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5/8/2013 5:12:11 AM EDT
I know I am not the only one who has thought about this. I am contomplating ditcihing my 308 battle rifles (FAL and M1A) and downsizing to 556 only. I was going to pick up another FAL but after thinking it over, it won't be shot much so what is the point? For those of you have done this or thought about it, you think this is a good or bad idea? I don;t shoot the 308s that often. Ammo is hard to come by at good prices. I am starting to get an itch for an AUG or something similar. Thoughts?
5/8/2013 6:22:17 AM EDT
[#1]
do it- you can still have aks, galils, aug,fs2000, bolt avtions 5.56 is a very popular round
5/8/2013 6:54:33 AM EDT
[#2]
when the ammo sanity returns... there are a lot of practical rifle and 3 gun games to play...with good optics, 10" targets at 400m are possible with a 5.56
5/8/2013 7:05:20 AM EDT
[#3]
buy a 5.56 rifle and build from there, keep your 7.62 weapons as they will never come again at the price you paid for them.
if you sell them to equip a 5.56 arsenail you will regret it.
5/8/2013 9:27:50 AM EDT
[#4]
.308 is my favorite caliber and I have a bunch stockpiled.  I could never get rid of my .308s.
5/8/2013 9:34:29 AM EDT
[#5]
consider a 300blk upper along with the standard 5.56 upper if you reload, it opens up a bunch of fun options, so much so that my 5.56 sees little action these days. Brass is easily made from 5.56/223 brass. I have started to cast my own bullets and that lowers the cost for a day of tagging steel plates and coke bottles to something that wont break the bank.
5/9/2013 3:04:03 PM EDT
[#6]
I've shot/owned a few .308 semi's and I got rid of them all.

I like the 5.56 for semi and the .308 in a bolt gun.  YMMV
5/9/2013 4:34:22 PM EDT
[#7]
Sell the M1A and use the money to buy a good reloading setup for your FAL.
5/11/2013 3:53:43 AM EDT
[#8]
Reloading is the key. I'm keeping my .30s because of bullet compatibility - use same bullets in .308 for an AR10 and FAL and  in 30-06 for a  Garand and bolt actions. Use the same powder and primers also. If I didn't reload there would be no way I could shoot them now.
6/4/2013 6:03:19 PM EDT
[#9]
Well i put it up for sale and it is going to a new home. Hard times have come up and that money has to go to my savings account for backup. oh well. No new toys for me.
6/4/2013 6:30:29 PM EDT
[#10]
I agree the age of cheap surplus 308 ammo is over as well as cheap 308 surplus rifles or kits

I sold off all my 308 except for my SCAR17s and AI AWP. Don't miss the other 308 rifles none were as good as these two
6/7/2013 10:11:48 AM EDT
[#11]
I've wondered about ridding myself of one class of firearms or another just doing the devil's advocate thing with myself.  I've always regreted selling off the few firearms I have sold.  I swore I wouldn't sell any more since they don't cost anything to keep.
6/7/2013 3:03:41 PM EDT
[#12]
I would not sell them off.  Even if you have no use for them, hopefully you have children who would like to inherit them.
6/8/2013 6:12:31 PM EDT
[#13]
Get rid of the 556 and spend the money on more 308 ammo/guns. 556 is for varmints not defense.
6/8/2013 6:40:34 PM EDT
[#14]
In the end it is your decision.

I just recently sold My L1a1 and took the money to buy a  AAC Mod 7, .300 blk.  My reasoning is , I just don't shoot it that much.  I still have 2 .308 bolt actions, and my M1919A7, so I have a need for .308, just not the L1A1.

I have tried consolidating ammo and guns.

My goal was
.223 ARs
.308 Battle rifle, bolt actions and of course the M1919

But then I just did not want to sell my m91/30, I don't shoot it much but it is accurate,  Then I got into the 300 whisper, then 300 blk.  plus I built several AKs and like them to.  I am failing horribly.

With Pistol I have had a little better success.  I got rid of both of my .40s and my 9x18 and my .380 ACP.  This left me with 9MMs, .45s and one .38 sp and one .357 Mag.
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