I wanted to see how cheap I could build an AR15 that I could use a 22lr bolt conversion in. So here is the result of my frugalness…
Upper Anderson $35
Lower Ruger Free
LPK Anderson $35
Anderson 14.5" barrel with brake and gas block & tube $60
Anderson rail $40
PSA buffer tube & Magpul stock $60
CMMG Bravo 22lr conversion $145
Taking her out tomorrow. Not bad for a 22lr build, its also nice to know I can throw my regular BCG in it and shoot 5.56! That is a custom spray paint job I did this afternoon, Rustoleum camo.
That’s cheap alright. It’s nice not having to keep switching all that CMMG conversion stuff out of your regular upper. If I could find those parts that cheap I would do it too.
Seems like you could have done this with a dedicated PSA .22 upper for around the same price. Albeit it you wouldn’t have that fancy Magpul stock. How do those conversion kits run?
Haven’t shot mine in a good while but it worked very well. I always have some issue with .22lr at some point. A round that just doesn’t want to play right. Other than that, mine ran very well. No issues at all basically. That is if you mean the CMMG.
Thanks. I was referring to the CMMG, yeah. Good to know. I took a long break from .22 when I sold everything post ammo scare. Bought a 10/22 last year so might pick up a .22 AR for fun at some point.
I took it out today and shot about 200 rounds through it, mostly Federal 550 bulk and a little Thunderbolts. I had zero malfunctions with the Federal, 2 malfunctions with the Thunderbolts. Accuracy was OK, but I expected that with cheap bulk ammo. I am going out tomorrow and trying CCI Mini-Mag’s and Federal AutoMatch. I will be testing for accuracy.
The one I looked at was $270 with free shipping. Buy one of their $100 lowers with standard stock. You are only out transfer fee and tax if applicable.
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[QUOTE=Vegas;2705655]The one I looked at was $270 with free shipping. Buy one of their $100 lowers with standard stock. You are only out transfer fee and tax if applicable.
But you are than stuck with the option of only shooting 22lr.
I just did a very similar build to use some take off parts up that I had lying around. I have about 20 cmmg conversion mags so it seemed like a good plan.
I bought a used lightweight barrel off a Bushmaster Carbon 15 complete with gas block and tube for $30. I used an ugly painted upper of unknown origin to mount it along with a used UTG Pro rail from a buddy who upgraded recently.
The lower is a Spikes that was cerakoted in a particularly violent shade of electric blue for a guy who then decided he didn’t want it…Shop sold it to me for $20. I used scrounged lpk parts- take offs etc to build it. The buffer is a take off standard unit, the tube came from God knows where but is milspec diameter a takeoff LWRC buttstock finished it off. I have less than $100 new money in it including a couple new cans of Krylon to make it all a little more uniform.
Just got it finished last week but too cold to hit the range yet!
