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Posted: 7/5/2001 9:17:48 PM EDT
I finally have her![:D]  I got my first AR-15 2 days ago.  Thanks to the help from the fine people here I waited the extra four days (it killed me) and got the Bushmaster 16" A3 I had ordered  insteatd of the replacement offer.  It is awesome!  Now I just can't wait to shoot it.  Can I now be "officially" part of the club now? [:o]  Anyway, just wanted to brag about my new toy!
Link Posted: 7/5/2001 9:20:21 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/5/2001 9:26:33 PM EDT
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Congratulations on becoming one of the "red-headed step-children" of firearms ownership!

[beer]
Link Posted: 7/5/2001 10:10:55 PM EDT
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Now,....Just wait till you become addicted to USGI 30 rd magazines.[:D] I cant keep track of which ones I have used, and which ones I've never taken to the range.....[b]And I just ordered 5 more[/b]

welcome to the club [bounce]
Link Posted: 7/5/2001 10:31:21 PM EDT
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OK first rule:

Sleeping with rifle NEXT to the bed is OK, in the bed is NOT.
Link Posted: 7/5/2001 10:35:26 PM EDT
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Oh come on, nothing like the feel of cold steel on a hot night![;)]  The wife somehow disagrees though, I think she might be jealous.  Oh well, I am just glad to have her (the gun that is)!
Link Posted: 7/5/2001 10:36:32 PM EDT
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In addition to the rifle you will need the following:
1.)  At least 1000 rounds of ammo
2.)  No less than 50 USGI mags
3.)  Appoximately $200 worth of cleaning equipment
4.)  Lots of time

[:D]
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 12:09:21 AM EDT
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Yep now you have to go to group therapy ar's anonomous. hi my name is JIM! iam addicted to ar15's. [:D]
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 12:11:35 AM EDT
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Quoted:
OK first rule:

Sleeping with rifle NEXT to the bed is OK, in the bed is NOT.
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That's why my wife sleeps on the couch. i bought
a real nice comferter for my AR15.
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 12:16:05 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By WhoMe?:

In addition to the rifle you will need the following:
1.)  At least 1000 rounds of ammo
2.)  No less than 50 USGI mags
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The math makes it at least [b]1500 ROUNDS???[/b]

DK [:D]

Note to Self: Need to buy more ammo!!
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 1:24:58 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/6/2001 5:17:12 AM EDT
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now you'll be just like those of us that sink all of our money into buying scopes, uppers, stocks, etc.
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Isn't that the truth!
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 6:31:53 AM EDT
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Quoted:
OK first rule:

Sleeping with rifle NEXT to the bed is OK, in the bed is NOT.
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Note to self...
[brown]Evil Jewbroni~[/brown]
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 8:14:19 AM EDT
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Steyr I have to disagree with You about sleeping with the weapon in bed. Not that do it on a regular basis. I had a bad experience once while I was the Army once. For some reason that I can't remember now we had set up a position over watching a road on a steep slope. I had put out my poncho to sleep on and had fallen asleep with my M60 next to me. I remember waking up a couple of hours later and reaching for my pig. My weapon was not next to me [:O]. What had happened was that I had slid down the slope about 8 feet on my poncho liner. You just don't loose your weapon in the Army its a very bad thing. After that I had always wrapped the sling around me in certain ways to avoid such incidences in the future. Matthew, I would say don't feel ashamed to tuck you weapon in next to you in bed. If you start painting your furniture on weapon to match your sheets then there is a problem and seek therapy. Oh, I would probably buy a spare upper and keep it virginal except for test firing a couple hundred rounds for hard times. Practice with one and save another.

No Slack!
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 8:40:04 AM EDT
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Congratulations Matthew.  Maybe I'll bump into you out shooting some time. I'm also in Utah.  Best.  Watch-Six
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 8:52:39 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Matt Daugherty:
Steyr I have to disagree with You about sleeping with the weapon in bed. Not that do it on a regular basis. I had a bad experience once while I was the Army once. For some reason that I can't remember now we had set up a position over watching a road on a steep slope. I had put out my poncho to sleep on and had fallen asleep with my M60 next to me. I remember waking up a couple of hours later and reaching for my pig. My weapon was not next to me [:O]. What had happened was that I had slid down the slope about 8 feet on my poncho liner. You just don't loose your weapon in the Army its a very bad thing. After that I had always wrapped the sling around me in certain ways to avoid such incidences in the future. Matthew, I would say don't feel ashamed to tuck you weapon in next to you in bed. If you start painting your furniture on weapon to match your sheets then there is a problem and seek therapy. Oh, I would probably buy a spare upper and keep it virginal except for test firing a couple hundred rounds for hard times. Practice with one and save another.

No Slack!
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Two DIFFERENT set of rules. One for in the field and the other for in the home. You do things alot different in the field.
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 9:07:06 AM EDT
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Quoted:
OK first rule:

Sleeping with rifle NEXT to the bed is OK, in the bed is NOT.
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Nobody seemed to mind when we were camping in Ohio.... [;)]
Link Posted: 7/6/2001 9:26:21 AM EDT
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