AR Reciever Question

[SmokinAce]

Ok so I am waiting for AR15 to let me login and I know guys here have vast rifle knowledge so.....

I have a friend who is offering me an AR receiver at a good price. It is marked Multi for a caliber. What calibers can I build on this platform? I own a 5.56 that came as a unit and thought it might be fun to build something but I am just not sure what caliber rifle I can create with the receiver besides a 223/5.56 and a 22lr. Any info or links would be great. Thanks

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

Re: AR Reciever Question

receiver.....how about upper or lower ....


why do we get the overflow from barf15dotcom all the time

 

[9H_Cracka]

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'ripper - you missed the obvious question - does this one go to 11?

 

[barnes12]

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If you are talking about the lower receiver then you can also use it for the 6.8 spc remington.

 

[jwn8552]

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I don't think an upper would be marked "Multi" so I am assuming he is asking about a lower. Any caliber upper for which ammo/mags will work with this lower.

 

[Strangedays]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: barnes12</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you are talking about the lower receiver then you can also use it for the 6.8 spc remington. </div></div>
Don't forget about .50 beowulf upper, 6.5 grendal, .50 BMG single shot.

 

[Red_SC]

Re: AR Reciever Question

You're fairly limited as to what caliber you can build.
Here's some of the few available.

.17 Remington
17 Mach IV
.20 VarTarg Turbo
.20 Tactical
.204 Ruger
5.45x39mm (.21 Genghis)
.221 Fireball
.222 Remington
.222 Remington Magnum
.223 Remington
5.56mm NATO (yes there is a Difference)
5.56X42 HARRISON DMR
.223 Remington Ackley Improved
.223 Wylde
5.7x28mm
6mm TCU
6 MM SPC
6x45mm
6 mm Vartarg Turbo
6 mm AR
6mm Whisper
6.5mm Whisper
6.5 MPC
7mm Whisper
6.5mm TCU
6.5x40mm
7mm TCU
7x40mm
30 carbine
.300 Whisper (.300/221, .300 Fireball)
30 APACHE
.338 Whisper
338 spectre
223 WSSM
243 WSSM
6mm PPC
6mm BR Remington
6.5mm PPC
6.5mm Grendel
.25 copperhead
.25x40mm
25 WSSM
6.8x43mm SPC, SPC-II, DMR
.30 HRT (Herrett Rimless Tactical 6.8x43mm case trimmed to
41mm and necked up to .308)
7.62x39mm
7.62x40mm
.357 Auto
.458 SOCOM
450 Bushmaster
440 CORBON
.50 Action Express
.50 Beowulf
.17 HMR
.22 LR
.22 WMR
9x19mm
.40 S&W
.357 Sig
10mm Auto
10mm Mag
400 CORBON
.45 ACP
7.62x25 Tokarev

 

[ORD]

Re: AR Reciever Question

As Red aptly pointed out...the possibilities are nearly limitless. The list goes on and on. 6.5 Grendel is arguably one of the best, more recent additions to the list for long-range performance on paper and game.

Anyway, more importantly...what kind of lower is it? Is it stripped or complete (if complete...what components does it have on it)? Finally, what "good price" is he offering it to you for?

 

[oneshot onekill]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">receiver.....how about upper or lower ....


why do we get the overflow from barf15dotcom all the time </div></div>

C'mon... Let's give the guy a break. I think you can figure out by the original Post that he means "lower".

And... don't think any less of me but I post on AR15.com too. For 2 reasons. First: because I believe in sharing knowledge. The HIDE has FAR more knowledgeable members and FAR fewer Mall Ninjas and much of what you guys have to say applies to arfcom to... but there are also people on arfcom that know their shit when it comes to Gas-Guns. And second: Because I'm pretty close friends with the owner of Spikes Tactical.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

Re: AR Reciever Question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oneshot onekill</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">receiver.....how about upper or lower ....


why do we get the overflow from barf15dotcom all the time </div></div>

C'mon... Let's give the guy a break. I think you can figure out by the original Post that he means "lower".

And... don't think any less of me but I post on AR15.com too. For 2 reasons. First: because I believe in sharing knowledge. The HIDE has FAR more knowledgeable members and FAR fewer Mall Ninjas and much of what you guys have to say applies to arfcom to... but there are also people on arfcom that know their shit when it comes to Gas-Guns. And second: Because I'm pretty close friends with the owner of Spikes Tactical. </div></div>





why am i SO not impressed at the brain damage you suffer.....

 

[Elxx]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oneshot onekill</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">receiver.....how about upper or lower ....


why do we get the overflow from barf15dotcom all the time </div></div>

C'mon... Let's give the guy a break. I think you can figure out by the original Post that he means "lower".

And... don't think any less of me but I post on AR15.com too. For 2 reasons. First: because I believe in sharing knowledge. The HIDE has FAR more knowledgeable members and FAR fewer Mall Ninjas and much of what you guys have to say applies to arfcom to... but there are also people on arfcom that know their shit when it comes to Gas-Guns. And second: Because I'm pretty close friends with the owner of Spikes Tactical. </div></div>





why am i SO not impressed at the brain damage you suffer..... </div></div>

I fuckin' love SH.

Side note. I started to look at ARs. Went to AR15.com, couldn't believe the amount of crap threads. Although I have to hand it to some of the guys there, they sure can put a tacticool AR together.

 

[oneshot onekill]

Re: AR Reciever Question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oneshot onekill</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">receiver.....how about upper or lower ....


why do we get the overflow from barf15dotcom all the time </div></div>

C'mon... Let's give the guy a break. I think you can figure out by the original Post that he means "lower".

And... don't think any less of me but I post on AR15.com too. For 2 reasons. First: because I believe in sharing knowledge. The HIDE has FAR more knowledgeable members and FAR fewer Mall Ninjas and much of what you guys have to say applies to arfcom to... but there are also people on arfcom that know their shit when it comes to Gas-Guns. And second: Because I'm pretty close friends with the owner of Spikes Tactical. </div></div>





why am i SO not impressed at the brain damage you suffer..... </div></div>
I LOVE YOU MAN!!!
It's been a while since I said something stupid enough to rate a response from the "RIPPER"... Now all is right with the World again...

To the rest: Please read my original post. I DO know there's infinitely more knowledge to be gained here... I'm just not that Narrow-minded.

 

[oneshot onekill]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Elxx</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oneshot onekill</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">receiver.....how about upper or lower ....


why do we get the overflow from barf15dotcom all the time </div></div>

C'mon... Let's give the guy a break. I think you can figure out by the original Post that he means "lower".

And... don't think any less of me but I post on AR15.com too. For 2 reasons. First: because I believe in sharing knowledge. The HIDE has FAR more knowledgeable members and FAR fewer Mall Ninjas and much of what you guys have to say applies to arfcom to... but there are also people on arfcom that know their shit when it comes to Gas-Guns. And second: Because I'm pretty close friends with the owner of Spikes Tactical. </div></div>





why am i SO not impressed at the brain damage you suffer..... </div></div>

I fuckin' love SH.

Side note. I started to look at ARs. Went to AR15.com, couldn't believe the amount of crap threads. Although I have to hand it to some of the guys there, they sure can put a tacticool AR together. </div></div>

Oh... And here's some ARFCOM Fodder for ya!... This one's mine!

 

[SmokinAce]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anyway, more importantly...what kind of lower is it? Is it stripped or complete (if complete...what components does it have on it)? Finally, what "good price" is he offering it to you for? </div></div>

It is a completely stripped Lower believe it is Aero brand and it looks like about $70 for the reciever. I apologize for not saying lower previously. I did check out Ar15 and in my opinion it is full of a lot of junk you have to sift through to get what you need. So I thought I would ask here. Mainly what I was looking for is can I build a .308 since I have another .308 already. I wasn’t sure if the mag well would allow it etc… Plenty of people here have precision long range AR style rifles so why not pose the question her. Thanks for the great info! So will a .308 work? If not I would just built it to be a 5.56 and yes I am aware they are different as I have owned a few AR just never built one

As for AR15 overflow that I am not. I came here because last week I finally got my new Savage 10FP and I want to be able to use it effectively and this site has GREAT info and people.

 

[*Nine]

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The .308 is too long to use in an AR-15. If you want to shoot .308 in an AR platform you'll have to move to the AR-10 platform (or the other AR-10 styled rifles that aren't called AR-10s.)

 

[SmokinAce]

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Kind of what I thought thanks!

 

[Powder_Burns]

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You are limited by the size of the case head and the length of the cartridge. It if fits within the magazine constraints of the AR-15 platform, (2.260") then you can probably feed it from a mag. If you can keep the case head within reason, there is probably a bolt for it. 5.56mm bolts, 6.8spc bolts, 7.62x39 bolts, and some of these WSSM bolts are avaliable for purchase..so if your cartridge matches one of those boltfaces and fits inside the 2.260" magwell dimensions you are good to go. Of course there are exceptions to that rule, like single shot uppers or perhaps if its been done yet uppers that are belt-fed or have side fed mags..

 

[Mike_in_FL]

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LOL. Nobody even said WRONG forum yet.