It felt like a meteor had struck the earth’: Reporter describes his experience firing an AR-15 at the range

[Hoover]

I’m not linking to the article and giving him the clicks he wants. The comments section on the article is disabled

'It felt like a meteor had struck the earth': Reporter describes his experience firing an AR-15 at the range

This always happens when you pair a reporter with an AR-15.

twitchy.com

 

[Kicker96FS]

What a pussy. I can't imagine what he would think of a .40

 

[dgrantdoherty]

What a pussy. I can't imagine what he would think of a .40

I mean I get you may think he is a pussy. But we all know an ar is as heavy as 10 boxes you may use to move

 

[moojpg2]

If only these morons knew how much of a pussy they sound like

I'd love to hear what the reaction would be to lighting off a couple .50 BMG rounds or something.

 

[GM-GUY]

I would invite anyone of these folks to the range with my 300 weatherby magnum - it doesn’t have a brake. It does have a scope with about 3” of eye relief

 

[dgrantdoherty]

I would invite anyone of these folks to the range with my 300 weatherby magnum - it doesn’t have a brake. It does have a scope with about 3” of eye relief

Im down

 

[not new guy]

Hopefully he doesn’t drop that thesaurus on the ground when he’s writing his next piece or he just might shit his pants.

 

[moojpg2]

I would invite anyone of these folks to the range with my 300 weatherby magnum - it doesn’t have a brake. It does have a scope with about 3” of eye relief

I have one too, an older remington 700 ADL, no brake, and a slightly shortened length of pull with a nice old burris eye lid slicer on it lol

 

[Picton]

Plenty of 18 or 19 year olds have no trouble with the M4’s ”meteoric” recoil… they’re able to aim it at bad guys and put them down, too.

 

[dgrantdoherty]

This a where a nice shitty pinty comes in.

 

[G Port]

phag

 

[DitchDigger]

If he ever gets laid it will be lights out,,,,

 

[DarrenL]

I have one too, an older remington 700 ADL, no brake, and a slightly shortened length of pull with a nice old burris eye lid slicer on it lol

I would invite anyone of these folks to the range with my 300 weatherby magnum - it doesn’t have a brake. It does have a scope with about 3” of eye relief

I remember the first time shooting an AR after only ever shooting a 7mm mag bolt action or a 12 gauge pump. I had no idea centerfire rifle shooting was fun!

 

[drgrant]

2016 called it wanted its anti gun writer back…. Lol….. Pleistocene article

 

[Dennis in MA]

 

[MisterHappy]

It all feeds the narrative - it's loud, it's scary, it's evil.

Like in Rosenthal debate on here - it's feelz, and emotion.

 

[GM-GUY]

As an aside, AR’s (5.56 & 7.62) are stupid fun to shoot all day. I can do about 20 shots on my 300 Wby before I get twitchy. I love the 300 though, 180 grain TSX & Accubonds have killed a big caribou at 167 yards, 5 steps and down and the 925lb moose on the trot/run at 145yds quartering away, dropped in its tracks.

 

[dgrantdoherty]

 

[timbo]

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2016 called it wanted its anti gun writer back…. Lol….. Pleistocene article

I was going say......isn't this story like at least 5 years old? Lol. It even posted here back then.

 

[Hoover]

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I was going say......isn't this story like at least 5 years old? Lol. It even posted here back then.

Different weenie. https://twitchy.com/sd-3133/2016/06...c9fb362f023-1628216541-0-gqNtZGzNAmKjcnBszRPi

 

[SKumar]

One time... I went to the range, and shot a uh...22LR!! The shockwave was astounding! I now have post-traumatic stress.

 

[EC1]

this soyboy needs to fire a bolt action 30-06 before he works up to some big guns.

 

[calsdad]

Geezus Germany sure has changed.....

Sieg Heil Runar!!

 

[Uzi2]

this soyboy needs to fire a bolt action 30-06 before he works up to some big guns.

Needs to be on the receiving end of a 30.06.

 

[calsdad]

As an aside, AR’s (5.56 & 7.62) are stupid fun to shoot all day. I can do about 20 shots on my 300 Wby before I get twitchy. I love the 300 though, 180 grain TSX & Accubonds have killed a big caribou at 167 yards, 5 steps and down and the 925lb moose on the trot/run at 145yds quartering away, dropped in its tracks.

The very first Appleseed shoot I went to - I brought my M1A. This was after reading Boston's Gun Bible and some Matt Bracken. I figured if I'm gonna learn how to shoot the "right" way - it might as well be with a battle rifle.

That was a tough day. It was sunny and relatively warm out - for April, I was sick - and that thing beat the hell out of me.

The next time around - I bought an AR.

 

[calsdad]

I’m not linking to the article and giving him the clicks he wants. The comments section on the article is disabled

'It felt like a meteor had struck the earth': Reporter describes his experience firing an AR-15 at the range

This always happens when you pair a reporter with an AR-15.

twitchy.com

LOL.

Instead of an AR - they should have given him a Glock.

Dayum!!! - did that pistol just blow up in my hand??

I dunno what you're talkin' bought weenie boy - you just got hit by a meteor!!

 

[ColdDayInHell]

I think he's confusing the AR with the experience of his boyfriend putting it in his butt for the first time.

 

[SCreign]

His man card should be revoked and he should be relegated to nothing larger than 22lr, possibly just BB guns

 

[Sauer Grapes]

His man card should be revoked and he should be relegated to nothing larger than 22lr, possibly just BB guns

JFC, old school jiffy pop popcorn would set him off

 

[hminsky]

And that terrifying haunting "sproing!", like the scream of a banshee, of the buffer spring,