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Model R-15 VTR™ Modular Repeating Rifles (sneak preview)
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Posted on 11/15/2007 5:13:16 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran
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To: MileHi
..Well, .223. Lotta men using that in the sand box....
Certainly not entirely by choice.
Please don't misunderstand me. I think it's a fine rifle. It's just not the greatest weapon available. I just would prefer to use something that was selected for its lethality, rather than its ease of training, and the portability of its ammo.
There are plenty of folks, in and out of the "sandbox", who are stridently advocating a return to a real rifle and round that kills 'em the first time you hit 'em.
Those tiny little high speed, 55-grain Prairie Dog bullets often have a tendency to punch right through skinny Hajis.
All that extra ammo you can carry doesn't make much sense when you have to use two or three times as much to put 'em down.
But hey, I knew I was going to stir the pot when I brought it up. To each his own.
To: Chode
An aluminum barrel? I don’t think so for $999.
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posted on
11/15/2007 5:51:38 PM PST
by
B4Ranch
(( "Freedom is not free, but don't worry the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share." ))
To: B4Ranch
the HK has an alumibarrel???
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posted on
11/15/2007 5:58:32 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Chode
From the picture above, it’s a plain old gas tube.
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:04:00 PM PST
by
Sender
(You are the weapon. What you hold in your hand is just a tool.)
To: Sender
i guess you can still buy a RINO kit to fix it with... damn shame ya gotta rework a brand new rifle yourself if you want one though.
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:09:33 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: conservativeharleyguy
I’m saving for an M1A because I agree. I do like my AR though.
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:17:18 PM PST
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: umgud
So, you're already stoned? In a Eugene kind of way... Yes.
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:22:59 PM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
To: Chode
>For peak accuracy, the R-15’s 0.680” OD barrel sis precision-crafted from ChroMoly steel. It’s free-floated within the machined-aluminum fore-end tube<
Nope, I was reading too fast.
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:37:58 PM PST
by
B4Ranch
(( "Freedom is not free, but don't worry the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share." ))
To: Chode
What’s a RINO kit and why do you think you need one?
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:41:51 PM PST
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Hunter '08)
To: Shooter 2.5
a RINO kit replaces that damn gas tube with a piston... fit's most all AR variants.
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:55:21 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Chode
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posted on
11/15/2007 6:58:02 PM PST
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: Shooter 2.5
Why a chrome-molybdenum barrel? In those calibers and with a semi-auto it is likley to see a lot of rounds. Stainless would seem a much better choice to me, though it would cost Remington a few more bucks a rifle.
To: MileHi
here's the only link i could find for now, but it's been advertised in the Rifleman for a long time.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=3893696
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:06:19 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Chode
As I try to explain to my son, shoot the heck out of the gun and then and only then see if it needs some of the special parts you think you need. Otherwise you’re just wasting money when you can be buying more toys.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:07:44 PM PST
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Hunter '08)
To: Wisconsin
No idea. I’ll ask my company’s inspector which metal holds up better.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:09:01 PM PST
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Hunter '08)
To: MileHi; Shooter 2.5
sorry, i just found out they went out of business... my bad.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:13:37 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Shooter 2.5
i guess thats why i have an M1A and a couple HK's... 8^)
.308 there's no substitute.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:15:33 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Chode
Yes, and from your link. the review wasn’t impressive.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:17:48 PM PST
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Why should I buy one of these instead of a colt?
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
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