I hadn't thought of the political BS that may or may not happen in the near future. That does make sense though and puts a definite 'order' to things.


What's the ammo prospects for milsurp (or really cheap new manufacture) 5.56mm?

I know 7.62NATO seems to have all but dried up in the last couple months.


Another consideration: Where to get one? I'd love to give 5280 the sale but they don't take AmEx (I don't blame them, I know how AmEx rapes the stores) and my visa cards don't have much of a limit on them.

Or, should I buy the reciever now locally and buy the rest of the parts online? I know the general feeling is to not build your own the first time but I'm fairly confident in my abilities (took the FAL down to barreled reciever and put it back together correctly, without instructions, twice) and know where to find info if I get stuck.

And of course, still m4 vs m16 style. It seems like everyone has an m4 style AR, but after lugging the FAL around, I'm thinking shorter is better. Definitely 16" barrel, though, cause I don't want to have to deal with a 'permanent' muzzle device.


ETA: You don't have to worry about me in BPS' fine gun room. Most everything I saw in there was more than a car. My AmEx may have a crazy limit on it (that I've never brushed 1/3 of and normally stay below 1/6 of) but they're not crazy enough to give me THAT high of a limit.