Calguns.net  

Home My iTrader Join the NRA Donate to CGSSA Sponsors CGN Google Search
CA Semiauto Ban(AW)ID Flowchart CA Handgun Ban ID Flowchart CA Shotgun Ban ID Flowchart
Go Back   Calguns.net > FIREARMS DISCUSSIONS > Centerfire Rifles - Semiautomatic or Gas Operated
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Centerfire Rifles - Semiautomatic or Gas Operated Centerfire rifles, carbines and other gas operated rifles.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-28-2013, 10:52 PM
Baga's Avatar
Baga Baga is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 367
iTrader: 1 / 100%
Default 9mm AR

What is the easiest way of building a 9mm AR using Glock magazines?What specific 9mm parts do I need to complete the build?
__________________
"The list that never ends..."

WTB: 9mm Carbine, preferably AR Type, PM me...
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-28-2013, 10:55 PM
jdmstuff jdmstuff is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Torrance
Posts: 761
iTrader: 34 / 100%
Default

Start off with a DDLES glock lower if you want to use glock magazines. Otherwise, if you want to use colt style magazines, a standard lower with a mag block will work.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-28-2013, 11:00 PM
Sundo Sundo is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 139
iTrader: 18 / 100%
Default

Unless there's a bullet button mod for the DDLES GLOCK 9 mm AR lower, it may not be legal.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-28-2013, 11:02 PM
jdmstuff jdmstuff is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Torrance
Posts: 761
iTrader: 34 / 100%
Default

There's a bullet button available for the DDLES lower. I got mine from riflegear.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-28-2013, 11:23 PM
Baga's Avatar
Baga Baga is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 367
iTrader: 1 / 100%
Default

What kind of upper do you use with the DDLES lower? Will a CMMG upper work with this lower?
And does it require a specific BCG?
__________________
"The list that never ends..."

WTB: 9mm Carbine, preferably AR Type, PM me...
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 12-29-2013, 1:02 AM
Quiet's Avatar
Quiet Quiet is offline
retired Goon
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Bernardino County
Posts: 29,996
iTrader: 11 / 100%
Default

DDLES, Lone Wolf Distributors, Olympic Arms and MGI all make AR pattern lower receivers that use Glock magazines.

Most 9x19mm AR uppers will work without any modifications with the above mentioned AR Glock lowers.

However, the 9mm BCG needs to be modified to work with Glock magazines.

__________________


"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).

Last edited by Quiet; 12-30-2013 at 12:51 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 12-29-2013, 1:07 AM
Quiet's Avatar
Quiet Quiet is offline
retired Goon
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Bernardino County
Posts: 29,996
iTrader: 11 / 100%
Default

Average price of a stripped AR Glock lower is $275.
Average price of a modified 9mm BCG for the AR Glock lower is $250.
__________________


"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 12-30-2013, 12:49 PM
slicknickns's Avatar
slicknickns slicknickns is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Huntington - Sunset - Seal - Long. Beaches
Posts: 146
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Quiet View Post
DDLES, Lone Wolf Distributors, Olympic Arms and MGI all make AR pattern lower receivers that use Glock magazines.

Most 9x18mm AR uppers will work without any modifications with the above mentioned AR Glock lowers.
There's such a thing as a 9x18 AR upper?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Gay marriage, guns, a bureaucratic community college system, mandatory 10 day waiting periods, beautifully-ethinically-diverse-and-often-stuck-up-spoiled hot girls, marijuana licenses, San Francisco & Los Angeles, legislation for paparazzi, rioting in celebration (when the Lakers win), rioting for injustice (Rodney King), Celebrities Rights Laws, and non-stop beautiful weather; what not to like about our glorious People's Republic?
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 12-30-2013, 12:51 PM
Quiet's Avatar
Quiet Quiet is offline
retired Goon
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Bernardino County
Posts: 29,996
iTrader: 11 / 100%
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by slicknickns View Post
There's such a thing as a 9x18 AR upper?
mistype should be 9x19mm
__________________


"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 12-29-2013, 12:21 AM
Saym14 Saym14 is offline
Calguns Addict
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SoCal——> AZ
Posts: 7,893
iTrader: 155 / 100%
Default

why a 9mm rifle? 9mm is a pistol round. very limited ballistics. if you want a rifle use a rifle caliber. just MO
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 12-29-2013, 12:32 AM
K7addict K7addict is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Riverside County
Posts: 641
iTrader: 43 / 100%
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Saym14 View Post
why a 9mm rifle? 9mm is a pistol round. very limited ballistics. if you want a rifle use a rifle caliber. just MO
The question should never be "why?" but the answer is always "why not".

Other answers might include: For fun, economical to shoot, curiosity, common round, easy to reload, light recoil, more fun, just because.

Tapatalkin Galaxy Note II
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 12-29-2013, 10:38 PM
Gruber51's Avatar
Gruber51 Gruber51 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Imperial Valley / Turlock
Posts: 823
iTrader: 7 / 100%
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by K7addict View Post
The question should never be "why?" but the answer is always "why not".

Other answers might include: For fun, economical to shoot, curiosity, common round, easy to reload, light recoil, more fun, just because.

Tapatalkin Galaxy Note II
Could add the ability to shoot on pistol ranges or at indoor ranges as well.
__________________
Food grows where water flows.

One Big A$$ Mistake America
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 12-29-2013, 9:14 AM
wilit's Avatar
wilit wilit is offline
Calguns Addict
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: 37.78514° North 122.40100° West
Posts: 5,166
iTrader: 41 / 100%
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Saym14 View Post
why a 9mm rifle? 9mm is a pistol round. very limited ballistics. if you want a rifle use a rifle caliber. just MO
Because a lot of us don't have just one AR15. If we already have a couple in a rifle caliber, why not build one in a pistol caliber?
__________________
"If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"You have to be willing to swing your nuts like a deadblow hammer to put these jackasses in their place." - AJAX22
"The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry." - William F Buckley Jr.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 12-29-2013, 11:54 AM
toddh toddh is offline
Banned
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Vista, Ca.
Posts: 1,914
iTrader: 22 / 100%
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Saym14 View Post
why a 9mm rifle? 9mm is a pistol round. very limited ballistics. if you want a rifle use a rifle caliber. just MO
If you shoot a steel match, rifle calibers are not allowed.

So that leaves pistol calibers, or .22 rifles...which suck at knocking down steel.

I built my 9mm DDLES Glock because I wanted to have a reliable gun for steel, and it's ALOT cheaper to shoot/train with for CQB drills.
I have plenty of glock mags for my 34 and 17, I reload 9mm, and have a few good recipes for the carbine.

I went with a JSE SS 16"barrel, CMMG bolt (I milled it for glock mags) DDLES lower, MI 12" handguard, ACE stock and a Burris fastfire red dot.

(crappy iphone pic)
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 12-29-2013, 8:11 AM
SFFRONTMAN's Avatar
SFFRONTMAN SFFRONTMAN is offline
Vendor/Retailer
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,532
iTrader: 120 / 100%
Default

I just built one. Ddles lower with cmmg upper and sent my bolt out to adco for modification.
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 12-29-2013, 8:50 AM
Intimid8tor's Avatar
Intimid8tor Intimid8tor is offline
Calguns Addict
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Boise, the land of the free.
Posts: 6,608
iTrader: 76 / 100%
Default

I would go with DDLES for the lower. My DDLES is for Colt mags, but it is a nice piece. They can be slow in shipping and they are pricey, but no more pricey than a lower with a mag block.

Others have already shared info on modifications that need to be done to the bolt to work with the glock mags.
__________________
Starve the beast, move to a free state.

Bwiese: "You are making the assumption the law is reasonable/has rationale."
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 12-29-2013, 8:52 AM
ASD1's Avatar
ASD1 ASD1 is offline
1/2 BANNED
CGN Contributor - Lifetime
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Burlingame
Posts: 1,783
iTrader: 111 / 100%
Default

order a JP enterprise you will be much happier with the product and customer service
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 12-29-2013, 7:47 PM
chead's Avatar
chead chead is offline
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: San Diego
Posts: 3,109
iTrader: 19 / 100%
Default

I love 9mm carbines including ARs, but 9mm blowback has pretty much the same recoil as DI 5.56. Great for training or just because, but not as sometime "light".
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by NorCalK9.com View Post
Hecka funny all my friends with AR's call them "clips" but I call them bullet holder things lol
Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeR View Post
So suck it HK, If I wanted an $800 pistol with a crap trigger I would just go buy 2 Glocks.
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 12-30-2013, 5:21 PM
Arson's Avatar
Arson Arson is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Defendo Occous Fons
Posts: 1,818
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Default

Vltor MUR on my DDLES Colt pattern
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:58 AM.




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Proudly hosted by GeoVario the Premier 2A host.
Calguns.net, the 'Calguns' name and all associated variants and logos are ® Trademark and © Copyright 2002-2021, Calguns.net an Incorporated Company All Rights Reserved.
All opinions, statements and remarks made by Calguns.net on this web site and elsewhere are solely attributable to Calguns.net.



Seams2SewBySusy