Quote Originally Posted by John Kepler View Post
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My most telling example in favor of the AR? As a firearms instructor, my students universally learn to shoot better, faster with the AR than ANY other HP/centerfire platform I've seen, and there really isn't a close second. That factoid alone says volumes!
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John, I have a slightly OT question from one who is fairly AR-ignorant (recently acquired my first lower, a complete lower and handful of mags from a horse trade for an old ummm.. john-boat ).

Do you believe that lessening of the learning curve slope may be more from the cartridge than from the rifle's ergonomics?

Heck another question as you hear tales from 'over there' first hand;
Has the shorter barrel lengths (16" and less in vogue nowadays it seems) reduced the round's effectiveness?
Tommy