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13 years 4 months ago - 13 years 4 months ago #8132 by Ranchwagon
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I'm an older feller, first gun was a 1917 Enfield 30-06 that I bought when I was 12 years old. In the Army from 1969 to 1972. I like all sorts of firearms and have a Armalite AR-10 that I bought about 10 years ago. Also have a Colt A-15 target barrel. I'm more old school in that I don't buy all the modern telescoping stocks and checks.

Anyway, I joined this site to learn a little more about my AR-10.
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13 years 4 months ago #8133 by JustMe
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Welcome. Where do you live and what are your shooting interests, paper target shooting, competition, hunting, ????

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13 years 4 months ago #8141 by Ranchwagon
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I live in Phoenix, used to hunt a lot but time seems to have limited me to fun shooting anymore. No competetion shooting for the same reasons.

I shoot pistols (45's mostly) as well as bolt actions and semi-autos. Everything from .22's to .416 Taylor with some gaps.

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13 years 4 months ago #8144 by JustMe
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Which AR-10 do you have? What barrel, twist rate, trigger, etc. does it have. What have you found to be the best ammo for it, manufactured, reloads?
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13 years 4 months ago - 13 years 4 months ago #8148 by Ranchwagon
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I have the A2 with green furniture, no scope, converted M1/14 magazine.

While I have had it for 10 years, I haven't put more than 100 rounds through it. Right now I am having a FTE problem with it and haven't determined the cause yet. Using military surplus ammo, the converted mag so I don't know if either of those are the issue, or if has other problems.

I'll probably pull it apart this weekend and see what I can see. I have been reading the tech bulletins on the manufacturer's site and it gives me a number of items to start with.

Also considering the Gen II magazines, not sure I need to do this yet.
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13 years 4 months ago #8150 by MrMarty51
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Welcome in R.W.and I bet it wo`nt take long to get the FTE pwoblem figgered out.

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13 years 4 months ago #8152 by JustMe
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Ranchwagon wrote: I have the A2 with green furniture, no scope, converted M1/14 magazine.

While I have had it for 10 years, I haven't put more than 100 rounds through it. Right now I am having a FTE problem with it and haven't determined the cause yet. Using military surplus ammo, the converted mag so I don't know if either of those are the issue, or if has other problems.

I'll probably pull it apart this weekend and see what I can see. I have been reading the tech bulletins on the manufacturer's site and it gives me a number of items to start with.

Also considering the Gen II magazines, not sure I need to do this yet.


There have been quite a few threads here stating the AR-10 is very finicky about which magazines it will accept. Almost everyone solved their feed and ejection problems by changing to the Gen II magazines.

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13 years 4 months ago #8159 by Ranchwagon
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Good to know as I ordered the five pack today.

Everything else seems to check out, I guess I will have to await the magazines to be sure.

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