With the shortage of good 22lr ammo, I have had to shelf my GSG-5 SBR which is a shame I loved shooting it, but only feed her plated HV rounds (CCI mini-mag) Do not know the issue with the shortage of 22lr ammo nor do I care, it just needs to end so people who want to use their weapons for entertainment can do so again. Anyway back to the point.
What are some other economical rounds to use in an AR platform since its so adaptable.
Will be ordering a 223 Wylde barrel soon to finish the current AR build, since it seems to be the best combo for 556 vs 223. I have used the 9mm setup but it was a SMG and wasnt to keen on the lack of gas system and its muzzle climb even on short bursts. The gunshop I worked for we built a 40 S&W upper with AWC supressor, and made a mag block and jig to cut and use Glock magazines. Was a fun platform til someone cut a mag wrong and one thing lead to another and it fired out of battery blowing the upper apart. 300 AAC Blackout looks fun, will probably do an upper later for it in carbine length. 22lr is out til the shortage of good ammo stops. 17 HMR well I priced the only upper I could find and its over $700, thats not going to happen right now. big uns like 50 B, or 50 BMG, to pricey on ammo, 458 the same. 7.62x39 requires a new bolt, but eh may be ok.
Looking for something else that can be fired at a reasonable cost IE sub $20 a box.