We used to get a lot of ARs to review around here. At one point in 2012 I had three of them in my gun safe (only one of them my own) and then Sandy Hook happened and the flow of T&E guns went dry for a while. Well, let the floodgates open again: I just picked up Del Ton’s Evolution carbine from my FFL guy . . .
I should have said “it doesn’t feel like a heavy two-stage trigger.” It’s definitely a two-stager, but it feels like a good one. The rest of the Evolution has all the good gubbins you want on an AR: a chrome-lined 16″ barrel, midlength gas system, Samson sights and free-float rail, and Magpul furniture.
Now all I need is about 500 rounds of the cheapest bulk 5.56 you can point me to.
I think these comments:
“If his (the customer) life was not in danger, if no one had a gun up to him, if no one pointed a gun at him – what gives him the right to think that it’s okay to just shoot someone?” said the relative. “You should have just left the store and went wherever you had to go in your car or whatever.”
represent a better explanation for and the cause of “gun violence.” I also believe comments and ideals such as these would be better addressed as a solution for “gun violence” than those proposing the solution for and in favor of “gun control.”
Yes banning not only the guns itself but putting restrictions and possible regulations(ie-class III type licensing/dangerous weapons-chemical biz licensing) on the printers themselves will be a strong trend by mid 2014. I’m amazed there hasn’t been federal legislation yet.
Had a chance to stop in at Anniston last week and what a change in a year! They only had a few dozen or so rifles available for walk-ins and the least expensive was $995. Compared to my visit last year in the fall to Camp Perry, the price of the rifles have basically doubled.
Why does anyone bother to review ARs? You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. The only differences I can see are the particular furniture chosen and the trigger. When it comes down to it, aren’t most of these “manufacturers” no more than parts assemblers, buying the various pieces elsewhere?
You’re right in that it’s mostly the furniture and the trigger, but they are not “seen one, seen ’em all.” Some of the “manufacturers” are parts assemblers, but some are exactly that: manufacturers. Reviewing guns from a given “manufacturer” of either variety tells you about their build quality and bang for the buck. It lets people see a review that says, “If I buy this off-the-shelf gun from this maker, it will likely be good (or not).” Really, what you are testing is the things that aren’t the furniture or the trigger. A Magpul stock is going to work like a Magpul stock on any other gun, but if the manufacturer in question specs out and uses a cheaply made upper or lower, with wobbly tolerances and a crappy finish, the entire rest of the gun and its performance will suffer as a result. An upper or lower looks like an upper or lower when it’s just laying on the table, unless it’s extraordinarily bad, so the only way to test it is to build a rifle out of it.
Also, the review might be testing the trigger, if a named-aftermarket one wasn’t speced in the build. That way, you’d know if the off-the-shelf trigger is crunchy like a KitKat, or is a pretty good example.
There’s all kinds of reasons to review ARs, and if for no other reason, then “because guns.” You would prefer more political news?
I’m saddened and ashamed you had to go through this, deeply saddened. AND ANGRY. But not angry enough to be disarmed! 😉
TTAG’ers need to confront this issue. Which side are you on? To me, it comes down to Liberty, capital, and oppression. I stand with this veteran all the way. His rights must be restored, or none of ours are secure.
They’re not secure anyway.
There should be a twilight zone episode where the gun turns real in moments of need…