Hello everyone,
I just got offered a .22LR AR-15 for $250, brand new in the box. However, I have plenty of plinkers already. A friend of mine mentioned something about being able to convert it to an original AR-15, 'original' meaning chambered 5.56 NATO instead of .22LR. However, he has limited knowledge of guns, so I thought I'd post up my questions here instead. Also, mods, hope I have put this in the correct sub-forum.
So I'm wondering if it is indeed possible to convert this AR to a real one, and if so, how much would that cost? I've seen conversion kits that make a regular AR into a .22 rifle, so perhaps it works the other way round? Also I've seen 'spin' mentioned a few times on other forums, and how it affects the accuracy. However, they have all been on converting an AR-15 TO .22, not to 5.56.
Never fooled around with these kind of rifles before, I'm more a Mosin/Mauser man than an AR-15.
Any thoughts?
Cheers all,
Drame22
I just got offered a .22LR AR-15 for $250, brand new in the box. However, I have plenty of plinkers already. A friend of mine mentioned something about being able to convert it to an original AR-15, 'original' meaning chambered 5.56 NATO instead of .22LR. However, he has limited knowledge of guns, so I thought I'd post up my questions here instead. Also, mods, hope I have put this in the correct sub-forum.
So I'm wondering if it is indeed possible to convert this AR to a real one, and if so, how much would that cost? I've seen conversion kits that make a regular AR into a .22 rifle, so perhaps it works the other way round? Also I've seen 'spin' mentioned a few times on other forums, and how it affects the accuracy. However, they have all been on converting an AR-15 TO .22, not to 5.56.
Never fooled around with these kind of rifles before, I'm more a Mosin/Mauser man than an AR-15.
Any thoughts?
Cheers all,
Drame22