Do people like AR15's chambered in 7.62 x 39?

No, parts/mags are uncommon. They aren't terribly common, and for good reason.

You have to graft Colt mags with AK mags to get the necessary curve out of them to feed more then 5-7 rounds through the stock magazines, or you can completely replace the lower to accept AK magazines--Neither option is a very attractive one.

my guess is, by the time you buy the parts, the upper, etc. You could have an AK.... At least before the buying frenzy.

The next hurdle would be ammunition. In your AR, you would likely realize reduced accuracy due to the lesser quality of the readily available 7.62x39 ammunition. So, you would either have to get decent commercial 7.62x39 ammo or reload in order to get the kind of accuracy you are used to out of your AR.

The problem is the straight section of magazine that must be there to fit up into an AR lower.

Can't make a magazine fully curved that has to be partially straight!

The 7.62x39 has a very pronounced case taper as compared to the .223 round. The mag has to be curved all the way to keep up with that much taper and feed right.

rc

And if so, what are the reasons usually?

YES a 7.62x39mm AR is a blast but with one caveat if you're lookin for a 30rd cap bullet hose then they aren't for you.

Chambering an AR for 7.62x39 literally turns the platform into an entirely different animal. It's actually kind of hard to describe in words but suffice to say that everyone who shoots mine says "WOW! that's different". Mags aren't that big an Issue as 20round 5.56 mags typically work fine when loaded with no more than 8 rounds of 7.62x39

The next hurdle would be ammunition. In your AR, you would likely realize reduced accuracy due to the lesser quality of the readily available 7.62x39 ammunition. So, you would either have to get decent commercial 7.62x39 ammo or reload in order to get the kind of accuracy you are used to out of your AR.

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I beg to differ, MY non free floated 7.62x39mm AR15 easily shoots sub 2" 100m groups with steel cased ammunition. Shooting barnual FMJ my stevens 200 bolt gun will keep 9 shots well inside 5 inches at 300meters. Saying steel cased ammunition can't be accurate is one of those often repeated and incorrect fallacies found in the internet

krs said:

Whoa.....krochus!

You've put a whole different slant on the idea! I just breezed through your three testing threads along with the near 300 yd doe with a fine rifle and can't say I didn't learn sumptin'.

I didn't notice what barrel you're using in the AR39 (did I coin a new nomenclature?) - like where'd it come from?

I'm going back to look closer....

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My upper is a Model1Sales unit, from what I've been told they use an ER Shaw bbl

you're better off with a Saiga (sporting or converted) or an AK. By time you get a x39 AR up and running, you could have bought a good AR and an AK to go with it.

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you're better off with a Saiga (sporting or converted) or an AK. By time you get a x39 AR up and running, you could have bought a good AR and an AK to go with it.

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My upper cost less than $600 with mags and all. Now please tell me where you can buy both a Saiga and an AR15 for less than $600 total.....I'll buy 4

My Son in law bought a an AR in 7.62x39 about 6 months ago and it was reasonable. He had to put in a heavier hammer spring to get it to shoot wolf ammo. C-products makes a 30 round mag for it. My son in law has had no feed related issues.

Krochus: You really didn't read what I wrote. We basically said the same thing.

ME- "The next hurdle would be ammunition. In your AR, you would likely realize reduced accuracy due to the lesser quality of the readily available 7.62x39 ammunition. So, you would either have to get decent commercial 7.62x39 ammo or reload in order to get the kind of accuracy you are used to out of your AR.

you - "I beg to differ, MY non free floated 7.62x39mm AR15 easily shoots sub 2" 100m groups with steel cased ammunition. Shooting barnual FMJ my stevens 200 bolt gun will keep 9 shots well inside 5 inches at 300meters. Saying steel cased ammunition can't be accurate is one of those often repeated and incorrect fallacies found in the internet"__________________
I didnt say it cant be accurate, just not "The kind of accuracy you are used to with your AR" - Typically better than 2"....IMO

Speak o' toothless wonder...

The magazine issue is a show stopper for me. If someone did something like a Knights SR-47 lower receiver that was cut for more curved mags and, ideally, could just take AK mags, I might be a lot more into the idea.

For a hunting gun, I think 6.8 SPC or 6.5 Grendel is a better choice, and for plinking I'd rather have a 5.56 or 5.45x39 gun.

I forget the manufactuer, but they make an ar-15 lower with interchangeable mag wells. They have one that uses ak mags, it is VERY nifty.

For regular ar-47's, im almost positive that cproducts make good ones that fit the ar-15 mag well.

Other then that, ive seen one at the range and the guy sure liked it.

You can put snow tires on a Ferrari --

That is Cobb with the MCR. But i think you are confusing it with the bushmaster ACR, it has a lower (the whole lower is the swappable part in it) that uses AK mags, IICR the MCR doesn't have one for AK mags....