Snagged an Anderson lower at the gun show today for $40. Let's build something. Here are my ideas:
>24 inch 6.5 Grendel rifle
>8.5 inch .300BLK pistol with one of those collapsible pistol braces and a fostech AR-II trigger
>lightweight 16inch 5.56 rifle
I already have an 18inch POF 415 and a Century Galil in 5.56 so I'm leaning toward a different caliber. I don't really have a long range gun so 6.5 sounds fun but I also don't live near either of my farms right now so it's hard to justify building the Grendel with nowhere to shoot it. I do already have dies, brass, projectiles and powder for .300BLK and I've also always liked the pdw AR look. The only reason I'm even thinking about a lightweight 5.56 is because my AR and Galil are both pushing 9lbs so something handier would be neat. Let's hear some compelling arguments.
>>35197084
go for a 14.5 lightweight build, pin & weld a comp so you're at 16.1 overall
>>35197639
Nahhh if I do a legal rifle, I'm definitely going for a full 16" to maximize velocity for 5.56. If it's under 16", I'm going .300BLK. Plus pinned 14.5s look like ass
>>35197084
>24 inch 6.5 Grendel rifle
meme
>8.5 inch .300BLK pistol with one of those collapsible pistol braces and a fostech AR-II trigger
meme
>lightweight 16inch 5.56 rifle
Pistol is an option.
>>35198076
16 inches isn't really maximizing velocity on 5.56, though -- 20 is.
If you want to go full stupid, you might start looking into a .458 SOCOM pistol. It'd be like .50 AE out of a desert eagle but somehow more difficult to use.
>>35198178
>16 inches isn't really maximizing velocity on 5.56, though -- 20 is.
Stop it.
>not doing .277 WLV for maximum snowflake
>>35198178
>16 inches isn't really maximizing velocity on 5.56, though -- 20 is
stop, just stop
>>35198228
what's the bold mean?
>>35198260
comparison references
>>35197084
Put a 50 bmg upper on that bitch
>>35198178
I literally said in the OP that I have 2 18in barreled 5.56 rifles already. I don't want or need a 20inch 5.56. If I get a rifle that long, it will be in a caliber that justifies a gun that unwieldy, i.e. 6.5 Grendel.
>>35198102
>6.5 grendel is a meme
Go fuck yourself. You can make it from spent AK brass and it's good to 1000 yards on coyotes so it's more than viable.
>>35198178
I thought about .458 but I feel like .300BLK does most of what .458 does for significantly cheaper (minus barrier penetration which doesn't really apply to me.) Plead your case, I'm listening...
>>35198470
Nahhh I've got a hard on for .338 so if I go full retard, I'll buy a rifle in that.
Do the middle option, but make it an 11.5" barrel and .223
That's what I'm currently doing
>>35198541
>spent AK brass
this is my it's a meme kid
>>35198541
If you're considering Grendel, look into .277 WLV too. It's neat.
Primary arms has started packing shit I order with Anderson Lowers instead of packing peanuts. It's an amazing time to like AR-15's.
>>35199019
hello fellow budget builder. PSA and PA for life senpai