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Please heed your own advice brother.....I have no problems with AR's......at all. The only thing I compared between the two was reliability issues and cost to shoot, which, I am sure you understand is a valid point to compare between any two rifles.
My first response was to answer the question about round capacity and expense of shooting........Am I not aloud to answer???? Of course its got less energy and distance. Thats a given when comparing pistol caliber cartridge to a rifle caliber.
I have cleaned both AR's and CX4's extensively. I can personally tell you that the CX4 will take a LOT less time and effort. But I suppose that is my own personal experience. Maybe after you own a CX4 and clean it versus your AR you can share your thoughts on which is easiest for you???
Not meaning to poke and prod either, but 1000 rounds is a proverbial blip in the life of a well cared for firearm. I am glad you have had no problems after 1000........thats the way any rifle, that is worth its salt, is supposed to be.
And I apologize if it seems I am out of line.......I just get tired of people generalizing and bashing guns they have never personally owned. We will just say that I have never met anyone who owns/owned a CX4 and has hated it. It is what it is, a good home defender (if you so choose) and an awesome range toy (which is why I have mine).
First, I was simply responding to a post brought up by you in where you state that the Storm is a more reliable weapon platform then the AR-15. In which I state the facts about the different rifles ballistics and then remind you they are two completely different types of firearms.
If you simply had stated "It is a fun rifle that shoots cheaper ammo then most common rifle calibers and yes you can get extended mags that hold 20 rounds" then none of this would even come into play. But since you decided to make a remark about the reliability of a rifle that is nothing like the storm, I again state. Perhaps you should just refrain from making comparences that aren't even in the same genre.
For example: My BB gun is more reliable then your blow gun. That remark is stupid... Just like yours.
Moving on, yes I have dissasembled cleaned and reassembled both platforms a number of times. Considering they come apart in a very similar manner I have no idea how you can claim one is easier then the other. On both platforms you can seperate the upper from the lower with pins. Then with an AR you simply pull the bolt carrier out of the upper and with the storm you slide basically the whole firing chamber out of the upper... There really is very little cleaning difference at all.
As for round count, almost anyone involved with firearms will be able to tell you the most common occurence of failures will be during the so called break in period and then after the parts have been used to failure.
As one quite familiar withthe AR platform I can tell you the most common occurences of failure are ammunition and a failed magazine. If it is failing for any other reason it is most likely your fault for installing something incorrectly.
As for you being tired of people bashing other firearms, well ain't you just the worlds biggest hypocrite? Considering the beginning of any bashing in this thread, and in fact the only bashing I still see is you commenting that the Storm is a more reliable firearm platform then the AR-15.
Hendo: I never said anything negative about the Storm, it is a fun rifle. I would not rely on it as a home defense weapon simply because if I want a handgun caliber in the home I will go with a handgun, and if I want the benefits of a rifle I will go with an acutal rifle caliber.
As for wall penetration, remember that any round that will be effective on a human targetwill always penetrate through any interior walls.Also be aware that 9mm will penetrate just as far (or farther)as 00 buck in a shotgun. Check box o truth for demonstrations showing penetration of certain calibers on interior walls.
But as always use what you have and what you are most comfortable with.
And as to "They are different creatures and perfectly fit different needs." That is what I said in my first post before Mr. Uppity went off on his hissy fit.