Will the AR-15 be fondly remembered like the Garand?

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The AR-15 is more accurate and a better platform but unless your chasing leg points . Who cares!When I started competative shooting almost 30 years ago I would have jumped for a spacegun if they had them back then.But the rifle has no panache.It may be a better hammer but it's just a hunk of plastic and aluminum like everything else made in the 21st century, a throwaway item.
I shot my league match yesterday a noticed out of 35 shooters about half were shooting spaceguns the other half were shooting match AR's, two were shooting M1-A's ,one M1 and one crazy guy shooting an 03-A3.(That would be me).It is a 52rd match and we can only go out to 300yds. so I figure I can be competative.I shot a 476, did the spaceguns and ar's out shot me,yes most of them ,but I get the biggest satisfaction from my score and I enjoyed myself more.I also noticed that the guy with the M1 and I were the only ones who cleaned their barrels or at least put a patch threw them .The other shooters just threw their plastic guns into there cases like it was a cell phone or mp3 player,No love!
But don't go by me .I drive my '72 vette to the matches and it is a pig on gas the ride is bumpy like a jeep,the roof leaks and it only has an am-fm radio with crappy speakers and hardly any room for my shooting gear.It still attracts more attention then the latest best cars.
Crap will always be crap and a classic will always be remembered fondly.