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Thread: Talk me out of going back to a 7.5" 5.56 (from .300blk)

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    Talk me out of going back to a 7.5" 5.56 (from .300blk)

    So after having such an issue finding affordable ammo and reloading isn't an option for me at this time I'm really considering going back to 5.56 for my ar pistol.


    Here's the catch. My .300 right now is used as a truck gun and sits next to my bed at night. It far exceeds 5.56 in that capacity.

    But it's so damn fun to shoot at the range and in classes. It's just so unbelievably expensive. I just ordered 2500 rounds of 5.56 for under 400 bucks and that won't ever happen with .300

    Eventually I was going to build a 5.56 upper but I'd rather save that money for other things right now (like optics) but want to keep shooting it.



    I am going with a 7.5 faxon 416r as barrel if I do which is 100 bucks.

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    I can't help you out with your dilemma, but where did you get 2500 rounds of 5.56 for under $400?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inkslinger View Post
    I can't help you out with your dilemma, but where did you get 2500 rounds of 5.56 for under $400?
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    yea... spill it

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    Personally, a 7.5" 5.56 barrel is good for fun at the range and not much more. I'd go up to a 10.5" barrel since it sounds like you'd be depending on it for defensive use.

    And I'd like to get in on this 5.56 for under 16 cents per round also. That's about half the going price. If I could buy it that cheap, I'd buy a lot more than 2500 rds.

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    Search is you friend, there are a ton of threads on this topic and the prevailing opinion is that 10" is the lower end limit.

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    It sounds like you already know the answer to your logistics dilemma...5.56 is available in quantity, .300 BLK is not.

    As others have asked where were you able to pick up 2500 rds for $400?!?
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    As others have asked the most important part is know where you found $0.16 5.56 rounds?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JulyAZ View Post
    As others have asked the most important part is know where you found $0.16 5.56 rounds?
    Ditto - I would love to know this.

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    I have read a ton of threads and opinions on the 7.5" 556 barrel but I have a 7.5" pistol as a truck/backpack gun and it is THE SHIT! Personally I love the 7.5" 556 guns but I have different guns for different things and I know what they will be used for. This one is most likely never going to be shot at over 50-75 yards and I know its limits.

    I have not had one single issue in my range trips. I've got approx 300 rounds of Hornady TAP FPD and another 200 of various types of 223/556 ammo through it without a single problem. I zeroed my aimpoint at 50 yards and shot a few 3 shot groups. All of those groups were sub 1" and 2 of them had all 3 rounds touching which is WAY better than I expected.

    I highly recommend the Rainier select barrel if you're not dead set on the Faxon barrel. It has been flawless so far! It is about $210 but well worth it.

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