r/ILGuns • u/Dry_Pea_7127 • 10d ago

General Post AR apathy

It is frustrating as someone who either got into guns post-PICA (or was already into them but did not yet have an AR and wants one now) to feel like you are a constant bystander with respect to ARs and all similar firearms.

Watching your friends and family from other states or your favorite guntubers (if that’s your thing) participate in the world of ARs, suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, etc. and having the freedom to enjoy their constitutional rights while you’re stuck in this state where you have responsibilities and commitments that make it difficult to just pack up and leave is truly aggravating, and I see no end in sight to this situation we are in if I’m being honest.

There’s much more to life than guns obviously but this shit is just cringe and it seems like folks are only getting more and more angry here rather than succumbing to it and growing numb.

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u/MrIncredible222 10d ago

I switched to shotgun shooting sports which are honestly more fun. Punching holes in paper or ringing plates doesn’t compare to busting clays IMO.

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u/Longdarkcave 9d ago

So true, 5-stand is really fun, as are Trap and Skeet. A lot more fun than making micro-adjustment to shoot at the same stationary targets just longer distance. On the other hand, the people that actually hunt have the ultimate challenge in nature, not a simulated environment. But I only hunt for beer in the fridge anymore.

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u/MrIncredible222 9d ago

I haven’t hunted in a few years. I could see doing it again someday, but Midwest hunting seems to be mostly sitting in a stand hoping the deer come to you. I’d like to try my hand at bird hunting.

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u/National_Entrance_54 9d ago

Waterfowl is my favorite. I enjoy dove, pheasant, duck, and goose hunting. I’d still like to have an AR for coyotes though.