The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget

Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by _delirium on Monday February 25, 2013 @01:30PM (#5280648)

Interesting read, thanks. I was completely unaware of the whole customization/hobby/gear subculture around the AR-15.

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Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by hga on Monday February 25, 2013 @01:56PM (#5280875)

Indeed, it's well illustrated by the caption "Is the iPhone in this picture, taken at this year’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas, an AR-15 accessory, or is the AR-15 an iPhone accessory?"

And other gun designs are taking more and more advantage of this. The dimensions of the rails are standard so I can e.g. put sights like the holographic EOTech you can see in the first photo on my originally designed in Switzerland, parts from Europe and the US and assembled here "semi-automatic assault rifle".

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Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by jonnycoder on Monday February 25, 2013 @02:35PM (#5281175)

I'm a software developer but my hobbies extend into shooting & building guns and woodworking - activities akin to tinkering and assembly. As somewhat of a non-political article, it's nice to see a mainstream showcasing of why we love our AR15s instead of just being called names (whacko, redneck, etc).

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Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by D9u on Monday February 25, 2013 @08:08PM (#5283151)

It's not just the AR-15. Check out the sub-culture of the Russian rifles. There's AK47 & SKS modification nuts as well as others.

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