Lower in need of a life's purpose!

[cwtebay]

Well, traded a bad bill for this from the client's parents.
I need another AR like I need.....well, I don't really need another AR - but it satisfied the amount owed.
BUT!!!! I would like a little poll from the hive in what I should make it into!
I don't want / need: 5.56, 6.5 Grendel, 25-45 Sharps, 22 Nosler or any of the "out there" chamberings (277 Wolverine, etc).
Whatcha y'all think??
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[frkelly74]

I just put a 7.62X39 upper on my lower and have shot it a little with Factory PPU to get some brass and then Loaded them with the 312 155 lee boolit. It was fun and hits pretty hard. I had no malfunctions. I had thought ammo might be plentiful but the POTUS seems to be in the process of fixing that. Also in addition to the 277 Wolverine that I traded into, I am expecting a 300 Blackout upper to be delivered today.

[jdfoxinc]

5.7x28 upper.

[Finster101]

I am really enjoying .300 Blackout but 6mm ARC looks very interesting.

[Gtek]

450B/Socom or sell it to a Mall Ninja for stupid money and buy you something else.

[fastdadio]

Depending on if, where, and what you hunt, 350 Legend could be a plus. The cartridge was designed for the AR platform.

[Finster101]

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[gnostic]

Build something you can find, or make brass for. I built a 350 Legend and can't find a single piece of brass...

[Texas by God]

The .300 Blackout is easy and fun and cheap to load with ANY .30 caliber bullet-and if you get a ten inch twist barrel it would be a cast bullet star. The 7.62x39 is a good choice for cast and cheap-ish ammo and the 6.8 SPC has a steadily growing one shot kill count on deer and pigs here at our hunting lease.
I'm down to .223 and .300BO for my AR needs.

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[Jsm180]

300 Blackout would be my choice for all the reasons stated.

[stubshaft]

6.5 Grendel or 223 Wylde!

[rockrat]

9mm upper and a magwell adapter for Uzi or Glock mags. Also a vote for a x39 upper

[cwtebay]

I am appreciating all of the suggestions!!
I am not crazy about having a 300 BO just yet as I have young shooters in the house and don't want the risk (even though minute and a "should know / be taught better" issue), I have a 223 Wilde, my wife has a 6.5 Grendel, my daughter has the Sharps and I just sold a few of the other ones.
I do like the idea of the 7.62x 39, and I did actually think about the 5.7. I've always thought that an AR in 401 WSL would be amazing!
Keep em comin!

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[DDriller]

6.8 spc or .458 Socom

[imashooter2]

I had the same problem and solved it with a 300 BLK upper.

But I already had a 9mm. Do you? Lots of inexpensive fun!

[jonp]

I was going to suggest the 300BO since you have 223 brass. Since you have several other various calibers my vote is for either something big like a 450 Bushmaster or any of the various pistol calibers. I'm leaning towards the pistol especially 9mm.

[Lloyd Smale]

my two favorite chamberings are the 300 bo and the 9mm. But to me if i was going to do a 9mm id want to start with a dedicated 9mm lower. Not much more fun or cheap then shooting a 9mm ar. Ive got a 300 hamr and a 6.5 grendel that are both much better deer hunting ars then my bo's but i have killed deer out to 200 yards with a bo using barnes bullets and the 300 bo is just cheaper to shoot then the hamr. Easier to find brass for, is able to use more different bullets and pushes a cast 130 as fast as needed and is much better for subsonic although that doesnt interest me alot. If i had to pick between the bo and 9mm it would probably be the bo. Just because its a capable short range deer rifle and its till pretty cheap shooting with cast bullets compared to the 556. I have 6 kegs of wc820 and did some experimenting and found a good load using 16 grains of it and a 130 rcbs spitzer gas check mold pc coated. Only problem today is finding primers but thats a problem no matter what your gun is chambered in. If deer hunting is your main consern its VERY HARD to beat the 6.5 grendel.

[MrWolf]

Throw a .410 upper on it. I have a Charles Daly 410 and really like mine. Wanted something different.

[farmbif]

300 ham'r is an interesting new round, I really like the 6.8spc. got on the 300bo bandwagon when it was all the rage but never really appreciated it, that one I could take it or leave it.
if I were to put together a new upper I think I would try out the 300 ham'r, but that's just me.

[Burnt Fingers]

Make a dedicated 22 LR out of it.

[sundog]

cwtebay, if you're going to shoot cast in it, the 300 Ham'r is the bee's knees! What's not to like with a 15-twist and real boolits? Catch a sale on Wilson Combat for a good barrel. Think about it - the 32 Win Spl with a 16 twist easily stabilizes both the RCBS 32-170-FN anf the Ranch Dog 170. If you can get a boolit to feed and function, 125-180 gr, it might suit you just fine. The RCBS 7.62-130-SPL works really good.

The 7.62x40WT is no slouch either with cast. Standard twist for them is 12.

[condorjohn]

Does the lower indicate any caliber? Or does it just say "Multi Cal"?

[cwtebay]

Does the lower indicate any caliber? Or does it just say "Multi Cal"?It's just a normal AR lower with parts group and buffer and stock installed.
Although it is a bit wider behind the firing group than I'm used to, perhaps an M16 lower?

[cwtebay]

How does the 410 work? I need to watch a video on that!
I really enjoyed using a 6.8 on my hog hunting outings in Texas - granted, it was suppressed and had a fun switch and an amazing thermal - so anything would be fun with that!! But it did seem to be a very effective pig cartridge.
A buddy stopped by and made me realize that a 5.56/223 upper would be the most practical given the current political atmosphere.... but that's sort of boring!
My sons all vote for 50 Beowulf, I am checking out the 7.62x39 barrels available now also.

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[MrWolf]

I like my Charles Daly 410 upper. Make sure to get the right mag for it. I had a issue with a spare one and they just sent me out a new one without getting the defective one. Luckily I had the other showing it was the magazine. It is a lot of fun to shoot.

[ebb]

If you load your own think about 6x45 some of the guys at the manatee range built them some time back and they love them.

[Lloyd Smale]

cwtebay, if you're going to shoot cast in it, the 300 Ham'r is the bee's knees! What's not to like with a 15-twist and real boolits? Catch a sale on Wilson Combat for a good barrel. Think about it - the 32 Win Spl with a 16 twist easily stabilizes both the RCBS 32-170-FN anf the Ranch Dog 170. If you can get a boolit to feed and function, 125-180 gr, it might suit you just fine. The RCBS 7.62-130-SPL works really good.

The 7.62x40WT is no slouch either with cast. Standard twist for them is 12.

i love mine so far. Its probably the most accurate rifle of any kind I own. Only gun that will give it a run is the old early 70s bdl varmint in 22-250. Id post group sizes but many wouldnt believe it. but theres some downsides. Biggest one is only wilson makes barrels but thats good too because if its like mine its worth the extra money. You also like with the BO need to use BO mags to insure it runs a 100 percent. Finding brass is a bugger because only starline makes it and they make a run and thats it. But if you dont mind the work its easy to make your own out of 556. I just wish it would catch on and others would make uppers and barrels. Id love a 10.5 in ar pistol in 300 hamr.