Short AR in .300 AAC suggestions

[Iron Outlaw]

I want to either buy or build an AR pistol in .300 blackout. I'd like a folding stock too. I found the law tactical folding adapter online and it seems to have good reviews. This will be my "vacation gun" I can hide in a small bag and still have rifle capabilities.

If I just piece together an upper and lower who do yall suggest? There are a lot of manufacturers out there now and i know nothing about most of them.

I want it to be dependable but don't want to spend much over $1000 neither.

 

[Ronaldo Crespin]

Take a look at palmetto state armory. They have several pistol kits available in 300 BLK. You would end up with extra parts and still need the folding conversion stuff, but at their prices it would still be affordable.

I was able to put together a 10.5" pistol using a PSA kit and a lower receiver from an LGS for about $350. And my first range trip had zero malfunctions.

Of course, the DD fixed rear sight, Moe+ grip, slim line handguard and Herra magazine came later.

 

[jeep78]

Folding stock is NFA. You want a brace

 

[Iron Outlaw]

Folding stock is NFA. You want a brace

Yea i meant brace. I dont want to deal with Nfa.

 

[Iron Outlaw]

Take a look at palmetto state armory. They have several pistol kits available in 300 BLK. You would end up with extra parts and still need the folding conversion stuff, but at their prices it would still be affordable.

I was able to put together a 10.5" pistol using a PSA kit and a lower receiver from an LGS for about $350. And my first range trip had zero malfunctions.

Of course, the DD fixed rear sight, Moe+ grip, slim line handguard and Herra magazine came later.

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I will check them out. I have read so many mixed reviews on the palmetto stuff I'm halfway scared of them, but they have the best prices.

 

[jdav]

I did the same as Ronaldo Crespin $380 invested. PSA has 7.5”. 8.5”. 10.5” uppers in 300blkout in the $250-280 range.

 

[AlphaMike11]

What is the best barrel length for this application?

 

[Iron Outlaw]

What is the best barrel length for this application?

I'm no pro but I've been reading a 9 inch barrel is optimal. I think im going 8.5 inch.


This is gonna be way cheaper than I originally thought. I like what i see on the psa site.

What lower and brace are yall using?

 

[KingTuna]

SBA3 brace is the bomb. Only thing I would do with a PSA upper is take the hand guard off, remove the gas block, and dimple the barrel. They skip that part on assembly, and could lead to failure later. Gas block loosens up and slides for ward, you lose gas and have a single shot. Besides that, the PSA guns I've had did not have any issues.

 

[Ronaldo Crespin]

I will check them out. I have read so many mixed reviews on the palmetto stuff I'm halfway scared of them, but they have the best prices.

Yeh, I would like to see their quality control come up to par. If your ok with basic mil-spec parts then you won't have a problem with their stuff. I wish that they would offer a little bit more of a choice for the furniture that comes with their kits, but at the price they list it's not really a deal breaker for me. Even after all of the mods that I did with my kit, including a 300 BLK barrel/gas tube/upper receiver I'm still under $700. That's two calibers for under $700.