Finally bought an AR!

[BarrelOfTwists]

So I finally bought my first AR-15! Can we say Legos for adults? I think the thing that first attracted me to the rifle was the myriad ways it can be built, customize, and upgraded. I'll be honest, I bought an entry-level rifle, a DPMS Oracle, as I didn't want to drop a ton of money for a firearm that I wasn't entirely sure I was going to love. Anyway, I joined this site to get more involved with the shooting community in the Pacific Northwest, and also to find new places to shoot Outdoors comma legally and safely.

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[Garg]

Welcome!!!

 

[Larrytpdx]

Welcome. You did it the right way and didn't spend a ton on stuff you'll just replace

 

[etrain16]

Welcome to the forum! I think you should amend your title to read "I just bought my first AR" It likely will be just that once you have some fun with it.

 

[BarrelOfTwists]

Welcome to the forum! I think you should amend your title to read "I just bought my first AR" It likely will be just that once you have some fun with it.

No doubt about that. I'm already hooked. Sigh, sorry, savings account!

 

[2A2Dend]

Grab a beer, a bag of AR's, chew...rinse...repeat.
That about sums it up.

 

[Mikej]

Cool screen name! Is there a story behind it?

Welcome!

 

[Heidland]

Welcome! Did you purchase the .223 or .308 version of the Oracle? I have the .308 and I absolutely love it.

If you did get the .308 I'd really recommend Sportsman's Warehouse for Aguila 7.62x51 ammo. At $15 for a 20 round box it's great, inexpensive ammo for sighting and plinking and the least expensive 'quality' ammo I've found in Clark County. (Stay away from Wolf ammo unless you want a lot of practice cleaning your new rifle)

 

[Tony Mac Donald]

Welcome to the AR family, my old .308 has given me years of pleasure, and still does all that is required of it with little fuss.

 

[Brutus57]

Welcome aboard! ARs are fun. Enjoy. i did a lot of research on this and other sites before I built mine.

Brutus Out

 

[Blackleaf40]

Congrats on the new addition to the family! Hopefully you can stop at one, I definitely couldn't. Spend some time with yours, and get a feel for what you like, then build your next one. There is a huge feeling of accomplishment after building and tuning your own weapon of mass destruction

 

[ChiefStealth]

Congrats for getting the AR. Lots of fun. Relatively cheap to shoot. I would think that you could find a place to shoot in the National Forest north of you. There are some rules for shooting in NF, but the rules aren't too tough to follow.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

A portion of your brain will now be devoted to AR parts. Thinking of what parts you would like to add/replace, searching for hard to find parts, and budgeting for said parts.

 

[Cogs]

Hey Twists, I got a couple spots for you to try just NE of us on Larch Mtn. If you haven't been up there to shoot, send me a private conversation and I'll hook you up with a couple good places. It's Yacolt Burn State Forest, managed by WA State Dept of Nat Resouces.

You can also find some map links in the NWFA Community Outreach section and check out the 'Past Events'. (Places we've done cleanups at and are okay to shoot).

Welcome to our organization!

Cogs

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Welcome to the site! I hope you enjoy it!

 

[fredball]

Welcome Aboard

 

[nwwoodsman]

Welcome to the dark side. Life is better here.

 

[shotsfired]

Glad to have you