AR Thread

[veitnamcam]

Thought these things were spos to be utterly reliable, since venturing into these threads all seem to read about its bits not fitting or being "crap" gas problems feed problems etc etc etc.

So are military style semis actually as reliable as an axe or a temperamental bitch, serious question.

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[mikee]

Thought these things were spos to be utterly reliable, since venturing into these threads all seem to read about its bits not fitting or being "crap" gas problems feed problems etc etc etc.

So are military style semis actually as reliable as an axe or a temperamental bitch, serious question.

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They are generally very reliable with quality ammo.

Having said that I have seen a few choke at 3 gun matches and it always has been caused by dodgy reloads or magazine problems.

AR's are really Mecano for Big Boys

[Happy]

Thought these things were spos to be utterly reliable, since venturing into these threads all seem to read about its bits not fitting or being "crap" gas problems feed problems etc etc etc.

So are military style semis actually as reliable as an axe or a temperamental bitch, serious question.

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Like the others say. Use it, dont fuc with it too much. Get a reasonably good one from the start (Plenty of guys on here will tell you what not to buy) and you ll
come back and say man that is an awesome firearm to have. Scarey accurate and so easy to shoot.. Go on buy one or borrow one and have a play..
I have not altered anything on mine so dont have any reliability issues but I reckon if you use good parts it wouldnt matter any how.

[dogmatix]

Mine has only misfed once, when a mate didn't let go of the charging handle, he tried to ride it home.
No jams, no gas issues and no ill fitting parts, as I got a decent quality make straight up.

[Scouser]

Same, buy a 'good one' and dont fuck around with it.....because its 'modular', guys just have to play around........does what it says on the box.....no issues with mine....get ready for the shitstorm!!!!!!!

[Grue]

Started getting jams one day trying out reloads... bolt would come forward after firing and jam on the next live case. Turns out was as simple as me making my OAL too long for the magazine and they weren't stacking nicely. Smooth as a greased up ferret after figured that out.

Only other problem I've seen with someone else is they were overly gentle putting the magazine in, and it wasn't locking into place properly. Of course trying to chamber a round didn't go very well. Told him to stop treating her like a first date and treat her a bit rough, and away he goes.

So yeah, it it goes wrong, it's usually cos of the user, not he gun Bound to be someone near you that wants to show off their toy and give you a go?

[veitnamcam]

So its like buy a Sako and just shoot it then.
What's a good brand then?

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[Happy]

So its like buy a Sako and just shoot it then.
What's a good brand then?

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OOppsy wrong question now the fun will start.. HA HA Mine is STI blimmin expensive but heaps of extras like suppressed, after market trigger and so on.
Bought first one I handled just cos it looked and felt good and got away with it...
Spanners put a list up in the AR thread which was pretty helpful I thought..
Get a nice light one with shortish barrell..

[mikee]

So its like buy a Sako and just shoot it then.
What's a good brand then?

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You are welcome to have a try with any of mine if you like.
Have a 16 inch suppressed and a 20 inch comp'ed

[gimp]

So its like buy a Sako and just shoot it then.
What's a good brand then?

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When you say "military style" that's sort of meaningless as far as quality/function/anything. You could say "mil-spec" which has more meaning. Most of the ARs we see here aren't made to mil-spec. Doesn't necessarily mean they're not functional. Mil-spec isn't "the best spec" but it is at least specifications which are solid and reliable, and not "whatever random shit olympic arms puts out this week"

Good brand is a can of worms, just google "<x brand> problems" before buying anything. People love to say that a lot of the parts come from the same basic manufacturers which is true at some level but there are varying levels of QC in assembly as well as value and level of features.

[veitnamcam]

Cheers Mike, will have to do that one day.
I had a bit of a squirt with a styer once but that's all I have ever had to do with one.

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[mikee]

Cheers Mike, will have to do that one day.
I had a bit of a squirt with a styer once but that's all I have ever had to do with one.

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No worries, I have 2 already and a couple more in bits, just waiting for the last bits and will be good to go. Maybe we should go rabbit shooting with them

[Beavis]

Most will do what you want just fine, even a Norinco. Some are put together really nice, look and feel high quality and shoot well (RRA for example) but not up to scratch for serious use (serious meaning shooting at people who shoot back at you). Some are built as close as possible to "mil spec", which generally means good to go for "serious" use, and will do everything else fine as well. Only time I've seen AR's choking is when people fuck around with the gas system, use shitty mags and ammo, or an improperly installed gas key, lack of lube etc. Not rocket science to keep one running.

[gimp]

Awful mags are common in NZ since we have to use gimped off-brand 5 rounders and shit

[Beavis]

It would be nice if we could use pinned P mags. But they're not allowed to resemble a banana. Actually Magpul now make a 10 round P mag with limiters available. By the time they get round to actually making them, it probably won't matter.