Know a guy who did it with preparation H......We all have our moments. I almost brushed my teeth with diaper cream once.
Im in the same boat, but in terms of cost there arnt any other options that can do what the op wants in its price range.Loonwolf mention an axis as a substitute. Uh, big no in my case. I have owned one axis. Never again will it happen. I am probably a minority of one but if someone offered me one as gift on the condition I had to keep it I would pass. I am becoming more forgetful but I won't forget that axis
Know a guy who did it with preparation H.
Cali KeyDisconnect the gas block and remove the tube. Turn the gas block around to block the gas port. Now its a bolt gun. I have an upper set up like this.
A couple of companies make a conversion for AR's to make them californica compliant. Will post when I remember their names.
Some guys like to tinker, and go with the Savage or Remage bolt stuff.
I hate changing barrels on shotguns or Contenders, prefer to set and forget.
Changing stuff can cause variability and or wear. Wouldn't mess with it on rifles needing accuracy.
Plus there could be a screw up.
The Uintaw does not use AR15 barrels, and that is the reason I don't own one. The design I have in my head for a bolt action AR upper would use standard AR15 barrels and bolts. The bolt would be fixed in place in the actual bolt with a cam pin, but there would be no cam slot in the carrier so when you lift the bolt handle the bolt and carrier lift 22.5 degrees and then pull back and push forward to load. The bolt carrier would just need to be designed with a firing pin block to prevent it firing out of battery.
Already did that I bought a orx chassis for the 29.00 .223 axis I scored thenBecause there aren't 1000s of chassis bolt rifles out there? Cheap? Savage. Cheaper? Buy an Axis and put it in a MDT chassis. I'm thinking if putting the Axis I paid $29 for in one, or possibly a Boyd's stock.
What exactly is the "concept" though? Does a straight pull bolt action not meet the requirements?I guess most don't get the concept n that's OK. Not the o ly time I am out there a bit ! I got several Axis in different clambering n several remington 700 .223 from those buys that can be rebatrelled etc. The AR lowers are plenty accurate contrary to some
no but just because... I may have to try the straight pull AR one of these daysWhat exactly is the "concept" though? Does a straight pull bolt action not meet the requirements?......
What is the point though? What benefit do you envision such a thing providing?
A barrel without a gas port takes care of the few things on that list that a standard AR doesn't already provide.The benefits I would be interested in are:
1. Affordable AR patterned barrels
2. A plethora of AR triggers at good prices
3. Ease of swapping uppers to a different caliber, as the bolt head is retained in the upper and no headspace concerns, optics stay relegated to the barrel/no rezeroing.
4. Lots of options for furniture, from polymer, aluminum, wood, etc.
5. Lower with a 1913 rail on the back (where the buffer tube threads are) would allow for lots of stock options. Folding, fixed, collapsing, and different materials.
6. No gas issues for suppressed/unsuppressed loads, limits concerns with FTE, FTC.
7. No port pop when shooting suppressed.
8. No gas to the face when shooting suppressed.
9. Ease of mounting scopes with pic rail on top.
10. Ease of mounting thermal lights, lasers, etc for nighttime predator control.
11. Familiar controls for AR leaning shooters.
where ya could change out calibers n such fairly cheaply? Then again maybe I am just spoiled by the ability to just throw AR's together so easy n cheap... that work well.
I firmly agree with everything that you said here, but I still want to play with the idea. But only for the hobby aspects.Many, MANY bolt action rifles already offer this opportunity. Whether it’s cheap but style barrels or precision machined shouldered prefit barrels, throwing together easy and relatively cheap bolt action rifles that work well has been a thing for several years already.
But on the AR platform? Eh, hard pass. Among bolt guns, AR triggers are garbage, and the form factor of the AR is famously more difficult to shoot well as conventional bolt guns… some guys love the idea, but there are good reasons bolt action AR uppers aren’t popular.