View Poll Results: What to do with a spare AR (M&P15T)?

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  • Keep and pack away

    109 73.15%
  • Sell upper to help finance SBR

    21 14.09%
  • Sell carbine for ammo and class

    9 6.04%
  • Sell carbine for suppressor & fee

    3 2.01%
  • Other (please post)

    7 4.70%
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  1. #21
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    Guys it is a disease - more and more - then you get into reloading...training...never stops

    I voted on keep - I believe in the "one is none and two is one" I also like variety. A second rifle gives you every spare part you could need.

    That said I do have my training/take to the hills model as well as what I collect.
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    I always thought AR15 rifles magically reproduced in the basement! That is what I keep telling my wife. One becomes two and then three then every so often a mutant AK is born.

    Not much you can do about it. I think we owe it to them to give them good homes.
    Last edited by Fuzzy-Reticle; 02-26-10 at 22:44.

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    Not only do you need a spare, but you need a spare for your spare...

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    Shark: Quote- "living behind enemy lines." OK if I steal that line to use elsewhere ?

    ETA: I have an older 14.5" M-forgery I'll keep around for shooting steel-cased ammo and for spare parts if needed. My range toy is a 16" Colt h-bar just bought new this Jan. Waiting for the weather to clear a little here in Ohio to get out and shoot this baby.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CoryCop25 View Post
    I have one rifle for duty and another set up very similar for training. I always bring two rifles to a training class in the event one goes down. That was I don't hold up the class or miss drills while trying to get my weapon back up.
    Likewise.

    My 3 are all different but same controls, and features (light, RDS, VFG, Magpul BAD, Blue Force Ready Mag, Vickers Slings)
    For God and the soldier we adore, In time of danger, not before! The danger passed, and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted." - Rudyard Kipling

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    As a grade school teacher taught me while writing some punishment during detention: "Twice is nice, unless you can do it thrice." I feel cheesy saying it after all these years, but it makes sense.

    I'm trying to brainwash the wife into thinking I need a spare rifle (and probably another pistol) so she doesn't get mad when I buy it anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunzilla View Post
    For the most part I agree with you, but I think there is a small percentage of enthusiasts that are being more practical in what they keep in their collections. If one is required to leave their home during an 'emergency' few are going to be comfortable leaving weapons behind (safe or no safe)....and not everyone has a toy hauler to load up. Those of us with small SUVs can only carry so much, this is why it makes sense to some of us to keep what's needed and lose what's not.

    Like the OP, I too have pared down my numbers to focus on what is actually 'needed' if 'it' hits the fan. Having 2 complete ARs (or other primary rifle of choice) is a minimum and should be basically the same, add in a couple of your favorite handguns (1911s) and that should be a good to-go package. Focus the rest of your 'gun money' on ammo.

    Of course it may be a good idea to have a few 'barter' weapons, and extra ammo, since the dollar will be worthless.
    I can respect that point of view and good for you guys that can do it.

    However, for myself, even though I feel I am a pretty prepared person, with a good disaster plan / supplies stored nicely on shelves in the garage, ready to go, I am not going to become a doomsdayer that wishes to curtail my hobby because of fear of shit hitting the fan. If it does hit the fan, I am not as worried about leaving weapons behind. If I can walk away from my home, I can walk away from some guns. I am not worried about others getting their hands on them either. There are just too many guns out there as it is, much less worrying about the ones that I personally own. If I really was a doomsdayer, I would just remove bolts, bolt carriers, slides etc, off my weapons that I left behind.

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    I have several AR's. Each with a different focus. Varmint, standard 20", etc. But I also have 2 LMT's in almost identical configurations. Like others have said, "Two is one, and one is none. I would keep your second and use it as a plinker, or informal training gun.

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    I can find a lot of things that I could sell before I looked to my AR. Never selling my guns unless they are the last things i own.

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