Anyone here into firearms?

ImportConvert · 01-24-2013, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by edub370

well, i'm not really sure yet. this being my first AR, i dont think i plan on doing tons of hunting with it, but if i ever did, i figured i would be better off going with the .300. Hell, maybe i should just buy 2 uppers.

side note: just bought a VLTOR stock and buffer tube for my lower. now i get to look into the fun stuff... UPPERS!

i'm going to purchase a complete upper. so i know i want a free float, and flat top. but not sure about what other characteristics i should be looking for in an upper assembly. can anyone shed some light on some do's and dont's when buying an upper?

I recommend staying with the .223/5.56 for your first AR. What are you hunting, deer? I take it you are in KC Missouri? What is the biggest, baddest animal you will hunt?

I currently keep "Brown Tip" (which is a 70gr TSX bullet loaded to 5.56 pressure, you can get it from SSA or ASYM if you don't have access to the .mil load) and know people who hunt with it. It typically expands to about .45-.5" and will penetrate 24-28" in game animals. I'm talking animals like Nilgai antelope, etc. I know a guy who harvests hogs from a helicopter by the hundreds each year, and this round has given him better performance on-target than M80 147gr .308 with a sample size of about 75 animals for each, on the hunt he formed his opinion on.

The other information you got about the 300BLK was also accurate by my understanding, as well. Just the barrel. That's it.