Here's the deal...

I got a DPMS LR308 Sportical and I'm just wondering about whether or not I'd take it to the range much... considering that it's a little heavy and I couldn't really shoot more than about 40 rounds a session due to its kick and cost. I had this weird thought about selling the upper and other parts on EE and using that to buy a AR15 (5.56/300BLK whatever) upper and part to build an AR15 rather than shooting battle rifle rounds. I'd be able to shoot more, shoot cheaper, and the rifle would be lighter to boot.

What do you think I should do, hold onto what I got, or sell the LR308 (keep the lower of course) and buy some AR uppers?

I'm finding myself wanting to go with low caliber/pistol caliber simply for the reason that I can shoot more per session and not use so much reloading components and blowing budget on them.

So you want to put a 5.56 upper on a .308 lower?  My .308 and my 5.56 or .300 black will not interchange they have major differences in the parts sizes.

Now I don't have a DPMS, but just the mag well is quite a bit bigger on the .308 at least they are on the ones I have looked at and the one that I own.

Isn't the Sportacal a 7.62 x 51?

I got both AR15 and AR10 lower, so no I'm not going to put an AR15 upper on a AR10 lower.

I was just asking if it was prudent to just sell the 308 upper, get an AR15 upper and perhaps be able to shoot more for less...

Okay,

I guess I am just confused, forgive me, I have been debating with a guy about rights over in the GD section all day!

IMO keep the .308, unless you just plain ole dont want it or plan to shoot it anymore....and just purchase a completed budget upper and lower from PSA in 5.56 and go shoot and be happy.

Actually I was even wondering about getting a 9mm AR15 carbine kit...

If I can get a cast bullet setup, I can shoot that thing for next to nothing (pretty much the cost of primer and powder, which is nothing). Cast bullet won't really work all that well with the glock but I was kinda hoping for a handgun and rifle that uses the same caliber.

Who makes a good budget 9mm AR kit?

Same company PSA

300blk wont be cheap so dont go that route if you want cheap.

Even reloading a .300 black, it is still not as inexpensive as some of the others.

Completely my opinion and view:



I understand that whole 'cast your bullets' idea, but I dismissed it just from the standpoint of devoting a whole system and caliber to casting bullets and then finding lead too much trouble or expensive to find to make it worth the long-term effort.



And using pistol ammo in a rifle always sounded like a good idea from a 'carry one ammo' point, but it's always a compromise if you're using it for home defense rather than just thinking of it as a 'weekend at the range with the kids and friends' kinda thing.  And that's why I went with .22 cal pistol/AR as a plinking combo.  Until .22 got too stupid expensive to justify the reduced capability vs/cost.  So I don't shoot that near as much anymore, either.

I tried cast bullet in my AR10 and it just leaded up the bore. Plus it would never cycle the action at all (I had to use it in "bolt action" mode). Not to mention accuracy was terrible with cast bullet for some unknown reason.

I'm building a 10/22 to use as plinking gun so I can get more practice in. But 22's don't seem all that cheap either since you can't reduce its price by reloading.