Don't know that is a completely true statement aftershock.. I'm fairly sure that most 9mm uppers will work with AR lowers that have the stock trigger and hammer set. Depends on the manufacturers specs on the BCG.
I spent some time thinking about this kind of setup as well, just a diff upper, but honestly, for a few hundred more you can get a complete weapon in 9mm. If you shop it a bit, you'll find they run about $200 cheaper that a regular AR.