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[-] modus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They're a bitch to clean.

No they're not. They tear down easily without tools. I can't think of a part that can't be cleaned easily. Maybe the gas tube?

If it's locked up, you can't knock on the charging handle

There's a button called a forward assist for that specific purpose.

Aluminum gas blocks...

Milspec blocks are not aluminum, he's complaining about after-market, non-standard mods.

The extractor pin will often shatter in place,

I've seen this on cheap BCGs. It's annoying, but it's easily fixable and won't render the gun useless. You'll just have to manually clear it.

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thanks for the context. I was never interested in owning an AR myself, not to mention that it seems to me like they're way overpriced due to a lot of them being glam guns. He did it for a living for years, so I took him at his word.

[-] modus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No problem. As an owner of a fully-custom glam gun, I recommend building a shitty one first to learn what breaks and what doesn't.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

That's where AR15s shine. You can build one pretty cheap and it's workable. Cheaper than any AK you can buy in the US.

If you want all the tacticool glam bling, you can do that, but it's excellent the without all that crap.

[-] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

While you did answer the question, it is better to clear a jam by pulling back on the charging handle, possibly while also mortoring the buttstock. Hitting the forward assist is just as likely to make the jam worse. (This also counts for AKs, this isn't an AR only thing)

Some newer ARs don't come with forward assists anymore, sometimes to prevent people from making jams worse, but usually cause they're for sport and if your rifle malfunctions in a way that needs a forward assist, you can just take the L and get off the range to solve the issue.

Regardless, if you hit the forward assist, just make sure you're in a position that this might be the last round you can fire without doing some maintenance.

But you are correct, ARs are as popular as they are for a reason. They're reliable, easy to get parts for, and ammo (while expensive) is just about everywhere.

[-] modus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

True. With my most recent rifle, I intentionally bought an upper receiver without one because I'm not usually in combat situations. Usually.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

No they’re not. They tear down easily without tools. I can’t think of a part that can’t be cleaned easily. Maybe the gas tube?

I would guess they're talking about a very complete cleaning? But that's kinda true of any gun. Basic cleaning of an AR15 is not that complicated.

There’s a button called a forward assist for that specific purpose.

Eeeehhhh, never press that button. It's a joke the Army played on itself.

[-] modus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that's why my last rifle doesn't have a FA button.

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