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Great AR-15 Optics for Customization

January 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

Personalizing the Ar-15

Any gun owner’s list of things to do should include plenty of shooting, cleaning your gun, and familiarizing yourself with your gun. Knowing your weapon from the inside out provides you with a better understanding of how it works. Many AR-15 owners learn their guns’ ins and outs by upgrading it or even building an AR 15 from scratch.

Tricking out an AR 15 for sale means using AR-15 accessories to enhance its form or function. The sheer amount of compatible and aftermarket parts make the AR 15 one of the most easily customized guns available. It is truly a firearm you can personalize and make your own to the exact degree that you desire.

Optics and Scopes for the AR-15

One of the most common accessories AR-15 owners will want is optics such as rifle scopes or sights. With so many choices available, making a choice can be intimidating and there simply isn’t a “one scope fits all needs” option out there. A good guide to choosing optics is by making a selection according to how you will use it. Let’s look at a few of the most popular AR-15 optics for sale.

Leupold Mark 4 HAMR

leupold mark 4 hamr ar15 scope
The tough, compact and combat-ready Leupold Mark 4 HAMR is designed for precise mid-range distance and rapid target acquisition in bright daylight, low light, and at night. Leupold is a great brand with many optics options available depending on what you are looking for. GrabAGun’s great price is well below retail.

Leupold Mark AR 3-9×40

Another popular Leupold scope is the Leupold Mark AR 3-9×40. 2-9x. This scope is a great choice when you need a bit more magnification at the upper end and don’t expect close range firing. It is ideal for hunting or plinking at medium ranges. GrabAGun has great savings on all kinds of optics and scopes!

Laser Sights

If you have ever had to climb a tree because a wild boar is after you or get on top of a car while the bumper is being tore off by the dynamite porky, you will learn to appreciate lasers in low-lighting conditions as an assist in the take down of boar before they get out of the darkening woods. You can’t hunt after dark in many states, not even the vermin. Yet hogs and coyote often come no sooner than late afternoon and disappear just after the sun rises in many locations, providing a very narrow window of opportunity with wooded areas already darkening.

With so many great optics available, applying your intended use and considering your budget is the best guide for choosing optics. Tactical lights are also a great product useful for vermin control, and you will find the laser a great assist in low light conditions. Many people may prefer just having a red dot sight for easy-to-use fast acquisition as well.

AR-15 Accessories at GrabAGun

GrabAGun stocks picatinny rails, AR trigger assemblies, mounts, AR-15 upper receivers, lower receivers, and gun magazines. Browse our site often as new stock arrives several times a week, and feel free to give us a call for questions or inquiries into an item not shown. If you are looking for specific guns for sale or a specific brand of AR-15 for sale, but don’t find it listed on our site, give us a call. That is one of the GrabAGun advantages, our stock isn’t limited to what we carry. If the desired firearm is available, we will find it and apply the GrabAGun discount for you.

Which is Better? The AK47 Vs. The AR15

January 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

AK-47 and AR-15’s | Head to Head

There are fans on both sides of the AK-47 vs. AR-15 debate. Depending upon the intended use, each gun has its advantages. When making the decision as to purchase the AR 15 for sale vs. the AK47 for sale on today’s market there are several factors to be considered. One way of looking at it is that you are comparing the larger 7.62 × 39 caliber to the smaller 5.56 × 45 and .223 caliber.

Caliber is Important

Unlike the 5.56 caliber, the 7.62 caliber is able to penetrate a concrete block, or as much 0.5 inch steel plate, depending upon the ammo used. The 7.62 is going to do more damage.

All 10 bullets of both the AK and the AR 15 penetrated both sides of a truck, but only the 7.62 ammo went completely through two plywood walls of a garage. As for the 5.56 ammo, 7 of 10 shots fired entered the first wall and fragmented after passing through both sides of the trucks metal body. The results of this demonstration was in the fragmentation of the AR15 in the first wall with only three entries of ten into the second, whereas all 10 shots of the AK47 went clean through everything.

Just this past fall I saw on the news that a hunter had killed two deer with one 7.62 shot as the bullet passed through the first and entered a second killing both. Luckily he wasn’t at the end of his seasons bag limit as it was caught on film. Never under estimate the power of these guns, or of any gun for that matter. It is a gun owner’s responsibility to know the proper use and handling of a gun, as well as knowing a guns range.

Applications of the AR-15 Vs. AK-47

For the gun with the tightest grouping, the longest range, one you can trick out to the max, or use in competitive shooting; choose the AR. But if you want a rifle for self-defense and the greatest reliability, choose the AK 47. Practice makes perfect and the more familiar you are with any gun, the greater your accuracy will be. Using a good grade of ammo for sale will also help.

The AK vs. AR debate includes suitability for home defense. I personally would never shoot either inside of my home. They are simply too powerful with the ability to pass through an assailant or the walls. Either could also pass through an exterior wall and into a neighbor’s house. I prefer the AR-15 as a coyote gun and the AK is one of my if-crap-hits-the-fan guns.

Hunter’s use both guns with success and there is no shortage of either in the woods come deer season. Ultimately, my advice is to shoot both weapons before making a decision. Both are great guns and, if you can afford it, purchase one of each. I have seen accurate hunters take a deer in one shot with a .22 rifle. It’s just proof to the old saying that “a good gun can’t make a good hunter out of a bad one.”

Weight of The AK47 vs. AR15

Another factor to consider in the AK-47 vs. AR 15 decision is weight. The heavier AK 47 for sale is manufactured out of steel, whereas most AR’s are manufactured from mostly aluminum. Due to their larger size, the AK-47 ammo will add more carry weight than the AR-15 ammo for sale, another reason that many choose the AR over the AK.

Guns For Sale at GrabAGun

GrabAGun has guns for sale including a wide variety of the AR-15 for sale as well as the AK-47 for sale. We carry a large inventory of gun parts and accessories, conversion kits, slings, fine optics, and other tactical gear.

We work hard to provide you with the guns and gear you want. With the GrabAGun difference we dedicate ourselves to providing you with the gun you want, even if we do not stock it in our regular inventory. Our gun sales include any available gun with the GrabAGun discount price applied.

AR-15 for Sale – What else is there to know?

November 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

AR-15’s are as diverse as they are impressive. Their universal acclaim and widespread popularity have turned a single, semi-automatic rifle into an entire line of weapons, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Knowing there’s an AR-15 for sale is only the tip of the iceberg. Before making a purchase, do a little research to find out more about the gun you’re about to purchase. You’ll be glad you did. Here are a couple of things to consider before buying your first AR-15 rifle.

Picking a Barrel Length

Deciding on a barrel length is an important first step before purchasing a rifle. If you walk into your local gun shop, chances are they’ll have at least one AR-15 for sale and it’ll probably have a barrel length of 14 1/2 or 16 inches. This length, although popular for its maneuverability and light weight, carries some baggage along with it. First of all, it’s important to note that the AR-15 was originally designed with a 20-inch barrel in mind. This length not only provides a more pleasant overall experience but also helps to reduce internal pressures by lengthening the distance between the gas port and the chamber.

If maneuverability is of tantamount importance to you, then it’s probably best to choose the AR-15 for sale with the 16-inch barrel. Crossing the 16-inch threshold to a length like 14 1/2 inches doesn’t just open you up to increased multi-level government regulations and a two hundred dollar tax, but all rifles with a barrel length under 16-inches come with a permanently attached muzzle device. This may not seem like much in the short-term, but it makes customizing your rifle more of a hassle in the long-term.

Accessories For The AR-15

Another thing to consider before making your purchase is available accessories. Chances are, when you imagined using your new rifle, it had a little more than just a stock and a barrel. Fortunately, most stores that have AR-15’s for sale will also carry useful accessories like magazines, gas systems, and stocks. Factoring these extra costs into your decision will leave you with fewer surprises when it comes time to pay the bill.

Assembling The AR-15

A final consideration is your form of purchase, and I don’t mean cash, credit, or debit. There are three mainline ways of purchasing your new AR-15: fully-assembled, an upper and lower, or part-by-part. In the past, it was possible to significantly lower your cost by buying each piece and assembling your weapon by hand. However, a recent rise in competition amongst major manufacturers has driven down prices, making that approach slightly obsolete.

AR-15 From GrabAGun

You’ve officially decided; it’s time starting looking for an AR-15 for sale. Keeping these tips in mind could save you time and significant quantities of cash. Government regulations and myriads of rifle permutations can make buying your first AR-15 a bigger task than you first realized. In the end, the most important thing to remember is that all AR 15 rifles are not created equal. Take your time and make your decision by perusing the GrabAGun site. A little research upfront can go a long way.