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Areoflyer09 · January 20, 2020, 09:01 AM

I’m not a fan of 223/5.56. I’ve had 2 or 3 ARs chambered in them and just never came around to enjoying the caliber. It actually really spurred me on the platform until I shot a friend’s that was in 7.62x39. That got me hooked. So when I built my last AR, I went 7.62x39.

It’s an affordable round that is more than capable at any of the distances I’d use this rifle at, roughly 50-200 yards. With cheap Wolf ammo, it’s looking to be a 1.5-2 MOA rifle when I don’t mess the group up. Which is plenty for my uses of paper, steel and absolute worst case scenarios.

January 20, 2020, 09:01 AM	#9
Areoflyer09 Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2017 Posts: 300	I’m not a fan of 223/5.56. I’ve had 2 or 3 ARs chambered in them and just never came around to enjoying the caliber. It actually really spurred me on the platform until I shot a friend’s that was in 7.62x39. That got me hooked. So when I built my last AR, I went 7.62x39. It’s an affordable round that is more than capable at any of the distances I’d use this rifle at, roughly 50-200 yards. With cheap Wolf ammo, it’s looking to be a 1.5-2 MOA rifle when I don’t mess the group up. Which is plenty for my uses of paper, steel and absolute worst case scenarios.