Ways to Mark Your Non 5.56 Caliber AR-15 Rifle

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9 жыл бұрын

Fun Gun Reviews Presents: "Marking Your AR Rifle for Non 5.56 Calibers". 5.56 /223 is by far the most popular AR-15 caliber, so when you have other calibers, it's a good practice to mark those rifles to avoid problems.
Thanks for watching~ Sootch00
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@thndrpnts 9 жыл бұрын

With all the talk of 300, I'm surprised you didn't yell, "THIS IS SPARTA!"

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

In my mind....

@citadelfirearmsinstitute1712 9 жыл бұрын

Sootch love the Wal-Mart plug-in...! great job on the ID system. Thanks.

@RealSAE 9 жыл бұрын

This is really good. Keep up the good work brother!

@RogerBOgre 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for the education Sootch!

@Dwendele 4 жыл бұрын

I ordered these parts and just installed them. They look great and were a really simple means of ID. They had various other dust covers too, if you wanted something cool printed there instead.

@dring83 9 жыл бұрын

great job sootch!!!!

@doubleoddbuck00 9 жыл бұрын

Great ideas Sootch!

@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures 9 жыл бұрын

Great video and I need to do that to my mags for my 300 AAC Blackout. I have the same dust cover door you installed, BUT one big difference is that mine is labeled on both sides. So when the door is closed I can still see it is the 300 AAC Blackout. Now I still need to change the mag release like you did and I plan on doing that very soon! Again great videos, keep up the good work. God Bless America, Long Live the Republic!

@us_loco8189 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that Great review...

@GaryDrumm 4 жыл бұрын

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing it.

@RockyMountainBear 6 жыл бұрын

You reminded me a little of Bob Ross when you were painting your happy mag, and you even gave him a couple little friends. I got the dust cover that says 300 BLK in big white font. For the mags I used a punctured mountain bike innertube, and cut 2in. sections to make a poor man's mag pull. Painted 300 on those, so I could remove them if I want to. I like that mag release button. Cool review.

@vincemoss6992 4 жыл бұрын

This You Tube may be over 5 years old but it still provides the best ways to differentiate my AR's and mags based on caliber (300 BLK and 6.5 Grendel). I know which is which, but my kids may not remember. PS - Painting the mag's took little effort and only cost about $10 for the letters since I already had the spray paint. Looks great. Thanks!

@scarmenl 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great info.

@billsbullets 9 жыл бұрын

Great idea and better advice

@Megzamani 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Most appreciated.

@joshuaspence1929 9 жыл бұрын

Good video Sootch00

@dogfather68 9 жыл бұрын

Good info. I got rid of my .223 rifle, and only buy 5.56 rifles. I saw one of those .223's rifles with a stuck shell, from an inadvertent 5.56 round. For the Blackout rifle, I only use the green magpuls, to ensure positive ID, with the custom dust cover.

@GlockUSMC 9 жыл бұрын

Great ways to identify your different rifles!!!

@mickwrath4425 9 жыл бұрын

Looks good Don, and I laughed when you brought out the paint pen...I use that on my mags haha. Looks like a 1st grader wrote on em lol.

@renemanjr123 9 жыл бұрын

Great tip never thought of the chance of that taking place 300 aac in a 5.56 i will have to do this befor i go out to the range next time THANKS !!!!

@six_twentythree 9 жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic. I'm gonna do this to my .308 mags just because it looks sweet!

@rpddsmith 9 жыл бұрын

You seem to have way too much fun, and I am jealous!!!!!!!

@phonedude58 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, great idea...thx.

@Fugie30 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing 👍🏽👍🏽

@bigschank 9 жыл бұрын

I will defiantly do this with my 300 build. I typically stick with Magpul mags and the new generation have that matrix at the bottom that I will use to put 300 on. Great idea!

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

The new Magpul mags will work for this for sure. I meant to include it in this video but got side tracked. Thanks for the comment and good luck with your 300 build.

@BuckeyeBDH 9 жыл бұрын

You could also in fill the logos on the mag well with orange to match the magazines.

@j33pfyn4tik6 2 жыл бұрын

A small dot on the bottom of the mag with a paint pen (or spray paint & Q-tip) works great for me. Cheap, easy, and effective.

@wingus79 9 жыл бұрын

great video!

@CrucibleArms 9 жыл бұрын

Great vid my friend! I'm off to find the stencils.

@courtneybudimlija 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks cause that darn push pin on the stock is kicking my butt hoss. THANK YOU ,AMERICAN SPARTAN GOD BLESS AMERICA -N-LIVE FREE

@thundersteel111 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, friend.

@001tonbushcrafting 9 жыл бұрын

good tip to is buy a different color furniture and mags for 300 blk out and 5.56 u personally use fde for 556 foliage green for 300 blk and my 6.8 is black + i use the labeled dust covers

@BigALCigarSmoke 5 жыл бұрын

Great Idea!!!

@grenmoyo3968 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice video its important to not mix those unless you want to blow up your gun...

@xavierherrera3773 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@LakaiGirlAppsSkill 9 жыл бұрын

Shoutout to Davenport Iowa on the lower receiver! Hometown right there. Duck Creek armory ehoooooooo

@mrgearheadfromhell 9 жыл бұрын

My 7.62x39 has a stainless barrel and the mags have a more pronounced curve as compared to the 5.56, yet use the same lower.

@mrapple3702 9 жыл бұрын

I have a number of 30 round magazines, metal and plastic, for both the AR and the Mini-14. I wrap the bottom couple of inches of the magazines with different color Duck Tape (Pink for the AR and Orange for the Mini-14) and mark them as mine with a Sharpie marker. Paint looks like a great option as well.

@dougb3841 9 жыл бұрын

My two, 5.56 and .300Blk, are easy to distinguish. The 5.56 has a free floated hand guard with an 18" barrel, and the .300 has a Magpul MOE hand guard with a 16" barrel. Both use Magpul STR stocks, the 5.56 in black, the .300 in gray. The scopes are very different too, although from the same manufacturer, Nikon. And I use 30rd mags for the 5.56, but 20rd mags for the .300.

@TheSuburban15 9 жыл бұрын

1/2" brass stencils + Dremel with engraving bit = Permanently marked magazine

@scottwills6167 9 жыл бұрын

Great video..

@FLSheepdog 9 жыл бұрын

Doesn't that magazine catch take away the purpose of having an ID mark on an upper because a lower may be used for another caliber?

@michaelthompson7570 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@apsfst69 9 жыл бұрын

I use 20 rd p-mags for 300 blackout and 30rd p-mags for 5.56 works for me!

@gerrymatheson4020 5 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea...with the extra cost of 300 you'd be shooting more carefully making every round count, using up less ammo... maybe... 🤔

@chicowize 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video Sir. TFS

@samiam9647 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@wildmanjeff42 9 жыл бұрын

nice looking !

@davidwagner4355 9 жыл бұрын

good info

@tonyhuang7077 9 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend a box as well :D.

@Dwendele 4 жыл бұрын

Luckily they sent a pin, spring and two extra clips with the dust cover. And yeah.... A box helped (after my second lost clip)

@mysciencenow 9 жыл бұрын

also useful for music equip.

@gerrymatheson4020 5 жыл бұрын

Too bad the chamber dust cover wasn't printed on both sides...so the label shows whether open or closed...

@andymeresse6930 9 жыл бұрын

My only issue with the dust cover is they need to put the caliber identifyer on the outside. Seems to defeat the purpose if you have to leave it open to identify it. Great videos and ideas though!

@arjones2330 5 жыл бұрын

Nice brownell$ plug!

@zenrider16701 9 жыл бұрын

Great job. I am a paint pen marker type guy. It ain't pretty. Just effective. The zombies will never know.

@jonathanmitchell7411 6 жыл бұрын

Overall good information and video. Not to be too critical but perhaps not use only "caliber" when refering to different cartridges. I.e. 300 Blk(7.62x35N vs. 7.62x 39Nato. Both are .30 caliber, yet completely different cartridges. I know you know the difference, yet less informed may be confused. Enjoyed it though

@hecticXx 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could put those C clamps on as easily you do it in this video man. hahahahaha. They always give me trouble. Worst part about putting an AR together haha

@MyCatCarriesAGlock 9 жыл бұрын

Is that a 300 hundred round clipazine?

@TheAlexagius 9 жыл бұрын

Ethans BR a ghost assault clip

@wildairsoft1 8 жыл бұрын

Shoulder thing that goes up. 30 rounds in half a second.

@wildairsoft1 8 жыл бұрын

Can anyone explain why on the left side where the mag release bar is why the front side there is a circle? What is it for? Also to clarify i am talking about right around the "300" is on the left side after he replaced the mag catch.

@SuperJuiceman11 9 жыл бұрын

6.8 according to Travis Haley has a little more pop and recoil than the 7.62x39.. they both have same power at the muzzle...but at 500 yds the 6.8 has double the power....flies more efficiently and flat...

@jakekiere6838 9 жыл бұрын

True, but until I can go out and buy a case of 1000 without having to sell my firstborn, I won't be switching over to 6.8.

@SuperJuiceman11 9 жыл бұрын

yea 7.62 x39 is great cheap, and maybe the best bullet inside 250 yds,

@jakekiere6838 9 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@racker7855 9 жыл бұрын

hey im first...ha...great videos keep it up

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

Congrats & thanks : )

@MatteoSixSeventyFour 9 жыл бұрын

***** Since uppers can be swapped I find some grip tape added to the upper makes for a great way to identify by touch alone if need be that your using a 300 Blk upper even if you're in the dark.

@luisfercaz 9 жыл бұрын

Scotch, do you know where I can get a decent budget free float rail for a piston Adam Arms ar15?

@kidatheist2681 9 жыл бұрын

I'm Canadian, AR 15's are restricted up here, got any rifle that would work for me in a survival situation?

@lv2943 9 жыл бұрын

With one of your four most common chamberings for AR-15s being 7.62x39, I was kinda curious what you know about that type of gun. I'm pretty interested in getting an AR-15, but I really like the 7.62x39 round. Any suggestions for quality AR-15 builds that are chambered for it? Thanks if you find time to answer, Sootch.

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

I looked pretty hard at 7.62x39 for an AR but the biggest issue is excessive wear on the bolt. The sloping shoulders and larger diameter of the case drive up pressure and Bolts are more likely to break. Plus, using standard AR mags shorten the round count to 10-15 since there is no curvature to the mag body like AK mags. There are aftermarket fixes to most of these issues but they are more expensive. I'd recommend sticking with the AK/SKS for that 7.62x39 round.

@lv2943 9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks, Sootch. Yeah, I was having trouble finding AR-15s that seemed reliable and quality built in 7.62 and your information about the technical issues just reinforces that it's not totally reasonable. Oh well, SKS it is.

@JCtheGeek2187 9 жыл бұрын

There is always the Rock River Arms LAR-47...which has actually finally made it into production. It is specifically designed to use AK mags. Not sure if they addressed the bolt wear issue or not. I think they look interesting at the very least...almost like an AR and AK had a love child. :-)

@jate2014 6 жыл бұрын

sootch00 may I comment here? Try using a 6.5 grendel bolt face for 7.62x39. The thickness of the base diameter is .055 for both rounds. The base diameter is .004 difference. Now I wouldn't use a 7.62 bolt face on a 6.5 grendel, but it will work visa versa because the operating pressure of the grendel is 8k psi more. So it will handle the pressure of the 7.62 round. And it won't break down as quickly with the grendel bolt. Or you may try a different metal 7.62 bolt face. Maybe something made of super hard tool steel. M2 tool steel can really take a beating once it is hardened and annealed. Just my two cents

@vinceruffing9550 9 жыл бұрын

can anyone tell me about how long brownells shipping takes i wanted to order something from them but never have and didn't know if it would take forever

@454pakr 9 жыл бұрын

Nice OCD work there. It pays to be safe. I'll just stick with 5.56

@farmtractormanrengew8702 9 жыл бұрын

One should not forget that s and w made their ar's in 5.45

@courtneybudimlija 9 жыл бұрын

Hey sootch I know what I'm about to ask you has not one thing to do with this video you did but it's about a prior one on the vz2008 from one CAROLINA BOY to another I need help I'm new with gun tinkering what I'm asking is could you do another one on the vz I heard you say you had to fix the folding stock cause it was sticky/gritty on the push pin mine is steaked I believe can you help? The AMERICAN SPARTAN. GOD BLESS AMERICA -N- LIVE FREE

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

Hey Brother, I'm glad you reminded me... I'll work on getting a video together. Plus it gives me an excuse to go to the range : )

@SirJabsAlot 9 жыл бұрын

cool

@stevenhall1097 4 жыл бұрын

Your making it harder than it needs to be. Print then up on your computer and stick them to the magazine

@WELLS6773 9 жыл бұрын

I have a stripped 223\556 lower that I've been looking to build you might not know but I figured what the hell . the question is if I got a upper chambered in 7.62 can I still use the lower that I already have or do I have to get a different one?

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

John, Any Mil-Spec Lower can be used with 7.62x39, 6.8 SCP, 6.5 Grendel, 300 AAC Blk, .50 Beowulf ,9mm, 22 LR, 5.56/223 and others. The biggest difference is in the Upper Receiver on these calibers. The AR-15 lower will not work with 308/7.62x51. Thanks and good luck~ Don

@rustyshackelford5892 Жыл бұрын

I shot 5.56 in my 6.5 grendel will it cause any issues?

@StarWarsFreak2111 9 жыл бұрын

Sootch00, Who makes the fire selector on you 300 AAC Blackout rifle?

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

It's a Battle Arms Development B.A.D.A.S.S. Ambi-Selector. I have 3 and love them. Here's the review: B.A.D. A.S.S. M4 Ambi-Selector

@StarWarsFreak2111 9 жыл бұрын

Cool, Thanks. I don't know how I missed that one.

@Infamous_lml 4 жыл бұрын

Do you run 300 blackout in a 5.56 mag?

@joew4545 4 жыл бұрын

Where did you find those stickers?

@MrD50boy 9 жыл бұрын

When you own so many guns you can't tell them apart. Wish I had that problem LOL

@chrishilyer9904 4 жыл бұрын

Some people will use multiple uppers with the same lower, just swap them out while at the range. Or shooting with a friend that doesn't know the firearm as well as you do. It is a big deal if you chamber and fire the wrong caliber. Better safe than sorry.

@jordanvaughan8808 4 жыл бұрын

it is slightly difficult to tell in a hurry or at the range especially if they all look the same.

@SuperStoakley 9 жыл бұрын

are 556 and 223 interchangeable? can they both be fired fronm the same rifle?

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

Most of your AR-15's are chambered in 5.56 and you can fire both 5.56 and 223 in that Chamber. Older commercial barrels may be in .223 and it's not recommended to shoot 5.56 in those, but many do with no issues.

@treerat7631 7 жыл бұрын

accept blot action 223 can not fire 5.56 saftly

@ChadillacV 9 жыл бұрын

@sootch. Do you recommend gas or piston AR's?

@sootch00 9 жыл бұрын

Both have their advantages. I personally favor the DI guns because I like the way they recoil and just plain used to working on them. That's not going to stop me from buying a Piston Gun as soon as I stop buying DI Ar's! Lol!

@ChadillacV 9 жыл бұрын

Lol! You've got some sweet guns man. Love your videos. Thanks for the response I appreciate it.