Libercontrarian

Crushed between the wheels of capitalism and big government.

Armchair Commando To Build Rifle

Yes, kiddies, just in time for Christmas - I'll start building a new AR-15 rifle. In fact, nothing brings out the Ol' Christmas Spirit in your Libercontrarian like the smell of gun oil, the sound of a hammer ringing on a punch, my confused web-surfing for information and the shouting of oaths at my own foolishness.

Now, I know what you are thinking... "Didn't he just sell his old AR to buy that HK-91 Replica, the JLD PTR-91? What happened, did he give up on German engineering since the BMW debacle?" The answer is no, I've always had an intent to build a new AR from parts. It's kind of a hobbyist-thing; I won't be saving too much money since I can buy a nice Bushy 16" carbine at the local Sportsman's Warehouse for $689. I've only got about 40 rounds through the PTR-91, and it shoots like a dream, and is definitely a permanent keeper. I just want another 22-cal. poodle-shooter that's light and handy; it's just the thing for friends, women, and guests too terrified by the "sturm-und-drang" of der  .308 Heckler und Koch-wannabe or the even-more-ferocious and battle-tested .30-06 M1 Garand.

I can buy the rifle one piece at a time, spending $40 here, $120 there, $12 here, blah blah blah, thus avoiding the painful (I am in retail sales, so I have no appreciable income) eruption of funds while saving my hard-earned dollars for the next idiotically over-priced BMW repair. I figure that in 4 months or so I'll have another complete long gun in the Libercontrarian household, even as I re-train my tired, middle-aged eyes to shoot the iron-sights on the PTR. Hell, I may have to convince Mrs. Libercontrarian to build an AR herself.

posted by: underwhelmed at December 17, 2004 11:43 | link | comments |

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