So I'm putting together my first AR. Have pretty much all the stuff for the lower, looking at starting to pull the upper parts together, but I notice a shortage of stripped uppers and 16" 5.56 barrels.
Bearing in mind the purpose of the gun (truck and trail mainly, maybe some hunting), and since it looks like I'm going to have to wait anyway for a barrel around $200 or less (budget), should I go 5.56 or take the added power of the 6.5 Grendel or 300 AAC?
BTW, this is my FIRST AR, so I don't already have a 5.56.
Bearing in mind the purpose of the gun (truck and trail mainly, maybe some hunting), and since it looks like I'm going to have to wait anyway for a barrel around $200 or less (budget), should I go 5.56 or take the added power of the 6.5 Grendel or 300 AAC?
BTW, this is my FIRST AR, so I don't already have a 5.56.