Wow, is this ever difficult.
The precise combination of features that I'm looking for is difficult to find and out of stock virtually everywhere:
Classic or MOE foregrip
Classic or plain, collapsing stock
16" HBAR in .223 Wylde
Rear charging handle
The easiest .223 Wylde kits to find are those fugly MLOK or Keymod rail systems.
The easiest MOE or Classic kits to find are out of stock everywhere in .223 Wylde but are available in 5.56.
If I can stomach the MLOK crap, I can have all the other features, affordably.
If I'm willing to chamber in 5.56, I can have a more aesthetically pleasing (to me) rifle. Oddly, the classic AR/M4 look is more costly.
The precise combination of features that I'm looking for is difficult to find and out of stock virtually everywhere:
Classic or MOE foregrip
Classic or plain, collapsing stock
16" HBAR in .223 Wylde
Rear charging handle
The easiest .223 Wylde kits to find are those fugly MLOK or Keymod rail systems.
The easiest MOE or Classic kits to find are out of stock everywhere in .223 Wylde but are available in 5.56.
If I can stomach the MLOK crap, I can have all the other features, affordably.
If I'm willing to chamber in 5.56, I can have a more aesthetically pleasing (to me) rifle. Oddly, the classic AR/M4 look is more costly.