The True Dominance of the AR-15 in COTS

[Kirk Freeman]

OSD provides staggering stats on AR-15 sales and its true dominance against all other special snowflake guns.

2/3s of all rifles sold in 2021 were AR-15s. Absolutely stunning.

The Internet Diletante's Battlecry of "but not an AR" rings completely hollow.

OSD 274: What happened to every rifle other than the AR-15?

A couple weeks ago, Garand Thumb reviewed the FN FS2000: The review is especially notable for two things: The excellent fish gun song at the beginning. It’s a “review” in the same way that you used to review which Ninja Turtle is the best. It’s understood that this is just for fun.

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[Twangbanger]

I'd bet the percentage of them that actually get shot would also be stunning.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I'd bet the percentage of them that actually get shot would also be stunning.

COTS=the S is sales, not shot, my dude.

 

[MrSmitty]

Sadly a lot of them were lost in boating accidents, so, while they had been shot, no further training was done....

 

[sailordave]

It's a well-designed, easy to shoot platform. Prices are decent lately. Available in an array of cartridge chamberings and you can have fun tricking them out.

The best part is that they really freak out liberals !

 

[55fairlane]

There a great platform, my match rifle is AR based....very easy to swap out triggers, barrels ect.....

 

[Jarvitron]

In the same way that the Model T was not the only car that ever got hot rodded, the sheer numbers of their production meant that the aftermarket of know-how and parts availability meant Bucket T rods were synonymous with hot rod for years. People are gonna be figuring out new ways to juice the Stoner formula for many many years to come.
And as praise to its utility as a platform other forms of rifle are now influenced by its design indelibly. I for one look forward to the day when we stop just trying to stuff the made-to-suit-an-awkward-task AR buttstock into service as a precision shooting control surface, but do enjoy my nearly universal MLOK slots and default picatinny optics mounting options.

 

[Knights1776]

The AR's biggest strength IMO is it's modularity. You can change pretty much anything you dislike about it.