Bigger AR type rifle

[JohnVH]

Anyone have them? Like them? Use them? Always thought I needed one of them.

[ELKBURGER]

Someday I hope to get an R15 in .243. Would be a great yote gun and deer gun.

[magnanimous_j]

Anyone have them? Like them? Use them? Always thought I needed one of them.

If you need something, then it is a responsibility. By not buying one, you are shirking your responsibility. I've decided I need a SP101 .357, and therefore its irresponsible for me not to get one.

To the gun store with us.

[sled]

  I've. Got a springfeild socom.  Awsome rifle!

[dontgetcrabs]

I have a DPMS 260LR. It's very accurate also very heavy.  Someday I will get a 16" 308 upper for it.

[dannysdaddy]

planning on building one.  i have shot a few and they are amazing.

[JohnVH]

I thoug about building one also, but it doesnt cost much, if any, more to just buy one. buds gun shop has one for in the 9xx range.

Id like it to be fairly accurate, <moa.  I think it would be awesome for a good for everything hunting rifle.

[JohnVH]

Anyone have them? Like them? Use them? Always thought I needed one of them.

If you need something, then it is a responsibility. By not buying one, you are shirking your responsibility. I've decided I need a SP101 .357, and therefore its irresponsible for me not to get one.

To the gun store with us.

 

[Helix]

They are pretty heavy.  If yo plan on lugging it all over creation consider a nice .308 bolt gun.  if it is for bench/target/close to vehicle hunting, nothing wrong with it or if you are one of those guys that can haul all manor of gear and not tire. 

They work great and a fast follow up shot is a nice thing to have.  Do make sure you know how to assemble the bolt/bolt carrier.  Saw a guy who didn't know how to put the pins in his have several failures.  That must have been pretty frustrating  I'm not sure exactly what he did but I think he put the firing pin retainer in before the firing pin.   

[Biggerhammer]

I built and owned several Armalite AR10 T's and as said prior they are HEAVY! For me a accurate bolt rifle in .308 serves me better but when it comes to a " Battle rifle " I'm no talking  " Assault rifle " as in your AR platforms. The Springfield M1A is hard to beat and the Springfield SOCOM is tits!

[JohnVH]

how heavy we talking? from what I see listed for weights were only talking 2-3lbs heavier than my tikka t3 7mm, which puts it within a pound of the old Ruger M77 I used to tote all over the hills, so thats not heavy.

Id love some info and tips on where to buy parts (uppers, lowers, etc)

[carpsniperg2]

I am running a r-25 as my full time calling gun in 7mm-08 and love it! they are a bit heavy but mine drives tacks and I love the added knockdown power

[FALFire]

Yep....I have several and they are very accurate. My 16" DPMS AP-4 has killed coyotes over 400 yards with the 110gr V-Max loads. They shoot match ammo in nice 1 hole groups and rock when it comes time to hitting stuff with authority out to 600 yards.  I have built several of the Armalite AR10's and they all shoot very well, they can be a little heavier than the AR15 platform depending on options but depending your physical abilities and uses, they can just as easily be used for a carry varmint/ big game hunting rifle. The misconception is that many see the DPMS LR308 with the long, heavy 24" bull barrel and assume that all of them are that heavy, not so, my 16" barreled AP-4 LR308 is no heavier than my 20" barreled HBAR AR15 and you don't need a fully loaded 20 round mag for hunting, 5 or 10 round mags work just fine.

[wraithen]

Not understanding the whole weight point anyway. If you need a semi-auto in that size of a cartridge then weight doesn't matter so much. Not gonna find much lighter platform for it anyway  Had I known what I know now my .223 woulda been an r-15 and I'd get a tikka for the bigger stuff.

[hillbilli]

look at the different brands of AR-10's, as they dont all take the same mag. most are accurate, buddy of mine up here bought one and it shoots inch groups at a hundred. (then again so does my springfield M1a) I dont like that it *censored*s where it eats and blows soot and filth all around the chamber and bolt area like an M16 does, so one mag and the gun is as filthy as the M1A after hundreds of rounds. (but thats just my opinion) They make fairly light to medium barrel profiles, then they make the 11 lb 24" heavy barrel, so be mindful of that. (i like my rem700 24" bull barrel, but I dont take it it I'm going to climb mountains all day) I doubt if i'll buy one because I have the M1A, and have discovered that a lightweight stock reduces the weight by almost a pound and a half over the GI stocks with all the steel on them..