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I do not own an AR and go back and forth on the idea. I currently do not own a pistol either. Have owned plenty of pistols in past and never found a sporting use for them other than bear "protection" when worked in Alaska. Am tempted by a nice AR and a custom 1911. Have no foreseeable legitimate need for either. Slowly warming up to the idea that an AR with 1000 rounds of ammo squirreled away is not the worst part of a disaster plan. Would hate to be the dumbass that didn't buy one when they were 800 bucks and have some type of need when a disaster occur that requires a combat style weapon.

Or one black-robed SCOTUS jackass.

Bought an AR just for the reasons Bonefish describes.. plus a bunch of ammo.. As for pistols, they are a part of my everyday life.. Don't move without them.. As for sporting use, they are fun, for plinking, varmint shooting, busting rocks.. Couldn't be without 'em.

The 62 TTSX over 26.5-27 grains of TAC works pretty good. Of course someone may say this to you in a whining tone of voice "you shot your deer with that little bullet, and its layin over there dead with no blood trail, I shot mine with my 30-06, blood everywhere and we can't find the deer" you can add "it's not fair" if your so inclined. Savage99 please ignore as you don't know the head from the Arse.

Can't remember the charge weight but a max load of CFE-223 pushes the little 55 gr TSX out of my 16" mid-length at a bit over 2900 fps, that buzzsaw would have to work hell on a set of deer lungs.

Get one. At the least, hang it on the wall behind the head chair in the dining room when your relatives come over to eat.