Wanting info on what I got

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15 years 7 months ago #1179 by Fo4
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Hey first time poster here.

I was hoping that some one may have the same AR 10 as i got last year. I have only put 80 rnds thru it thus far.

So I am hoping that some one here has put more time and ammo($$) thru theres and could help with its likes and dislikes for factory ammo. I have been using Hornaday 168 grn HPBT and Amax.

I have an Armalite flat top 20" SS med barrel. I am not shur about the twist rate as I dont see it on the barrel Out side of the hand gaurds. It has a far better trigger than my ar15 and I beleive it is a 2 stage. This was a factory gun (although not a catolouged type) and not a project gun. I bought it new. I broke it in with 60 rnds cleaning between each shot 1-30 and cleaned every other shot 31-60.

I am interested in learning to use it out to 500 yards and would like to find a good factory load for this distance.

Also my scope sets so low that I could not remove the fron upper hand gaurd if I needed without removing the scope. I have a set of Warn Maxima High rings on it now. I was thinking of getting a flat top rise from Brownells to help with this. Is this a good idea?? Any recomendation one one that Brownells has. I like the extended types.

Or should I just buy the tactical ultra high rings bu Warn?

Thanks
Fo4

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15 years 7 months ago - 15 years 7 months ago #1180 by larryg
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I have one of those. It started life like this:

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Now it looks like this:

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Same barrel, just blackened.

I use either M118LR (military surplus 7.62x51 NATO 175gr BTHP) or Georgia Arms G308J (commercial .308 175gr BTHP) and both are very accurate. I settled on this because at several thousand yard ranges they would not let you use anything lighter as they say lighter stuff will not stay supersonic that far.

That round is good at shorter ranges as well, so instead of switching back and forth, I just picked one round.

As for your scope mount, you want the scope to be as close to the barrel as possible, so just take it off when you want to remove the handguard.

I believe the twist is 1:11.25.
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15 years 7 months ago #1182 by Fo4
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larryg,

Yep that lookes just like mine. Have you had to change any of the internals or just externals. Yours looks verrrry cool all dressed up. Is that a free float rail if so did it help?

I have my eye on a Mag pul stock and need to get a bi pod adapter.

I will get some 175 grn stuff and try it out next time I shoot.

Thanks

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15 years 7 months ago #1183 by larryg
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Fo4 wrote:

larryg,

Yep that lookes just like mine. Have you had to change any of the internals or just externals. Yours looks verrrry cool all dressed up. Is that a free float rail if so did it help?

I have my eye on a Mag pul stock and need to get a bi pod adapter.

I will get some 175 grn stuff and try it out next time I shoot.

Thanks


Didn't have to change any internals as it came with a match trigger. I did change the standard barrel nut to an ArmaLite free float barrel nut in order to put the an ArmaLite tube on it:

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Used the same barrel nut and locking ring for the SASS rail in the second picture.

Free floating generally helps any rifle in that it removes external forces from the barrel.

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