What is it like to fire an AR-15? It’s horrifying, menacing and very very loud

[AmmoManAaron]

It did not make me feel invincible, superhuman, violent or angry.

...I did feel a bit more like "the Hand of God" when I was trained on the M60E3...until I saw an M2, and later an M242 Bushmaster.

Extended firing of any of those is one of the best experiences life has to offer. First hand experience aside, objective evidence is the VERY high price that a great many people pay for transferable examples and the wildly successful machinegun tourism (rental) ranges and events. People aren't spending that kind of money because shooting them is unpleasant or upsetting. On the contrary, it is quite fun and relaxing.

 

[Thor]

I found 105mm and 120mm to be very satisfying...

 

[Tryin']

More proof that we now live in the Age of the Wimp. And, they're winning. The meek will inherit the earth.

Meekness is NOT weakness. Which you probably already know, but I am compelled to mention it.

 

[rhino]

I had to send an email response to this Jack wagon
Here it is in its full txt......

Take this from a gay man, you must be the panty wearing, nelleist, queen employed by this paper... For starters there is not a fully automatic mode in an AR-15 PERIOD. They aren't designed for nor is it LEGAL to convert one to full automatic. By the way its a Felony to do so.

Second I'm sorry you find a small caliber rifle with a bullet diameter 3 one hundredths on an inch larger than a 22LR squirrel rifle so formidable and scary, oh sorry "horrifying & menacing" since you say you have shot handguns before I would be interested in knowing the type. FYI BB & pellet guns don't count.

Third and foremost Helen Ubinas has no clue as to what it takes to do a background check time wise and the paperwork that ensues after the transaction, I can guarantee that just the upfront paperwork takes a half hour, then theirs faxing, copying, double checking before all is said and done. But if the FBI sends the proceed for the sale. We're kind of expecting the FBI to be doing due diligence, kind of like what you should be doing when you're writing an article. Fact-checking is a wonderful thing.

But to sum thing up I would be interested in receiving a rebuttal from you one gay man to an other. Preferably I would be interested in seeing this as a posted response to your article and open up a comments section.... Don't be afraid people will be honest.

Well played, sir.

I found 105mm and 120mm to be very satisfying...

Those are . . . GUNS!

 

[HoughMade]

Meekness is NOT weakness. Which you probably already know, but I am compelled to mention it.

I've always seen meekness as quiet humility and putting others first. That's far from weakness.

 

[ghitch75]

they guy is a *****!!!!!!

 

[2A_Tom]

The recoil bruised his mangina.

He was holding it to his mouth?

 

[churchmouse]

He was holding it to his mouth?

 

[Cygnus]

What utter bull****!

 

[churchmouse]

What utter bull****!

Yes but how many consumers are out there right now reading this and nodding in agreement.
More than we realize.
Remember, they put the Big-O in the power seat not once but 2 times. We are doomed.

 

[Sgtusmc]

He should go back to his cocoon. Firing weapons is among the funnest activity you can do in the military. It's what happens when you are forced to defend your life that dictates how traumatic an event is. This guy went to a gun range knowing full well what he was going to do and that he wasn't going into combat or anything. What dick knuckle.

 

[Cygnus]

Yes but how many consumers are out there right now reading this and nodding in agreement.
More than we realize.
Remember, they put the Big-O in the power seat not once but 2 times. We are doomed.

I took the biggest liberal lefty dude I know to the range and while he's not a gun owner now, he did like it.. Talked to people there and gained a new understanding. He also realized how hard it is to actually aim and hit a target with a controlled explosion happening in your grip.......I am not sure the guy in the article actually fired an AR.

 

[jamil]

I took the biggest liberal lefty dude I know to the range and while he's not a gun owner now, he did like it.. Talked to people there and gained a new understanding. He also realized how hard it is to actually aim and hit a target with a controlled explosion happening in your grip.......I am not sure the guy in the article actually fired an AR.

There was a video.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

In the mainstream culture, victimhood is the ultimate status. Nobody is more respected and revered than the victim. Traits that lead to being a victim are therefore the traits celebrated: fear, weakness, inability, fragility. We will either fix this cultural deficiency or we will be forcibly replaced by a people who value strength and achievement.

 

[actaeon277]

RangerUp had something to say in their "rhino den"
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Scary Monsters: A New York Reporter Gets Punked by a Gun - | @TheRhinoDen | Home Of All Things Military

 

[Cygnus]

There was a video.

Photoshop

 

[MuttX7]

Stolen from the book of faces:

 

[calcot7]

It's probably glued on.

And is probably his own butt-hair.

 

[gmcttr]

"The smell of sulfur and destruction made me sick."

Must have been using handloads.....loaded with black powder.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I dry fired my Sig on a snap cap tonight. It about tore my arm off. The smell of burning plastic filled the room to the point I vomited a bit in my mouth. I'll bravely try it one more time.

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