Have Lower, Time to build

**renegadephoenix** · January 22nd, 2010, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by PirateSteve

It does look funny without anything in the magazine well, though.....

that's so the Zombies think your Empty!! and when they attack, you have 50 rounds to drop them with.

**PirateSteve** · January 22nd, 2010, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by renegadephoenix

that's so the Zombies think your Empty!! and when they attack, you have 50 rounds to drop them with.

Good point. With that round though, you may NEED 50 rounds! lol
5.7 is good for body armor, but from what I know, it's not all that great for terminal balistics. I could be wrong though.

**mojo** · January 25th, 2010, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by PirateSteve

It does look funny without anything in the magazine well, though.....

Just put an empty mag shell in and use it as a brass catcher.

If your keeping the piston upper idea ... I would probably lean toward the 6.8 spc. Not sure how many piston uppers there are for the other calibers.

If your not concerned with the piston, I would go with either the 6.8 or 6.5, although something like the 50 beowolf would be very interesting.

**rovert97** · January 25th, 2010, 09:36 AM

.458 SOCOM?

**PirateSteve** · January 25th, 2010, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by mojo

Just put an empty mag shell in and use it as a brass catcher.

If your keeping the piston upper idea ... I would probably lean toward the 6.8 spc. Not sure how many piston uppers there are for the other calibers.

If your not concerned with the piston, I would go with either the 6.8 or 6.5, although something like the 50 beowolf would be very interesting.

You can get a retro-piston system like Osprey Defense's....I don't think they're caliber specific.

The SOCOM would be awesome though

**sliverflinger** · January 31st, 2010, 03:01 AM

Let me put in a plug for the 6.5 Grendel. It's a great cart. that has been a mostly hand loaders round until recently. Hornady is supposed to be helping with the brass problems( price & supply). My wife has had part of her neck fused and can't hunt with an 06 anymore. She's in love with the 6.5G.It has no real recoil and is legal to hunt with in this state. It seems to have enough power,I used it to punch holes in a piece of miner sideboard(1/4" spring steel)at 100 yds. . We have three now and are looking to build another. Just one ole man's opinion, and worth what you paid for it.

**39flathead** · January 31st, 2010, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Azzy

Ive been eyeing those 5.7 uppers that take P90 mags, but the ammo isnt kind on the pocket book.

It's pretty much the same as .223 in my area.

S&B.223 in 62grn is $19 per 50
The blue and white boxed 5.7 is $21 per 50

The biggest thing I see is that you are dumping a whole box of 50 every mag, compared to a mag and 2/3 per 50 of .223

Anyway....