Gods gift to a 6’3” rifleman
For those of us who aren’t Norse demigods a A1 is the mana. Especially now that we can build one with 1-7 twists
Gods gift to a 6’3” rifleman
For those of us who aren’t Norse demigods a A1 is the mana. Especially now that we can build one with 1-7 twists
Yep, I'm 5'8" and the A1 is my favorite. But a A2 rifle with A1 stock works just dandyOriginally Posted by diananike
I wish I'd been more AR savvy when I went through Basic in '96. I do remember we were issued A1s rebuilt into A2s but I never thought to pay attention to the manufacturer. I also remember they were so worn that if you pinned the trigger on "Burst" it was FA. The guys a couple of firing pits down from me got smoked for doing that a full mag at a time when we were under instructions to use semi only while burning off ammo during BRM. I was smart enough to keep my FA to half a mag at a time.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits - Mark Twain
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy / Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
As a 5ft 9in shit-stack myself, but also loving A2 sights, the trick for me is the CMMG 'A1' buttstock that looks like a fully featured A2 but is A1 length.
https://cmmg.com/stock-assembly-a1
Never had an issue with the A2 stock with the IOTV though, only the older IBA's.
Meanwhile, as a surge-era enlistee, a particularly scandalous E4 taught me how to gut a piece of 550 cord and tie it around some bits in the lower so that the sear wouldn't engage the burst wheel, and would then function as straight FAI wish I'd been more AR savvy when I went through Basic in '96. I do remember we were issued A1s rebuilt into A2s but I never thought to pay attention to the manufacturer. I also remember they were so worn that if you pinned the trigger on "Burst" it was FA. The guys a couple of firing pits down from me got smoked for doing that a full mag at a time when we were under instructions to use semi only while burning off ammo during BRM. I was smart enough to keep my FA to half a mag at a time.
E4 Mafia for the win!Meanwhile, as a surge-era enlistee, a particularly scandalous E4 taught me how to gut a piece of 550 cord and tie it around some bits in the lower so that the sear wouldn't engage the burst wheel, and would then function as straight FA
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits - Mark Twain
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy / Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
During my last years in the ARNG, my issued weapon was an A2, including my deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan in '03-'04. I bought a semi version of it, what looks like a GI upper on a Bushmaster lower. I rarely shoot it anymore since I retired in 2011. It shoots as well as I do and has never malfunctioned. And since I'm 6'1", it fits too.
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Here I am wanting to get a 13.7 or 13.9 for my home defense carbine and you are all convincing me that 20inch is the way... shame on all of you.
I kind of brewed up my own 20' rifle last summer, with a KE lower and a Colt upper- under a grand including a 3x optic.
I do hope to shoot it more this summer.
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