Nickberg500
Ultimate Member
I have a few pistol builds in mind and I'm trying to focus in on complete uppers right now, focusing on .22, 5.56, and 9mm. For .22/9mm I'm looking at lengths ideal to stay subsonic. For a .22 caliber AR that means a barrel length of 4.5", for a 9mm that means a barrel length of 5.5".
Because these lengths are so similar that got me thinking: would it make sense to buy an AR-9 complete upper, and a .22 barrel/collar, then swap out the 9mm barrel for the .22 barrel while costs are so high? Or vice versa (start with .22 and swap out for 9mm barrel later)?
That seems to make more sense to me than buying/converting an 11.5" 5.56 upper because the handguard would be too big. I already have a .22 conversion kit but the entire purpose of this build will be to pair it with my first .22 suppressor (currentlyin jail).
Because these lengths are so similar that got me thinking: would it make sense to buy an AR-9 complete upper, and a .22 barrel/collar, then swap out the 9mm barrel for the .22 barrel while costs are so high? Or vice versa (start with .22 and swap out for 9mm barrel later)?
That seems to make more sense to me than buying/converting an 11.5" 5.56 upper because the handguard would be too big. I already have a .22 conversion kit but the entire purpose of this build will be to pair it with my first .22 suppressor (currentlyin jail).