300 BLK or 5.56 for next build.

[zack991]

My wife had her 3rd open heart to replace a bad valve 4 months a go and sadly a ton of my personal collection had to be sold to help pay the everyday bills. In the next few months our company gives out a yearly bonus. I am planning on building a new rifle to replace the ones I sold. I can't decide if I want to build a 300 blackout or a 5.56 AR15. I don't own any suppressors anymore or SBRs and the latest build will be a 16 inch build. I understand what the 300 black out is designed for and best at,I just don't know if I want to invest in that round or the 5.56 round. I currently have no rifles, not sure where I want to start at rebuilding round wise. Any help would be much appreciated. I love my AK's but I like the AR more for its customization

[Leaveammoforme]

For a non-SBR and non-suppressed build I would go the 5.56 route.

[nate89]

I agree. A major benefit of the 300 BLK is the ability to go short without as much of a velocity loss. Especially if you have sold all of your other rifles and are 'starting over,' the 5.56 makes the most sense.

[Clint]

Family first.

1st rifle = 5.56

[zack991]

Well 5.56 is about 100 bucks cheaper per 1K. I started with 5.56 might as well start back with it.

[Striker6]

Since you posted this in the precision riffle section I assume that you are building for accuracy and range, so 5.56 would get the nod from me.

[daddyusmaximus]

Agreed. Go 5.56. Unless you are going short and quiet, no need to waste money on .300 blk ammo.

[zack991]

Since you posted this in the precision riffle section I assume that you are building for accuracy and range, so 5.56 would get the nod from me.

As of right now I am planning on building it into a precision rifle

[HCrum87hc]

I agree with the others. You'll be able to rebuild quicker with 5.56, at least ammunition wise. Also, going 16" and unsuppressed screams 5.56. The 300 really shines in a suppressed SBR, but when going with a longer range precision rifle, 5.56 wins out in my opinion.

[rcoodyar15]

As of right now I am planning on building it into a precision rifle

for precision why not 6.5 grendal or 6mm AR