Re: Recommendations
26The other hard part about this is breaking the news to my dad that I will be an AR15 owner. lol
Moderators: admin, Inquisitor, ForumModerator, WebsiteContent
Just tell him it's a competition sporting rifle, like a really fancy road bike for cycle racing but in gun formARC1107 wrote:The other hard part about this is breaking the news to my dad that I will be an AR15 owner. lol
YankeeTarheel wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:46 pm So? Have your smith make it an AR-10 instead! Then you don't have tell him you're getting an AR-15--and it will be the TRUTH!
yeahhh I don't think he would fall for that one lolkronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:41 pmJust tell him it's a competition sporting rifle, like a really fancy road bike for cycle racing but in gun formARC1107 wrote:The other hard part about this is breaking the news to my dad that I will be an AR15 owner. lol
Well it's pretty true, might help him understand. At the end of the day the only thing that really separates an AR-15 from any other semi-auto rifle is ergonomics. A Ruger Ranch rifle does the exact same thing: picks up .223 rounds out of a thirty round magazine and sends their projectiles down range with each trigger pull. They're essentially the same thing, one just looks like your grandpa's coyote rifle and the other doesn't.ARC1107 wrote:yeahhh I don't think he would fall for that one lolkronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:41 pmJust tell him it's a competition sporting rifle, like a really fancy road bike for cycle racing but in gun formARC1107 wrote:The other hard part about this is breaking the news to my dad that I will be an AR15 owner. lol
My dad isn't a big fan of the mini 14 either. the only semi auto's he wants are either a m1 garand or m1a. It would just be a little easier to get him around on the mini 14 than an ARkronkmusic wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 12:07 amWell it's pretty true, might help him understand. At the end of the day the only thing that really separates an AR-15 from any other semi-auto rifle is ergonomics. A Ruger Ranch rifle does the exact same thing: picks up .223 rounds out of a thirty round magazine and sends their projectiles down range with each trigger pull. They're essentially the same thing, one just looks like your grandpa's coyote rifle and the other doesn't.ARC1107 wrote:yeahhh I don't think he would fall for that one lolkronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:41 pmJust tell him it's a competition sporting rifle, like a really fancy road bike for cycle racing but in gun formARC1107 wrote:The other hard part about this is breaking the news to my dad that I will be an AR15 owner. lol
Gotchya. Well, he'll come around. Take him shooting, I've yet to see somebody shoot an AR who didn't enjoy it, even if very reluctantly.ARC1107 wrote:My dad isn't a big fan of the mini 14 either. the only semi auto's he wants are either a m1 garand or m1a. It would just be a little easier to get him around on the mini 14 than an ARkronkmusic wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 12:07 amWell it's pretty true, might help him understand. At the end of the day the only thing that really separates an AR-15 from any other semi-auto rifle is ergonomics. A Ruger Ranch rifle does the exact same thing: picks up .223 rounds out of a thirty round magazine and sends their projectiles down range with each trigger pull. They're essentially the same thing, one just looks like your grandpa's coyote rifle and the other doesn't.ARC1107 wrote:yeahhh I don't think he would fall for that one lolkronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:41 pm Just tell him it's a competition sporting rifle, like a really fancy road bike for cycle racing but in gun form
my dad would totally agree with you. I am going to give it a try and for the price I can't pass it up and if I don't like it it should be an easy gun to sell off and get my money back.
Its not an age thing, its just about the only thing that my dad and I have in common so we share a lot of our guns and accessories and I just know anti AR he is so I can just hear the comments I am going to get from saying I have one.
He's not a vet of any kind but, he grew up in a house where you hunted to fill the freezer. I mean they weren't completely reliant on hunting but, it helped fill the freezer. His dad was one of the efficient type that he would get you a box of shells and expect one shot, one kill. So, having that mentality my dad views the ARs and similar style guns as nothing but lead throwers. There is no practical use for them other than to throw lead and be an assault weapon.lurker wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 11:19 pm
it might actually be more relevant to ask how old his father is. if he's a vietnam vet, for example, he may have personal experience with, and strong feelings about the platform.
sounds good, I wasn't sure how to take it so I made sure to try to temper my response to be more neutral.bajajoaquin wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 12:43 am I should have clarified that it wasn’t a “man up; how old are you?” kind of thing. It was just trying to understand the dynamic.
Carry on!
I aged 30 years through my 20s, and my 30s have been much better so far. Hell, I feel much healthier at 35 than I did at 25, without a doubt. With any luck I just delayed the bell curve of aging, but I'm pretty sure that's not how that worksYankeeTarheel wrote:Hey, my 30's were my best decade! I met my wife when I was 30, and "met" my first son just before I turned 40.
(Other than ruptured disk at 35, that was just shy of needing surgery). Still, better than my 20's.
Still, had plenty of good times in my 40's and 50s. Now things are showing up in my 60's, though life is still good, despite the Orange Ogre/Blob and this Covid shit.
It's not the getting old that's bad, it's all the parts going past their "Use By" date! Or, in the words of Indiana Jones: "It's not the years, it's the mileage!"
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests