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I have added the parts to my wish list and I have signed up to get notified when they get back in stock. Idk what more I can do. I have looked on other websites and local gun stores. now Aero is making this charcoal builders kit for February, which looks cool, but don't you think they would work on getting their other things back in stock first. Oh and the upper and lower I do want is in FDE. right now the upper is in stock, but plan on buying a house within the next 4 months, so I'm afraid that if I buy a few parts I can't put together, I might loose something. lol. If I get the lower, I can put everything I have together.

very cool. always liked the looks of similar stocks, just looks badass

lol. I got to work for the superbowl... so I will confiscate people's cheese

reading this... while eating cheese. coincidence? I think not

Haha. when I saw the handguard was from cheaper than dirt, I just decided to wait for the comments from you guys.

What really was holding .260 rem back originally was good brass, but you could find good brass for 6.5 creedmoor. For years now you have been able to find good brass for the .260, so that is no longer a drawback. What makes .260 better than 6.5 creedmoor is the ability to push the case more with hotter loads, squeaking out a little more performance than 6.5 creedmoor. Then you also have the fact that you can use .243, .308, and 7mm-08 brass for the .260 rem if you are a reloader. .260 rem is better for experienced reloaders because of this. 6.5 creedmoor is better for beginner reloaders because Hornady shares their exact load data and also better for those that really don't want to reload because finding good 6.5 creedmoor bullets from the store is easier. I'm surprised nobody said anything about .243 Win as being a flat shooting cartridge that could be used for Ken's build. Now it only has enough energy to humanly take deer at about 400 yards in my opinion, but some people have taken deer at greater ranges with it. And if you are just shooting steel at long distances, a lot of long range shooters love .243 because it is a high velocity flat shooting cartridge. http://www.6mmbr.com/243win.html Ken, now I know you talked about a big flat shooting cartridge for your build. As you can see from the posts, flat shooting and big don't go hand in hand if you are building off a .308 platform. If you are fine putting some more money in a bigger AR platform, there are bigger flat shooting cartridges out there such as the 300 norma that someone previously mentioned. Good luck with your build!

road trip shepp?

lol. exactly jtallen. after a few hours of training you don't even aim anymore.... and sometimes fire from the hip just to see how well it goes. wish I would of pocketed rounds instead of wasting so much money. I also have a similar story with grenades. in Afghanistan in 2011 they sent out a memorandum saying that any grenade wrapped with rubber bands had to be destroyed, so we went to the range with crates. through so many we got tired. eventually we just had one person pulling pins while another threw them as fast as they could. Got to love the military, yet we can't afford ammo in the civilian sector.

lol. I really don't have anything against glock except it is just not a comfortable pistol for me so I don't shoot it as well as others. I just like to cause trouble when it comes to glock talk.

If you want to make a glock better, buy a sig and throw the glock in the trash

It's already hard enough to find a good woman... now you have to check to see if they are women. lol

nice. I'll be going with a 16 inch bull barrel in 260 rem. money and aero lower being in stock seems to be my biggest problem so far. lol. one piece at a time though I guess.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2319279794/magpul-pistol-grip-kit-miad-gen-11-ar-15 should be here by the 8th. :) why oh why is aeroprecision never in stock? :(

some people just like to bitch. If you want a gun that will probably work perfectly out of the box, go buy a whole gun from a well known manufacturer. This is the place of mostly building guns and some times that takes some playing around to get everything running right. This is a great place for getting help for those fixes to get things working right, that's what a lot of people need to realize.

length? rails, no rails, keymod, mlock? tons of different options for free floating, even in your price range. just need a little more specifics for your style and needs.

you should be able to cut off 4 inches just fine and your rifle length gas system should still cycle most if not all rounds it usually would. would be a lot cheaper than getting a new barrel.

clear double feeds the military way. pull on the charging handle while slamming the buttstock against the ground. that's what I was taught.

I thought about building a 7mm-08 instead of 260 rem... maybe if I had elk to hunt I would.

Update: It has been slow going with finances, but a few parts at a time. Got the buttstock assembly done. Ordered a Magpul grip at the same time... no clue where that is. lol. Absolutely love this stock though. A bit of weight to it, but I figure that will help balance out the rifle.

I have a 3 year old and like camo

Fulton Armory is good for a decent price. I haven't seen one of their side charging uppers, but I think they are worth taking a look at.

7mm-08, love the round. if they develop wider rage of bullets/cartridges, it would basically be able to do anything. wish I had access to the Houston warehouse to see how accurate my rifles are.

very good read, thank you jtallen. still 21 3/4 is to long for me unless it is a dedicated bench or long range rifle. lots of cool stuff in that article though.

I find this whole thread hilarious. especially when someone says longer barrels, that create velocity, that help resist the environmental effects such as wind, are more accurate than shorter barrels. When I think of accuracy, I think of repeatability. But adjusting for things like wind, doesn't exactly repeat each shot. So in my way of thinking, the only way to truly test the "accuracy" of shorter to longer barrels is to fire them in controlled conditions so that no adjustments need to be made. Anyone have a 1000 yard indoor range?