changed my mind to favor them in 1981 when i went into army

by cable, Sunday, October 07, 2012, 13:04 (4377 days ago) @ Byron

and got to use one, several times a year. before that i had a mini14, after that it went down the road, traded off.
by the end of my hitch in 1983 i knew i had to have one. got a colt CAR-15 SP1 made about 1975. still have it , and i guess those early ones are kinda collectible. have owned mini14, HK91 308, and M1A...all of those are gone now......cant think of one thing they do better that the AR platform [ i have a CAR style 16" DPMA 308 that is superbly accurate and reliable ] and most things, like handling and pointing, they don't do as well
i am a nostalgia buff and enthusiast about lever guns, single action revolvers,etc. etc. but when it comes to defending my self and others, i want no nonsense, no nostalgia,etc: whatever works best and most reliably is for me. an M4, a glock or sig or HK, and i know i am set. they will do the job.....every time.