AR15 9mm
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Here's something with about similar quality as a Norinco, but might be within your budget.
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Here's something with about similar quality as a Norinco, but might be within your budget.
for a second there I thought you were going to comment about the whole "weak" 9mm round..... well played sir, well played.
for a (< norinco) budget with an ar frame, I am afraid you might be uh, SOL.
I'm sure a dedicated AR .22, could be built for for under $700 with the right deals/parts, but not a 9mm.
for example, fabsports (site sponsor) has a .22 upper for $570, with a lower (I'm sure someone has a complete norc take-off if you are dead set on budget, that they would be willing to sell) you still be be right around the 700-800 dollar mark. But why do pay the money and get the quality for what you want.
The bottom line is: you can convert pretty well any AR style receiver.
The kit (magwell, bolt, mags, and barrel) will be the extra expense. You can then have a complete 9mm AR carbine or sub-gun style shooter.
You just have to call around to the various retailers and price out the parts.
Usually buying a complete gun is the cheaper way to go, but not always necessarily.
Stay away from cheap crap. It's cheap for a reason and will eventually let you down. The price point difference between cheap and a relatively good quality isn't that much. Maybe a couple hundred dollars, and if that is a huge factor for anyone, maybe they should question the purchase.
9mm AR guns are a lot of fun, but probably won't let you compete properly in an AR/DCRA type of service rifle/carbine event. 9mm just won't do the distance.
You can use one lower, for 2 guns. Have a different upper for the 5.56, and one dedicated for the 9mm. Very easy 2 minute conversion done at any range with one allan wrench. Easy, peasy.
Don't buy crap, you will regret it.
The kit (magwell, bolt, mags, and barrel) will be the extra expense. You can then have a complete 9mm AR carbine or sub-gun style shooter.
You just have to call around to the various retailers and price out the parts.
Usually buying a complete gun is the cheaper way to go, but not always necessarily.
Stay away from cheap crap. It's cheap for a reason and will eventually let you down. The price point difference between cheap and a relatively good quality isn't that much. Maybe a couple hundred dollars, and if that is a huge factor for anyone, maybe they should question the purchase.
9mm AR guns are a lot of fun, but probably won't let you compete properly in an AR/DCRA type of service rifle/carbine event. 9mm just won't do the distance.
You can use one lower, for 2 guns. Have a different upper for the 5.56, and one dedicated for the 9mm. Very easy 2 minute conversion done at any range with one allan wrench. Easy, peasy.
Don't buy crap, you will regret it.
<knock on wood> But I've been fortunate enough to have a bug free Carbon 15 in 9mm.
Hundreds of rounds of fun in the sun.
The last 3 gun I was at, one competitor was using a Carbon 15 9mm completely stock and was ringing the metal silhouette at 100 yards through a 9 hole barricade.
Beside this, I built a 10.5" RRA 9mm but it was far more finicky with the magazines you fed it.
I kept the Carbon 15.
With the experience I've had, I could never turn one away if I needed another one. There have been reports of the rear of the lowers cracking at rear, so it hasn't had a great reputation.
At the same time, I know a few people with one and they've been treating the owners great.
All that said, it is a shame that they are so hard to come by now and pricey to build.
Hundreds of rounds of fun in the sun.
The last 3 gun I was at, one competitor was using a Carbon 15 9mm completely stock and was ringing the metal silhouette at 100 yards through a 9 hole barricade.
Beside this, I built a 10.5" RRA 9mm but it was far more finicky with the magazines you fed it.
I kept the Carbon 15.
With the experience I've had, I could never turn one away if I needed another one. There have been reports of the rear of the lowers cracking at rear, so it hasn't had a great reputation.
At the same time, I know a few people with one and they've been treating the owners great.
All that said, it is a shame that they are so hard to come by now and pricey to build.
