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Posted: 2/10/2009 1:22:45 PM EDT
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Ok what would I need to build a dedicate 22 upper besides a barrel and stripped upper?
Sorry if I sound like a noob but with this I am 
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Dedicated .22LR upper:
- upper - barrel - bolt - mag - ammo If you use a .223 chambered-barrel for the build, you'll use a .22LR conversion in place of the bolt carrier. If you use a dedicated .22LR barrel, you'll use a .22LR conversion kit, but without the .223 chamber adapter. Some places that sell dedicated .22LR barrels and uppers have bolts that account for this. Don't make the same mistake I did and not realize that there's another piece required with a dedicated .22LR barrel & conversion kit. I have all my parts except for the "breach collar" and who knows when/if I'll get that from the popular vendor I ordered it from (separately than my barrel). |
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What is a "breach collar"
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Dedicated .22LR upper: - upper - barrel - bolt - mag - ammo If you use a .223 chambered-barrel for the build, you'll use a .22LR conversion in place of the bolt carrier. If you use a dedicated .22LR barrel, you'll use a .22LR conversion kit, but without the .223 chamber adapter. Some places that sell dedicated .22LR barrels and uppers have bolts that account for this. Don't make the same mistake I did and not realize that there's another piece required with a dedicated .22LR barrel & conversion kit. I have all my parts except for the "breach collar" and who knows when/if I'll get that from the popular vendor I ordered it from (separately than my barrel). |
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Buy spikes, get the best with good CS and don't worry about it.
They will take care of you. 600 for a basic carbine upper. 400 for barrel and dedicated bolt. +1000 I personally can't justify spending ~800 or so dollars to build to a 22. You can get a new Marlin new for less than $250, tube or magazine fed. I've got a 30 year old model 60 that is accurate as hell, and I recently purchased their Papoose takedown rifle, which weighs virtually nothing. I refuse to pony up an additional $600 to be tacticool in a rifle that is totally unsuited to any tactical application. |
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I have had my dedicated .22 AR for about a month so far. Figuring the cost of 5.56 and how much .22 I have shot (2000+ rounds) it has pretty much paid for itself by now.
That's trigger time that I normally wouldn't have gotten. I also have a 9mm that is getting more expensive to shoot, but works out very well for our pistol caliber carbine matches and is still cheaper to shoot than 5.56, once again, less expensive trigger time. Works for me and I have the extra bucks to put into it. I have much more accurate .22 rifles, but it's not the same. |
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I'm glad you like your 22 AR. But I can get trigger time on a $200 Marlin Model 60, which is probably more accurate than the 22 AR anyway. With a 22 AR, you gotta shoot several thousand rounds before it pays for itself. With the Marlin, I start out with it paid for itself as compared to a 22 AR.
I can see how some might need a 22 AR if they're doing 3 gun practice, for example, and want to shoot something with the same ergonomic as their three gun rifle. Other than that, I can practice technique behind my Marlin 60 or Marlin Papoose. |
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I'm glad you like your 22 AR. But I can get trigger time on a $200 Marlin Model 60, which is probably more accurate than the 22 AR anyway. With a 22 AR, you gotta shoot several thousand rounds before it pays for itself. With the Marlin, I start out with it paid for itself as compared to a 22 AR. I can see how some might need a 22 AR if they're doing 3 gun practice, for example, and want to shoot something with the same ergonomic as their three gun rifle. Other than that, I can practice technique behind my Marlin 60 or Marlin Papoose. And how does this quoted post address the OP's question? Seems the OP wants a dedicated .22 AR upper, seems from this forum a lot of others do too. I vote go with the Spike's kit and a dedicated barrel. I got both from Spike's and put it on an upper I already had. You'll still need a few other parts to finish it, delta ring and spring, handguards and front sight post and detent/spring. Check the rails on the bolt for a downward bow.This will cause the bolt to hang up on the bolt catch. Straighten it to cure it. |
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