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Good point...if you build them. On the AR15 I was going to build it, so I could always Form 1 SBR. Though there's a shop near me that sells SBR's. Or I could build a standard AR and wait for Form 1 before adding the short upper. Do they still take the electronic forms? For a silencer (suppressor), forget it. Too much to build.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:11 pm ...
SBR is a form 1.... much quicker than a year. And if you form 1 a suppressor, that’s a lot faster too.
I have a select fire Ruger AC-556F (folder) with 11.5" bbl (it would be SBR if it wasn't full auto). It's absolutely the loudest thing! I can't shoot it without double hearing protection. I refuse to shoot it indoors even at the ranges that let me, unless I put a .22LR kit on it that I bought. It has a threaded bbl, so I'm considering getting a 'can' for it that I could also use on an AR, just have to see if the threads are interchangeable.Rob72 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:26 amYeah, SBRs have quite a bit more bark. Actually one of the few times I think just the sound could cause someone to run.ScottDLS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:15 amThat's very interesting. My dad (80) was just asking me about getting an AR platform rifle for HD. He has a Glock 17 currently, but lives in Dallas where he is getting concerned with multiple intruder home invasion scenario (perhaps "mostly peaceful" protesters). He's in pretty good shape and would have no issue with recoil/weight/stance...and Mom shot an AR at their friend's ranch in OK and was very accurate. I think a SBR would be nice, but the new M4 "style" AR carbines at 16" really are pretty easy to handle. Add a red dot sight and flashlight, like you suggested....and I think I'm going to build him one. We have a new gun store near me that sells stripped lowers and he can come buy the serialized part, then I'll order all the rest online and build...Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 4:19 pm I would lean toward an AR pistol or SBR in either a pistol caliber or .223/5.56. 30 rds, little to no recoil, light weight, mounted flashlight, red-dot sight or iron sights and a green laser. I'm not a fan of lasers, but indoor, especially at night, it might be just what he needs. (A Form 1 SBR "build" doesn't take long for approval. It could be a pistol until paperwork is approved.)
Chas.
One item I was thinking about for an AR for HD is a silencer (suppressor). The noise from an AR is pretty horrendous without hearing protection. Maybe in that case, with the length of the silencer, I might lean toward a SBR. Two stamps and a year wait....
Over the years, I've really come to love the linear comps, and some of the "blast cans" look interesting. Spike's Barking Spider is really nice, and tones down the flash on shorter barrels.
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That's very interesting. My dad (80) was just asking me about getting an AR platform rifle for HD. He has a Glock 17 currently, but lives in Dallas where he is getting concerned with multiple intruder home invasion scenario (perhaps "mostly peaceful" protesters). He's in pretty good shape and would have no issue with recoil/weight/stance...and Mom shot an AR at their friend's ranch in OK and was very accurate. I think a SBR would be nice, but the new M4 "style" AR carbines at 16" really are pretty easy to handle. Add a red dot sight and flashlight, like you suggested....and I think I'm going to build him one. We have a new gun store near me that sells stripped lowers and he can come buy the serialized part, then I'll order all the rest online and build...Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 4:19 pm I would lean toward an AR pistol or SBR in either a pistol caliber or .223/5.56. 30 rds, little to no recoil, light weight, mounted flashlight, red-dot sight or iron sights and a green laser. I'm not a fan of lasers, but indoor, especially at night, it might be just what he needs. (A Form 1 SBR "build" doesn't take long for approval. It could be a pistol until paperwork is approved.)
Chas.