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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Caliber suggestions for new AR-15 build

Posted: 4/19/2018 6:52:46 PM EDT

Hey everyone,

im about to embark on my first AR build and i plan on doing as much of it myself as i can. nothing pre assembled if i can help it. i may go 60% or the easy way and do my first one 80%, still deciding. i dont want to build a basic .223/5.56 rifle. id like to build something with a little more balls. So, to the AR builders out there that went a different route, what did you build yours with and why?

Posted: 4/19/2018 7:09:31 PM EDT

[#1]

What do you already have, where do you have to shoot it, and are you interested in NFA options?

Posted: 4/20/2018 4:48:59 PM EDT

[#2]

I dont have a rifle yet. I guess im a little too picky. Id always find something i wasnt too thrilled about when it came to my local stock so i decided to build my first. I have a rifle club a mile from my house so thats convenient for me. I want to get a little insight on what others decided to go with and if they were happy with the decision. Im open to any and all suggestions at this point.

Posted: 4/20/2018 5:11:16 PM EDT

[#3]

What facilities does the rifle club have? What you build needs to match how you are going to shoot it. What's the point of a bay blaster SBR if you can only shoot 200 yards slowfire?

Posted: 4/20/2018 5:40:47 PM EDT

[#4]

its a 200 yard range.

Posted: 4/20/2018 6:22:26 PM EDT

[#5]

I have consulted the tea leaves and here is your build:

Use a 16" BCM ELW fluted barrel with midlength gas, SLR adjustable gas block, standard forged upper reciever, BCM BCG, dust cover kit and forward assist assembly, BCM mod 3 charging handle, MBUS Pro sights, seekins mlok rail,, anderson lower receiver, BCM A5 buffer, spring and receiver extension, CMMG parts kit and Geissele SSA trigger.

Posted: 4/20/2018 7:10:06 PM EDT

[#6]

All hail the great tea leaves! I will look into these. Thanks for the info

Posted: 4/20/2018 9:25:21 PM EDT

[#7]

For what it's worth I actually do own and enjoy at least one of each of these, sometimes even on the same rifle. But that list should get you a really nice, versatile AR that can plink at 200 yards or more or tear it up at a 3 gun match, whatever you end up getting into with it.

Posted: 4/21/2018 12:44:36 AM EDT

[#8]

For a first rifle, I seriously suggest going with a standard 5.56 rig, either a factory complete rifle or built from quality parts...no 60 or 80 percent receivers on your first go.

Spend your time and initial investment on a reliable rifle, ammunition, and training to establish a baseline of form and function, then go to town with other shit.

Posted: 4/22/2018 4:12:14 PM EDT

[#9]

thanks for the information guys. i have come to the realization that for my very first build i will stick to the 5.56. learn to walk before i run. i am a decent machinist, as it is a part of my profession, so completing an 80 percent lower is something i could do in my sleep (famous last words, i know).

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Caliber suggestions for new AR-15 build

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