When it comes to AR platform rifles, it can be pretty easy to get lost in the overwhelming tide of scary black systems lubed with liberal tears. In fact, there are so many AR offerings that they are sometimes referred to as “vanilla” — nothing special and a dime a dozen.
While I grew up shooting, even considering my firearm experiences in the Marine Corps with the M16-A2 service rifle, which I loved, I was never a huge fan of 5.56 ammunition.
While my conviction as an oath-taker was no less resolute after eight years of Marine Corps service it took good friend, law enforcement officer and expert personal defense instructor, Rob Pincus’ four words, protect what you love, to truly internalize the depth and breadth of that oath’s meaning in my personal life.
