Selling ar15's for just Ar10

AR/M4 AR General Discussion
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Just wanted to see the general census about running a straight ar10 an your go to gun from those that have more time
behind one.

Right now my ar15 is basically a 16" midlength bcm with micro,
Super handy for home defense, ect. No complaints other then I can’t hunt with it.

Thinking about purchasing a LMT mws to do the same job
As my ar15 but should be able to use it
At the ranch as well as getting back into team sniper matches.

This all steams from two poor decisions. 1 selling my sako TRG cause I quit shooting matches an now want to get back in it and blowing 1600$ on a fancy sako hunting rig which I’m just not a hunting rifle style person (stocks, cheek weld, recoil, ect) always hunted with a large tactical rifle an prefer it.

So I’m selling the sako an wondering if I should drop my ar15 cause I’ll never use it an put that money to glass an a can? Or if those of you with ar10’s still grab for the ar15

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Hopefully that reads alright it was typed from iPhone. Appologizes in advance if it dosent

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Why not get an upper in 7.62x39 or 6.8 SPC for hunting? Just thinking here…

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Best advice I can give you-

  1. Due to increased muzzle blast and concussion, I prefer the barrels of my 308s to be no shorter than 18 inches.

  2. Buyer’s remorse is easier to remedy than seller’s remorse

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Amen to that. Calling FN, calling LMT…Hello, hello, over! Turn some of that fire and blast into good ole velocity!

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You can’t run a .308 AR as hard as an M4, even the best of them require more maintenance and patience. And .308 ammunition costs more. So do magazines.

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It’s heavier, which can be trained to be a non-factor.

It costs more to feed, for even milsurp ball ammo.

Full mags weigh more, and there are less pouches or tactical nylon for them.

The recoil is heavier, and follow-ups for me are a little slower.

The gun itself usually costs more too.

I’d suggest a 300AAC or 300 Whisper upper if all you want to do is hunt with your AR-15.

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If you sell it let me know :).

(off topic) ready for the cotton bowl?!!

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Gig’em aggies I can’t wait for the Cotton Bowl.

Thanks for the information on the 300AAC. I noticed Noveske makes a upper any other tier 1 manufacturer offering them?

The only thing the AAC seems to give up in my plan is making it to 600-800 yards in competition with the occasional 1k like the ar10 could.

However with it doing so well suppressed, half the cost as I just need an upper as well as being able to hunt it looks to be the perfect choice as I really didnt want to lug around a ar10.

I just need to look over some ballistics, ammo cost and availability, and a few other smaller concerns.

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A 20" to 24" 6.5 Grendel would hunt well and reach out to those distances, if the ballistics tables are to be believed.

A 24" AR-10 is not a light animal, it makes bolt guns of the same barrel length feel svelt.

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Due to weight differences, an AR15 will always be much quicker to get on target than an AR10, which is rather important for close-quarters situations like home defense. I would prefer not to have any .308 as my go-to gun for that reason.

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I think we are on target and tracking with the 300AAC.

The 300AAC does everything I need it to and I can always pick up another Sako TRG for competition that seems the most practical choices for me.

Give John at Noveske a call tomorrow

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To go along with what others have said to reason with going against an AR10 as a “go to gun” over an AR15 is over penetration. Yes an AR15 can overpentrate too, but its to a greater effect with .308.

I have both an AR15 and AR10 for “Go to” guns, however the scenarios are different. My AR15 is for CQB/med range engagements (i.e. neighborhood environements) while my AR10 is set up for long range (i.e. shooting down the next block, highways, etc) given my environment.

You have to think hard about what your environment surroundings are. For instance my neighborhood has a lot of winding and curvy streets and really doesn’t have any sections of straight road over 100 yards (and that’s a stretch), so I’d never really justify the benefits of having an AR10 for that scenario.

For all of us gun nuts we’re going to eventually get both anyways. However I’d keep the AR15 and slowly build the AR10 (or save up for a factory rifle).

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Ill admit Im thinking of doing the same thing. I was going to sell off the 5.56 for 7.62. Im looking at the mws and waiting to see colts offering. Im skipping the 6.8 because Id have to order ammo online and before shipping its more expensive then shooting .308.

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One other way to run things is this:

Get a 6.8 upper setup the same as your 5.56 upper.

The training / muscle memory is then the same.

They are effectively interchangeable from a user perspective.

Then chose the upper/caliber most suited to the task at hand.

For high volume shooting where economy is important, such as practice and classes, use the 556.

For serious shooting where terminal performance is more important, such as hunting and HD, use the 68.

Take advantage of flexibility of the AR platform.

The same logic also applies to the 300BLK.

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I went through this same thing last year and I can tell you that I’m back to the M4 type carbine in 5.56. As stated above, the guns and ammo are heavier, more expensive, harder to find gear for, etc…

Also, I’ve dropped wild hogs at nearly 300 meters with 75gr ammo through a 14.5" barrel in the Big Bend area. I don’t know what kind of critters you’ve got where you are but I was impressed ad these things are tough!

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I’d just buy another upper for hunting.

Then latter when you save up enough coin, buy a lower for it then you have 2 full guns.

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if all you use it for is HD, and have some pistols then go for it. Buy an upper etc.