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For those of you that have not yet seen it, meet the DeWalt AR-15 nail gun.
Someone released a photo of their AR-15 rifle made up as a DeWalt nail gun. Personally, I love the originality behind it. As one forum poster observed, maybe it should be called a DeWalt ‘Tack Driver’.
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When I originally posted this DeWalt AR-15 nail gun several years ago, I had no idea it would become such a popular post. It has actually become one of the most read pages on the GunsHolstersAndGear.com website. I still chuckle about how viral this photo has gone.
Also, if you have not already done so, please read through the comments on this thread and join in on the discussion about this rifle. There is quite a bit of lively chatter regarding its status as an M16, M4 or AR15. Also, which version of which gun… for example: if it is an M4, is it an M4A2 or M4A3. I find it all humorous, and I hope you do as well.
I’m curious: have you ever done anything like this to dress up your gun? Would you consider a Black & Decker paint scheme? How about a Chevy or Ford styling? The truth is a lot of people like to customize their firearms to give them a unique feel and flair.
Gun companies have cashed in on this in the past, creating limited or special edition runs of some firearms. You may have seen some manufacturers rolling out everything from Texas commemoratives to zombie guns. Sometimes these guns carry some collector value, but mostly they are simply an option for someone that wants to stand out from the crowd. Since many gun owners are independent-minded, adding a little flair to their rifles makes sense.
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to dress up one of your guns? Would you be willing to buy a limited run rifle with an unusual paint scheme?
Update
Thanks to one of our readers for sharing this video of the gun in action:
If you watch the video, you can see the gun is capable of full-auto fire. Hopefully, that will help settle some of the arguments in the comments section.
Special note for all of those who have been e-mailing me – I’ve got the Glock 19 holster page up now.
167 replies on “DeWalt AR-15 Nail Gun: Great Gag!”
AR describes all of the rifles of the platform. M4 and M16 are military designations for specific configurations. All M16s and M4s are ARs. The idea that ARs are only semiautomatic is a misconception; I can put a new trigger in my AR and make it automatic. It’s still not an M4.
I doubt it or you’d need to do some modification. A true AR that’s full auto is actually a different gun. That model is called the SAR-15. AR is an Armalite-15 rifle. A M-16 is a Model 16 rifle, and a M4 is a carbine. The way you reason it out, a Chevy Malibu is a race car because you can put a racing engine in it with some modification. Nope. I can put a carbine barrel on my 1851 Navy but does that make it a carbine? No. It’s still a revolver by antiquated standards, not by ATF standards, but even they don’t call it a carbine, then. The manufacturer calls a similar model a Buntline, but it’s not that, either, because I didn’t make it with the manufacturer’s approval. Do you understand? What’s the big deal, anyway?
The difference in the Ar15 and m16 is a full auto Bcg,third pin that holds the additional seat.With the exception of the auto sear or all three models being full auto he’s right you can strip them all down throw them in a pile, mix and match the parts and come out with three diffrently configured rifles than you began with given that the lowers are equally equipped and you match the gas blocks with the correct length barrels.There is no modifications to make unless again you are adding the third pin and auto/ burst sear
Unless and until you make a Franken-rifle, it is what it is and it isn’t what it isn’t. If someone’s trying to make the argument that an AR-15 is a M-16 and a SAR-15 just because you can modify the weapon, that’s a slippery slope and false. I can convert a blank gun into a firearm, but if I choose to keep it as a blank gun then it’s a blank gun, not a firearm. Also, I can easily make any recoil-action semi-auto firearm fully auto just by grinding 1 part for 2 minutes. That doesn’t mean I have a full auto firearm either. Things have names for a reason. To differentiate one thing from a different thing. That’s all I’m trying to say here.
How come no vid of the target or what the damned thing can do to an object..ie… the bad guy???
I want one. I’d pay $600 for it
and where do you get the add ons for this?