BEAR Creek Bolt action upper 17 5.56 KAK build?

[EMC_Custom]

So I'm strongly considering buying one of the Bear Creek Bolt actual n AR uppers, and installing a KAK 17x5.56 barrel on it. Seems like a cool way to get into a 17 x5.56 KAK without the hassle of reloading for a semi automatic rifle ( I've never had much luck reloading for an AR.

 

[Bullseye69]

Does that upper still have the gas tube or is it blocked off or?

 

[EMC_Custom]

@Bullseye69
It is apparently a bolt action only upper. No gas system. They have made an adaptor to block off the gas port on regular AR barrels as well. Basically it could be a cool way to get into the 17-556 KAK at a reasonable price. I'm thinking pull the barrel off the Bear Creek upper, slide in the KAK barrel. Install the adaptor to close off the gas port in the barrel, and start load development. All for around $750 if you have an AR-15 lower with a good trigger.

 

[Bullseye69]

So as long as 17-556 uses same gas block dia you'll be gtg.
Was contemplating get at 17 kak barrel and put it on Frank and get rid of the 17 Remington.

 

[EMC_Custom]

So as long as 17-556 uses same gas block dia you'll be gtg.
Was contemplating get at 17 kak barrel and put it on Frank and get rid of the 17 Remington.

Its the same gas block journal size. .750

 

[Bullseye69]

Wonder if they will make one with no gas hole (giggle) for a single shot version?

 

[EMC_Custom]

I plan on emailing them about that, here shortly

 

[Bullseye69]

Cool ,if so ,tell em we take 2!

 

[EMC_Custom]

Cool ,if so ,tell em we 2!

Will do, Brother

 

[Bullseye69]

How much are dies?

 

[EMC_Custom]

How much are dies?

$150 for dies, $70 for 200 pieces of formed brass on their website

 

[EMC_Custom]

Wonder if they will make one with no gas hole (giggle) for a single shot version?

They just got back with ( took less than 10 minutes), and stated that they can't do that, unfortunately.

 

[Bullseye69]

They just got back with ( took less than 10 minutes), and stated that they can't do that, unfortunately.

I wonder why?
Its one less step.
Oh well, I'll just plug it like i did the 17 Remington.

 

[EMC_Custom]

I wonder why?
Its one less step.
Oh well, I'll just plug it like i did the 17 Remington.

I'm guessing they buy their barrels from someone else. They are probably drilled, turned, and ported when they receive them.

 

[Eric M]

KAK makes their own barrels. Their equipment is the type that gets fed very long steel barrel stock, then cuts, chambers, threads, etc, until the barrel stock is used up. (Layman's terms).

I bought one of the Bear Creek actions for this reason. I'll be putting it together next month for ground squirrels. I'm also going to have an older .223 Remington rebarreled to. 17-5.56 KAK. KAK is selling reamers now.

 

[EMC_Custom]

KAK makes their own barrels. Their equipment is the type that gets fed very long steel barrel stock, then cuts, chambers, threads, etc, until the barrel stock is used up. (Layman's terms).

I bought one of the Bear Creek actions for this reason. I'll be putting it together next month for ground squirrels. I'm also going to have an older .223 Remington rebarreled to. 17-5.56 KAK. KAK is selling reamers now.

I ran into one ( BCA bolt action) at a gun show yesterday. Seems like a little polishing of the bottom of the bolt handle should make it a pretty smooth action.

 

[Eric M]

Yep. It's not terrible. I'm pushing the Hornady 15.5 grain NTX bullets at 4433fps in my 18" AR15. I'm hoping to increase those speeds with this "bolt-action". I also have a .223 bolt-action rifle that will be rebarreled and chambered for the .17-5.56 KAK. I will push that one to the limits of pressure and speed!