I think I'm done with AR's

[jerrymrc]

While I understand your frustration a trip back to the basics may help. I carried an A1 for 12 years and 4 deployments and a War. I was also a unit armorer for most of those years.

Until a few years ago I wanted nothing to do with an AR. I owned Fal's, AK's and a few others.
Time has a way of healing things. The wife had been shooting a SAR3 and I had my Fal's (among others). So a few years ago I start reading about the "retro" movement and built one.

The Wife likes it (she carried an A1 as well) and other than some of the ergonomics that are different than all the rest of the toys out there we seem to be able to switch gears pretty easily.

My thought is that an AR complements a Fal or M14 (A1) or even a G3 or Cetme. I am too old to throw anything under the bus but in my case I have done much with what I have. I do plan on my last build to be an Izzy A1 CAR just to keep it in the family.

[Hoosier]

I love this pic, I used it when testing an image hosting website I worked on. There's a site out there with pictures of a lot of hot Israeli girls with guns. Bonus, I think this picture is Masada...

But even the IDF is switching away from the M-16 to the IMI Tavor.

H.

[SU405]

The charging handle is in an awkward place. I'm an AK guy I guess. I think this is the reason I just unloaded the LR 308 I just got. I'm still going to build a 15 though. I can't argue that they are badass rifles for sure. I guess I just like the K.I.S.S. appoach you get with the AK and other battle rifles. I also like knowing how reliable certain rifles are.

I just recently watched a vid where they dug up an ak that had been burried for 18 years, full of rust. They wiped it down with oil and the damn thing ran like a champ.

About 2:00 minutes in. >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4v9E...layer_embedded

As some other guy mentioned I guess this is kind of a can of worms, seeing as how this is COLORADO AR-15 SHOOTERS, but I like things that just work.