Building a Cheap-to-shoot 5.45×39 AR-15

What would you say if I told you that you could shoot your AR-15 as inexpensively as a .22LR, but without a .22LR conversion? A shooter would be lucky to find .22LR ammo less than 14 cents a round, and .223 ammo for less than 35-50 cents a round. More than a few fellow AR-15 enthusiast have suggested AR-15s converted to shoot inexpensive $.16-$.20 per round Russian Surplus 5.45×39 ammo packed in steel food-like cannisters (commonly referred to as a SPAM cans). With 5.56/.223 ammo being around 46 cents a round and surplus 5.45×39 being 20 cents a round, you easily save $260 for every 1000 rounds, which will pay for most 5.45×39 setups easily in 1000-2000 rounds. I built two 5.45×39 AR-15 builds to highlight what to look for.



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