EugeneStoner Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Hi All, I'm a large pattern AR/AR-10 newbie and this is partly thanks to 308ar.com. I was interested in larger caliber AR rifles for a long time before last year but was on the fence about actually owning them as I had trouble finding resources on the platform from anywhere but specific manufacturers. This made it difficult to be sure I would be making a smart purchase that I would be happy with long term. I then ran across this site and was able to quickly get educated on the platform enough to decide which .308 AR pattern rifle I wanted to buy first. I found the compatibility guide and list of manufacturers especially helpful for this. I am now quite happy to have traded all of my traditional sporting rifles for modern sporting rifles. I like to say I have moved from using Banker's Rifles (with fancy wood stocks I was always afraid were going to get scratched) to Battle Rifles. Hats off to all the great contributors here, especially the long-time regulars, administrators and moderators whose deep expertise and willingness to share it on a volunteer basis here is very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Welcome from Iowa, via Missouri! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, jtallen83 said: Welcome from Iowa, via Missouri! Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Welcome from Texas via Arizona at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Welcome from Texas via Arizona at the moment. Thank you Armed Eye Doc, Happy Friday. Edited October 19, 2018 by EugeneStoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 5 hours ago, edgecrusher said: Welcome aboard Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert@FULL30 Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/18/2018 at 8:54 PM, EugeneStoner said: Battle Rifles. Say it again will ya Welcome from Fl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, Robert@FULL30 said: Say it again will ya Welcome from Fl! Thanks and "Battle Rifles" Robert! ? Its Wikipedia entry is pretty precise and also includes the cool term "full-powered rifle cartridge": "'Battle rifle' is a post-World War II term for military service rifles that are fed ammunition via detachable magazines and fire a full-powered rifle cartridge.[1] The term "battle rifle" was created largely out of a need to better differentiate the intermediate-power assault rifles (e.g. StG-44, AK-47 and M16) from full-powered automatic rifles (e.g. FN FAL, M14 and H&K G3) as both classes of firearms have a similar appearance and share many of the same features such as detachable magazines, pistol grips, etc.[2] This term may also describe older military full-powered semi-automatic rifles such as the M1 Garand, Gewehr 43, MAS-49, and the SVT-40.[3][4] Before the 1990s, the term was not well defined and was used as a general description for all types of military rifles." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 Welcome from Wisconsin via the Arizona desert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 30 minutes ago, shepp said: Welcome from Wisconsin via the Arizona desert Thanks Shepp! ? I'm from Central WI and will be back there for deer season and Thanksgiving with family and friends next month. It's always a good time but it would be nice if Wisconsin winters were more like those in Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, EugeneStoner said: Thanks Shepp! ? I'm from Central WI and will be back there for deer season and Thanksgiving with family and friends next month. It's always a good time but it would be nice if Wisconsin winters were more like those in Arizona. I’ll be back home to soon I guess it’s snowing there today ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, shepp said: I’ll be back home to soon I guess it’s snowing there today ?? It's probably better to just stay in Arizona until next June when spring starts in Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpete Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Welcome from northern WI via central WI. Yes it did snow today and it stuck where it fell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, dpete said: Welcome from northern WI via central WI. Yes it did snow today and it stuck where it fell. Thanks dpete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Welcome from San Diego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 19 hours ago, DNP said: Welcome from San Diego. Thank you DNP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Welcome aboard from Maryland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 20 hours ago, Rsquared said: Welcome aboard from Maryland. Thank you sir, I appreciate it! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngrBob Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Howdy from the Texas side of the borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thanks Bob! I'm from a state that's a little north of you (Wisconsin) but have have always been interested in TX and its history. I even have a Chihuahua named Pancho Villa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, EugeneStoner said: Thanks Bob! I'm from a state that's a little north of you (Wisconsin) but have have always been interested in TX and its history. I even have a Chihuahua named Pancho Villa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 ^^^ He looks PISSED that you're taking his picture! Welcome aboard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 ohh hes pissed about the skin and bones or its dinner time. lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneStoner Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 18 hours ago, 98Z5V said: ^^^ He looks PISSED that you're taking his picture! Welcome aboard... 18 hours ago, sketch said: ohh hes pissed about the skin and bones or its dinner time. lol! Thank you for the welcomes 98Z5V and sketch! ? And yeah Pancho doesn't like wearing his Halloween costume much but at least tolerates this one. The first was a taco costume that had to be returned to the store as he wasn't having any part of it, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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