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 jff on Monday February 25, 2013 @04:38PM (#5282013)

The risks far outweigh any possible benefits. Perform the modification. Great. Now you have a weapon which shoots expensive ammunition much more rapidly at worse accuracy, and if you take it to a range, you'll probably get arrested. If you ever get caught with it, you will lose your liberty for some period of time, and for the rest of your life be unable to own firearms.

That's why idiot "mall ninjas" (google the term) like to brag about how easy it would be to convert their gun to full auto, but almost nobody actually does it.

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Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by RyJones on Monday February 25, 2013 @05:07PM (#5282182)

Not sure if I'm the idiot mall ninja category here, so I'll point out what I'm trying to do is inject some technical backing into the conversation without much editorial.

I prefer the term "SSDG" or "Space Shuttle Door Gunner", though.

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Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by D9u on Monday February 25, 2013 @07:49PM (#5283051)

Many of these home mods result in a runaway rifle, where it doesn't stop firing when the trigger is released. It only stops when it malfunctions, or runs out of ammo. Definitely not something I'd want an idiot to be carrying.

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Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by RyJones on Monday February 25, 2013 @08:02PM (#5283121)

Are there mods beyond a lightning link or installing a FA FCG (which requires drilling a hole in the proper place)?

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Re:The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget by jff on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @03:59PM (#5288573)

There's the Slide Fire linked elsewhere in the thread, which as far as I can tell is just a mechanical bump-fire assist. Bump firing is a Bad Idea, by the way.

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