[Howie66]

I bought my first AR in “commemoration” of Obama’s 50th birthday. Wife and I were going in to Gander Mountain when that was being talked about on the news. A few minutes later, while in the guns section of the store, I happened across a S&W M&P 15 that was on sale. I picked it up and told the clerk that I wanted to by it in “honor” of Obama’s birthday. Mama said, OKAY, get it. :-) Done deal!

[Yo-Yo]

Nice. I don't own any ARs (yet) but I do know about them. Was yours perhaps a Sport or Sport II? Those have been on sale for crazy low prices, and are decent rifles. Ruger also makes a decently priced AR-15. (Their SR-15 is a piston gun and rather pricey.)

I am a tightwad, so I haven't been able to justify purchasing an AR, but I got the Anderson lower for $50 OTD, which for a forged 7075 aluminum lower I couldn't say no. That's lower than the prices I've seen for polymer lowers.

Now I'm combing Palmetto State Armory and CDNN for cheap rifle build kits.