Explains a lot about the traffic here in the last two years.
It should add that 70-80% are ARFCOM gurus, and that the definition of “reliable” to most of these is whether or not it has a Bushmaster snake on the side–and only those with it are GTG.
I found this interesting:
“The typical MSR owner is 35-plus years old, married and has some college education.”
I read somewhere that the typical first-time motorcycle buyer is middle aged also.
I always knew my mother said I was special…I didn’t know it was because I was atypical. :jester:
i gotta admit, i fit into most of those stats. I was so enthralled with the MSR…lol…that I dropped everything and started working in the industry.
“are among the most passionate gun owners” I want this changed to pig headed and arrogant know it all’s . (just some experiences from the range)
ARs (or the MSR) have certainly hit the shooting scene hard. At my range at which I volunteer as an RSO on our public days, a general rule of thumb is that 50% of the rifle shooters are shooting an AR platform rifle - and this is in Kalifornia where they are “supposedly” banned. And more and more people are shooting these rifles, a few years back, the Fridays I worked were pretty much low key, now there is often time a waiting list to get on the rifle line.
Another good point of this article is mentioning that ALL sporting rifles evolved from military weapons. A few months ago an old Elmer Fudd type popped off to me about all the kids firing these “assault weapons” in a tone that implied that his bolt action was superior since it was not a war weapon. I asked him if he really though that Mauser designed his action for deer hunting?
I agree that the number of less than educated noobs who over accessorize their ninja assault gun can be maddening at times, but it is overall a good trend that so many have bought into the AR platform. I dare say that the black gun that was considered somewhat taboo 20 years ago when I bought my first one is now mainstream. And with that said, a lot harder to ban.
Todd K., funny stuff! :lol:
Gotta call BS on this one:
“25 percent of owners shot more than 1,000 rounds out of their MSR in the last 12 months.”
You too?
80% of all people know that 
I found this one tidbit to be conflicting. Maybe I read it wrong
71 percent of MSR owners use a scope or red-dot as their primary optic. Older owners prefer scopes; younger owners prefer red-dot optics.
The 3 most-owned accessories were a rifle sling (81 percent), soft carrying case (70 percent) and mounted rifle scope (68 percent).
Shouldn’t the latter statistic be 71% instead of 68%?
Leads one to believe its all made up or the surveyed were lying 
I have to call bullshit on: “One-third of MSR owners use a 30-plus round magazine most often in their MSR.”
I’m thinking it’d be 3/4 at the bare-ass minimum.
Please continue to develop this discussion with the site’s quality standards in mind.
AC
LOL, i admit that I used to be a person that thought that ammo was a thing you bought once, and its last forever, especially 1k rounds.
20k later…oops
my friends/colleagues have it down. They take 1-3 boxes to our drills/classes, and just steal from those of us that bring a case.
“you have more than you need, mind if i grab some?” To which i reply, “yup, just keep tabs on what you owe me.” They look all offended, and bring up that they bought me a coke on the way.
Holy crap, i just realized friends are A-holes. 
My GTG AR has a Bushmaster snake on the side… BCM upper and bolt dipped in MagPul but it’s a Bushy lower …:jester:
The 3 most-owned accessories were a rifle sling (81 percent), soft carrying case (70 percent) and mounted rifle scope (68 percent).
Is a sling, case and a sight really an “accessory” for the modern sporting rifle?
To a retailer it is.
Each coke is worth 2 cartridges. A full mag = 14/15 cokes depending on your loading practices. A full day = 250+ cokes. That’s a lot of coke.
unless he was talking about the white powdery kind :rolleyes::rolleyes:
J/K :ph34r: