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[–] bnard88 1 point 7 points 8 points (+8|-1) ago (edited ago)
You want a 5.56 chambered barrel, not .223, so you can shoot both calibers. The kit looks expensive, and I have a feeling that prices are jacked up because of the holidays (or high demand).
When I built my AR-15, I purchased blemished (meaning that there are some cosmetic errors that don't affect function) upper and lower kits online, and a 100% stripped lower from my local gun store; all for less than $400 all together.
Edit: I recommend this one, https://www.80-lower.com/products/ar-15-build-kit-5-56mm-nato-16-melonite-barrel-classic-a2-handguard-w-80-lower-1-7-twist/
You can swap the handguards for the M-LOK version later, and customize picatinni rails on it for whatever accessories you want, such as a bipod, or a laser, et cetera.
Edit 2: M-LOK handguards, http://www.tomstactical.com/image/cache/catalog/apra400105c_ar15_quantum_15in_mlok_handguard_black_2-1000x1000.jpg
[–] hikedelics 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
That barrel is chambered in 223 wylde, it shoot both and more accurately than a regular 5.56 barrel. Supposedly anyway. https://americanweaponscomponents.com/clearing-the-caliber-confusion-223-wylde-vs-5-56-nato
[–] bnard88 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Well, I learned something new.
But the kit that he mentioned is still too expensive.