.45acp AR15 ?

[oldcars]

Who makes a kit? is it worth it? I would like to buy a suppressor in the next year or so, and I want to be able to use it on a Pistol and rifle/carbine. I figured that since it's already slow .45acp would be a good round for suppressed shooting, am I right?

 

[NWCP]

Why not just buy a HK USC? Simple blowback design and utterly reliable. Shoots +P, +P+ and .45 super. I like mine a lot and have been using it for 8 years now with 0 malfunctions. Great carbine IMHO.

 

[Chipperman]

I have a USC and it's great, but an upper for an AR that you already own would be a lot cheaper.

http://www.olyarms.com/index.php?op...9&product_id=103&Itemid=37&vmcchk=1&Itemid=37

 

[sholling]

Why? 45acp (unlike 9mm) does not benefit from a longer barrel.

 

[Chipperman]

Why?

Because they are a lot of fun.

 

[lmccrock]

Olympic Arms has one, but the mags are 10-round modified Sten mags. I guess they have not done anything since the ban expired. There is a thread on arfcom talking about a variety of conversions.

Lee

 

[oldcars]

Thanks for the info guys! Those HK's look neat. How about a Beretta storm? they look kind of funky but I wonder how they function? Thompson? they are kind of heavy, but I can still get a reproduction for a half-way decent price.. Mabe I should just build a AR in .300 Whisper, it would be alot cheaper, but then my idea of using one can for two guns goes out the window.

 

[Smaug]

Why? 45acp (unlike 9mm) does not benefit from a longer barrel.

That is true for factory ammo. Us handloaders could use slower burning powder and get a huge velocity boost for "free".

 

[grendelbane]

I have to disagree about .45s not benefitting from a longer barrel. They do not gain as much in FPS as 9mm, since they are travelling slower to begin with. However, they do gain in velocity.

Neither one will set the world on fire when fired from a carbine barrel, but both do pick up a little, useful bit of velocity.

 

[ForneyRider]

re-chamber to .460 Rowland.

Or 450 Bushmaster.