Not very often I get a chance to review a gun. Took a gun class Saturday that was all about AR-15s. In the afternoon we went to a shooting range and went through several excersizes that the police routinely do. I learned a lot and the instructor noticed my hammer spring was upside down in the receiver. Strange because I checked my 300 Blackout and my 9MM AR and the hammer springs were properly installed on those ARs.
After the shooting part of the class was over one of the participants broke out some 223 tracers and fired off 5 or 6 of those. Then he got out this huge rifle, huge compare to an AR-15. It had large gun sights on the receiver and some tubing under the barrel. Looked a little like one of those SKS rifles. Guy had a hard time inserting the magazine. First time he fired it, it fired but 2 or 3 rounds came flying out of the receiver. I kinda thought, hope this guy didn't spend a lot of money on this rifle. They loaded it up again and the semi-automatic worked perfectly. Next, the guy said, "anyone else want to shoot it"? I respond, "sure, I will." He hands me the rifle and a loaded magazine with these huge bullets inside. The rifle felt my old Marlin 10 gage super goose. I tried and tried to load the magazine into the rifle and couldn't. Someone stepped up and inserted it for me. There was a small square pin or dog in the receiver. The magazine was tilted then kinda rotated somewhat to get it to insert. I'm sure it would be easy once you have done it a dozen or so times. I looked on the receiver and it was stamped "Springfield Armory". I have a 1911 45 ACP made by the same company. I fired 4 shots and thought the rifle felt real good and I hit the target.
I had to search the web to determine what this rifle was. Turns out this was the cheaper version with the cammo graphics, priced at $1295. Other versions can sell for $1800. I wouldn't care to carry this rifle very far, must have been 10lb or better. My old Marlin 10 gage weighed over 12lb and it was always stransported by boat not carried.
I have come to the conclusion these AR-15's are well suited for us senior citizens.
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