Recently had a chance to make a trade for a pre-ban AR and passed it up. Am I fucking crazy?
Here's the deal. My fairly new Bushmaster 16" and my Century FAL that I've had to do a little work to (got about $200 extra into it) but functions great now, for a used Olympic lower with my choice of upper. Uppers I had to choose from were the upper that it came with or some MandA uppers in various configurations. Just couldn't bring myself to do it. Let me explain.
I consider my AR to be my shtf gun. None of those uppers had chrome lined barrels (a must in any kind of survival situation in my opinion), and I'm not sure about the reliability of MandA uppers (just haven't had any expereince with them). I would like a flash suppressor, but I'm not sure how important they are in a shtf situation, plus you it's still not illegal to have a preban upper laying around as long as it's not on your rifle. And I don't think I would have put a collapsible stock on it. Yeah they sure look cool, but one of the reasons I like AR's is because of their accuracy,and from what I understand crowned muzzles are more accurate than threaded muzzles as well. And last but not least, more guns are better than less guns.
I'd like to eventually get a pre-ban at some point, but wonder if they're worth the money. Anyway, I figured it would be better to save up some money and wait for a good deal to come along. Anybdy think I'm nuts?