Please Explain the popularity of AR's for hunting big game

[pianoman9701]

So, what ballpark price range would it be for a decent AR to be used for deer or elk?   (That would get less than 1" groups at 100 yards).

I bet decent for $1500 or less. Awesome for $2500 or less (including good glass). Hammer?

[carpsniperg2]

1000.00 for a home built 6.5 Grendel. 1200.00 for a home built AR-10 in 308 etc case.

Barrel and trigger are a must for a good shooting rifle semi or bolt. Get quality there and the other parts are just operator choices.

[Biggerhammer]

1000.00 for a home built 6.5 Grendel. 1200.00 for a home built AR-10 in 308 etc case.

Barrel and trigger are a must for a good shooting rifle semi or bolt. Get quality there and the other parts are just operator choices.

Add Cerakote and all the extra high end goodies along with quality part and or billet and it's quite a bit more.

[Oh Mah]

If you do this to a reg. bolt action does it costs less?

[300rum]

Follow the comment below, but it is also very important to get a lower/upper that lock together tight.  If you want a very accurate rifle, look at an 80% lower and do the machine work yourself.

Barrel and trigger are a must

[carpsniperg2]

1000.00 for a home built 6.5 Grendel. 1200.00 for a home built AR-10 in 308 etc case.

Barrel and trigger are a must for a good shooting rifle semi or bolt. Get quality there and the other parts are just operator choices.

Add Cerakote and all the extra high end goodies along with quality part and or billet and it's quite a bit more.

Quality name upper and lower like spartan, RRA 2 stage, black hole barrel. Magpul gear etc. I can build the Grendel for 1000.00 all day long. Done it several times.

The cerakote is a option that a guy does not need to get a 1" rifle. The extra goodies are nice but not needed to achieve the 1" groups.

[pianoman9701]

1000.00 for a home built 6.5 Grendel. 1200.00 for a home built AR-10 in 308 etc case.

Barrel and trigger are a must for a good shooting rifle semi or bolt. Get quality there and the other parts are just operator choices.

Like I said, with good glass, add another $500.

[huntnphool]

Because I can...

 Bingo!

[carpsniperg2]

So, what ballpark price range would it be for a decent AR to be used for deer or elk?   (That would get less than 1" groups at 100 yards).

1000.00 for a home built 6.5 Grendel. 1200.00 for a home built AR-10 in 308 etc case.

Barrel and trigger are a must for a good shooting rifle semi or bolt. Get quality there and the other parts are just operator choices.

Like I said, with good glass, add another $500.

I was answering Curly. I didn't think he was looking for glass just the rifle build cost.

[Buzz2401]

Being comfortable with the platform seems to be the most logical answer.    I own 9 AR platform firearms and some things people are siting on as reasons I would have to disagree on in my opinion.  They are not even close to the same price.  You can buy some awesome factory bolt rifles now days for under $700.  Never seen a AR-10 even close to that price and I personally like shooting magnum size cartridge which really makes the AR platform go up in price.  Also I really have to question some one who uses a AR for home defense.  The collateral damage of shooting a high power rifle in your house could be devastating. I also don't personally think they are as comfortable in general as a bolt gun but that is personal preference.  I think one of the biggest reason for its gaining popularity is ego driven.  People like the aww factor.  I have only seen one while out hunting so not sure they are that popular but I don't hunt near roads and AR's tend to be on the heavy side.

[jackelope]

I wonder how much a Ruger American .308 with custom stock,Almost zero recoil ,Muzzle brake(AR),and detachable mag would cost?Yes there are some fine rifles out there that are less the cost. 

Well, ya didn't say all that. You said...

Number 2 is probably cost,To buy a better rifle would cost a lot more than say an AR-10.That would shoot as well.

Lots of guns would shoot as well as a $1000 AR, and would be half the price. I guess it depends on your definition of a "better" rifle.
You can buy one of those Ruger Precision Rifles for $1099.  They shoot.
 

[jrebel]

I tried getting into the fad of the ar style rifle and just couldn't.  Here is what changed my mind and why I chose not to hunt with them. 

1.  They are very heavy
2.  They are very loud.....I don't walk with one in the chamber and when I went to chamber a round, it was very loud.  Imagine metal on metal with spring sound while trying to chamber a round.  Anything withing 500 yards will hear you. 


If you hunt from a stand or blind and can sit with a round chambered it would probably work well.  They are fun and the recoil is very light in comparison to bolt rifles.  I still shoot .223 and even take it coyote hunting once in a while but for big game I prefer my bolt guns.   

[jackelope]

If you do this to a reg. bolt action does it costs less?

But you don't have to do all this to a "regular" bolt action rifle. You don't have to have cerakote on anything to make a rifle shoot better.

I have zero experience with AR's. Literally I think I might have shot one once or twice in my life. If I spend $1200.00 on a factory built, store bought AR10, will it shoot under 1" for sure?
Understood...capable shooter, quality ammo, etc. Because there are multiple sub $500 rifles that might even come with a sub-moa guarantee out of the box. Not trying to argue, just want to clarify what my point was.

 

[Biggerhammer]

1000.00 for a home built 6.5 Grendel. 1200.00 for a home built AR-10 in 308 etc case.

Barrel and trigger are a must for a good shooting rifle semi or bolt. Get quality there and the other parts are just operator choices.

Add Cerakote and all the extra high end goodies along with quality part and or billet and it's quite a bit more.

Quality name upper and lower like spartan, RRA 2 stage, black hole barrel. Magpul gear etc. I can build the Grendel for 1000.00 all day long. Done it several times.

The cerakote is a option that a guy does not need to get a 1" rifle. The extra goodies are nice but not needed to achieve the 1" groups.

A basic AR yes, a quality custom no. If you want to put together a cheep Grendel that will shoot. Purchase the Ruger AR for 500.00 bucks. Plain as it gets, throw a 6.5 Grendel barrel and bolt on it along with a 12.00 magazine and your ready to Rock.  A Prius will get you there but I would be caught dead in one.

[carpsniperg2]

1000.00 for a home built 6.5 Grendel. 1200.00 for a home built AR-10 in 308 etc case.

Barrel and trigger are a must for a good shooting rifle semi or bolt. Get quality there and the other parts are just operator choices.

Add Cerakote and all the extra high end goodies along with quality part and or billet and it's quite a bit more.

Quality name upper and lower like spartan, RRA 2 stage, black hole barrel. Magpul gear etc. I can build the Grendel for 1000.00 all day long. Done it several times.

The cerakote is a option that a guy does not need to get a 1" rifle. The extra goodies are nice but not needed to achieve the 1" groups.

A basic AR yes, a quality custom no. If you want to put together a cheep Grendel that will shoot. Purchase the Ruger AR for 500.00 bucks. Plain as it gets, throw a 6.5 Grendel barrel and bolt on it along with a 12.00 magazine and your ready to Rock.  A Prius will get you there but I would be caught dead in one.

  I think you are way over thinking it.

This is the question: "So, what ballpark price range would it be for a decent AR to be used for deer or elk?   (That would get less than 1" groups at 100 yards)"

Decent AR in 6.5 custom parts as asked 1000.00 no problem. I can build you one if you like hammer