Official AR Discussion and Photo Thread

MikeNH · September 2, 2012

Shot mine for the first time today. Why did I wait so long to buy one?!?! Sooooo awesome.

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kstruckcountry · September 2, 2012

One of my friends has an AR-15 in .223. Needless to say, that's not a practical gun for me, I need something I can hunt deer with. But after shooting it some I really like it. My question is, (little off topic) what do y'all think of the Remington R15? My understanding is I can get it in .30-06, which is perfect for deer. How is it on parts interchangeability, etc?

jdubub · September 2, 2012

Remington R15 450

Remington R25 308

Either one of those will knock down any North American game you throw at it. I have not heard of a 30.06 in their R model. The R model is an awesome gun.

I shoot my Remington 700 VTR. 308 and take out Mule deer every time.

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Edited September 2, 2012 by JdubUB

Sinkhole · September 2, 2012

You don't need 30-06 for white tail. 308, 270 or 6.8 SPC are all perfect for deer and readily available in the AR platform. I personally have never heard of an AR offered in 30-06. It's a long round for the AR platform.

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MikeNH · September 2, 2012

Ended up ordering the Magpul MOE handguard. Hopefully it is better insulated than the standard type. Regardless, it has a shroud to cover the gas block/front sight post which is good as I was somehow dumb enough to touch that yesterday. I also ordered the vertical grip add-on in case it still gets hot. Oh and more PMags.

So this is my first rifle- I cleaned it and my pistols earlier but I don't want to overlook anything on it. I of course cleaned the barrel, removed the BCG and cleaned up that and left everything with a light coat of oil. Does anything else need to be done? I've heard of other rifles needing the gas tube cleaned, is that a concern with this?

Sinkhole · September 2, 2012

You won't be disappointed with Magpul products. They are awesome. My brother-in-law just picked up an M&P-15 and added some Magpul furniture. The pic is a few posts back.

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MikeNH · September 2, 2012

You won't be disappointed with Magpul products. They are awesome. My brother-in-law just picked up an M&P-15 and added some Magpul furniture. The pic is a few posts back.

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Yeah PMags are all I have (10 already, 5 more coming with these bits). Oh, and I also have a Magpul iPhone case. I'm fairly happy with the rest of the rifle as it sits. Wouldn't mind a stock with some sort of rubber on the backside of it, my current one has a checkered pattern that feels just a bit abrasive just wearing a T-shirt. We'll see.

Sinkhole · September 2, 2012

I have the MOE+ grip on mine love the feel. I had an MOE stock, hand guard and MOE+ grip on my old rifle and loved them. If you look at the 1st post in this thread you'll see the list of parts on my rifle.

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kstruckcountry · September 2, 2012

I would be fine with a .308. I don't doubt that either that or a .270 would have a problem knocking a deer down, both are good fast rounds, .30-06 is just my favorite round.

If I got the R25 in .308 I would just be using a 5 round mag. Hornady bullets. I think I'd still have trouble justifying it, I can get a really nice Ruger M77 bolt for that much money...

Edited September 2, 2012 by kstruckcountry