• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    No lie! They’ve been available to civilians since the 60s. They weren’t popular because they’re not the best in any particular class. But they’re easy and don’t kick.

    • mipadaitu@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Sure, but also wheelguns were also considered more reliable and better than semi autos at the time.

      AR ban expiration came around the same time as people were getting more used to gucci guns and mods.

      There were a lot of other guns that got unbanned at the same time. The AR platform just happened to be ready for a resurgence right around the time that the expiration.