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St. Louis Couple Touts New AR-15 After Guns Seized Over BLM Encounter
Fox News ^ | 06.20.2021 | Bradford Betz

Posted on 06/21/2021 2:15:57 AM PDT by USA Conservative

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The 2nd Amendment is very important. They have a right to protect their property. The liberals want lawlessness and want people to be vulnerable to criminals and not able to protect themselves.
1 posted on 06/21/2021 2:15:57 AM PDT by USA Conservative
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To: USA Conservative

Both McCloskeys look like they’ve lost weight since this fracas started a year ago. Stress does that to you. But I’m glad he got his new AR.


2 posted on 06/21/2021 2:20:34 AM PDT by Viking2002 (Remember, all the world’s a barstool.)
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To: USA Conservative

They used their full rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to protect their lives and property, and they, not the violent rioters, were treated as the criminals.


3 posted on 06/21/2021 2:34:51 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Viking2002

The government turned the McCloskeys into super patriots.

I hope they become strong and effective fighters in this war to protect and preserve our rights under our COTUS.

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”

I hope to see the day soon when most white women see the good light, get pissed and get busy.


4 posted on 06/21/2021 2:42:14 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.d)
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“But I’m glad he got his new AR.”

Will he and his wife learn how to hold and handle a firearm without looking like buffoons?”

That would be a good start.


5 posted on 06/21/2021 2:52:36 AM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: USA Conservative

See my tag line and buy more, regardless of the price.


6 posted on 06/21/2021 3:07:30 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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I don’t own an AR or an AK. Or any other type of semi-auto rifle.

But have recently thought about building and A-10 version.

There are some really good choices for that framework. Best 2? The 6.5 Creedmoor or the old reliable .308 (7.62X51).

I have very good bolt action rifles and reload for them. Not sure a semi-auto is really that important to me.

If I could find a wooden stock for an A-10 rifle, I think I might actually get one.

There is the option of the M1A1 .308 that Springfield makes. A beautiful rifle. Heavy but certainly a battle weapon.

One thing I have noted, the clips for the A-10 and the M1A1 are both pretty big. Low profile was one of the advantages of the M1 Garand, the was a top load clip. If you wanted to hug the ground, that was an advantage.


7 posted on 06/21/2021 3:18:04 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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A word of advice: stay with an AR-15 frame but instead of going 5.56/.223, upgrade the cartridge to 6.5mm Grendel. It’s the largest and most poweful round that will fit in that size frame. Anything bigger and you’ll have to go to the AR-10 frame which typically runs 30% larger and heavier. Only difference is the barrel chamber, magazines and the bolt, everything else is the same.

Check out the ballistics on the 6.5 Grendel and you’ll understand why I’m busy converting all my AR’s to it. About the only available round faster than it is the 6mm ARC but it doesn’t have quite as much knock down and is being touted more as a target or competition round.

In the past I’ve purchased 1 AR-10 and built 2 more. Am now contemplating selling all 3 to fund the conversions and to help with reloading-provided primers ever become available-and at reasonable prices again...


8 posted on 06/21/2021 3:40:21 AM PDT by snuffy smiff (Vsetko Umiera! Build the Wall and build it tall, then build a gallows and hang them ALL!)
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Saint Louis has a Soros DA. I'm sure that by now Harris/Biden has appointed a Maoist US Attorney to cover the city. I wonder if it's wise for these people to be so blatant right now.
9 posted on 06/21/2021 3:43:49 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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I hope they get some good training.

That said, the OP nailed it. This is the Leftist Soros DA engaging in lawfare against someone defending themselves.from Leftist street gang violent activist thuggery. They shouldn’t have had to plead guilty to even a misdemeanor, as they did. The governor should step in and pardon even that to repudiate the DA.


10 posted on 06/21/2021 3:46:34 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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While I like that you are going big. The .50 Beowulf is actually the largest that will fit that frame. Yes you only get 7 shots, but it is the biggest.

https://www.shopalexanderarms.com/50_Beowulf-Uppers.html

Happy hunting!


11 posted on 06/21/2021 3:59:20 AM PDT by King_Corey (Buy SILVER and GOLD to hedge against the coming market destruction of FIAT currency)
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To: USA Conservative

They caved and the judge was an ass. They turned in the guns “not” used against the aggressors but could have been if needed in a plea deal.

Buying new ones is just gamesmanship to look tough.

They did nothing wrong but took a plea deal..


12 posted on 06/21/2021 4:29:18 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Texas Fossil

They make wood stocks for AR’s. Just do a web search, they will pop up.

CC


13 posted on 06/21/2021 4:51:06 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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Stress does that to you.

So does a run for the Senate.

14 posted on 06/21/2021 4:52:48 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Both McCloskeys look like they’ve lost weight since this fracas started a year ago. Stress does that to you. But I’m glad he got his new AR.

Leaner and meaner. Or as Glenn Reynolds says, “punch back twice as hard”.


15 posted on 06/21/2021 4:57:03 AM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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Those photos are proof that he’s a lefty.


16 posted on 06/21/2021 5:04:44 AM PDT by RightFighter (This space for rent)
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McCloskeys came out to deter a mob who had already broken down the gate to their property and were trespassing ..

The governor reaffirmed his commitment to pardoning the McCloskeys:


17 posted on 06/21/2021 5:09:33 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: snuffy smiff
A word of advice: stay with an AR-15 frame but instead of going 5.56/.223, upgrade the cartridge to 6.5mm Grendel. It’s the largest and most poweful round that will fit in that size frame. Anything bigger and you’ll have to go to the AR-10 frame which typically runs 30% larger and heavier. Only difference is the barrel chamber, magazines and the bolt, everything else is the same.

Check out the 6.8 SPC. In a 16" barrel it's much better all around at normal ranges than the 6.5.

18 posted on 06/21/2021 5:22:05 AM PDT by OSHA
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Did someone say the magic word?

May I voice a contrarian POV?

There's another thread up this morning from the inimitable Kurt Schlichter, warning, not advising or cautioning or imploring, but warning anyone who can read to beware of provocateurs, which would implicitly include poseurs and buffoons.

After all, in order to be effective in his craft a provocateur has got to be believable at some point, hasn't he?

Brandishing an AR and a pistol in a way that speaks unfamiliarity with firearms, while wearing white golf pants and a polo shirt... go ahead if you must, but don't be offended if I just sit out on my front porch in the same situation with something near at hand and/or in a holster... let the guys who just crashed the gate figure it out for themselves. Spare everyone the theatrics unless there's an ulterior motive.

19 posted on 06/21/2021 5:41:39 AM PDT by OKSooner (Tagline removed to avoid confusion... new, witty, and possibly stolen tagline pending.)
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Donning flame suit... :)


20 posted on 06/21/2021 5:43:43 AM PDT by OKSooner (Tagline removed to avoid confusion... new, witty, and possibly stolen tagline pending.)
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