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Thanks. I'm very impressed with both as well. That Ruger is a tack driver

Here are some target photos from the range as well as two photos of the Bushmaster. The very nice three shot group off to the right of the dot was shot with a new Ruger American in 30-06 loaded with 56 grains of IMR 4350, 165 gr Barnes TSX, WW case and WLR primer. The bullet was loaded .05" off of the lands. This little rifle is a hell of a deal and very accurate as you can see!

Okay I'll up load some pics tomorrow

I thought I'd report back on my AR .308 adventures. My XM10 is fitted with a new SWAF 30mm 1x -4 ilum reticle optic. I took it to the range and got average results with a variety of fodder including hand loads and Fed GM 168 OTM. The groups ranged from 2.50 to 1.75. Nothing to scream about either way. Then I floated the barrel with a 13" Troy Alpha DPMS low profile rail and fitted a Troy low profile gas block. Holy dog doo doo It was magic. I didn't have much time so I only fired a couple of groups using Privi Part 168 OTM and Outback 168 OTM. Three shot groups at a 100 yards were fired and the results were pretty nice. The Outback put three shots into .80" of an inch and the Privi went 1.00". Not bad for an $870.00 rifle!!

Thank you very much.

Gracias amigos. So DPMS rail forearms should work on my rifle. I'll give you guys a full report in a couple of weeks. I just picked up a SWFA SS 30MM 1x-4x with an illuminated reticle. we shall see.

I just bought a new Bushmaster XM-10 ORC (NY manf) . I've heard good and bad, but it was offered at an excellent price so I threw the dice. Up until this point my .308 semi auto rifle experience has been limited to the M1A which I love. I have a couple of questions for the group: Are there credible issues with these rifles I should look for as I break it in? Will standard AR parts like ALG triggers work with this rifle. Also, if it shoots halfway decent I will probably float the barrel with a new rail forearm I've read that DPMS forearms will work. Is that true? Thanks very much Gary