Another vote for the Aero M5 although I have an 18" barrel and the thing is a bit of a pig. It's not something you would want to carry around, say for hunting unless you are a glutton for punishment.
Another vote for the Aero M5 although I have an 18" barrel and the thing is a bit of a pig. It's not something you would want to carry around, say for hunting unless you are a glutton for punishment.
Last edited by Musashi; 12-29-2020 at 09:23.
+1 for the Aero M5. I have owned a 16" barrel 308 and now have a 20" barrel 308 just waiting to have an optic put on it before testing it out. I have never seen any (and I mean ANY) play between the upper and lower receiver on either one and I purchased both as parts to assemble. If you can find their stuff in stock, I'd strongly recommend the Aero M5.
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I've done several large frame builds with Mega Maten monolithic matched upper and lower sets (although it looks like Mega is now gone?) and have had excellent results. In those builds, I've used Satern cut rifle barrels and Bartlein cut rifle barrels (from Compass Lake Engineering). These rifles were unbelievable tack drivers. Find a decent quality upper and lower and spend the coin on a good barrel. Both Satern and Compass Lake were also great to deal with.
Definitely get the Channlyn barrel!
There is also the Seekins matched set. If you can ever find one, the LMT MARS-H with MWS upper. Swap calibers in minutes.
I have the LWRC REPR MKII. Mine is 6.5 with the steel barrel. It is definitely heavy. I also have an aero M5 in 6.5 with a carbon proof barrel. Very well balanced.
My PWS is also a great piece. I sold my SCAR 20s and kept the AR's, the SCAR did nothing better than any of my other guns. I recommend the proof carbon. You will appreciate the weight savings. Just my personal opinion.
Often I would say mix and match - but for an AR-10 - nope.....I was watching a youtube video and the title was - why AR-10 suck; and it pretty much came down to that parts are not parts; and while there is a hard core common design in ar-15 platform...that is not true for the AR-10 world.
I have a wonderful DPMS pattern bolt; which pretty much fits nothing on the market today. I would even look close to the design by Ruger the SFAR. The issues I have heard about have been with a few that were under gassed - or had an issue with the adjustable gas block not fitted correctly. The goal of the Ruger style was keep the weight down while still doing a good job with the 308.
My first look would be prob at Aero or PSA with the 3rd SFAR. I would opt with an adjustable gas block for the build.
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Final AR-10 build and 600 yard firing ..........The end product from a June 2020 ordering a Krieger M110 SASS configuration barrel, JP upper, SCS (silent capture system), BCG, all installed by Krieger when the barrel was made (sent parts to Krieger and they assembled, headspaced, and test fired), JP Adjustable gas block, Nightforce 4-16 ATACTS with a Magpul PRS Gen 3 stock, Geissele trigger, all on a custom ghost lower with the Special Forces Regimental Crest on the magwell......Long journey to completion but worth the wait. Shots outside the X ring (6 inch diameter at 600 yards) were an old man out of practice using a light 2.5 pound trigger.......This AR is a tack driver!!! Thanks for all the advice above.....
Last edited by RANGERRON72; 08-31-2023 at 10:09.
I think LaRue is having a sale on assembled lowers ar-15 for sure, and I think AR-10....end this weekend....
5.56 (AR-15) @ $200
7.62 (AR-10) @ $300
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Very nice. Quite a journey of 2+ years. Thanks for reporting back. Looks like a good shooter.
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