tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post2799585987224211718..comments2024-03-28T11:06:56.895-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: My Time With the AR Rifle.Pawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-74690010107133715942016-11-23T11:17:22.448-06:002016-11-23T11:17:22.448-06:00Using BullionVault you are able to buy physical pr...Using <b><a href="http://bullion.syntaxlinks.com/r/BullionVault" rel="nofollow">BullionVault</a></b> you are able to buy physical precious metals bars at <b>current exchange prices.</b><br /><br />Create a <b>free account</b> today and get <b>4 g's in free silver</b> as a sign-up bonus.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-77458567942029574632016-07-25T21:33:35.582-05:002016-07-25T21:33:35.582-05:00I was anti-AR until the USMC Rifle Team switched t...I was anti-AR until the USMC Rifle Team switched to the M-16A2, at which point, it was all but over for us .30 shooters at Camp Perry. I started shooting the HBAR competitively and eventually acquired more AR types, both for recreation and jobs that I had back then. I still have a number of them here, but like you, I don't really love them and see them as tools only. Give me wood and steel and a .30 round any day.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-63681408743408688052016-07-23T17:43:14.784-05:002016-07-23T17:43:14.784-05:00You, me and many others of our generation...You, me and many others of our generation...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-18042624485144359752016-07-23T15:18:58.206-05:002016-07-23T15:18:58.206-05:00I enlisted in the Air Force in 1972, went to Boot ...I enlisted in the Air Force in 1972, went to Boot Camp at Lackland AFB, got to shoot the M16. Not for qualification. Just because we had to. Honorable Discharge in 1980. 3 years later enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard for a 1 year special deal. Finally got to shoot the M16 for qualification. OK, not that good with iron sights at 100 yards (I have corrective lenses, i.e. eyeglasses), but I did qualify. I still have the card. No expiration date. No ribbon. Love that rifle.<br />Now I have a suppressed AR-15 in 5.56, scoped, of course. No problem at 100 yards now, 1MOA easy, a 300BLK AR and a 5.56 AR 10.5" barrel pistol..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-44303860225454955562016-07-23T14:41:43.929-05:002016-07-23T14:41:43.929-05:00Amazing, I was in Alpha 13-4. I will never forget ...Amazing, I was in Alpha 13-4. I will never forget Agony, Misery, and Heartbreak. In one of the quieter moments, our Drill Instructors talked about some of the M16A1's we were issued. One had engraving from Saigon and one had a serial number from the late 1960's. From what I remember the only time we got firing full auto was during the night training. This left me with the impressions that the 30 round GI magazines were junk unless they were either brand new or well cleaned, and that full auto was a waste of ammunition versus aimed shots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-44577020255295517212016-07-23T14:11:15.124-05:002016-07-23T14:11:15.124-05:00second week of June, 1973.
I reported to Marine B... second week of June, 1973.<br /><br />I reported to Marine Boot camp the last week of July. 1973. We were issued M14 rifles. Except for the 2 weeks of ITS (weeks 7 and 8) we carried them all through boot. For 2 weeks we got to carry M-16's. Firing them full auto was fun for a farm kid that had never done anything like that before. <br /><br />Better times.Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.com