For several months I'd been toying around with different ideas for a new AR. Well right before Christmas a great deal on a NIB Colt AR15A4 fell in my lap and I pounced. I immediately installed a VLTOR A5 receiver extension and collapsible buttstock. I took it to the range today and it's like night and day compared to every carbine I've shot. Recoil is almost non-existant, the sight radius makes hits effortless, and everything just felt right. I shot 500 rounds with no malfunctions.
I'm truly considering relegating it to home defense duty. With the stock collapsed, it's really not much longer than a 16" AR and is almost exactly the same length as my Arsenal AK47 and M1 Carbine. Is an extra 4" of barrel enough to harm my chances of surviving/success in a home invasion scenario? Am I crazy? I like the idea of the enhanced reliability of the rifle-length gas system.
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