Thread: Any AR-15 owners in here?

Originally Posted by d. m. ellington

Are you into handguns?

I worked 32 years in the deep south as a railroad detective, usually working alone at night in bad areas.

I went through many guns during my career and selected my equipment very carefully.

Ended up with a Springfield Armoury XD .45 acp tactical model as my main weapon.

Carried a S & W Model 327, 2 inch 8 shot revolver in my pocket and had an old Colt Agent in an
Ankle holster as a back up.

Now that I am retired when wearing a coat carry the XD and have the S & W 327 in my pocket when
the weather is too hot for a jacket.

Recently accquired a Spyderco P'Kal folding knife - excellent blade.

Good Shooting

recommend you fork this into a different thread, I'm sure lots of people want to talk about it.

Originally Posted by Wildtim

I hope I get this right....anyway my understanding:

The ar-15 stands for Armalight Rifle model 15. They company that designed and originally presented the rifle for military consideration. After testing the bureaucrats decided to buy the Ar-15 for military use. The military then designated it as the M16 or machine gun model 16. The civilian versions have chosen to stick with the original "name' of the weapon unless it is actually military surplus.

The M actually just stands for model, not machine gun. My M1 is not and never has been a machine gun. Prior to the M1, US military rifles were identified by their model year (e.g. M1903). Military model numbers are reset on a regular basis (for example, the current US main battle tank is the M1 Abrams, it is not, however, the first main battle tank the US ever had).

Originally Posted by fccexpert

The M actually just stands for model, not machine gun. My M1 is not and never has been a machine gun. Prior to the M1, US military rifles were identified by their model year (e.g. M1903). Military model numbers are reset on a regular basis (for example, the current US main battle tank is the M1 Abrams, it is not, however, the first main battle tank the US ever had).

When I was in the Navy(77-81) the all military identifiers where broken down to mark and modification(mod). Therefore, the M stood for "mark". To use your example, the tank is the M1A1 (Mark 1 Mod A1) Abrams MBT. Coincidentally, my first job out of the Navy was with Avco Lycoming in Stratford, CT working in the R&D Stress Lab on the new engine for that tank. I guess I am old.

I built one from parts and a Colt HBAR upper for match use (1:7, floater, Geiselle trigger, NM sights, weighs around 15lbs), but it hasn't seen much use. I'm trying to reach a few goals with my old M1A Supermatch before I commit to the dark side. I shot it at Camp Perry in the Rattle Battle, but that's about it.

I sense a few arfcom people here.

I have an AR-15 manufactured by Colt. It is chambered in 9mm. Have not seen another one yet. Cheers!
Randy

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