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So, I just could not resist the deal that Palmetto has on their new AR-10 upper and lower.

Guess I'll be collecting parts to get 'er done.

Was thinking I'd do an 18 inch barrel, let's hear your ideas on which ones I should look at.

What caliber and what range (300, 600,,,1000) are you contemplating?

MeMelYup wrote:What caliber and what range (300, 600,,,1000) are you contemplating?

.308

Would like to try out to the limits of the round, but practically, 3-600 would be MY limits.

Tempting. They also had some other great deals:

16" upper complete less BCG & CH $199.99
Walther P22 camo $239.99
Weaver 1x20 scope for $20
VZ2008 $399.99

PBratton wrote:

MeMelYup wrote:What caliber and what range (300, 600,,,1000) are you contemplating?

.308

Would like to try out to the limits of the round, but practically, 3-600 would be MY limits.

An 18 inch barrel will get you 3 possibly 500 yards no problem, if you want 6 and better you would be better off with 22 to 24 inches.

I have the Sig 716 Heavy that has an 18". Once I got it sighted and stable, I was able to do 500 yards (about) with some training and instruction.

Well, I don't want to put wheels on the thing to get it out to the range...

Guess I'll look for a good 18" barrel. Any suggestions?

Respectfully, why make an AR-10 if you can't take advantage of the round for longer distance shooting? A longer barrel is the bee's knees if you're going .308.

EDIT: TO be clear I'm not being critical, but a major claim to fame on semi-auto .308s vs. .556s is their range and that people who like them typically are people who want long distance tack drivers. Is that not a reason you're building the AR-10?

MeMelYup wrote:

PBratton wrote:

MeMelYup wrote:What caliber and what range (300, 600,,,1000) are you contemplating?

.308

Would like to try out to the limits of the round, but practically, 3-600 would be MY limits.

An 18 inch barrel will get you 3 possibly 500 yards no problem, if you want 6 and better you would be better off with 22 to 24 inches.

Agree. At least a 20". Mine has an 18" bbl, and it is extraordinarily accurate, but although I haven't chrono'd any loads out of it, I suspect that they are down from what I get with the same loads out of a 26" bbl R700. 18" bbl is loud, too.

The guy I bought it from gave me the shooters log that he kept, and the furthest he had ever shot with it was 647 yards........at which distance it was printing 4.5" groups.

Palmetto now has AR-10 complete uppers.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.ph ... andle.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This will be an interesting thread.

Yeah, and I have this funny feeling like it's going cost me some $$.

Me too. I just learned about PSA selling these parts. I just know I won't be able to stop myself. Darnit!!!