When I went to get my first AR-15 at Cabellas a few years ago, the clerk at the counter scoffed at me that as a woman, that "gun" was too much for me and I needed a pistol. "What do you need with an AR anyway?"
Me : "Well as a single woman living in a big white house on a hill with enough acreage so no one will hear me scream... its the stalkers I have on video vandalizing my cars and house in daylight AND at 3 A.M.... after putting up Trump banners and an American Flag..."
That was when an O.E.F. veteran Marine took over my purchase and walked me out to my Lexus and apologized for what the older guy had said. "The AR-15 is perfect for you because it is light, powerful and if someone sees you with it in your hands and they keep coming at you... you will need an AR-15."
I bought some 20 round pmags a barrel mounted flashlight and high tech ear protection. My real inspiration for getting an AR was watching Keanu Reeves run one at Taran Tactical on YouTube. He is such a little guy and that gun was a breeze for him to employ around obstacles at close range. My kind of rifle... my home defense musket for the modern China Flu reality we are all stuck in.
Tried one at a range before purchase and I was surprised at how little recoil there was. Loud yes, but it so much fun to shoot with an optic. Had a blast making smiley faces on the target like they did in that old Lethal Weapon movie.
Just watch your hands/belongings around the ejection port and/or the barrel, particularly after firing a large number of rounds: the energy of a fired round has to go somewhere (Newton's Third Law), and if the AR-15 is light with little recoil, that means a lot of the energy is leaving the gun as VERY HOT air.
Thanks for the tip! I watch Demolition Ranch and always look for what Matt has done as a guide to mostly what not to do with a firearm. He's burned himself quite a few times touching hot barrels.
Though his recent upload of pouring different adhesives and even concrete down the barrel of cheap HiPoint pistols he hates was eye opening. They can't be killed!
Don't you know about Tinder? Under 6'2" is not a man in girls eyes. How are we going to show you off to our friends on Insta if you are barely 6 foot tall? They will accuse of us giving it up to some Simp/Beta. You need to look like Jason Mamoa with a third leg... or else we give you a hard pass. /s
I'm the same height as Keanu sitting at a table. Trust me.
Lots of times little girls come up to me mistaking me for the Princesses in Disney movies, asking for pictures with "Elsa". Happens all the time in Vegas when I dress up for awards presentations.
The multi-position stock is what sold me. Whenever I shot traditional wood stock rifles at the range when offered while looking for what to buy, they were horrible, I could not get in the proper shoulder position and could barely reach the forend with my left hand. The AR feels custom right out of the box, one click back from fully collapsed and I tuck in perfectly.
When I went to get my first AR-15 at Cabellas a few years ago, the clerk at the counter scoffed at me that as a woman, that "gun" was too much for me and I needed a pistol. "What do you need with an AR anyway?"
Me : "Well as a single woman living in a big white house on a hill with enough acreage so no one will hear me scream... its the stalkers I have on video vandalizing my cars and house in daylight AND at 3 A.M.... after putting up Trump banners and an American Flag..."
That was when an O.E.F. veteran Marine took over my purchase and walked me out to my Lexus and apologized for what the older guy had said. "The AR-15 is perfect for you because it is light, powerful and if someone sees you with it in your hands and they keep coming at you... you will need an AR-15."
I bought some 20 round pmags a barrel mounted flashlight and high tech ear protection. My real inspiration for getting an AR was watching Keanu Reeves run one at Taran Tactical on YouTube. He is such a little guy and that gun was a breeze for him to employ around obstacles at close range. My kind of rifle... my home defense musket for the modern China Flu reality we are all stuck in.
too much to handle? I think my pellet gun kicks about as much.
Tried one at a range before purchase and I was surprised at how little recoil there was. Loud yes, but it so much fun to shoot with an optic. Had a blast making smiley faces on the target like they did in that old Lethal Weapon movie.
Just watch your hands/belongings around the ejection port and/or the barrel, particularly after firing a large number of rounds: the energy of a fired round has to go somewhere (Newton's Third Law), and if the AR-15 is light with little recoil, that means a lot of the energy is leaving the gun as VERY HOT air.
Thanks for the tip! I watch Demolition Ranch and always look for what Matt has done as a guide to mostly what not to do with a firearm. He's burned himself quite a few times touching hot barrels.
Though his recent upload of pouring different adhesives and even concrete down the barrel of cheap HiPoint pistols he hates was eye opening. They can't be killed!
No shit. Recoil? From an AR? Even my wife, who has some joint problems in her shoulders, has no difficulty whatever with my AR15.
She also carries a .380 pistol, but that's another story.
He is/was a Fudd, from what the young Marine alluded to me. .45 ACP single stack, women belong at home, kind of guy.
Good story but Keanu is 6'1. :o
He's no Navy Seal, that is the point I am making. He is slender and svelte.
Just clearing up confusion. ;D If a woman says "6'1" is tiny, they'd presume you're some 10 foot behemoth. ;D
Don't you know about Tinder? Under 6'2" is not a man in girls eyes. How are we going to show you off to our friends on Insta if you are barely 6 foot tall? They will accuse of us giving it up to some Simp/Beta. You need to look like Jason Mamoa with a third leg... or else we give you a hard pass. /s
I'm the same height as Keanu sitting at a table. Trust me.
Lots of times little girls come up to me mistaking me for the Princesses in Disney movies, asking for pictures with "Elsa". Happens all the time in Vegas when I dress up for awards presentations.
The multi-position stock is what sold me. Whenever I shot traditional wood stock rifles at the range when offered while looking for what to buy, they were horrible, I could not get in the proper shoulder position and could barely reach the forend with my left hand. The AR feels custom right out of the box, one click back from fully collapsed and I tuck in perfectly.
Yep.
https://youtu.be/_9AfhdKLNDA?t=220
(Most relevant starts at 3m40s, but whole thing is good.)
That is a great video! Highly recommend every Patriot check it out. Thanks!