Yes its possible you can either buy a ar with a dedicated .22 upper which is a barrel and bolt ment to for the size of a 22 shell. You can also get a real 223/ 556 ar and buy a.. I think.. 200$ bolt that will shoot a 22 shell out of you 223/556 barrel. Just buying the bolt might give u some accuracy issues but I've heard good and bad about the bolt.brewna01 said:I'm new to the AR world, I would like to know if I can purchase a AR chambered in .22 and later switch it out to fire 223/5.56 rounds? Forgive my stupidity if this is a dumb question, I'm a beginner...
This is what i was planning on doing. I'll have to do some research on the different conversions I can do. Any other suggestions?You can't make the dedicated .22LR ARs into a 5.56 version but you can buy a standard 5.56 AR and buy a .22LR upper. Or get a conversion unit to put into the 5.56 chamber.