just in case anyone does need to know how to clear an AR, you drop the mag by pushing the oval shaped button above the trigger, then grab the charging handle (two lateral tabs at the top back of the body of the receiver) and pull back to cycle the bolt and clear the round in the chamber.
my thought on this has been to try to drop the mag and just pull the trigger to clear the last round, which seems way faster
marginally faster, but I doubt any gained speed (short of literally fighting hand-to-hand with someone for control of the weapon) is necessary
fighting for the weapon is what i was envisioning, trying to clear the mag as fast as possible
See, my "fantasy day dream" was post disabling the shooter and safe-ing the situation before first responders show up. I guess I could just point down and shoot the round into the ground, but.....
You do NOT want to be holding the gun when the first responders show up. Get shut of that thing as fast as you can. Not sure you want your prints on it either, tbh.
Yeah that's the vibe I'm worried about
Firing the round instead of clearing it might leave powder residue on you as well. Tough call. If the fight is over, I'd pretty much just leave it alone and stand guard over it I think.
Yeah, as a USAF keyboard jockey vet. These are the things I worry about in the 0.0000001% chance it matters!
Theoretically you could buttstroke the assailant once you wrestle the weapon from them?
Yeah but theres still a round in the chamber, right?
I think I know what you mean but your turn of phrase could lead to unintended consequences.
You should always clear with the charging handle because putting a round into the wall or the ground is bad Either you don't know what's on the other side of the wall or you're likely not wearing earpro in this situation
If it's hand to hand combat, yes this works but simply controlling the rifle gets you about 90% of the way there rather than trying to hit the magazine release
Everyone loves it when I point out (correctly) that AR stands for "Army Rifle"
Like, I get that they are just tools. Dangerous when not safely used, but still. I want people to be less scared of them but also more informed about them, ya know?
Thank you, ummmmmm. I almost said "sir" or "dude". I know theres "ma'am" and "dudette" but is there a neutral term for either of those?
my scottish friends have been using "mate" for years on me; while I personally think it's fine and 100% gender neutral (unlike dude, a mere 75% gender neutral), I do not speak for the entire enby community
That works for me
the most likely reason you will need to know this isn't a mass shooter but a suicidal relative, fyi.
I literally know nobody with one of these in Canada. We hunt deer and moose with rifles and ducks with shotguns. What more does anyone need?
How are you situated with regards to feral hogs? Would you say you have more or less than 30-50 feral swine in your yard?
You still don't need one of these ridiculous rifles. Learn to shoot straight
Jim! You have a dope 'stache, so I'll fill you in: that's a reference to a dumb-ass point someone made 3-5 years ago on twitter, that's the joke
I was definitely joking around but, feral hogs are a legitimate concern to anyone who lives in Texas or Oklahoma. 5.56 is probably not the only, or even best, firearm to extirpate than, but it is a legit use case for a carbine shooting an intermediate cartridge for larger sounders at +100 yds
A rifle works on a grizzly bear in case of attack… but usually only one bear
Yeah, we all laughed, but tbh that's actually a decent use case scenario
I hate everything about this situation, including the feral hogs (we have em eating grapes in the vineyards, living in the woods) I love animals; I hate guns. Respect all around, it just sucks
Got it now
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Though hand guns are FAR more likely in that case.
To be fair it's the almost same procedure. You'll have two buttons by the trigger if it has a trigger safety. One of them will release the magazine. The other will render the gun safe it was disengaged. Drop the mag, pull the top back to remove a chambered round.
Generally your mag release be behind the trigger and trigger safeties will be in front. Some models like Glocks will only have one button, which will release the mag. Generally on the right side of the gun. Just watch the muzzle and remember to clear it if you need it inert.
If it's California legal you may something to poke since they require the button to be recessed to make mag changes a little bit more of a pain in the ass. Literally everyone I knew just took an empty .223 case and tied it to the trigger guard so it was a pointless law.
First step is put it on safe (the 2nd image is not on safe)
Ok but surely those ready the weapon to fire, I've seen guns in movies
They will also cycle the gun, which if there's no mag in will just eject the round in the chamber
Can’t get over how much better the AR system looks without the dumb forward assist
It's handy, I used it a lot.
It’s useless until it’s not.
Ok so that’s actually correct; when AR pattern rifle is empty, to accelerate reloading and signal to the operator it’s empty, the bolt locks back and you just load a fresh mag and hit the bolt release (button right in the center of frame)
I understand he practiced loading drills extensively for that scene to look as professional as possible
