Should I build a dedicated 22lr upper?

ronz · December 10, 2012, 03:21 AM

Picked up an a2 upper receiver today would it be worth the money to make a 22 out of it
Was going to get a cmmg barrel from midway for $99 but there out of stock did a little searching and every 1 in 16 I found was out of stock or expensive I knew I wouldn’t have been able to save much if anything than buying a complete cmmg upper but also don’t want to spend a lot more just so I can have the satisfaction of building it
So started about thinking about making a 5.45 plinker to take advantage of the cheap ammo but then remembered that one of the ar builders at a gun show told me the 5.45’s didn’t work good in an ar

Fishbed77 · December 10, 2012, 10:05 AM

My guess is that you would probably be better off just buying a complete CMMG .22LR upper. By the time you add up the barrel, .22LR bolt assembly, front sight base and small parts (barrel nut, dust cover, charging handle, etc., etc., I don't see how you could really save any money over the ~$370 that the complete upper retails for.

ronz · December 11, 2012, 03:42 AM

Thanks fish was thinking the same thing
Will probably just hold onto the upper until I find a good deal on a barrel

December 10, 2012, 03:21 AM	#1
ronz Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2012 Location: milwaukee wi Posts: 215	Should I build a dedicated 22lr upper? Picked up an a2 upper receiver today would it be worth the money to make a 22 out of it Was going to get a cmmg barrel from midway for $99 but there out of stock did a little searching and every 1 in 16 I found was out of stock or expensive I knew I wouldn’t have been able to save much if anything than buying a complete cmmg upper but also don’t want to spend a lot more just so I can have the satisfaction of building it So started about thinking about making a 5.45 plinker to take advantage of the cheap ammo but then remembered that one of the ar builders at a gun show told me the 5.45’s didn’t work good in an ar

December 10, 2012, 10:05 AM	#2
Fishbed77 Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2010 Posts: 1,549	My guess is that you would probably be better off just buying a complete CMMG .22LR upper. By the time you add up the barrel, .22LR bolt assembly, front sight base and small parts (barrel nut, dust cover, charging handle, etc., etc., I don't see how you could really save any money over the ~$370 that the complete upper retails for.

December 11, 2012, 03:42 AM	#3
ronz Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2012 Location: milwaukee wi Posts: 215	Thanks fish was thinking the same thing Will probably just hold onto the upper until I find a good deal on a barrel