I've owned an AR-15 since working as a federal employee in Wyoming in the early 1980s. It's the early original Colt SP-1 version and doesn't have all the modifications that most of today's AR-15 (clones) seem to have. It's passably accurate and taught me a lot about the platform, the biggest thing being that I don't much care for the .223 (5.56) round (I don't much care for the springy sounds it makes when you shoot it either). I get that the .22 caliber ammo is advantageous for lots of reasons (weight & cost being the biggest) and I certainly don't begrudge anyone for enjoying theirs, but it hasn't seen the light of day here now for well over 20-years as it doesn't suit my "needs". This .308 version is a different case altogether. It strikes me as a "serious" rifle that offers all of the usual utility that any .30 caliber rifle does. I'll likely never hunt with it because it looks so non-traditional, but....you never know. People own firearms for all sorts of reasons, but mine are mostly "tools". I appreciate that some are more "artistic" than others, and that some have a pretty fantastic history that I have come to really enjoy. But in the end, the ones I actually use fit me very well and then... fit a very specific purpose. It gives me very little joy to own something like this AR-10, but it does give me a certain amount of peace.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 05/11/20 04:04 PM.
