When getting into a new interest (or expand your interest into a new area), it can be incredibly useful to get the advice of another person, a person with more knowledge and experience, to help you to get up to speed more quickly.
On top of that benefit, when your new interest area has a bit of expense, that mentor/teacher can help you to save money overall, too, by helping you to make decisions that avoid costly mistakes.
And that’s always a good thing.
Now, if you’re like many people who didn’t grow up in a household that hunts, you likely either didn’t grow up around guns at all or, maybe, you grew up in a house that had pistols for self-defense but didn’t have rifles.
If that’s you and you have an interest in rifles (for hunting or self-defense), then, today’s video from Carter at Patriot Training Center explains things to look for when shopping for a rifle… and why your choice probably should be an AR-15.
You can watch his video below.
Solid information.
If you didn’t take the under 3.5 minutes to watch the video, though, here are the reasons that Carter recommends AR-15s to those just getting into rifles:
- Aftermarket support. Like Glock pistols, AR-15s are a very standardized platform, you can find a ton of customizations for your rifle. Basically, if there is a way to tweak or customize an AR-15, you can find an aftermarket parts manufacturer who is making that available. For some people, that means everything.
- Reliability. (Again) like Glock, AR-15s have a reputation for reliability. If maintained well, an AR-15 can go and go and go. And if you need to use it quickly in an emergency, that’s what you want.
- Accuracy. Many ARs can do 3 shot groups at 100 yards under an inch apart. As Carter says, “That is more than enough when you’re talking defensive purposes of an AR-15.”
Those are excellent principles to keep in mind when shopping for a rifle. And, remember…
