Quote Originally Posted by Arik View Post
Guy I know who's into AKs decided to give ARs a try a few years ago. Bought a DD. Had it a few months, took it out one freezing cold day, had it outside for a while, went to shoot it and the firing pin broke. Pretty much killed his interest in ARs
My DD has had zero issue living and shooting in Alaska. Shots on coyotes down to -30F a couple times. Probably 200 rounds down the tube at 0F and below temps. AR-15s are all over the place in rural villages in Alaska, and most of them aren't even high quality versions either.