ThirdWatcher Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 New to the forum but not new to AR’s. The first centerfire rifle I ever fired was an M16A1 (made by the Hydramatic Div. of GM) in Army BCT back in 1973. Since then I’ve acquired several Colt AR’s (in 5.56 & 9mm), a BCM-4, a couple S&W’s (in 5.56 & 7.62), and an ArmaLite AR-10A2 “Infantry Model” and an M-15A2 “Service Model”. I retired from LE last year, 42 years working patrol. I found the older I got, the more I appreciated lightweight weapons and the last AR I carried was a Colt AR6720 w/ Aimpoint PRO & Surefire Scoutlight (furnished by yours truly). I never heard of an AR-10 until after I left the Army but from the time I read of it I wanted one. I finally got one back in early 2007 and I liked it so much that I bought the 5.56 version (both with green furniture). Even though I have several flat tops with red dot sights I really enjoy shooting my ArmaLites (honestly, I’ve never really warmed up to RDS anyway, still prefer iron sights even though I don’t see as good as I used to). A lot of good info in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Welcome to the forum and thank you for your service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Welcome from Iowa, via North Carolina! Nice to have another Armalite fan among us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Welcome aboard from Maryland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Welcome from Wisconsin thank you for your service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Thank you for your service ! welcome to the forum Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Welcome from Wisconsin Armalites make a great product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdWatcher Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Thank you all for the welcome. Just to add, I’m an NRA Benefactor Member and I’ve become pretty libertarian in my outlook on life. The first thing I did after signing out-of-service after my last shift, before exiting my patrol car was to give thanks to the Lord that I never had to shoot anyone (although I had several close calls over the years). I have been blessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodByNAair Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Welcome from MD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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