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Thread: Give me some ideas
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14 July 2018, 08:46 #16
I am going to come at this from a different angle. I would take a pass on the lower. If you buy a 556 lower your options are limited to what you can build and you put yourself into a box with only a few options. If you pass on the lower you leave all of your options open to build whatever you want and will have more time to figure out what you really want to do. My builds usually take about a year and a half from conception to firing the rifle. Half the fun is chasing down all the right parts and getting it exactly the way you want it. Fighting the urge to get that initial impulse buy is hard but in the end stops us from backing ourselves into a corner. I would pass on the lower and take more ideas on other options...
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14 July 2018, 09:26 #17
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14 July 2018, 09:28 #18
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14 July 2018, 10:00 #19
Actually, I'm sort of leaning towards 11B's idea of building it into a 7.62X39. Gives me an option on ammo, ammo plentiful, enough balls to cleanly take game at reasonable ranges and in a format that I'm very familiar and comfortable with. To my mind, it just makes sense, although I have to admit, my mind has been responsible for a few cluster F#%K's over the years. Then again my mind may be subject to change at anytime, without notice.
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14 July 2018, 10:07 #20
FT, as far as performance goes in an AR15 lower, I would vote for 6.8SPC. I have two - 10.5 SBR and 16 carbine, both piston. I really like the cartridge. Ammo pricing has come down, readily available, and lots of .270 bullet weights. Easy to reload.
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14 July 2018, 10:18 #21
Yes, I think this was mentioned above. The ballistics are pretty awesome for a round this size, and definitely worth considering. If IRCC, I read that the Army, Marines? , one or another, were considering this to replace the 5.56 in their Spec Ops units, with 6.8SPC, which if it happened, would benefit me, by keeping the caliber "alive" and available. Lots of good info in this thread, maybe more to come. Might take a wile to consume it all and make a decision.
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14 July 2018, 12:51 #23
I am definitely a fan of the 6.8 and have wanted to do a build for the longest time. LWRC makes a dedicated full ambi receiver set for a DI gun and uses Magpul 68 magazines which are available in a bunch of sizes.
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14 July 2018, 13:25 #24
If you want longer, go 6.8. If you want shorter go .300. Either is more than adequate for slaying deer.
Cool thing about a small .300 pistol is this...
Hides in the ultra inconspicuous Camelbak. 3 40 round mags for 120 rounds total. Rounds that expand out to 300y even out of the short barrel. Granted when I set mine up I did so as an emergency use travel gun. I figure 120 rounds of that plus my handgun should get me back to my other rifles/ammo, or give me long enough to secure something else. But that's also bug out end of the world type thinking. Really though and in all actuality, for any trouble encountered on the side of the road or whatever, it's PLENTY. Pressed into the 120y hunting roll you specified, it would also be PLENTY.
For your purpose (120y hunting, possible bug out), the only reason I see to go with a larger rifle in 6.8 vs. a .300 pistol would be for the want of a legit stock. Even then though, the SB SOB I have on there is awesome, and with the Law Tactical folder, the LOP pretty much exactly where I normally run my stocks. As UWone pointed out, they also make adjustable ones as well. Seriously, it's like packing around a .30 cal semi-auto sub gun with 40 round capacity. It's awesome.Last edited by Aragorn; 2 September 2022 at 18:22.
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16 July 2018, 14:37 #25
FT
I also +1 the shorty option with a brace..no longer then 10.5” and shorter if you want to party
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16 July 2018, 18:22 #26
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16 July 2018, 20:22 #27
Hell yeah!! Not sure if you have heard of the 68 forum but there is a boatload of knowledge over there about the 68 caliber. One of the mods over there is a member here too.
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16 July 2018, 21:18 #28
Well, that surprises me. Which barrel? I recommend ARP: https://www.ar15performance.com/inc/sdetail/38010/27237
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17 July 2018, 07:45 #29
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17 July 2018, 08:18 #30