I have wanted an AR for years now, and had a like new Smith and Wesson MP15 Sport 2 fall into my lap as a partial trade for a truck that I was selling.
It's a nice shooter and all, but it has limited usefulness as a .223. There is very little varmint hunting in this area. I have aspirations to hunt Coyotes, but have yet to actually realize them. That is just about the only practical use I can think of.
I deer hunt quite a bit, but .223 is marginal at best for that. I've seen a lot of posts that show 300 BLK as being a pretty decent whitetail cartridge at <150 yards with a ~125 grain bullet. My AR is a lot shorter and lighter than my .270 deer rifle. This area is very hilly, and the longest shot I have ever taken was 200 yards. Most are less than 100. I can always use the .270 for open country.
I reload, and have almost 300 rounds of 223, some loaded and some not, and primers/powder. Bullets are only slightly more expensive.
From what I understand, the only thing I need to change is the barrel to accommodate .300. Midway has an AR-Stoner barrel on sale for around 100 bucks.
So for any that have done the conversion, was it worth it?
It's a nice shooter and all, but it has limited usefulness as a .223. There is very little varmint hunting in this area. I have aspirations to hunt Coyotes, but have yet to actually realize them. That is just about the only practical use I can think of.
I deer hunt quite a bit, but .223 is marginal at best for that. I've seen a lot of posts that show 300 BLK as being a pretty decent whitetail cartridge at <150 yards with a ~125 grain bullet. My AR is a lot shorter and lighter than my .270 deer rifle. This area is very hilly, and the longest shot I have ever taken was 200 yards. Most are less than 100. I can always use the .270 for open country.
I reload, and have almost 300 rounds of 223, some loaded and some not, and primers/powder. Bullets are only slightly more expensive.
From what I understand, the only thing I need to change is the barrel to accommodate .300. Midway has an AR-Stoner barrel on sale for around 100 bucks.
So for any that have done the conversion, was it worth it?