Why are AR's so popular?

[RUOMO10]

I am just wondering where people are getting all this money...

 

[bowtech25]

Credit cards would be my guess. But i was thinking the same thing.

 

[Gbh]

Sorry if this is off topic, but I heard today that Bushmaster is stopping the manufacture of ARs since their gun was used in the CT shooting and a big investor of the company pulled out on them. I tried searching on the net but did not find anything. Anybody have an idea of where this came from?

No word on production but....

http://now.msn.com/cerberus-capital-management-to-sell-bushmaster-brand-rifle-after-newtown-shootings

Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management has announced that it will be selling Freedom Group, the gun manufacturer that it has owned since 2006. Freedom Group is the parent company of Bushmaster, the brand of rifle used in the Sandy Hook shootings. "The Sandy Hook tragedy was a watershed event that has raised the national debate on gun control to an unprecedented level," Cerberus said in a statement. The money from the sale will be returned to investors, which includes — at least for now — California State Teachers' Retirement System, but a CalSTRS spokesman has said that it will be reviewing whether investing in Freedom Group meets its internal "social, human and environmental" criteria.

(From Freedom Group website)

What is Freedom Group?

We are the world's leading innovator, designer, manufacturer and marketer of firearms, ammunition and related products for the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement and military markets. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world of firearms and ammunition, we have some of the most globally recognized brands including Remington®, Bushmaster® Firearms, DPMS/Panther Arms™, Marlin®, H&R®, The Parker Gun™, Mountain Khakis®, Advanced Armament Corp. ®, Dakota Arms®, Para™ USA and Barnes® Bullets.
For more information download the Freedom Group Brochure.

 

[Darkemp]

I am just wondering where people are getting all this money...

Work.

 

[Scott7891]

i cant get past the clang in the buffer tube i hate it

+10000

Also can't stand the gas hissing and concept of direct gas impingement. I had a Hakim that was experience enough to never wanting to own another gas impingement system.

AK, FAL, G3 series.
In that order.

Fixed it for you

 

[aquaman]

I like the AR because according to Paul Waldman of CNN it makes you feel like a real man

 

[mdoffroad]

Doesnt a hydraulic buffer remove the clanging sound in the buffer?