Bored with the ar and rifles in general?

[hambam105]

Shooting a Colt, LMT or FN rifle won't make his shooting any more fun.

After 35 years of shooting Colt ARs flawlessly, I can assure you it's much more fun and money well spent shooting reliable ARs than it is to deal with the numerous malfunctions associated with home assembled ARs.

[MrPlink]

Come to America and shoot some tannerite.
Cheap loud thrills

[Jarhead]

Get a Sharps 45/70 and reload using Black Powder

[Bobby Ricigliano]

There is so much to learn in regard to rifle marksmanship and manipulation of the weapon. I am guessing you acquired the rifle, go out occasionally, and bang haphazardly at paper targets from short distances. (This is not a knock, it is what a lot of people do.)

Stretch out your accuracy at longer distances. Learn about the flight of the bullet and the resulting impact point on a target at different distances. Take some carbine classes, and learn to shoot quickly and accurately. Do handgun transition and failure drills. Learn to move and shoot.

No way you can be bored if you are doing even half of the above stuff.

[dtrump]

Ive been telling you for months dont sell it, buy a new glock, buy an ak, dont trade it away. I knkw you're not into tactical stuff but maybe free float the barrel, get a 1-4, set it up different. you gotta take it out some more, this new one you built has only been out twice right? And most importantly as others have said, take it to BLM land and get some steel through clickboom, those bullseyes are awesome. You know im a carbine whore but i just know you'll regret giving it up. Reread your intro, you had an ar15 and sold it, then you got another....you'll just do it again.

[dtrump]

I'd bet the OP isn't bored with shooting the AR. My guess the OP is sick and tired of all the woop-tee-do horse pucky gotta have POS junk the industry tells everybody they got to have on their AR to look & be cool.

If you want to enjoy AR shooting start with a quality unaltered factory produced 20 inch AR, Colt, LMT or FN. Learn how to properly maintain it and then learn how to shoot up to the rifle's iron sight capability.

His rifle has no tactical doo dads and wiz bangs. Its a psa FN chf barrel and magpul stock and foreend. Iron sights only.

From talking to OP off the forums i think he is just a "want new gun, want new gun now!" type of guy lol. Its more about that than the ar15 or his shooting of it IMO.

[hambam105]

It takes all kinds, thanks for the information.

[RNE228]

Try something different. Get a Rem1100 or 11-87 and go shoot some Skeet and Trap. I like shooting my AR, but lately have more fun shooting clays.

Try shooting at longer range too. Used to have fun at Lincoln when I had a Desert Eagle, shooting off hand unsupported at 100m steel Pigs were easy, but chickens were a bit of a challenge.

Have to say though, after shooting pistol and rifle for years, shotguns and clays have really been fun!

[wurger]

After 35 years of shooting Colt ARs flawlessly, I can assure you it's much more fun and money well spent shooting reliable ARs than it is to deal with the numerous malfunctions associated with home assembled ARs.

Colt was the bomb...in 1980.

Now days, legit AR manufactures are a dime a dozen. Colt isn't the end all be all anymore. Jumping up and down saying "Colt is the best..." just makes you smell like a Fanboi. The only bad thing about Colt rifles is the extra $$ you will spend for the imaginary superiority of their products.

[hambam105]

Speaking of "imaginary superiority" and fanbois.

Colt's track record for reliability is not imaginary, neither are the reputations for LMTs or FNs.

Imaginary Superiority belongs to the dozens of legit AR manufactures salesmen with promises of a free 5.56 X45 lunch.

Like it or not, Colt is the Gold Standard for AR. I speculate that Knights Armaments, LMTs and FNs quality control standards may have equaled or even exceeded that of Colt.

Of the above mentioned AR manufactures does not equal dozens of legit AR manufactures.

[HiveDR.]

I can understand the AR getting "boring". Been running and building AR type rifles since the mid 80s. They can be made to run crazy smooth, stupidly accurate, light weight, with excellent triggers, reliable, all but no recoil or muzzle rise. This is all great but leads to a loss in the visceral feel or personality. For a fighting/competition rifle this is a plus and an AR is the first I will reach for in a time of need.

But for a fun range toy I like more personality. Something that let's the user know it is being fired and one can feel the action working as it cycles. Something that requires more focus on the fundamentals to make good hits. For this reason I keep a number of flavors not just ARs.

It is good to step back and try other flavors it keeps things fresh. How else will one learn what they like and what they would want to work with in a time of need.

[timbo399]

When I used to go to Angeles after buying my first couple rifles- a standard AR 16" w carry handle irons and an M1A Scout, I always enjoyed shooting the M1A more. I never punched paper for groups, to me had more fun seeing how far could get 10/10 on steel plates standing. Hearing the bang off that steel plate from the .308 was always fun for me and also the challenge of using irons.

I found shooting my AR to be not as fun- maybe cause the noise isn't as loud when hit the steel plates, I don't know. Although I haven't done it, I agree that getting into any type of competitions or Appleseed shoot would really get the blood pumping.

I own many types of rifles now some w red dots, 1-4x scope, etc , but always enjoy shooting irons more. I do need to change things up though to keep things interesting.

None of my friends even own a gun so that sucks for me, would be nice to enjoy it with somebody. For me to have more fun think need to get to BLM land more. - the most fun ever had was the one time I drove out w somebody to the desert- with various rifles and handguns- bought 24 pack of soda and put them all around out to 400 yards and up on hill tops- never had as much fun as had on that day. Was like 5 yrs ago but still remember every shot I took that day!

[longrifle1]

Keep the AR.....save up for the Glock

[Garandimal]

Well gentlemen, to start this off I built an ar last year, and sold it about 6 months later, fast forward to now and kind of going through the same feeling. Have an ar but just do not get the enjoyment out of shooting it like I do with handguns, actually considering selling or trading it for a Glock chambered in .40 but wanted to ask what you guys do when things get stagnant?

Look on the bright side... this is still a reasonable facsimile of America, so you can continue to choose.

And, take solace w/ the knowledge that, when you finally end up w/ at least One (1.0) EA of these:

RUGER 10/22 .22LR
RUGER MK II .22LR
RUGER BH 6.5" .357 or 5.5" .45LC
GLOCK 23 .40
GLOCK 36 .45ACP
RUGER Ranch .223
SA M1 Garand 30-06
Remington 700/Winchester Featherweight .270 Win.
Remington 870 12 or 20 Ga.

You will be done.






GR

[glock7]

Don't even try to sell the ar in this market. They aren't selling. People are listing their ars for 600 bucks and they aren't selling. Some have decent rigs and components and they aren't selling. Ak's are the new hotness right now. They're the overpriced items at this point.