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**chinaboy** · March 3rd, 2018, 08:10 AM

I agree with the above. I don't see an AR ban in the distant future. It's in the news a lot but I can't see a surprise ban coming from anywhere at this time. I will continue to stock up but at a slower pace than pre-election.

**TooBigToFit** · March 3rd, 2018, 08:30 AM

I don't think anyone should ever "panic buy." You should be continually assessing your needs and wants, the current market, and your monetary situation, and approach all your purchases logically (though I myself have failed to do this many times). You should never feel scared into buying something.

That being said, as an ex-resident of one of those "other states" where you're treated like a criminal for wanting to own a gun, I must say that you CANNOT get complacent. You should NEVER say "it's not gonna happen here," either from a local or national level. Because if you do that long enough, it WILL happen here. And once it does, it's gonna be near impossible to roll back.

**Berncly** · March 3rd, 2018, 08:45 AM

Full disclosure.
I've been planning an AR build for a while.
I just let Empty talk me into getting it started.
(My girlfriend is still going to beat the crap out of me.)

**Berncly** · March 3rd, 2018, 11:04 AM

Can someone explain in 2 sentences or less why some AR receivers are marked "multi caliber"?
As I understand it, there is no difference between a 556 receiver and a multi caliber receiver?

**unclejumbo** · March 3rd, 2018, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Berncly

Can someone explain in 2 sentences or less why some AR receivers are marked "multi caliber"?
As I understand it, there is no difference between a 556 receiver and a multi caliber receiver?

Marked multi because it's not assembled into a specific caliber rifle. You can use that receiver to build any number of different caliber rifles, carbines and pistols.

AR-15, without bolt modification
.17 Remington
.17/223
.20 Tactical
.20 Practical
.20 Vartag
.204 Ruger
.221 Fireball
.222 Remington
.222 Remington Magnum
.223 Remington (5.56x45mm)
.223 Remington Ackley Improved
6x45mm
6mm TCU
6x47mm
6mm Whisper
.25x45mm
6.5mm Whisper
7mm Whisper
7mm TCU
.300 Whisper (.300/221, .300 Fireball)
.338 Whisper

AR-15, with bolt modification
223 WSSM
5.45x39mm (.21 Genghis)
243 WSSM
6mm PPC
6mm WOA
6mm BR Remington
6mm Hagar
6.5mm PPC
6.5 WSSM
6.5 WOA
6.5mm Grendel
25 WSSM
6.8x43mm SPC
.30 Herrett Rimless Tactical (6.8x43mm case trimmed to 41mm and necked up to .308; the 6.8mm version of the .300 Whisper)
7.62x25
7.62x39mm
.30 RAR
300 OSSM
.357 Auto
.35 Gremlin (necked up 6.5 Grendel to 358)
.358 WSSM (various names, but all are some form of a WSSM necked up to 35 caliber, some are shortened to make them big game legal in Indiana)
.458 SOCOM
.50 Action Express
.50 Beowulf

AR-15 using a simple blowback operation
.17 HMR
.22 LR
.22 WMR
9x19mm
9x21
9x23
30 Carbine
357 Sig
40S&W
400 Cor-Bon
41 Action Express
10mm Auto
45 GAP
45ACP
45 Super
45 Win Mag

So...multi.

There are a lot missing from the list, some of them much less obscure than what I stole form CalGuns. .300 Blackout is very popular now.

**erichard** · March 3rd, 2018, 11:25 AM

To name a few, LOL

You can call me Ray, or you can call me J, or you can call me Johnny, or you can call me Sonny, or you can call me Junie, or you can call me Junior; now you can call me Ray J, or you can call me RJ, or you can call me RJJ, or you can call me RJJ Jr. . .but you doesn't hasta call me Johnson!

**Emptymag** · March 3rd, 2018, 11:30 AM

I also don't advocate a panic buy, but if you are currently dicking around and you don't know if you should buy the stuff you need TODAY, or wait until a week or two from now, I'm pointing out that you'd better decide what you want - inexpensive, easily sourced parts now, OR paying 3X the price for a lower or LPK in two weeks IF you can find the one you want?

If you are in no hurry... things will settle down. How long that takes is beyond anyone's control and can be impacted further by any number of social/political factors along the way - good or bad.

I just talked myself out of buying that upper.

I have more AR15s than I have hands and feet, so even if I never get to build another rifle again, I think I'll get by.

EDIT:

Oh, by the way...

Only 293 (lowers) available!

**Berncly** · March 3rd, 2018, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by unclejumbo

Marked multi because it's not assembled into a specific caliber rifle. You can use that receiver to build any number of different caliber rifles, carbines and pistols.

Thank you.
Is the "multi" just marketing, meaning it could have no caliber related marking at all?

**Emptymag** · March 3rd, 2018, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Berncly

Thank you.
Is the "multi" just marketing, meaning it could have no caliber related marking at all?

Not so much "marketing" as eliminating any questions/concerns.

I've never really found a straight, informed answer to the question you're asking, but every conversation ends up with "it has no legal bearing" on what caliber you ultimately end up using.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/art...stols-at-home/

**Berncly** · March 3rd, 2018, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Emptymag

Not so much "marketing" as eliminating any questions/concerns.

I've never really found a straight, informed answer to the question you're asking, but every conversation ends up with "it has no legal bearing" on what caliber you ultimately end up using.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/art...stols-at-home/

Thank you.
I did some looking before and I didn't find anything definitive either.
Admittedly I didn't direct the gaze of the all seeing eye at the problem, but it doesn't really need answering I guess.
Who would you consider your go-to top choice for parts kits Obi-Wan?