... and if that is the only AR-related component in your firearm collection, what would you be doing with it right now?
This is the situation I find myself in as I apparently caught the AR bug a little late. I have no .223 ammo and it seems to be virtually unavailable in bulk right now, at least not in quantities I can afford. I have no lower, mags or sights. I'm on a budget and had intended to custom build the AR over a period of time as I could afford it.
I'm concerned that while I'm searching for parts and components to complete my build that a ban or some other such restriction will take place and I'm going to be stuck with only half a rifle. I'm considering selling it off and using the funds to purchase another semi-automatic firearm so at least I'll have something functional if a ban happens. I have plenty of 7.62x39 ammo left over from an AK-47 I owned but had reliability issues with and got rid of. I'm thinking of purchasing a Ruger Mini-30 or an SKS locally, as they both seem plentiful in the shops around here. Plus magazines seem to be very available online for the Ruger so I'd place an order on a couple of those as well (does anyone know if Mini-30 and Mini-14 mags are compatible?)
I'm aware of the back-and-forth over whether a ban will or will not happen and I'd like to keep that debate confined to the other threads. Let's assume for the sake of this thread that ban/no ban is 60/40 chance of happening. What would you do with your lonely AR upper? Thanks for any insight.
This is the situation I find myself in as I apparently caught the AR bug a little late. I have no .223 ammo and it seems to be virtually unavailable in bulk right now, at least not in quantities I can afford. I have no lower, mags or sights. I'm on a budget and had intended to custom build the AR over a period of time as I could afford it.
I'm concerned that while I'm searching for parts and components to complete my build that a ban or some other such restriction will take place and I'm going to be stuck with only half a rifle. I'm considering selling it off and using the funds to purchase another semi-automatic firearm so at least I'll have something functional if a ban happens. I have plenty of 7.62x39 ammo left over from an AK-47 I owned but had reliability issues with and got rid of. I'm thinking of purchasing a Ruger Mini-30 or an SKS locally, as they both seem plentiful in the shops around here. Plus magazines seem to be very available online for the Ruger so I'd place an order on a couple of those as well (does anyone know if Mini-30 and Mini-14 mags are compatible?)
I'm aware of the back-and-forth over whether a ban will or will not happen and I'd like to keep that debate confined to the other threads. Let's assume for the sake of this thread that ban/no ban is 60/40 chance of happening. What would you do with your lonely AR upper? Thanks for any insight.