BikerRN

I Too am not a .223 caliber fan for much of anything bigger than a coyote, the four legged kind.

With that said, I use an AR at work, so I bought one to train with. Also, if you are considering a rifle for a "worst case scenario" that you may have to use in self defense, and in defense of the Constitution against all enemies foriegn and domestic, you may want to give serious thought to the 5.56 round.

It is the current round that is in use by our military and many L.E. agencies. That alone makes it easier to get ammunition and spare parts if you have to steal it. There is also a lot of documentation of that round and the AR rifle by L.E. agencies. That provides evidence that you may be able to introduce in a trial, if it's ever needed, as to why you selected that rifle/caliber.

I'm not advocating stealing ammo from your local National Guard Armory, but if it came to that scenario then the laws in place would be in question as well. I just hope like heck we never get to that point.

IMHO the .308 would make a good "second" or third rifle to have. I would select the "common" one first and have that, and then go with something "not so common" later.

I'm not aware of a .22 Conversion Kit for the .308 version, but that doesn't mean nobody makes one. Heck I just saw a .50 cal Single Shot conversion. :)

Biker

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If I knew I was going to get in to a gunfight I most ceratinly wouln't bring a handgun or two, and I don't know any smart person that does.