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Posted: 2/10/2012 6:49:19 PM EDT
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This is probably stupid but is it possible to shoot an AR15 without a magazine?
Let's say you were in a firefight and all your magazines were destroyed or lost....could you load single rounds and operate without the mag? Hope I don't get crapped on for this. Thanks Paul |
 I'm late to the party, but this might help you out.
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Coming back from Edson range one year a not so bright BAM went to clean her rifle and after pulling the charging handle a round came flying out.
Luckily she didn't prove this scenario to be true, but if she had finger fucked the trigger there would have been chaos on that bus. |
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Is a round placed in through the ejection port going to be grabbed properly by the ejectors? I know on some .22LR rifles the lip is "grabbed" by the bolt, and on some pistols the ejector sliding past the rim to get clipped on can damage or break the ejector. I just bought my first AR and was wondering the same thing.
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Yep. You were right, and it was This is my first rifle other than a marlin 22. I'm used to pistols and most of them can't operate without a magazine. It's probably a stupid question for you guys but not for me. Thanks for the answers and understanding. Paul |
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Yep. You were right, and it was This is my first rifle other than a marlin 22. I'm used to pistols and most of them can't operate without a magazine. It's probably a stupid question for you guys but not for me. Thanks for the answers and understanding. Paul Everybody here was new to ARs at one time too. Don't sweat it, you will catch on and be helping the new folks out yourself in no time. If you do decide to fire by feeding rounds without a magazine, just be sure the gun is pointed down range before you let the bolt fly home just in case of a slam fire. |
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AR, yes. Some pistols however, those can be a problem. Yeah, magazine disconnects are retarded Only if you dont know the use for that safety device or havent any training! It has saved a few leo 
I'll see your LEOs and raise you an unknown but undoubtedly huge number of non-LEOs. Magazine disconnects have saved many un-trained lives. But to the point, YES you can just drop cartridge into the chamber and close the bolt. If slamfires are a worry then ease the bolt home and use the forward assist to snap the extractor over the cartridge rim. Do not practice this at home... |
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AR, yes. Some pistols however, those can be a problem. Yeah, magazine disconnects are retarded Only if you dont know the use for that safety device or havent any training! It has saved a few leo
How many standard issue firearms have a magazine disconnect? If that was their intended use, why don't all Leo have a firearm with it? |
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Yep. You were right, and it was This is my first rifle other than a marlin 22. I'm used to pistols and most of them can't operate without a magazine. It's probably a stupid question for you guys but not for me. Thanks for the answers and understanding. Paul Everybody here was new to ARs at one time too. Don't sweat it, you will catch on and be helping the new folks out yourself in no time. If you do decide to fire by feeding rounds without a magazine, just be sure the gun is pointed down range before you let the bolt fly home just in case of a slam fire. Thanks!! I hope so 
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