Do ARs make babies?

[djsmith1000]

I built a 458 last year and a couple months later a 223 upper gets put together. Just wondering if any of you noticed this strange phenomenon.

 

[shibumiseeker]

First rule of building ARs, if you have any parts left over they will turn into more ARs.

Second rule of building ARs is you ALWAYS have parts left over.

I am currently building a 300BLK pistol with the Sig brace and the LAW folding buffer tube. It all started because I had 1 pistol length gas tube I accidently ordered a while back.

 

[451_Detonics]

I don't feel right if there isn't a spare stripped lower in the safe...

 

[djsmith1000]

Aha! So I'm not the only one. I've still got another stripped upper... And a bunch of parts... What caliber is it going to turn into I wonder? Maybe blackout?

 

[gunworks321]

So that is why I need more safe space. I thought they were getting together in the dark.

 

[Sniper 79]

Yes they are magic like that. I started out with a nice bull 223 and wham-o I open the safe and a new 300BLK is sitting there next to it. I know there is more on the way. Cant wait!

 

[churchmouse]

AR's/1911's..........Resistance is futile.

 

[djsmith1000]

Uh Oh... 1911's too? I was just drooling at one .... I must resist!!!!

 

[loony1]

Very common problem...

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

My safe is more like an AI chamber.
I find lowers on sale, buy a couple, seed the safe, and few months later viable infant comes out.

 

[wabashman]

Same thing happens at my house too!!! Grab a few lowers on sale at PSA, next thing I know they have shacked up with an upper and a complete rifle is sitting in there. Really wish it would stop as it's caused another safe to get thrown into the mix.

 

[Huntinfool]

I don't feel right if there isn't a spare stripped lower in the safe...

Or 2 or 3 or

 

[davedolli]

I don't feel right if there isn't a spare stripped lower in the safe...

This!

Dave

 

[scott86]

I hear that watching a M16 porno on YouTube is how it that happens!

 

[gregkl]

I am the one who says I won't get multiples of any firearm. I have a personal policy on all of my possessions; no redundancy of anything. One is enough.

I say this as I collect parts to build my next AR...

 

[pudly]

AR's/1911's..........Resistance is futile.

Likewise for the 10/22. Build-your-own type guns can be addictive.

 

[shibumiseeker]

I am the one who says I won't get multiples of any firearm. I have a personal policy on all of my possessions; no redundancy of anything. One is enough.

I say this as I collect parts to build my next AR...

From a survivalist standpoint (because as a long time survivalist "prepper" just sounds like the soccer mom equivalent), one of the things that I have come to appreciate about the AR platform is the high degree of modularity. So while I may have a bunch of different ARs for different tasks or just because I want to, if there ever is a SHTF my ARs will be the easiest rifles to maintain long term because of the high degree of interoperability. Just like my Glocks and my 1911s. That lesson was driven home to me recently when my S&W M&P 15-22 blew its extractor. I had to send the entire gun in for repair to replace a $.50 part because S&W won't sell that part. Had that been an AR I would have bought a replacement part and a couple of extras. This is why I am going to be selling my 15-22s even though I LOVE them, and replacing them with dedicated .22lr AR uppers. I don't wish to own guns that parts are not available for.

 

[schafe]

I hear that watching a M16 porno on YouTube is how it that happens!

Its that "stripped" lower thing, isn't it?

 

[cmr13]

I just bought a stripped AR lower from Midwest a couple weeks ago, and I'm thinking about going and getting another one before the sale ends. I haven't even bought any parts for the first lower yet!

 

[churchmouse]

From a survivalist standpoint (because as a long time survivalist "prepper" just sounds like the soccer mom equivalent), one of the things that I have come to appreciate about the AR platform is the high degree of modularity. So while I may have a bunch of different ARs for different tasks or just because I want to, if there ever is a SHTF my ARs will be the easiest rifles to maintain long term because of the high degree of interoperability. Just like my Glocks and my 1911s. That lesson was driven home to me recently when my S&W M&P 15-22 blew its extractor. I had to send the entire gun in for repair to replace a $.50 part because S&W won't sell that part. Had that been an AR I would have bought a replacement part and a couple of extras. This is why I am going to be selling my 15-22s even though I LOVE them, and replacing them with dedicated .22lr AR uppers. I don't wish to own guns that parts are not available for.

The interchangeability is another plus. If you have multiple AR's for different applications you can keep many running with the parts from 1 gun.