AR-15 question

[NorthLiberty]

If I buy an AR from someone on this website, would it be the type of rifle that could take one of those 100 round belts? If not how could I hook up the right parts for that. Also I cannot find belts of more than 100 rounds and they also have expelled cartridges in them, what's that all about?

 

[Plague421]

This just may be my inexperience talking here, but I have never seen a "belt-fed" AR-15. Are you talking about a M249?

EDIT: Never mind after a Google search it turns out they do exist lol.

SHRIKE

 

[slacker]

A belt fed ar-15 seems kind of silly to me. What is the purpose behind it? A 30 round magazine seems like plenty to me.

 

[KPierce]

Personally I've never seen or heard of a belt fed AR-15 or even an M16. The M249 SAW is belt fed though.

 

[Richard]

100 round belts for AR15? LOL sounds like a good way to melt your gas tube.

 

[shooter521]

Personally I've never seen or heard of a belt fed AR-15

Now you have.

This is a Ciener belt-fed conversion from the late 1980s/early 90s. A buddy of mine had one for a little while; just sold it for about $7000.

 

[Stainer]

Seems very pointless to me but yeah here it is. Simple google search pulled it up.

 

[Scutter01]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/11900-ares_defense_shrike_5_56_a.html

 

[mac46567@aol.com]

There are 100 round mags available!
less contamination and more relibility.

Hell the belts were a pain on the M60 I used in the service not sure I'd recommend it!

 

[roscott]

Best have that AR15 set up with a piston operating system (rather than a gas operating system) before you try for a 100 round belt. Otherwise, you'll cook something for good.

 

[gunselman]

ARES Defense Shrike System.

 

[KingWeb50]

ares is a guy that has worked for stoner in the past I believe they were in ohio and now they are right down the road from knights armament. that rifle you are showing is not really a ar they are making it to try and sell it to replace the m249