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I have my eye on a used ORC but I was wondering what would be involved if I wanted to switch out the barrel for a 18" one. How is the reliability on these?

What about just replacing my barrel and handguard with something that works better for me instead of replacing the whole upper. I thought I read somewhere that I could get a Troy handguard which I think would fit the bill nicely. What else would I need and how much would I be talking?

I saw that one and what made me choose the other one at first was that the one you linked to says "heavy contour barrel". I am trying to keep this light weight so that is what made me lean towards the other one. That said, I definitely like the handguard better on the A3. So, now I'm at do I spend the $640 on that new upper or try to sell the DPMS I have now (I could maybe get $750 I'm guessing) and then try to get an armalite, and if so, which one.

Well, maybe I should go back to the drawing board. Maybe I should start a new topic and call it which AR-10 for me? Now I'm back to square one. Do I want an Armalite AR-10 or should I go with another option. I would like to keep things around $1200 or so and I would like something fairly light. I already have an M1A loaded that I like but it also is too heavy. Thanks.

I currently have a DPMS LR-308 that was mainly used for hunting. It's got the heavy bull barrel, no forward assist, and the metal handguard that I do NOT like. I am looking to set it up more like my AR platform. Hopefully, I can keep things under 9 pounds altogether. Is my best bet a AP4 upper from Midwayusa: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=933986 I don't like the hand guard on that but hopefully I can swap that out. Thanks for helping me out.