Pistol Build Begins

[rmg200]

Going to be building pistol, and i did pick up a spikes lower today for a great price

 

[Lebowski]

Nice. You'll have fun building yours. Is this your first AR build?

Why are you no longer building a pistol?

 

[arthrimus]

Dang, this was short lived.

 

[rmg200]

Pistol build was kind of a whim. May end up building it but right now its on the back burner. I am trying to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of 5.56 out of a shorter barrel. Definitely gonna build something, just not sure what...

I know 5.56 loses a lot of velocity at shorter lengths. 300 Blackout is a consideration but availability of ammo is a concern.

 

[M67]

I finished my 10.5" pistol build 2 weeks ago, for what I'm using it for (steel and poos and giggles) I couldn't care less about velocity decreasing. That 10.5" runs like a champ too, just as smooth as my 16" and 14.5"

Just depends what you want your rifle/pistol to do.

 

[rmg200]

I finished my 10.5" pistol build 2 weeks ago, for what I'm using it for (steel and poos and giggles) I couldn't care less about velocity decreasing. That 10.5" runs like a champ too, just as smooth as my 16" and 14.5"

Just depends what you want your rifle/pistol to do.

Just wondering, where did you get your barrel?

 

[M67]

Just wondering, where did you get your barrel?

That was the PITA part, seems like 10.5" barrels are in high demand. After talking to the guys at Black Hole and their barrels being BO'd for 8-10 weeks, and a lot of other places being sold out, I just got on the notification list at Rainier

https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=3427

 

[rmg200]

That was the PITA part, seems like 10.5" barrels are in high demand. After talking to the guys at Black Hole and their barrels being BO'd for 8-10 weeks, and a lot of other places being sold out, I just got on the notification list at Rainier

https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=3427

Know anything about cmmg barrels?

 

[ShootnCut]

JSE Surplus

 

[M67]

Know anything about cmmg barrels?

I don't have any personal experience with them, but I've considered using their barrels before.

The salt nitride/melonite their barrels, so that's a plus. The only thing that bothers me from their site is they advise against rapid fire because it decreases barrel life, melonite is tough stuff so I'm wondering how many 10,000s of rounds it would take

I'd be comfortable with one of their barrels

 

[aaron580]

I just got 2 honey badgers for pistol builds.

 

[rmg200]

I just got 2 honey badgers for pistol builds.

Could you elaborate?

 

[rmg200]

What about this guy? Found a 11.5 inch and I think I would prefer that over 10.5. Ice Arms CL Nitride
Ice Arms

 

[M67]

Icearms seem to be very hit or miss

They got banned from m4carbine.net or ar15.com, I forget which, none of the threads got deleted

 

[rmg200]

will avoid thanks

 

[JollyMon]

What about this guy? Found a 11.5 inch and I think I would prefer that over 10.5. Ice Arms CL Nitride
Ice Arms

staying in the same price point, Before I went with ICE I would go with https://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=3427

 

[rmg200]

Ya I was looking at these originally.

 

[throttletony]

Pistol build was kind of a whim. May end up building it but right now its on the back burner. I am trying to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of 5.56 out of a shorter barrel. Definitely gonna build something, just not sure what...

I know 5.56 loses a lot of velocity at shorter lengths. 300 Blackout is a consideration but availability of ammo is a concern.

AND COST of 300 blackout -- how come most people don't mention the cost. Even if you reload, seems that brass is quite pricey and hard to round up.

p.s. THIS IS MY 1000th post, as Woody Harrelson said in Zombieland: " you gotta enjoy the little things"

 

[rmg200]

AND COST of 300 blackout -- how come most people don't mention the cost. Even if you reload, seems that brass is quite pricey and hard to round up.

p.s. THIS IS MY 1000th post, as Woody Harrelson said in Zombieland: " you gotta enjoy the little things"

Haha congrats. I kinda clumped cost with availability but good point!

 

[arthrimus]

AND COST of 300 blackout -- how come most people don't mention the cost. Even if you reload, seems that brass is quite pricey and hard to round up.

p.s. THIS IS MY 1000th post, as Woody Harrelson said in Zombieland: " you gotta enjoy the little things"

Form your own!

Seriously, there is some really cheap cast boolit load data out there for 300BLK.