He loves the AR-15 for cops, soldiers, hunters and target shooters. “It’s fun to shoot something like that,” he said.
Not in my hands. I’ve shot pistols before, but never something like an AR-15. Squeeze lightly on the trigger and the resulting explosion of firepower is humbling and deafening (even with ear protection).
The recoil bruised my shoulder. The brass shell casings disoriented me as they flew past my face. The smell of sulfur and destruction made me sick. The explosions — loud like a bomb — gave me a temporary case of PTSD. For at least an hour after firing the gun just a few times, I was anxious and irritable.
What in the name of all that is good and decent is this?
This is a joke.
First off the .223 is not a good round for hunters, varmints excepted, it just doesn't have the stopping power for bigger game. Second maybe it’s just my experience, but I can't think a pistol as easy to handle as an AR is. The pistol grip plus the stock give you more control over the weapon absorb more recoil and the longer barrel puts the "kaboom" farther away from you. This just doesn’t pass the smell test.
The AR is an easy to handle relatively light kicking weapon. With earplugs you may (depends on the gun) hear more "Sproing" from the recoil spring than the "bang" of the weapon. An AR doesn't sound like a bomb its a loud pop at best.
Surely enough people in this country have the weapons experience to denounce this as hokum.
.30-06 is respectable, .270 has some kick. My Remington 12 gauge pump action with 3 1/2 turkey loads qualifies as a real piece of field artillery. I'm glad PJ boy that wrote the article didn't try a real man sized weapon (no offense to the venerable .223).
Thirdly. This is just pansy-boy nonsense. Idaho_Cowgirl (formerly of FR will have to talk her into signing up some day) was just commenting how she enjoined the smell of burning gunpowder. Oh, and she is a better shot with the shotgun than I am.
Fourthly. Another spot in the article says that you can empty a 40 round clip in 5 seconds. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. 40 round clips.
That’s impressive in a magazine fed weapon. I suppose there are out there, but 30 is the standard larger magazine size. This joker's range time have proved that it is impossible to put that many rounds downrange and even trying to approach such speeds would lead to horrible inaccuracy.
In conclusion, either pansy boy wasn't shooting an AR or whatever model he has I would like one. I've never had my shoulder bruised by an AR maybe this boy needs some meat on his bones. I suggest a more truthful headline. Pansyboy thinks Black Scary Rifles are Black and Scary, turns out they are even Blacker and Scarier than he imagined.
