like the strike eagle for spotting purposes.
Your AR10 comes in when you are reaching out to 400+ regularly, yes you can do it with an AR but if your putting man or beast down and you want to make sure it's going to be that shot that does it, AR10. If you have a recon squad say 3 guys, one Designated marksman, spotter and backup that's your ideal set up, not everyone needs one for sure but having a guy who knows how to run it and has the wallet to practice with it is definitely an asset.
Not saying AR10 should be your first rifle because it should, get a bare bones AR15 and learn how to operate it well with irons and then transition to an optic, dont rely on the optic but use it as a tool. Same with after market triggers and other upgrades. Yes they are nice but you shouldnt rely on them.
Solid advice, thank you very much. I've always enjoyed precision shooting, and that's what drew me to the AR 10, consistently hitting rounds at 400+ yards sounds like a blast, but I can definitely see the drawbacks to it. Thanks so much for the advice
No problem. Hitting 400+ is definitely fun and it makes shooting out even farther seem attainable. I will say it makes shooting targets standing still with an AR very boring after you do it though so just a heads up, it will make you want to improve all around
@Ash7536 ^^^
The price on this will probably go up because it's an auction but I thought this looked good
If it stayed that low it would be great
Doubt but yes
Yea I would doubt it too but it would be nice
As hoes mad as some of you may get, I think I'm gonna go with a PSA ar-15
I'm super poor and an aero is gonna be about $400 more expensive than a PSA and buying one would drain my savings
Btw before you start linking aeros its not that the gun itself is that much more expensive, it's only $200-$250 more expensive but they don't have sights, I don't like the a2 finger shelf so I'd replace it. It's just a lot of little things
but I'm still open to arguements for aero over PSA
This should help