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13 years 3 months ago #8288 by OneFinalShot
First ar-10, what do you think? was created by OneFinalShot
Rifle - Armalite AR-10 with a 20" chrome lined barrel
Optics - Aimpoint CompML2

What do you think of my first Ar-10

Im 19 years old and have been shooting since i was 9, im no expert so if you have any tips for me i would appreciate it.

How far of shots will i be able to take with this set up, i know this is a thousand yard rifle but with the optics i have chosen what is reasonable?

Im planning on picking up a few boxes of ammo for tomorrow to sight her in and see what ammo she shoots the best.


(yes i know the background in 2 of the pictures are rainbows and unicorns, i also know that my phone is pink, the blanket is just plain funny and t mobile is a piece of shit and sent me the wrong phone)

Thanks for your input!

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13 years 3 months ago - 13 years 3 months ago #8290 by BUILDING MY SASS
Replied by BUILDING MY SASS on topic Re: First ar-10, what do you think?

OneFinalShot wrote: Rifle - Armalite AR-10 with a 20" chrome lined barrel
Optics - Aimpoint CompML2

What do you think of my first Ar-10

Im 19 years old and have been shooting since i was 9, im no expert so if you have any tips for me i would appreciate it.

How far of shots will i be able to take with this set up, i know this is a thousand yard rifle but with the optics i have chosen what is reasonable?

Im planning on picking up a few boxes of ammo for tomorrow to sight her in and see what ammo she shoots the best.


(yes i know the background in 2 of the pictures are rainbows and unicorns, i also know that my phone is pink, the blanket is just plain funny and t mobile is a piece of shit and sent me the wrong phone)

Thanks for your input!


Welcome my Young Jedi...LOL
You Have Chosen Wisely.....
As for the Optics...I have a Leupold Mark 2 on mine...Works great..but there are many other choices to choose from...It all Depends on "What's in Your Wallet"...
High End Glass is suggested, but you can get by with lesser...Bushnell and Nikon are two of the Mid-Range optics I could suggest...
As for Ammo...Well that is a "Personal" matter...but Break it in as the Manual says for a "Match" Barrel...and You should be good to go...I Recommend Hornady, the 168gr...being Optimum as the Book Says.. after "Break In"...they go to the Heavier Bullet for Long Range...

If you need any help with Accessories...give me a shout...I know all the right Hang Outs....LOL
Just my .25 worth...for What it's worth...
And Welcome to The Pride....
BMS
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13 years 3 months ago #8291 by Hawk45
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Welcome.

No sure what your intended purpose was with this rifle but here is a bit of information based on what you have. I would say your current setup is a mid-range hunting or silhouett steel setup. What makes me say this?

1. You have a chrome lined barrel. This will get you probabaly more around 2-3 moa groups, as opposed to a stainless barrel that will yield tighter groups inthe 1 moa range if the driver does his/her part. The benefit of the chrome lined barrel is that is will last longer and is more weather resistant. You trade off accuracy but if pinpoint accuracy is not high on your priority list, you choose well.

2. You have a non-magnified red-dot optic. Not a precision optic, but best suited for hunting or fast acquisition on large targets. The dot size you choose for your Aimpoint will limit your precision.

3. 20" barrel is not as light, compact or nimble as a 16" but it's not overyly long either. It will keep your velocities up vs. the 16".

So as long as your intended purpose is met with this setup you should be good to go. I'm not a big beliver in "break in", especially with a chrome lined barrel. But to each their own.. it's a big debate so I say do what you prefer.

If you wanted a more precision type gun you would need to go with a stainless barrel with a higher magnification optic of good quality. The things that make a rifle shot well (being that the driver has good technique) is the barrel, trigger and optic.

My suggestion for the first upgrade if you are happy with your setup would be a high quality single or two-stage trigger. Do some reading and decide what option would fit your needs.

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13 years 3 months ago #8296 by OneFinalShot
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Well i actually traded in the aimpoint for a leupold mark 3 6.5-20x55, much better setup now. It will be used for hunting and also long range shooting. Im no professional marksman so im not too worried about me out shooting the rifle even though its chrome lined. My nest ar10 will be fully built by myself and thats when ill start cracking the whip on quality

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13 years 3 months ago #8331 by OneFinalShot
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Come on people! 61 views and only 2 people commented on this!

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13 years 3 months ago #8332 by Hawk45
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What kind of responses are you still looking for?

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13 years 3 months ago #8333 by OneFinalShot
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Shooting tips would be nice

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13 years 3 months ago #8334 by Hawk45
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Go over to SnipersHide.com and register. Don't go asking a bunch of questions, but go directly to the "Marksmanship" section and read, read, then read some more. Take notes and take them to the range with you and practice. Shooting is the only way to get better at shooting. They also have online training you can purchase for like $140 plus $10 a month to have full time access. It has training videos from Lowlight (SH Moderator) and Jacob of Rifles Only shooting school in Texas. It's the best $140 you can spend if you want to learn how to shoot.. an AR is much different than a bolt.. much harder I should say.

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13 years 3 months ago #8374 by BUILDING MY SASS
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OneFinalShot wrote: Shooting tips would be nice


I have been meaning to get back to this...had some projects that need doing...
As far as shooting tips...Like what...but, meaning no offense, I will give some Weapon advice...You have a very nice rifle...so equip it as such...Loose the riser and get a nice One Piece mount...Like a ADM Recon H...from the height you have...
As someone once told me..."The more links in the chain, the more chance for Murphy's law to take hold"....Not knocking your set up...just giving some advice...
As for shooting tips..."well no matter how many rounds you shoot...you still can learn something"...said by MSH.
Anyway...feed it good ammo and practice....that about sums up the general tips..
BMS

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13 years 3 months ago #8378 by JustMe
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Another word of advice is to practice the way you are going to fight. It does no good to practice shooting while wearing snow shoes if you're going to shoot in the jungle. So, practice the way you think you are going to use your rifle. Will you be standing, sitting, kneeling, prone, all the above? Then practice shooting in all these positions. Each position has it's own technique on how best to be stable = accurate.

Are you going to shoot moving targets or standing targets, short distance or long distance? Practice where you think you will doing 90 percent of your hunting. Don't practice based on how far the bullet will carry, practice at the distances you realistically plan to use the rifle - the distances you feel comfortable shooting. For fun you can throw a few rounds over the horizon, but not during 99.9 percent of your practice sessions.

Practice your breathing and trigger pull techniques. Practice how tightly you hold your rifle - too tight is not good, too loose is not good. Practice your follow through after the shot. Practice your follow-up shot techniques of rechambering another round and still being on target.

Every time you fire your rifle, go back to the basics of breathing, trigger control, followthrough. Every time!!!! Every shot!!!!

The more you practice the basics, the better your aim will get. Make the basics second nature by reinforcing good technique every time you shoot. Don't practice using bad technique unless you just like being a bad shot and just enjoy hearing the loud bang of rounds going off.

Jer

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