I can tell I will enjoy this rifle a lot. I doubt I will get other calibers. I am not a fan of 223/556 and I don't need other 30 cal. brls. This 7.62x39 should do everything I need.
Thanks Erich
Although I like the .223 a lot (have on in AR and one in a Ruger MKII), I was like you and thought my first purchase (a gently used S&W M&P 15 with two uppers, a S&W .300BLK and a Rock River 'Coyote' .223/5.56 Wylde upper) would be my first and last.
The next purchase was a Rock River lower to go with the Rock River upper I already had. Then I bought AR15's for two of my daughters (the other got a 1911). Then I decided I needed an AR10 and built one in .308.
Although I hate chasing brass (and use a catcher most of the time), AR's are a hoot to shoot. My .223/5.56 is twisted 1-8 so it will handle the heavies my 1-12 .223 Ruger, which prefers 40g above all else, will not. The .300BLK was purchased with subsonics in mind, although I have yet to purchase a suppressor. The .308 serves somewhat the same purpose as my Ruger Scout in .308, both intended for use with suppressed supersonics. The .308 was built with the intention to purchase other uppers later, or at least make such purchases possible, the .308 just being the first.
All this happened over the course of several years but when i first bought the S&W I really thought that would be the end of it. Good luck on that.
ARs are just Tinkertoys for adults ...
