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Posted: 9/4/2013 10:51:55 AM EDT
| I need some threads to read, mfg who sell parts etc because i know nothing of AR in .22 LR but i want to build one for my collection and plinking fun. |
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Do you want a dedicated upper, or will a conversion bolt be fine with you? With the conversion you can swap a regular 5.56/.223 upper between that and .22 rimfire. The downside is you will need to do more cleaning of your upper, and will probably not have extreme accuracy. The upside is you can continue to use whatever optics and accessories are on your current rifle, although any optics will likely not be zeroed for the .22.
The dedicated uppers will be more accurate, and not have as many fouling problems. But if you go that route, you will be buying a lower for it to make another complete rifle... 
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Do you want a dedicated upper, or will a conversion bolt be fine with you? With the conversion you can swap a regular 5.56/.223 upper between that and .22 rimfire. The downside is you will need to do more cleaning of your upper, and will probably not have extreme accuracy. The upside is you can continue to use whatever optics and accessories are on your current rifle, although any optics will likely not be zeroed for the .22. The dedicated uppers will be more accurate, and not have as many fouling problems. But if you go that route, you will be buying a lower for it to make another complete rifle... Definitely going with the dedicated upper and i'll build the lower. Dont like all the swapping, i like complete rifles for each purpose. |
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Quoted: Knew about CMMG but i thought you could build it from scratch! Need to get a complete upper? Cant build it like a regular AR? Quoted: Quoted: Look for CMMG and TACCOM.They both build good uppers. Knew about CMMG but i thought you could build it from scratch! Need to get a complete upper? Cant build it like a regular AR? It just seems, often, with buying the pieces and especially with shipping added you end up spending more. Of course, if you do it yourself, you end up with exactly what you want and the cost may be worth it to you.
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AFAIK you can buy all the parts you need and assemble it yourself. It just seems, often, with buying the pieces and especially with shipping added you end up spending more. Of course, if you do it yourself, you end up with exactly what you want and the cost may be worth it to you. Quoted:
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Look for CMMG and TACCOM.They both build good uppers. Knew about CMMG but i thought you could build it from scratch! Need to get a complete upper? Cant build it like a regular AR? It just seems, often, with buying the pieces and especially with shipping added you end up spending more. Of course, if you do it yourself, you end up with exactly what you want and the cost may be worth it to you. You are right, specially for this build but i still want to end up with a rifle i dont have to replace any furniture on rather than having to replace teh rail, stock, grip, etc |
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Look for CMMG and TACCOM.They both build good uppers. Knew about CMMG but i thought you could build it from scratch! Need to get a complete upper? Cant build it like a regular AR? It just seems, often, with buying the pieces and especially with shipping added you end up spending more. Of course, if you do it yourself, you end up with exactly what you want and the cost may be worth it to you. You are right, specially for this build but i still want to end up with a rifle i dont have to replace any furniture on rather than having to replace teh rail, stock, grip, etc I was also going to mention earlier that it was cheaper to buy a complete upper than part it up, but I agree it's nice to build exactly what you want the first time. I'm in the same boat right now, wanting a 20" barrel with no faux gas block, and a rifle length free float tube. |
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I was also going to mention earlier that it was cheaper to buy a complete upper than part it up, but I agree it's nice to build exactly what you want the first time. I'm in the same boat right now, wanting a 20" barrel with no faux gas block, and a rifle length free float tube. Quoted:
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Look for CMMG and TACCOM.They both build good uppers. Knew about CMMG but i thought you could build it from scratch! Need to get a complete upper? Cant build it like a regular AR? It just seems, often, with buying the pieces and especially with shipping added you end up spending more. Of course, if you do it yourself, you end up with exactly what you want and the cost may be worth it to you. You are right, specially for this build but i still want to end up with a rifle i dont have to replace any furniture on rather than having to replace teh rail, stock, grip, etc I was also going to mention earlier that it was cheaper to buy a complete upper than part it up, but I agree it's nice to build exactly what you want the first time. I'm in the same boat right now, wanting a 20" barrel with no faux gas block, and a rifle length free float tube. Yeah definitely part it up, yes more expensive in the long run but i hate having parts laying around knowing i will never use them which eventually i end up giving it to someone or throwing them out. Anyways i dont plan on doing this build fast, im going to start slow here and there and work my way up. Getting into reloading so all my money is going towards that now for some good ol stocking up. |
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Yeah definitely part it up, yes more expensive in the long run but i hate having parts laying around knowing i will never use them which eventually i end up giving it to someone or throwing them out. You know you have an advanced case of BRD when spare parts sitting around become the basis of building another rifle. |
| i posted a want ad in the EE for an m&p sport stripped upper (no door or ejector) and got a hit within a day for $50. got a cmmg barrel with the dedicated 22 collar for their cmmg conversion for $100. already had a conversion bolt. bought a free float rail for $100. bought a set of fixed sights for $50. sure you can get a off the shelf 22 ar cheaper. but this one is mine. I built it. also didn't have to pay for it all at once since I saved and bought the parts when I could. don't have a dedicated lower for it yet but i'm working on that. It's a fun rifle to shoot as a 22. my club has a plinking range that has steel plates all over from 10 to 50 yards. crazy fun. |
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Yeah definitely part it up, yes more expensive in the long run but i hate having parts laying around knowing i will never use them which eventually i end up giving it to someone or throwing them out. You know you have an advanced case of BRD when spare parts sitting around become the basis of building another rifle. Well this would be my fourth build already LOL. The problem with like a CMMG complete upper is the handguard they use i dont like. I like free float rails, the look of the rifle being tactical rather than original looking which is why i build them. From the first complete upper and lower i bought i still have the M4 stock and grip which are worthless to me. I will never use them so i dont want to keep stocking those parts that i will never use because i dont like the feel and look of it, but i still keep building rifles lol. |
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