bigdaddy1957

I do not need anybody to keep me straight and I don't stray too far off......are you fucking guys kidding? The only people that I let bust my chops are close friends......I don't have any here. I think you have mistaken me for someone else......

My last thread a guy said he had a problem with it.....If I see it again I will post it. I do know the difference with the patterns, everything I learned about .308 ARs I learned here......

Yup 577....I was in the 1/11th ACR in Fulda Germany C troop and HHT for the 11th...I actually carried a M3 grease gun. I did more driving around in circles and mopping floors, police call, guard duty, CQ duty and so on than anything really soldier related. But that's another story...... It seems to save myself some agony I'll make sure the vendor can check it like Rainier. And of course use a lot of lube when I shoot it..... I'm going to order a LPK from Aero, they seem to have them in stock and it will save me some grief. If it's out of stock at least they have the pins and bolt catch earlier today. Of course how many times have I seen something in stock in the morning and go to buy it at night and it OOS. Again thanks to all and like I said I would have never attempted this without this web site. I probably if I wanted a .308 would have gotten an M1A1 and never shot it due to ergonomic issues or maybe an FAL......and sold it. I know with the AR I can make it comfortable for me and my beat up old body. I'm close to 60 and feel 80. Thank you all. I will continue reporting on this build and hope it helps someone else take the plunge from AR15 to .308 AR.

Oh sorry, I have read so many who buy DPMS pattern BCGs and barrels from different vendors that do not work well. It seems to be a hit and miss. I read it here........many others on gun web sites are having issues causing them to waste money on parts that are not working together. The last one here was a guy with a nickel boron WMD BCG and I forgot which barrel, I think it was a DPMS barrel. The headspace was off. So it seems to be common, there is a lot of compatibility issues within the DPMS pattern concerning different vendors who say their product is in fact DPMS pattern.

SSA LOL.....I meant SAA...Surplus Ammo is SAA....they have parts for the .308 like Blackhole Weaponry barrels which are pretty good. SSA not bad ammo, not great.

Are you joking? Or being a smart A$$? No I read it about 20 times here that many people that have this pattern and buy BCGs and barrels from a different company had compatibility problems. I've been warned about it here, so I don't know what you are talking about.

Ok I'll talk to him tomorrow or so, he's a good friend. I am definitely going to document this one for y'all. I'm sure many people will be putting these together in the future. If it can help someone that would be great. I'm so tempted to just go buy a Bushmaster XM10. But I know I will change so many things I might as well just build one.

I didn't think the guy knew WTF he was talking about. But I do know that the bolt and barrel have problems even though they are both DPMS pattern. When I'm ready I'll probably end up calling Rainier. Especially if Aero doesn't have stuff in stock. I am going to call them tomorrow about the pins. I'll post what they say here. I'll talk with my gunsmith also. I don't know how much experience he has with .308 ARs, he does with just about everything else. Not many people have put together these guns or even worked on them. I have headspaced and timed many M2s with a go-no go gauge......I was a cav scout and drove M113s, M557s, ITVs.....and so on.

Thanks, I knew this one going to be a difficult build and expensive. I would not have attempted it without this web site. I see on other web sites people having questions about .308 ARs and I always send them here. Thank you........ummmm.....did I say thanks....well thanks again. It could have ended up me spending a lot of wasted money which is something I do not want to do, I'd rather spend that on ammo. I'm looking SLR handguards/rails....I got one for an AR15 and it's really nice, lightweight and strong. The BIG issue is the BCG barrel. I called SSA and they would not confirm any bolt barrel compatibility, they just said you have to headspace and time it yourself. It looks like I am staying safe and buying a BCG and barrel from the same company probably Aero themselves. But they are always out of stock on stuff. I might eventually call Rainier, I have always had great service there.

I have an Aero Precision upper & lower. I have read that Armalite lower parts fit. I also read they are better quality. Does the Armalite Pivot and Takedown pins fit correctly? I can get them as well as the bolt catch. I can get a whole LPK without the trigger for an Armalite AR10 from DSG. So educate me please........help!!! Finding compatible parts is a problem and Aero Precision has so many parts Out of stock.

I'll take one.

Next week I am starting the process to open a Texas Gun Trust. I will then SBR all my AR pistols. The major reason is simple, I do not like having anxiety and worry about what our wonderful government will do. I am hoping we get a republican president to ask congress and the senate to overturn many laws I consider illegal. Laws, they aren't even laws, they are judgments made by non-elected bureaucrats. We'll see if the republicans are for real pretty soon. From what I understand starting in 2015 even with a trust you have to fill out the forms and get it signed off by a CLEO. A certain CLEO will not sign off and I am going to another in the area. Even though it's against the law nobody will challenge him. That's a problem with the whole system, people continue to play god in our government and law enforcement/judicial system with impunity. That's completely un-American.........totally against the original intent of the people that started the whole thing. I'm not 100% happy with the brace and went through a lot of issues until I found the Odin tube, it has a locking ring that works OK. Now Phase 5 has come out with a better mouse trap. Still the whole thing is off a bit IMO. You cannot easily adjust it like your typical M4 setup and it just doesn't feel right when you drive the gun as taught in CQB techniques. It's just not secure feeling like a good Magpul or other type of stock. So for many reasons I am going to do the whole thing and SBR them. With the trust I might even get a suppressor or two, maybe a machine gun.....hmmmm. I sure do love Texas!!!

What's the difference with the AR-10 buffer system?

I think the 12". They have a few but don't have a lot of info about it. I'm going to call them this week or next and get more information. I think the heavy buffer will help with recoil and function. I am also probably going to use an adjustable gas block, SLR also makes them. I had a bad experience with a Spikes. I might just go with a Aero Precision BCG & barrel, 16" mid to keep everything compatible. I'm not crazy about their rails though. The SLR looks good. It's falling into place...... I'm not sure about a muzzle device yet. I'd like some type of braking, not a full brake. But my experience is that they are loud. With a 16" barreled .308 even the BCM might be too loud. So I'm leaning toward a simple prong like the AAC or Smith Vortex. They do have the effect of limiting noise a slight bit, even a very small amount of braking. Every muzzle device does a bit of all things, some go into the negative though. I'll take a slight bit of noise for a slight bit of braking effect. But the AAC is the direction I'm heading.