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    What was the first "other caliber" offered in a complete rifle? When did the "other caliber" craze start to take off?
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    Other than 308?

    I am going to guess the 6.8 was one of the first. 15-20 years ago.
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    9mm then 7.62x39 were the first. The 9mm was relatively popular

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    Remember thos old ar ak hybrid mags from way back,in,tje day? I wish they still made them though they probably came from china.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jreifsch80 View Post
    Remember thos old ar ak hybrid mags from way back,in,tje day? I wish they still made them though they probably came from china.
    Franken mags. They were steel, AR topped AK mags. I had a set of them for a while, but the springs were weak. I ended up with AR/AK PMags.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wulf202 View Post
    9mm then 7.62x39 were the first. The 9mm was relatively popular
    Forgot about them. Good call.
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    The first was actually .222. For export.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wulf202 View Post
    9mm then 7.62x39 were the first. The 9mm was relatively popular
    Think Olympic Arms was one of, if not the, first to offer the pistol and 7.62x39. Haven't really seen their name around much anymore, guess that happens when the market becomes so crowded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by whitewalrus View Post
    Think Olympic Arms was one of, if not the, first to offer the pistol and 7.62x39. Haven't really seen their name around much anymore, guess that happens when the market becomes so crowded.
    I have one of Oly Arms .45 ACP AR carbines. I bought it back before Glock mag lowers were popular (I don't think I had even seen one on the market yet) and the only other option was a submachine gun magazine conversion with a custom upper. It works well and was an excellent choice for a complete kit given the other options at the time. It fits on an M16 lower since the magazines fit the standard AR mag-well, which is cool. I just with they offered larger capacity magazines for it.
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    My first AR was an Olympic Arms 9mm

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