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I am thinking about converting an AR build from pistol to rifle, but am rather new to this. The pistol has a gently used 11.5" Spikes factory upper. I would like to keep costs low and performance optimal, so the options I see are :
Buy an XM177 5.5" Flash hider, pin& weld - $ 20-40
Buy a new Spike's 16" Barrel, and swap them- $200+ ( I am not positive that I wouldn't need new parts in the gas-related department, and I don't have the armorer's tools for that)
Make a new post specifically to see if anyone will trade across for a 16" upper?
I really don't want to buy a whole new upper, I'm just not getting anything out of the benefits of the pistol designation in this build at this time. The pin & weld seems the most straightforward, are there major drawbacks to that? I am fairly confident I can handle that process myself.
Thanks
Buy an XM177 5.5" Flash hider, pin& weld - $ 20-40
Buy a new Spike's 16" Barrel, and swap them- $200+ ( I am not positive that I wouldn't need new parts in the gas-related department, and I don't have the armorer's tools for that)
Make a new post specifically to see if anyone will trade across for a 16" upper?
I really don't want to buy a whole new upper, I'm just not getting anything out of the benefits of the pistol designation in this build at this time. The pin & weld seems the most straightforward, are there major drawbacks to that? I am fairly confident I can handle that process myself.
Thanks