The Accidental AR
1This has the heavy bull barrel that adds a pound or so over the tapered barrel. I can surely tell it's front heavy. The butt pad is hard plastic and has small cleats and a storage door to keep your stash.
I don't have loads of experience with ARs but it seems the recoil was a little lighter than the smaller barrels.
My big downer with this is the full-tilt blinding flash. No flash hider and it's just pure electric white out. I was shooting Hornady training ammo. $17.95 per 50.
I think I'll post it on some local boards to see if someone wants an even trade for a mini-14.
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