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    What is an AR-15?

    My BCM4 is clearly NOT an AR-15, except for the looks, compatibility and overall design. :-)


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    Oh yeah... some idiots really got brave and put "Molon Labe" on their shit... while complying with the ban of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zane1844 View Post

    Maybe we should ask Feinstein, since she is the expert on this matter.
    Ain't that the truth.
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    An AR15 is like a 1911. I know one when I see it. It's like Kleenex. A Kleenex is just a brand of tissue. The AR15 is a brand name. AR15 was first built by Armalite who later sold the design to Colt. Armalite built the rifle originally as a select fire rifle. The military designated it the M16 then Colt marketed and sold it as the AR15, semi automatic civilian version. Colt is the only one today that uses the term AR15 on the rifles. The patent expired so many other companies make variants, just like a 1911.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gaspipes View Post
    An AR15 is like a 1911. I know one when I see it. It's like Kleenex. A Kleenex is just a brand of tissue. The AR15 is a brand name. AR15 was first built by Armalite who later sold the design to Colt. Armalite built the rifle originally as a select fire rifle. The military designated it the M16 then Colt marketed and sold it as the AR15, semi automatic civilian version. Colt is the only one today that uses the term AR15 on the rifles. The patent expired so many other companies make variants, just like a 1911.
    I like this answer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DBoz View Post
    Actually, when California first banned so-called Assault Weapons in 1989, this is exactly what happened. The Colt AR-15 was specifically named, but others were not. I had a PWA lower which I tried to register only to have them send it back with a letter stating it did not need to be registered. Pretty stupid.

    They did later see where the f'd up and expanded the list before instituting the "feature" system that so many of us are familiar with. So, technically, California has two AW bans. One which calls out many firearms by specific make and/or model, and the "feature" system which tried to catch all the ones that they missed the first time around.
    all those people who poopooed california will probably have a new found appreciation for the californian ingenuity if a new awb passes.

    any federal awb will be heavily influenced by the california awb.

    californians have been forcing caldoj and atf to define assault weapon for years. once they did, workarounds were produced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trinydex View Post
    all those people who poopooed california will probably have a new found appreciation for the californian ingenuity if a new awb passes.

    any federal awb will be heavily influenced by the california awb.

    californians have been forcing caldoj and atf to define assault weapon for years. once they did, workarounds were produced.
    And you think we'll have an appreciation for something that comes from Cali?

    I don't think so.

    I'm still waiting to stick one of the CARB gas cans up their ass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trinydex View Post
    all those people who poopooed california will probably have a new found appreciation for the californian ingenuity if a new awb passes.

    any federal awb will be heavily influenced by the california awb.

    californians have been forcing caldoj and atf to define assault weapon for years. once they did, workarounds were produced.
    Yeah and ya'll keep voting in the gun grabbers, we really appreciate it.....
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    Colt builds War Horses, not show ponies.
    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    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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    The best definition I could come up with is a technical definition in which the upper receiver of a given weapon can work with a standard AR-15 lower receiver and the lower receiver of that weapon can work with a standard ar-15 upper receiver. It's not very helpful though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hillerika View Post
    I do not really feel comfortable saying that the m-16 is a member of the ar-15 family, I think of it the other way around that the ar-15 is in the family of the m-16, the m-16 essentially is the same firearm as the ar-15 with the difference being in the bcg and in the auto sear and trigger group. I would'nt really pair them together though. If stoners design was not picked up by the military where do you think the ar-15 would be today?
    I think your picture answers that one..lol

    Just a thought, but I would say closer to the M-1 Garand design with a 30 round clip hanging off somewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hillerika View Post
    I do not really feel comfortable saying that the m-16 is a member of the ar-15 family, I think of it the other way around that the ar-15 is in the family of the m-16, the m-16 essentially is the same firearm as the ar-15 with the difference being in the bcg and in the auto sear and trigger group. I would'nt really pair them together though. If stoners design was not picked up by the military where do you think the ar-15 would be today?
    The M16 was the AR-15 before it was adopted by the military. The original AR-15 was a 20" select fire rifle.
    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Colt builds War Horses, not show ponies.
    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    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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