AR STYLE .308

[cory nigra]

im looking for any advice out there on these ar style 308 rifles. give me the good the bad and the ugly.

 

[Jeremiah]

Scar 17 seems to be teh best .308 on the market.

for AR style the LMT MWS has a solid rep and is cheaper than manny of the other options. The Larue rifles are solid, but the fluted chamber is hard on brass, a consideration if you reload. The armalite is built like a mill spec AR type rifle and as such don'e expect great accuracy, DPMS will be hit or miss. Piston rifles are definatley a buyer be ware type deal

 

[esrice]

Are you wanting a harder hitting round for closer work, or wanting something that will reach out further?

 

[turnandshoot4]

Colt is supposed to come out with a .223/.308 modular carbine. The concept is interesting.

You could buy that then give us the good, bad, and the ugly.

 

[cory nigra]

its not so much about the harder hitting round as it is part of my collection. dad has all the hunting wood style guns covered. i prefer collecting the tactical

 

[cory nigra]

by the way does the ar style 308s have a buffer spring in the buffer tube?

 

[turnandshoot4]

AR style=buffer tube.

This is the huge downfall of the .308 AR. The .223 isn't that hard to pull, but the .308 is another story.

I had a scoped .308 DPMS with bull barrel and it was a bear to charge.

 

[cory nigra]

man the more i read about these ar style 308s isnt looking good. im tring to build a really sweet semiauto 308 sniper rifle. any other sudgestions are welcome

 

[turnandshoot4]

Would your budget be $1,500 by chance? Just a shot in the dark.

How about you start two threads with that last post you have there?

How about more criteria for your budget and expectations of the rifle? Goals you have while shooting it?

Or do you plan on just "collecting" for the sake of collecting?

 

[cory nigra]

im collecting but want quality firearms. the whole package with a build platform of 1500. they sky is the limit on this gun just want a good base

 

[black label]

If your looking to just collect an AR 10, and price isn't a big deal look at:
LWRC
LMT
H&K
Larue
Remington Sr-25
Sig sauer (don't know when it's coming out)
All these are around $3000 and up.

 

[cory nigra]

well all those are quite a bit ovr 1500 just for the gun. its the accessories that hve no limit

 

[esrice]

Are you familiar with .300BLK?? Its a .308 bullet in a .223 case that can be shot from the standard AR-15 sized platform. Might be worth looking into.

 

[iChokePeople]

well all those are quite a bit ovr 1500 just for the gun. its the accessories that hve no limit

Interesting. Post pics when you're done.

 

[lucky4034]

Interesting. Post pics when you're done.

j/k... I think the .308 platform is awesome!! I think everyone should build them tho

 

[dtkw]

It would be a b1tch to carry that thing!!!

 

[Airborne33]

ar10 is a great weapons platform. US Army Snipers as well as many SF have access to different versions of this weapon. I would recommend just building your own to your specs. So many parts out there and ARs are very easy to put together. I might have to make one my next project.

 

[cory nigra]

that picture is crazy and a bit overkill. must weigh 200 lbs

 

[black label]

well all those are quite a bit ovr 1500 just for the gun. its the accessories that hve no limit

So you want the gun as cheap as possible, but spend an unlimited amount on accessories? Wow, good luck with that.

 

[turnandshoot4]

So you want the gun as cheap as possible, but spend an unlimited amount on accessories? Wow, good luck with that.

Sounds like he'll be getting a Premier scope!