AR 15 piston conversion kit
Why I don’t like the AR-15.
1) Too flimsy and easy to break. It had to have been a design consideration, so that lost weapons would quickly degrade and become useless to an enemy.
2) Its optimal use is outside, at mid range. Other rifles are better at long ranges; shotguns are better at mid to shorter ranges, pistols at short range; and a pistol-knife combo indoors.
3) It is a bugger to clean properly. I remember long hours with toxic solvents and even dental picks to get out much of the hidden carbon. Comparatively, the AK-47 has only three field cleaned or serviced parts.
4) It evokes a visceral response in fools who see you just carrying it. And tragically some of these fools are cops. While they will notice far deadlier weapons, they are less likely to freak out and shoot at you because of them.
“I don’t like the AR-15”
Do you have a rifle that you prefer to the AR-15?
Pistols are good as a back up and for carrying concealed when you cant sling a rifle. They are NOT optimal at any range. They have far less energy than the average rifle round. Same with knives x 10. A knife is something you may be able to carry when you cant even have a pistol, but its the last type of fight I would want to get in.
The cheap AR starters you find at most shops still have some of the plastics that the original was known for being flimsy, but anyone can buy or build AR's today that have very few if any plastic parts and, if you go beefy, would be as good for door busting as anything else out there.
Answer to 3): Install a gas piston system to replace the DI system.
AR 15 piston conversion kit
Yeah when planning to go out and shoot sometimes my determination which rifle to use depends on how much time I want to spend cleaning a gun when I get home. If I’m in a lazy mood I take the AK-47. It’s a whole lot quicker to clean the AR-15.
Correct on all.
Best battle rifle: Springfield M1A (.308 Win).