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Quote from: Biggerhammer on December 28, 2015, 02:14:19 PMQuote from: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2015, 01:40:16 PMQuote from: Biggerhammer on December 28, 2015, 01:22:54 PMQuote from: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2015, 01:17:57 PM1000.00 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
Quote from: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2015, 01:40:16 PMQuote from: Biggerhammer on December 28, 2015, 01:22:54 PMQuote from: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2015, 01:17:57 PM1000.00 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.
Quote from: Biggerhammer on December 28, 2015, 01:22:54 PMQuote from: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2015, 01:17:57 PM1000.00 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.
Quote from: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2015, 01:17:57 PM1000.00 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.
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.
Quote from: Oh Mah on December 28, 2015, 12:55:55 PMI 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...QuoteNumber 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.
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.
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.
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 heavy2. 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.
"Definitely not a fad. As technology advances so do hunters. The bolt gun will go to the niche market just like the lever actions did." Are you serious? No way will AR's ever replace bolt action rifles for big game hunting.
Quote from: Curly on December 28, 2015, 12:55:17 PMSo, 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?
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).
All things considered, will most $800 AR's shoot MOA out of the box?(ok to put a scope on it)
Defiantly not a fad. As technology advances so do hunters. The bolt gun will go to the niche market just like the lever actions did.
Quote from: dontgetcrabs on December 28, 2015, 03:46:13 PMDefiantly not a fad. As technology advances so do hunters. The bolt gun will go to the niche market just like the lever actions did.I can't speak for others, but I can assure you that my bolt actions will not go away or get relegated to non-use.