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    If they could, my guns would tell you they'd have no idea about a possible AWB. My credit card, however, has an inkling.

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    I'm personally saving ammo, so when I do shoot, its not as much as I used to, but I still am.

    A gun is made to be used, not sit in my safe!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ark1443 View Post
    I'm personally saving ammo, so when I do shoot, its not as much as I used to, but I still am.

    A gun is made to be used, not sit in my safe!
    Same here. With the shortage on ammo I have not been shooting my rifles much. Once this craze ends and ammo comes back I will get back to using my rifles, my handgun though still sees plenty of use.
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    This is 2012. The world is going to end this December and people are still trying to debate the merits of piece of shit, cost cutting crap AR's. Really?

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    No doubt, without ammo, dry drills are the next best thing.

    If spare parts are what you are worried about, buy extras. They may not be available now, but keep checking back. Something will pop up.

    The value of skill far outweighs some extra wear on springs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KrampusArms View Post
    Anybody here not messing with their AR rifles? As in not practicing mag changes, weapon manipulation, cycling action, dry fire, etc?
    Shoot more, worry less.

    If you need to conserve ammo, work your natural point of aim, one-round responses, precision groups, and reloads. Take all day long to shoot two 20 round boxes. You'll get a lot out of it.

    Ammo is still out there. It's not necessarily the load you want, or at a price you want to pay, but surely you can find a few boxes here and there.

    Keep up on your dry drills. See if you can wear the thing out.
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    what about .a 22 conversion, practice without busting your budget.

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    Not avoiding manipulation, but I did start downloading the 2 PMAGs I keep loaded by 2 rounds. -- Irrational fear of breaking a feed lip if I seat them hard.
    If you are worried about cycling issues why don't you find yourself a tackle box and fill it with a few spare springs, etc that you think you will need. Things break all the time, it shouldn't prevent you from practicing.

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    mixture of 22lr and 223 has been implemented.

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    One is none and two is one. Or the saying goes...

    Basic spare parts should be part of every ARs owners stockpile. Weapon, mags, ammo, optics all get the attention, but at a minimum basic spare springs, pins, firing pin, extractors... More often than not needed due to a spring flying across the room if you are a light shooter than replacement.

    Use it, shoot it, but treat it with care and it'll last you a long time. Sure if you never shoot it, it'll never break. But what happens if you need to use it and then can't operate it effectively?

    For mags, I have HD mags, training mags, and spares. I usually shoot them all a couple of times to ensure function, then load and leave HD mags, put away the spares, then have a mix for training. Metal, PMAGs, 20/30s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RGoose View Post
    And for what could possibly be more effective dry fire practice there are tools out on the market now to help. While I have no affiliation or experience with this product:

    http://nextleveltraining.com/ar

    it does look like it could be very nice to have if it works as advertised.

    In addition to that, you still need to put live rounds down range. There are a number of .22 conversions on the market which can (eventually) help to offset some ammo costs, but .223/5.56 still need to be utilized to as part of your training program. There are plenty of low round count drills from reputable trainers available online.
    That does seem like it could be worth the money if it works. I especially like the idea of the resetting trigger. Also, I'm kicking myself for not getting a .22 AR conversion when they were plentiful.

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