Hey that looks almost like a Fordson Major



Being a bit of novice - do you know if that lineage is related?

And what on earth do you need an AR15 for? Is it just for fun? (It would most certainly make me grin like a child in a sweet shop or like a young lad being met by a lady in high heels, stockings and a fur coat)

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Don't know about the Fordson. This is the 8N, which was a long production run after the shorter run of 2N and 9N, all are a follow on based on the Ferguson-Ford joint venture after the two had a parting of the ways. Mine still works for a living, but not very hard, she has to cut 5 acres of brush a few times a year.

I shoot competition with the AR. As I'm not wealthy this is the semi-auto variant not the burst fire or full auto. It does have some nice upgrades for competition.

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I've often heard that some semi-automatics are just a well placed match stick and a bit of chewing gum away from automatichood - not that that's going to be necessary with what you've got there. They surely don't have people shooting with automatics in competitions do they?

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1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Not if you are competing for accuracy. Since Smoker is sighting his AR15 in for 180 meters, I would assume he is competing for accuracy.

I used to compete in a 22LR pistol team and we had a mix of rapid fire, timed fire and free fire. The person with the best of all, won the match. I did quite well with my stock Ruger MKII with iron sights against the guys with lasers and scopes. I was by far the youngest guy on the team by a stretch of at least 20 years, so the older guys had a lot more experience but not such good eyes. LOL

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I still have one of those MKII's...stainless with the 10" bull barrel. Accurate beastie.

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I shoot in whats called practical or action shooting. Over on that side of the pond it's IPSC, here it's USPSA and 3Gun Nation. Multiple targets, with physical obstacles, and a running course (I do a fast walk, I'm old and broken).

I have been doing the AR at up to about 275 meters with iron sights, but they've recently changed the rules to allow non-magnified optics in the iron sight category so I'm trying to get used to a red dot. Targets are usually reactive steel plates either 4 or 6" round, so it's not too bad, unless you're old an out of shape and fairly winded by the time you get to the shot .

Full auto or burst fire will get you disqualified....even if it's a firearm malfunction and not an intentional modification.

Hunting is either a bow or an old 30-06 Springfield....although I have taken a lot of deer with vehicles...

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