It will be a little while before I could get an AR, but I have my "training" firearms and I am seriously thinking about which ones I am going to get next. I have been reading a lot about AR's on this site and others, but I am really confused about some things I am hoping you can help me out with!
The first is the caliber. I hear many bad things about the .223/5.56, and it is starting to worry me. Now, I realize that I will almost certainly only be using it for shooting targets, but it would be nice to have something decent for SHTF. I looked at the .223 rounds at the store and they seem really tiny! Am I worrying about it too much here? I absolutely do not want to start a caliber war here, I am just a new guy confused by all the controversy. If you think .223 is not good, would you recommend another upper for the AR or a different rifle entirely? I could get an AK much cheaper.
Here is another question about caliber; is it better to get an AR that can fire .223 or 5.56? I know some can only do .223 and some can do both. Is there any real difference? I am confused here too.
Anyway, thanks for the help, like I said I am just trying to figure this out.
The first is the caliber. I hear many bad things about the .223/5.56, and it is starting to worry me. Now, I realize that I will almost certainly only be using it for shooting targets, but it would be nice to have something decent for SHTF. I looked at the .223 rounds at the store and they seem really tiny! Am I worrying about it too much here? I absolutely do not want to start a caliber war here, I am just a new guy confused by all the controversy. If you think .223 is not good, would you recommend another upper for the AR or a different rifle entirely? I could get an AK much cheaper.
Here is another question about caliber; is it better to get an AR that can fire .223 or 5.56? I know some can only do .223 and some can do both. Is there any real difference? I am confused here too.
Anyway, thanks for the help, like I said I am just trying to figure this out.