Thread: buying my first ar15, seek for some advice

Originally Posted by AzumitH

I do basically everything with my AR, will probably sell one or two other rifles as it simply makes them redundant. Light, ergonomic and easily modified to suit each users needs exactly.

I'd wager a AR in 308 with fancy optics would render 90% of most bolt guns obsolete in many situations.

I've been down this road and have to disagree and tip my hat to the bolt guns. Big frame AR's are horrendously large and heavy and often fraught with reliability issues. Plus .308 etc is incredibly expensive to shoot these days. Last time I took my LAR 8 out shooting I lost most of the Lapua brass I had formed for it to the scrub. Hopefully the DPMS Gen II breathes new life into the concept, but the ammo is still expensive.

Was just discussing AR10's with a mate, he has one but hasn't used it much, .223 has always dropped the deer he has shot.