Any AR-10 owners here? I'm looking for one, Stuck between Armalite and DPMS...help

SupraMario

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$1500 is my budget right now, if I knew how to build one I would, but I honestly don't trust myself to buy the right parts since the AR-10 line is all kinds of different parts that don't work together, most of which seem brand specific. So SM gun gurus lend me a hand!
 
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So I'm picking this up tomorrow for $1400

Premium DMPS .308 with 24" Bull Barrel. Extras include:
Full quad rail with low profile covers
Magpul PRS Stock
ERGO Tactical Grip
2 Magazines

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He wanted $1800 for it, but I offered him $1400 for everything minus, glass, bipod and mono pod.

Its a year old with less than 200 rounds through it.
 
SupraMario

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Nick M;1883350 said:
What do you need it for?
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What guns minus ones you hunt with and EDC with do you need for? Aren't all the guns minus hunting/protection for fun?

I've got my hunting and EDC's...everything else is fun on the bunch.

IanC;1883364 said:
Entertainment?

I'd like to find an AR-10 sometime. .308 round is one of my favorites.
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Yea I honestly cannot wait to shoot this thing.
 
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IanC;1883364 said:
Entertainment?

I'd like to find an AR-10 sometime. .308 round is one of my favorites.
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There are more useful intermediate cartridges. The longe range rounds (170ish OTM) are effective out at 500-700 meters no doubt, but are you really going to be shooting people there? I was just wondering about his thought process on it.
 
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Nick M;1883427 said:
There are more useful intermediate cartridges. The longe range rounds (170ish OTM) are effective out at 500-700 meters no doubt, but are you really going to be shooting people there? I was just wondering about his thought process on it.
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And the answer is still entertainment.
 
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Nick M;1883427 said:
There are more useful intermediate cartridges. The longe range rounds (170ish OTM) are effective out at 500-700 meters no doubt, but are you really going to be shooting people there? I was just wondering about his thought process on it.
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Eh, I had a Barrett 98 Bravo chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum for a while. My answer would have been the same; "Entertainment". The problem with this particular form of entertainment east of the Mississippi was finding a place to shoot it that had long enough ranges. Not to mention the price of ammo. I dropped down to a .308 and I've been happy ever since. If I ever get moved up into Montana or Wyoming I'll probably pick up another .338. The .308 is a decent cartridge and is still fun to shoot at "reasonable" ranges.
 
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Probably a dumb question, but is there really any difference these days between AR-10's and AR-15's? Since you can get damn near any round imaginable in an AR-15 now...
 
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Supracentral;1883448 said:
Eh, I had a Barrett 98 Bravo chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum for a while. My answer would have been the same; "Entertainment". The problem with this particular form of entertainment east of the Mississippi was finding a place to shoot it that had long enough ranges. Not to mention the price of ammo. I dropped down to a .308 and I've been happy ever since. If I ever get moved up into Montana or Wyoming I'll probably pick up another .338. The .308 is a decent cartridge and is still fun to shoot at "reasonable" ranges.
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Yep, ammo is very cheap for this size of round. Found some wolf .308 steel case for $8 for 20 rounds. Probably going to pick up a few boxes to get this thing sited in.

Poodles;1883456 said:
Probably a dumb question, but is there really any difference these days between AR-10's and AR-15's? Since you can get damn near any round imaginable in an AR-15 now...
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6.8 I think is the largest you can get the AR-15 in. The AR-10 lower and upper only fit on AR-10 upper/lower combos. As the magwell is huge vs. the AR-15

IanC;1883457 said:
AR-10 is chambered in. 308. AR-15 is chambered in 5.56 NATO or .223. Pretty much the entire gun is different.
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6.8 is the largest I know of.
 
SupraMario

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So 500 rounds of .308 are on their way! Woot, hopefully they arrive before the weekend, can't wait to shoot this thing.
 
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