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Dutch airline stewardess with an AR-10 for defense against polar bears in case of an arctic crash, 1958 (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] SolSerkonos@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The AR-10 is basically just an AR-15 but bigger. 7.62x51 instead of 5.56x45. It's a very neat gun and probably ahead of it's time, but it's not incredibly unique.

[โ€“] Flamekebab@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

My point was that the specific set of features was uncommon in AR-10s:

  • AR-10 specifically
  • Carbine length
  • No select fire capability

So it tickled me how weirdly specific Fight Club is about it. If the line had been about the AR-15 it wouldn't have made me bat an eye.