Never thought of owning an AR but now I find myself here...

**Shao** · 01-02-13, 23:13

Originally Posted by usmcvet

You've never owned an AR but now you want 6 or 7 of them?

Raiders? Seriously?

Yep... Raiders... What do you think hungry people will do when they run out of food? They're gonna try to take it from the people who have it... raiders... I've gotten to know some pretty nasty criminals in depth. They only play along with society because they fear the consequences. Not to be "that guy".... but, take those away and we're going to have... drum roll............... RAIDERS! If you don't realize the potential, then you're a fool. People and all animals for that matter have been taking what they want and need from the weaker since the beginning of the species. Survival of the fittest and all that... BTW Trvlngnrs, great quote - you should attach your real name to it so future generations can cite you....

**usmcvet** · 01-02-13, 23:17

Originally Posted by Shao

Yep... Raiders... What do you think hungry people will do when they run out of food? They're gonna try to take it from the people who have it... raiders... I've gotten to know some pretty nasty criminals in depth. They only play along with society because they fear the consequences. Not to be "that guy".... but, take those away and we're going to have... drum roll............... RAIDERS! If you don't realize the potential, then you're a fool. People and all animals for that matter have been taking what they want and need from the weaker since the beginning of the species. Survival of the fittest and all that... BTW poster before this - great quote - you should attach your real name to it so future generations can cite you....

Raiders? From the guy so serious about being prepared he waits until now to buy the 6-7 AR's he needs. The fools are looking for AR's now when a month ago they were everywhere.

**Shao** · 01-02-13, 23:34

Originally Posted by usmcvet

Raiders? From the guy so serious about being prepared he waits until now to buy the 6-7 AR's he needs. The fools are looking for AR's now when a month ago they were everywhere.

Just because I never had an AR doesn't mean I was a defenseless pup. I've been shooting for almost 30 years. I never wanted an AR because I had always thought of 5.56 as being underpowered and admittedly, I was a little brainwashed by the "DI guns are unreliable" talk... There are many other viable battle rifle options. Just because I joined the AR party late doesn't make me a gun-n00b or any less prepared than someone who got in on it earlier... and I refuse to pay the stoopid prices people are paying now. I managed to get what I needed before it got to where it is now.

Now tell me, if the idea of raiders is so far fetched...

What would YOU do.. imagine.. Months after the collapse of society.. Your wife and children are starving.. You wipe away the tears from your daughter's face as she looks up to you and cries "Daddy, I'm hungry"... then you look over and see your fat neighbor laughing merrily, tearing into a fresh case of MREs... everyone has the potential to become a raider... It's called survival. Would you let your children starve out of courtesy to a stranger?

**lunchbox** · 01-02-13, 23:41

Originally Posted by Shao

Just because I never had an AR doesn't mean I was a defenseless pup. I've been shooting for almost 30 years. I never wanted an AR because I had always thought of 5.56 as being underpowered and admittedly, I was a little brainwashed by the "DI guns are unreliable" talk... There are many other viable battle rifle options. Just because I joined the AR party late doesn't make me a gun-n00b or any less prepared than someone who got in on it earlier... and I refuse to pay the stoopid prices people are paying now. I managed to get what I needed before it got to where it is now.

Now tell me, if the idea of raiders is so far fetched...

What would YOU do.. imagine.. Months after the collapse of society.. Your wife and children are starving.. You wipe away the tears from your daughter's face as she looks up to you and cries "Daddy, I'm hungry"... then you look over and see your fat neighbor laughing merrily, tearing into a fresh case of MREs... everyon has the potential to become a raider... It's called survival. Would you let your children starve out of courtesy to a stranger?

Tell em buddy. Its a dog eat dog world out there.

**malstew123** · 01-03-13, 03:32

Good luck on finding 6-7 of those quality lowers inexpensively in this climate. Call me crazy but I think that ship sailed. Until/unless this craziness dies down over the next couple of months, you are gonna be hard pressed to find any great deals for cheap. Check https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=100661 for lower receivers.

**knoxtriton** · 01-04-13, 13:33

PSA is down the road from me in Columbia. They seem to have a steady supply of stripped lowers. Its the LPK that is hard to find for me.

**Hmac** · 01-04-13, 13:40

Originally Posted by Shao

Just because I never had an AR doesn't mean I was a defenseless pup. I've been shooting for almost 30 years. I never wanted an AR because I had always thought of 5.56 as being underpowered and admittedly, I was a little brainwashed by the "DI guns are unreliable" talk... There are many other viable battle rifle options. Just because I joined the AR party late doesn't make me a gun-n00b or any less prepared than someone who got in on it earlier... and I refuse to pay the stoopid prices people are paying now. I managed to get what I needed before it got to where it is now.

Now tell me, if the idea of raiders is so far fetched...

What would YOU do.. imagine.. Months after the collapse of society.. Your wife and children are starving.. You wipe away the tears from your daughter's face as she looks up to you and cries "Daddy, I'm hungry"... then you look over and see your fat neighbor laughing merrily, tearing into a fresh case of MREs... everyone has the potential to become a raider... It's called survival. Would you let your children starve out of courtesy to a stranger?

And then there's the Zombie Apocalypse....

So many dangers, so few firearms.