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Irish B · January 25, 2012, 01:52 AM

What would be the advantage of having an AR chambered in a handgun caliber over a rifle caliber? I suppose at close range in say in M4 platform it would provide more damage with a .40 hollowpoint than an fmj .223. . . Or is it more of just a cool factor and to say you have something different?

January 25, 2012, 01:52 AM	#1
Irish B Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 359	Rifle vs Handgun Caliber AR What would be the advantage of having an AR chambered in a handgun caliber over a rifle caliber? I suppose at close range in say in M4 platform it would provide more damage with a .40 hollowpoint than an fmj .223. . . Or is it more of just a cool factor and to say you have something different? __________________ If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live Last edited by Irish B; January 26, 2012 at 01:13 AM.