When did you shoot your first AR/M16?

[bczandm]

I can't remember the exact date, but my high school girlfriends brother bought an AR-15 and I was fascinated with it. It took a few months, but one afternoon he called me and we went out and shot it. I remember thinking it felt like I couldn't miss compared to all the hunting rifles I had fired. I believe that was August of 1978, I was 17 years old. In 1983 I graduated college and got a job. One of the 1st things I bought with my new found income was a Colt AR-15.

Fast forward to 2000 and I fired my first M16.

When did you shoot your first AR-15 or M16?

Bob

[KevDen2005]

August 2001, FT. Benning, GA

[OtterbatHellcat]

Roughly 5 years ago.

[NeedMoreAmmo]

About 1975 I guess. Burning up that cheap PMC ball ammo. Woohoo.

[fitterjohn]

About 7 years ago

[JohnnyDrama]

February 1985, Camp Pendleton.

[Joe_K]

2005 on my friends property. It was an Armalite AR15 made by Eagle Arms. It was basically an HBAR A-2 clone.


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[USMC88-93]

First time with the fun switch, was June of 1988 Camp Pendleton, last time with a fun switch 1994 also Camp Pendleton (Both rifles pictured below.). First AR-15 I bought in California in 1989.

https://i.imgur.com/JZatWRu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TLmLUsE.jpg

[cstone]

1984, Ft Knox, KY

[rbod]

1989, Ft Knox, KY

[wyome]

Dec 1989, Lackland AFB

[zteknik]

84, Ft Dix

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[Ridge]

Some time in 2005, I rented one at Family Shooting Center at Cherry Creek State Park. I enjoyed it so much, that I built my own over the winter and completed assembling it in February 2006!

Superior Arms stripped lower with a DPMS parts kit, and a DPMS M4 upper.

[TEAMRICO]

April/May 1989 Ft. Knox, Can-Tuk-Eee. M-16A2
Mid 1998 for my first M-4 model when they started to issue them to squad leaders. Ft. Polk, La.
Bought one of my own in May 2012.
Built an AR pistol and Carbine in the past couple of years.

[CS1983]

April 2003, Ft. Knox, KY.

[Bailey Guns]

July 1979 courtesy of an all-expenses paid trip to San Antonio from my Uncle.

I don't remember when I bought my first one, though.

[CapLock]

Bought the first one from Dave's guns and police supply. Colt Hbar Elite. I remember telling him to give me a deal cause on the street he was known as good deal Dave. That wasn't true and he thought it was funny so they threw in a Harris bi pod and a cantilevered scope mount. Was in 98 or so.

[.455_Hunter]

Fall of '94 at the Coors Security Range just north of Golden (now multi-million dollar houses) using M16A1s supplied by CO Nat Guard. First M16A2 in fall '98 at APG. First M4 in roughly '00/'01 at Ft. Riley.

[Martinjmpr]

August 1980 at Fort Benning GA. M16A1.

[Great-Kazoo]

76

[blm28]

July 69

[Trigger Time 23]

1999 Quantico VA

[DireWolf]

'94 - MCRD, PI

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[OneGuy67]

October 1985 Fort Benning, GA. M16A1.

I bought my first one also from Dave's Guns in 1998 or 1999; it was a Colt LE carbine. Still have it and use it for work.

[lex137]

I was 26 when I shot my first AR, and probably 24 when I shot my first pistol???

[Aloha_Shooter]

M-16A1 at Eglin AFB, June 1985. Got to rock it on full.
AR-15 with heavy barrel, A2 config albeit in semi, purchased early 2001 so I and some of my people could get some off-duty range time before weapons quals. It turned out I didn't need much practice but some of my guys did.

[Skip]

July 1997 Edson Range.

Killed a lot of 55 gal drums there too.

[izzy]

Probably about 5 years ago or so, still have the rifle. If I had to guess I'd say I've put between 10-15 thousand rounds through it.

[SouthPaw]

2011.

A member here had one posted for trade so I shot him an email to see if I could interest him in a trade for my SA XD45 Bi-tone with some cash on my end. To my surprise, he agreed to do a straight across trade. I was into the SA for $400 and he wanted a carry piece for work. I had never even held an AR-15 or really knew anything about them truth be told. It had foilage green furniture, Superior Arms lower, YHM quad rail, YHM folding sight/gas block, and magpul furniture all the way around. I YouTubed videos on how to disassemble it and reassemble, cleaning, etc. I have been hooked since.

[USMC88-93]

July 1997 Edson Range.

Killed a lot of 55 gal drums there too.

Reference for those that don't get it.
https://i.imgur.com/Tsqdy5C.jpg

[buffalobo]

Summer of 1984 at my uncle's farm outside Yuma, CO. Wasn't a fan initially.

That changed when I started dating the future Mrs bo and got to shoot her customized Colt.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[Ronin13]

Been shooting almost my entire life- didn't get the pleasure of shooting an M-16 until BCT in 2006. Bought my first AR a couple months after getting out the Army. Been in love with the style ever since.

[DenverGP]

M16 at Lackland AFB in 1987, Purchased my first AR in 2015.

[Drucker]

March 1976

[beast556]

First time I shot an AR was in 1997. We were shooting my Hungarian sa-85 and a guy came over and let me shoot his colt car-15 and I let him shoot my sa-85, been hooked ever since.
A few months later on my 18th birthday when I got off work went stright to the local gun shop and purshased a nice new 16in Bushmaster.

[jerrymrc]

August 1980. M16A1. I carried an A1 all the way through 91. Medical always got the last of the bunch.

[MarkCO]

First M16 was at Ft. Carson, 1986.

First AR15 was the one I built in 2005 (3Gun with a Marlin Camp 9 was rough).

[electronman1729]

I was 7 or 8 full auto. Happened at some Air Base in Germany

[Sawin]

I honestly do not recall... sometime shortly after moving to CO in the spring of 2006.

[davsel]

March 1987 Lackland AFB

[Circuits]

Summer of 85 to shoot. Didn't buy one until 1996, though, a Bushmaster ban-master 16" carbine.

[wctriumph]

In 1982.

[Fentonite]

1988. I bought an AR-15 (SP1 with triangle hand guards, etc), to familiarize myself with it before heading to USMC boot camp. Turns out I didn't need the prep course, but it was fun to have anyway.

[Marine24]

M16A1 in Dec 1980 also at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton CA.

[DenverGP]

March 1987 Lackland AFB

You beat me to Lackland by a month!

[SideShow Bob]

Mid to late Sept. 1977 at Ft. Jackson SC.

[Shooter45]

I was 11 or 12 in about 1997. Shot a full auto Colt for a few mags.

[enfield]

Edson Range, Camp Pendleton in Oct 1980. M16A1.

[drew890]

July 1994, Ft Sill OK.

[Joe_K]

First M16A2 in January of 08’ at Parris Island SC
First M16A4 in March of 08’ at Camp Lejuene NC
First M4A1 at NSA SW VA in July 09


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[WillysWagon]

1985, Ft Knox, KY

[TheGrey]

April 1988, Lacklund AFB.

[earplug]

1973 Fort Leonard wood.

[brutal]

Feb 1980 Ft. Jackson, SC.

[meatman]

June '95, Ft. Knox, KY

[kpp80202]

Pretty late compared to most of you--fall 2001. Bought an RRA from Jensen's. Fun shooter. Long gone...

[BladesNBarrels]

First issued 1966 - traded it in for a M1 Carbine.

[Rucker61]

1984, Fort Benning GA

[TennVol]

Oct 1984 Lackland AFB, TX.