One of the best things about the AR-15 is that it can be customized to suit aesthetic taste and home/personal defense needs. In real-life home defense scenarios where most of us only have to deal with one or two people, the ballistic performance of the 5.56×45mm caliber should be plenty powerful - a single shot should be enough to repel, maim or even kill a bad guy if needed. When doing target practice, I get to focus on each shot and don’t end up wasting bullets. Personally, I prefer firing any gun in semi-auto.
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This makes the AR-15 significantly slower to shoot compared to the military version of the rifle, the M4, which fires has a 3-shot burst option (three rounds are fired with a single pull of the trigger) and a full auto option (the gun will empty the entire mag if the user doesn’t let go of the trigger).
In a nutshell, semi-auto means with each pull of the gun’s trigger, only a single round is fired. Today the term AR-15 is used to describe rifles of similar configurations from a myriad of different manufacturers. ArmaLite would go on to sell the design of the rifle to Colt in 1959. Armalite was the original manufacturer of the weapon. Contrary to popular belief, AR does not stand for “Assault Rifle”. The AR in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite Rifle. This differs from the automatic/select fire capabilities of the military variety. The US military uses the M4 whereas civilians are legally allowed to only use the semi-auto AR-15. Militaryĭoes the military use the AR-15? Technically, no they don’t. Here is a list of the top five reasons why I think they are so popular: They Are Used by the U.S. There are many reasons why the AR-15 has remained the most popular of all civilian rifles. We will go into depth on the AR-15 and each AR we suggest throughout this article, but if you want to jump right into pricing and shopping here is a quick table of our best AR picks. 10 Our Top Picks for AR-15 Rifles (Updated: 2022).AR-15 Unique-ARs Wing & Skull 12 inch handguard.AR-10 CMMG MK3 RML15 15 inch M-LOK handguard.AR-10 CMMG MK3 RML9 9 inch M-LOK handguard.AR-10 Lancer LCH7 12.5 inch M-LOK handguard.AR-15 Geissele SMR MK16 13.5 inch M-LOK handguard.AR-15 Geissele SMR MK16 9.5 inch M-LOK handguard.AR-10 Noveske SWS N6 10.5 inch handguard.AR-15 Strike Industries Viper carbine length M-LOK handguard.HK 416A5 Strike Industries CRUX 15 inch M-LOK handguard.AR-15 STNGR VYPR 10 inch M-LOK handguard.HK 416A5 Midwest Industries 9 inch M-LOK handguard.MPX Midwest Industries 6.5 inch M-LOK handguard.MPX Midwest Industries 4.5 inch M-LOK handguard.MPX Midwest Industries 14 inch M-LOK handguard.HK 416A5 Midwest Industries 13.5 inch M-LOK handguard.MPX Midwest Industries 10.5 inch M-LOK handguard.AR-15 Magpul MOE SL medium length M-LOK handguard.AR-15 Magpul MOE SL carbine length M-LOK handguard.HK 416A5 Quad Rail handguard with flip-up front sight.AR-15 War Sport LVOA-C handguard (Black).AR-15 War Sport LVOA-S handguard (Black).AR-15 Alexander Arms MK10 rifle length handguard.AR-15 Daniel Defense RIS II FSP 9.5 handguard (Coyote Brown).AR-15 Daniel Defense RIS II 9.5 handguard.AR-15 Daniel Defense RIS II 12.25 handguard (Coyote Brown).AK TDI X47 tactical handguard rail system.AK Zenit B-30 handguard with B-31S upper handguard rail.AKS-74U CAA XRSU47SU tactical handguard.AK Strike Industries TRAX 2 handguard extension.
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SOK-12 Leapers UTG PRO MTU002 Short Top aluminum handguard.SOK-12 Leapers UTG PRO MTU002 Long Top aluminum handguard.AK Zenit B-10M handguard with B-19 upper mount