Straight Pull AR Type Rifle

[dvs762]

So what would you guys think about a Straight Pull non SLR AR type rifle? I know it sucks..but I like the mag release and pistol grip and for most target shooting SP should be ok..I have a kit laying around and a few receivers..I can always convert it later..I was watching some UK videos about straight pull AR rifles over there and they just looked kind of interesting.

[Eljay]

I would think if you're OK with the straight pull for target practice then you would be OK with poking something into the mag release every 10 rounds...

[NorCalFocus]

Gibbz Arms side charger upper. Then you can cycle the bolt without coming off the rifle. Then just build without a gas system, or put a adjustable gas block in and turn the gas off completely.

I plan on doing this for my son.

[Merc1138]

Gibbz Arms side charger upper. Then you can cycle the bolt without coming off the rifle. Then just build without a gas system, or put a adjustable gas block in and turn the gas off completely.

I plan on doing this for my son.

He wants the regular mag release and a pistol grip, and your suggestion is still a semiauto rifle with the gas simply turned off, which would end up being an AW. Building it without a gas system would be the better way to go, although I don't get why the OP is so concerned about the mag release yet doesn't mind cycling the bolt manually, but oh well.

[strongpoint]

He wants the regular mag release and a pistol grip, and your suggestion is still a semiauto rifle with the gas simply turned off, which would end up being an AW. Building it without a gas system would be the better way to go, although I don't get why the OP is so concerned about the mag release yet doesn't mind cycling the bolt manually, but oh well.

I'm planning a build like this -- side charging with no gas system at all, not even a key on the BCG (I'm inclined to keep the buffer spring to help return the bolt into battery).

It looks like the forthcoming Gibbz side-charging .308 upper is going to make this build a lot easier. I still need to source a no-port barrel, but I can probably figure that out with a few emails or phone calls when the time is right.

[russ69]

OP, it's a cool idea and it might be what we will stuck with in the future. However at the current time having a gas system that ejects and keeps the bolt open after every shot, is the way to shoot an AR as a single shot. You just put a round in the opening and hit the bolt release, it's much easier than working the bolt carrier manually.

[2shotjoe]

i am thinking about it on a ar-10 platform but i really need to complete my other projects, lol.

[stix213]

Saw a video recently on the Troy Pump Action Rifle and it looked interesting. They make it in .223, .300 Blackout, and .308. AR style ergos, the stock folds rather than collapses, you pump like a shotgun rather than having to move a hand to a side charger or a rear charging handle. Ban state safe. Looks like there are several different versions with different stocks available, and it looks like you can fire with the stock folded.

http://troydefense.com/pumpactionrifle/

[highpower790]

Call WOA and have John Holliger make a straight pull AR if that's what you want.There are a number of his straight pull uppers in he UK.

[FeuerFrei]

I would be down for a pump action upper for an AR.

[strongpoint]

I would be down for a pump action upper for an AR.

The Bentwood UMOS (discussion here) is supposedly a better option than the Troy, but Bentwood is apparently on hiatus for the moment. I'm trying to find out more.

[dvs762]

my idea was build more of a scoped single shot rifle with the ergonomics of the AR type rifle. I have all the parts already so I dont have to buy anything is really my point..and a non moving weapon like a bolt action can be more accurate. Also I have some people I'd like to train who may be scared of a semi auto and then I can ease them into a standard rifle. I just went thru this training a guy in handguns who was afraid of the gun firing more than once..he needed to see the slide lock back after each shot for the first 30 rounds of 9mm...Thinking of doing even my own version of a pump rifle too. That troy is a bit pricey.

[NorCalFocus]

I'm planning a build like this -- side charging with no gas system at all, not even a key on the BCG (I'm inclined to keep the buffer spring to help return the bolt into battery).

It looks like the forthcoming Gibbz side-charging .308 upper is going to make this build a lot easier. I still need to source a no-port barrel, but I can probably figure that out with a few emails or phone calls when the time is right.

Clamp on ring or weld it shut???

[strongpoint]

Clamp on ring or weld it shut???

I was just hoping to find a barrel manufacturer who would be willing to pull one off the line before the port-drilling step.

[LowThudd]

I was just hoping to find a barrel manufacturer who would be willing to pull one off the line before the port-drilling step.

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