AR 9mm Built

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Hello, My question is
I have a regular Lower and upper A2 and i want to shoot 9mm ammo
What i have to change for that
I know for sure : Barrel , flash hider, 9mm Magwell Conversion Block , 9mm Buffer


Can you help me for the other parts Please
Thank you
 
The only thing you will be able to use for your 9mm build is your .223/5.56 lower (including the tube and the stock). Everything else you will need to replace to shoot 9mm rounds. You won't be able to use your A2 upper. You will need a new complete upper.

You will also need the magwell, as you have stated, and a different buffer. Generally people use a different hammer for 9mm, but there is some disagrement on this - depending on what type of hammer you start with. So, in total:

- complete upper
- magwell
- buffer
- hammer (probably)

Edit: If you plan on using an A2 upper, you are probably going to have to be an AR-15 armourer/machinist to get it working - but more likely you will bugger up whatever parts you have and not get a working gun. A .223 AR is gas operated and uses locking lugs like this:
CMMG17.jpg


The locking lugs of the bolt lock into that:
CMMG26.jpg


The gas tube has nothing to do with the 9mm principle of operation, so you will need to get rid that too.

On a 9mm AR, there is no bolt/bolt carrier group. It is all "one piece". There is no rotation and no locking. It is just a heavy "weight" that blows back like the slide on a pistol as each round is fired.

Save yourself a lot of time, money and frustration and just buy a complete upper from Questar, and the other parts you need.

This is a .223/5.56 bolt carrier group:
CMMG24.jpg


This is a 9mm upper with the one piece bolt/weight:
q3.jpg


It's not like a .22LR conversion kit. You can't just swap them in and out of the same upper.
 
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9mm bolt, possibly 9mm hammer depending on the make of the bolt, possibly a spacer if you use A2 stock, possibly 9mm case deflector and dust cover. Mags of course.
 
That spacer is needed when using an A2 rifle tube/stock with a carbine spring and buffer. It goes into the buffer tube first, then the spring and buffer are installed.
 
OK just to understand correctly
i have a Magpul MOE with military extension tube
i need to put this part or not?
You do not need this part with the MOE.

The only time you'd need this part is to make up the difference of spring and buffer length when using an A2 buttstock and tube. The spring and buffer for an A2 stock are longer.

... and when i change my upper for my regular 223 , i have to remove this part exact
thanks to help me

No you do not.
 
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