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Why you don’t own an AR 15
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One correction there bro. I’m retired but not retired L E. Met plenty of good folks in L E though. My toughest role has been stay at home dad for special needs son while simultaneously being the most nobel role I ever filled. Caleb is God’s gift to me and I truly couldn’t imagine life without him.Last edited by Hogmauler; 03-30-2021, 07:33 AM.
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I actually don't own one, but i have one borrowed from my son on a semi permanent basis. He has always loved them but most were junky feeling and shooting, plus too expensive to shoot in true semi mode..... Then he bought a CMMG 7.62x39.... I love that gun. All that said I love it suppressed and for pigs or coyotes, but it shoots that cheap(or used to be cheap) Russian ammo really well. Like sub 1" with Wolf 124 grain HP!! I was waiting for things to return to normal to buy one myself, but may need to go ahead and get one. If it wasn't suppressed I'm not sure I would feel the same.
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Originally posted by muzzlebrake View PostSo I have a Saber Defence M4 flattop 5.56 Nato and I want to make it into a 6.8 Rem SPC. What do I need and who makes the best accurate 16" barrel? Should it be a complete upper or what? I do know that it will need it's own magazines. I also know that I need the gen II chambering.
If I were you, I'd buy a complete upper... The Cadillac of the 6.8 SPC is AR15Performance. If you choose to build it from a stripped upper, you'll need the ARPerformance barrel and a 6.8 Bolt Carrier group and 6.8 mags for the lower... Everyting else will work...
My first time to the range with my 6.8 before I got the good glass for it (Trijicon Accutrack 3-9X40) I took it to the range with an old Leupold 3-9x40 VXI that I had in my safe... Shot a 0.375" 5 shot group with the Hornady 120 grain SST's!! I had no idea these black guns and ANY semi-auto would shoot like that! It's a tack-driver with a good FCG (I put a Timney 2.5# drop in skeletonized trigger) in it and that finished it off...
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Bruce. The magwell in an AR is built around the 5.45x45 cartridge. There are few cartridges that can fit into the AR size receiver. Like, the 300BO that is 7.62x35. Under 45mm in length it can fit. The 204 Ruger, the 6.5 grendel, the Russian 7.62x39 all will fit in that size receiver. Barrels will be different, as will bolts and mags. But will fit. It used to be to step up to a 30cal in an AR, you had to go with an AR10. Much larger and heavier gun. Not the same. Built for 7.62x51 (.308). The 300 BO and the Russian 30 filled that gap with American ingenuity and the AR game has exploded. The configurations that can be built with the AR15 and AR10 platforms are endless.
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Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View PostIf I were you, I'd buy a complete upper... The Cadillac of the 6.8 SPC is AR15Performance. If you choose to build it from a stripped upper, you'll need the ARPerformance barrel and a 6.8 Bolt Carrier group and 6.8 mags for the lower... Everyting else will work...
My first time to the range with my 6.8 before I got the good glass for it (Trijicon Accutrack 3-9X40) I took it to the range with an old Leupold 3-9x40 VXI that I had in my safe... Shot a 0.375" 5 shot group with the Hornady 120 grain SST's!! I had no idea these black guns and ANY semi-auto would shoot like that! It's a tack-driver with a good FCG (I put a Timney 2.5# drop in skeletonized trigger) in it and that finished it off...
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Originally posted by muzzlebrake View PostAll I can find in stock is one from Rock River. Any input on that MFG?
I have an LT308 and it is a shooter. Just wish I could feed it with pmags
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Originally posted by bowhuntntxn View PostEverything they make is proprietary so anything else you buy(mags, fore grips, things like that) has to come from them.
I have an LT308 and it is a shooter. Just wish I could feed it with pmags
That only applies to their 308 rifles. Their 5.56/223 are standard pattern parts.
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Most standard AR’s in 5.56 caliber are 1:9 twist barrels and most folks shoot 55 grain bullets.
However, with a faster twist barrel (1:8 is what I prefer) with 62-69 grain bullets, it’s a whole different animal. I’ve had pigs run off with 55 grain bullets, but 62 grain steel core - pigs are DRT.
I haven’t used steel core on deer but I’d have no hesitation shooting deer with a 60’ish grain hunting bullet out to 200 yards or even a little further.
Bullets matter more than caliber to me (within reason of course).
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Originally posted by StrayDog View PostMost standard AR’s in 5.56 caliber are 1:9 twist barrels and most folks shoot 55 grain bullets.
However, with a faster twist barrel (1:8 is what I prefer) with 62-69 grain bullets, it’s a whole different animal. I’ve had pigs run off with 55 grain bullets, but 62 grain steel core - pigs are DRT.
I haven’t used steel core on deer but I’d have no hesitation shooting deer with a 60’ish grain hunting bullet out to 200 yards or even a little further.
Bullets matter more than caliber to me (within reason of course).
1:9 hasnt been the norm in a while. 1:7 seems to dominate the market now.
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