Gtscotty
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I know the word "pistol" is in the title, but I think it's safe to say the rifle forum is the best place for this discussion
Yesterday I saw a PSA deal of the day, SBA3 brace, Moe lower build kit and EPT trigger for $149. I couldn't pass the package up for the price, so now it's on the way, and I'm trying to figure how I'm going to use it.
Most of my shooting is centered around hunting and longer range rifle (plate shooting, matches every now and then). This pistol AR will be a range toy, so I'm not planning to spend too awful much dough (think PSA nitride uppers on sale) or loading time (needs to eat cheap fodder from my progressive). I'll probably wind up running it suppressed most of the time, plinking inside of 100yds and maybe out to ~400yds depending on cartridge.
The main options I'm interested in, with the Pros and Cons I see are:
5.56 -> 10.5" - 11.5"
PROS:
Cheap - already have stripped lower, just have to buy upper/bcg
Fairly cheap ammo (already set up to load in bulk)
Would be a good use for all the mixed headstamp cases I don't want to feed to my precision AR.
Not a new chambering to load for
Can use a suppressor I already own
Could build an XM177 clone (my favorite machine gun)
CONS:
No subsonic option.
Already have 5.56 ARs
Blasty without a suppressor
300 BLK -> 8.5" - 10.5"
PROS:
Cheap - already have stripped lower, just have to buy upper/bcg
Good subsonic options
Can use a suppressor I already own
CONS:
Supersonic performance is uninspiring
New chambering to load for
Subsonic ammo is relatively expensive to load (heavy jacketed .30 cal bullets are pricey)
Blasty without suppressor
9mm/.40 -> ~8.5"
PROS:
Cheapest ammo - already load in bulk, easiest to load
I don't currently have a PCC, but have been interested for a while
Interoperability with existing collection of Glock mags
CONS:
Pricier to build - have to buy a Glock lower, pistol bcg and an upper.
Don't have a pistol suppressor yet (it's on my list thought)
Shortest range option
Tedious lists aside, I'm interested in hearing what direction other folks have gone with their AR pistol builds. What do you like? What do you not like? What would you recommend?
Yesterday I saw a PSA deal of the day, SBA3 brace, Moe lower build kit and EPT trigger for $149. I couldn't pass the package up for the price, so now it's on the way, and I'm trying to figure how I'm going to use it.
Most of my shooting is centered around hunting and longer range rifle (plate shooting, matches every now and then). This pistol AR will be a range toy, so I'm not planning to spend too awful much dough (think PSA nitride uppers on sale) or loading time (needs to eat cheap fodder from my progressive). I'll probably wind up running it suppressed most of the time, plinking inside of 100yds and maybe out to ~400yds depending on cartridge.
The main options I'm interested in, with the Pros and Cons I see are:
5.56 -> 10.5" - 11.5"
PROS:
Cheap - already have stripped lower, just have to buy upper/bcg
Fairly cheap ammo (already set up to load in bulk)
Would be a good use for all the mixed headstamp cases I don't want to feed to my precision AR.
Not a new chambering to load for
Can use a suppressor I already own
Could build an XM177 clone (my favorite machine gun)
CONS:
No subsonic option.
Already have 5.56 ARs
Blasty without a suppressor
300 BLK -> 8.5" - 10.5"
PROS:
Cheap - already have stripped lower, just have to buy upper/bcg
Good subsonic options
Can use a suppressor I already own
CONS:
Supersonic performance is uninspiring
New chambering to load for
Subsonic ammo is relatively expensive to load (heavy jacketed .30 cal bullets are pricey)
Blasty without suppressor
9mm/.40 -> ~8.5"
PROS:
Cheapest ammo - already load in bulk, easiest to load
I don't currently have a PCC, but have been interested for a while
Interoperability with existing collection of Glock mags
CONS:
Pricier to build - have to buy a Glock lower, pistol bcg and an upper.
Don't have a pistol suppressor yet (it's on my list thought)
Shortest range option
Tedious lists aside, I'm interested in hearing what direction other folks have gone with their AR pistol builds. What do you like? What do you not like? What would you recommend?