|
View Poll Results: What's the best alternative chambering for a general purpose AR-15?
|
.300 Blackout
|
|
43 |
37.39% |
6.5 Grendel
|
|
16 |
13.91% |
6.8 SPC
|
|
6 |
5.22% |
7.62x39
|
|
29 |
25.22% |
.450 Bushmaster
|
|
3 |
2.61% |
.458 SOCOM
|
|
3 |
2.61% |
.50 Beowulf
|
|
4 |
3.48% |
Other (Specify in post)
|
|
11 |
9.57% |
|
|
11-14-2023, 11:18 PM
|
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SE USA
Posts: 2,475
Likes: 4,494
Liked 1,932 Times in 875 Posts
|
|
I use other rifles. 30-06 and .308 are the only two I've used over my lifetime. I use bolt-action on buck only days, and semi-auto on doe days if we still need more meat. Now I'm going to need to go deer hunting.
Thanks.
edit: .308 rounds aren't expensive when you use one to three a deer season, and 3 at the range per trip for the tack drivers. Semi-auto I practice with milsurp, and do not count. 308 is easy to find milsurp.
I found the AK-47 Saiga sporting rifle in 308 with an eight round mag to be easily carried around, much easier than my tack drivers.
Last edited by YeshuaIsa53; 11-14-2023 at 11:26 PM.
|
11-15-2023, 12:37 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 3,850
Likes: 7,693
Liked 7,407 Times in 2,516 Posts
|
|
Thank you, but I'm really not interested in purchasing a new Rifle chambered in .308 right now.
__________________
Shooting Comfort is bilateral.
|
11-15-2023, 04:04 AM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: South Florida
Posts: 2,480
Likes: 3,488
Liked 4,245 Times in 1,902 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by WR Moore
I don't know anyone who's tried to build an AR for 7 mm TCU (.223 necked up to 7mm), but the little cartridge has always interested me.
|
I was thinking about the 7mm Valkyrie.
If Lapua or Starline had brass available,
that might be worth investigating for the AR15.
The 224 Valkyrie looks interesting as well.
Add the 22 Nosler to the list.
At an indoor range, I asked the RO, what was making the building sound/feel like you're in the inside of a Timpani?
300 Blackout was his answer.
For a 458 SOCOM, this bullet might be interesting with an appropriate barrel length etc stc.
Pic below from Lyman's 49th.
__________________
Have Fun/Stay Safe
Last edited by Imissedagain; 11-15-2023 at 04:39 AM.
|
11-15-2023, 07:53 AM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 7,590
Likes: 4
Liked 8,935 Times in 4,144 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by WR Moore
I don't know anyone who's tried to build an AR for 7 mm TCU (.223 necked up to 7mm), but the little cartridge has always interested me. I was thinking of picking up an H&R handi rifle and making a barrel for it, but then they went out of business.
If you want something you can buy factory ammo for, the .350 Legend would seem to be a good choice.
In re: vamint calibers. I once knew a gunsmith in NW PA who used to shoot groundhogs with a .458.
|
I used the 7mm TCU in a T/C Contender with a 14" barrel years ago. I'd have to review my old notes, but I think the OAL for this cartridge would be too long for use in an AR setup, unless the bullet was deeply seated. That might encroach on powder space enough to adversely affect ballistics. With the popular short AR barrels many shooters prefer, an additional velocity reduction would be guaranteed.
As I recall, with the Contender 14" barrel, I never quite reached published book velocities anyway. Quite accurate cartridge, though. Perhaps this has been done with the AR already, I don't know.
Last edited by rockquarry; 11-15-2023 at 12:36 PM.
|
11-15-2023, 09:41 AM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Iowa
Posts: 229
Likes: 511
Liked 377 Times in 148 Posts
|
|
Most of the poll choices would not be legal for deer in my state. I chose "other" as the 350 Legend seems to be catching on around here.
|
11-15-2023, 12:54 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Metamora, Michigan
Posts: 758
Likes: 275
Liked 1,110 Times in 383 Posts
|
|
What's the best alternative chambering for a general purpose AR-15?
That is like asking what is best Chevy, Ford, Dodge (now Ram)?
I have a few ARs, 2 in 5.56/.223 and one in 9mm.
The only thing I use them for is punching holes in paper and maybe HD if ever needed.
The only other chambering I would consider is maybe a .22lr if I could be sure of a good reliable firearm. And they would be for punch holes in paper.
When it comes to varmint or big game I have other firearms that are better suited for said purpose.
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
11-15-2023, 01:30 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Montana
Posts: 822
Likes: 503
Liked 452 Times in 253 Posts
|
|
Will add that the S&W upper in 5.45x39 sure is fun to shoot. 7N6M has a weird ammonia smell and the recoil impulse is next to nothing.
|
11-15-2023, 01:54 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 7,590
Likes: 4
Liked 8,935 Times in 4,144 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by DesertFox
Will add that the S&W upper in 5.45x39 sure is fun to shoot. 7N6M has a weird ammonia smell and the recoil impulse is next to nothing.
|
I've noticed the "recoil impulse" term before. Is it something different than recoil?
|
11-24-2023, 11:08 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NE OH
Posts: 84
Likes: 2
Liked 64 Times in 32 Posts
|
|
The longer barrels give the shooter a little more fps, ergo they shoot flatter. Is that a big deal? I dunno, I don’t get out to shoot long range any more. Could be placebo or who knows what. The LR guys like the 6.5 with a 24 inch barrel better than the 20” and that better than 18”, etc. I got my 6.5 made up with a 20 incher. Seems to be adequate for all around use. If I ever get out to LR again and can shoot “6’s” with any regularity I’ll be happy.
|
11-29-2023, 05:40 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Communist maryland
Posts: 799
Likes: 228
Liked 1,151 Times in 325 Posts
|
|
For hunting medium game and 2 legged lethality Im still partial to the 6.8SPC. A bolt, barrel and mags and youre in business. A 110gr hornady at 2550-2600fps is what the military wanted.
|
11-30-2023, 06:49 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 2,131
Likes: 1,171
Liked 1,401 Times in 847 Posts
|
|
Can't believe I picked up a 2nd 300 BLACKOUT upper: what the HADES, it was Black Friday, after all...!
Cheers!
__________________
Sit Reloader Sentiret
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|