10.5" or 16"+ 300 BlackOut Upper 1/7 or 1/8 Twist?

[brian]

take the money an paper the lower as an sbr.

[PA1936MN]

take the money an paper the lower as an sbr.

Considering it. Just not sure I want to wait that long.

[brian]

The wait sucks...but is worth it.
That one lower can then have any length of upper you choose.

[PA1936MN]

See now I am getting other ideas in me head.

From starting an 308AR build to a 1-6x24 ACSS scope. Not to mention finishing my AR pistol build I have already with little things here or there that I want to add.

[Gunsnwater]

I think you are missing my point, and are just looking for any mistake to point out.... Let me take a more direct approach.

In 300 blackout, a bolt action rifle with a 16" barrel makes sense, as you mentioned. This is because you can't go any shorter, without making an SBR. Making your example of the Ruger Ranch with a 16" barrel essentially an apples to oranges comparison. It is borderline irrelevant. This is because there are not pistol bolt action firearms, so one can not easily put a <16" barrel on a bolt action.

The idea of putting a 16" barrel, in 300 blackout, especially when the OP already has a pistol lower, is fairly strange, in my opinion. I honestly can't think of a reason on why someone would elect to use a 16" barrel in 300 BO, when they already have a pistol lower, other than you reason of your Ruger Ranch holding 1.5 MOA with a 3-9 power scop (which quite honestly I'm failing to see the relevance).

Remington XP100.

[Gunsnwater]

In the OP's first post he mentioned putting it on a pistol OR a rifle (and as such would require a 16" barrel) and you did not qualify your response when you out of hand said no to a 16" barrel. I agree that for a PISTOL a 10.5" barrel in 300 BO is the max I would go, but if he is thinking about a RIFLE, then a 16" 300 BO barrel on a 6920 lower should make a good shooting rifle, thus the qualifying accuracy I listed with the equipment I posted. There is no reason that an AR in 300 BO couldn't do that.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree because I can see a lot of reasons for a person electing to use a 16" barreled 300 BO.

Oh, and BTW, there are actually bolt action handguns that are not custom builds, just not one in 300 BO (that I know of)

Xp100 came in 223 so its just a new barrel.

[Tim Ault]

Maybe I'm just old school in my thinking but honestly what's the point of a heavy bulky AR "pistol" in this caliber or any caliber really ? You still have to use both hands /arms to shoot it , it's heavy as hell with a 30 rd mag full of 220 gr subs, and at that your not going to be near as accurate or fast with it compared to the same thing with a butt stock on your shoulder. And your saving what 5.5"in length like I said old school but I would rather have accuracy and speed of a carbine no matter what the caliber. Not knocking those who choose to own AR "pistols" just don't really understand the logic

[Gunsnwater]

Well dang, I thought cool was reason enough.

[PA1936MN]

Maybe I'm just old school in my thinking but honestly what's the point of a heavy bulky AR "pistol" in this caliber or any caliber really ? You still have to use both hands /arms to shoot it , it's heavy as hell with a 30 rd mag full of 220 gr subs, and at that your not going to be near as accurate or fast with it compared to the same thing with a butt stock on your shoulder. And your saving what 5.5"in length like I said old school but I would rather have accuracy and speed of a carbine no matter what the caliber. Not knocking those who choose to own AR "pistols" just don't really understand the logic

To each their own... Me personally I'm not sure I want to go through the hassle of it all to make it an SBR. Yes I'd like an SBR.

[Tim Ault]

Well dang, I thought cool was reason enough.

Kool would be carrying it in a kydex iwb holster ! Lol it may print though.....