Crimsonboat

Benchmade Osborne 940-1. My wife's Christmas present to me last year.

Pretty much everything is on order now to do the build, I will post a seperate build thread of everything when I start getting stuff. I ended up getting the 16" fluted barrel from faxon.

Well, I've got a lot of stuff on order now. I'll post a build thread when I start getting it all. Thanks for all the insiders.

This is exactly what I was needing to know. I have been looking into that primary arms scope since you recommended it and I wish I had known about them sooner. I'm not savvy with the scopes yet as I have only owned one and it's a vortex and it's been great as far as my limited knowledge is concerned. If I may, do you have any experience with the 3-18x50 from primary arms? It also seems like a pretty outstanding scope. At almost twice the price point though. I'd be ok with that if it was worth the difference. I'm not crazy about the ACSS HUD reticle but I do like the r grid 2 b or the BPR MIL reticle in the 3-18. I am just unsure of how accurate a holdover system can be with so many differing variables. With the mil dot system if I understand it correctly you basically set your own drop compensator based on all the variables. As for the Larue mount, I dont really care for the return to zero aspect as my optics tend to stay on a rifle when they are mounted, I understand the 10 moa cant and how well built the larue mounts are but is it really worth $200? I have the aero ultralight on my ar15, it only weighs like 3 oz and is somewhere around the $60 range. What I dont know is how much cant it has and there isn't any information on their website. I'm assuming the larue is somewhere in the ballpark of 9 oz because that's typical of other mounts I have seen and they dont state the weight on their website. So is the larue worth the added 6 oz and over 3x the cost? Again, newbie here, just trying to get some knowledge. Also @98Z5V thanks for clearing up our miscommunication.

Speaking of not answering questions, how does that recommendation answer any of my questions? I asked about a scope with a 56mm objective lense vs a 50mm. How is suggesting a 44mm objective lense scope applicable to this post? Let me clarify, I'm not asking you to tell me what scope I should get. I'm asking if someone has experience with scopes with large objective lenses and mounting them on an ar platform and the difference of their low light shooting qualities. Furthermore, if I dont answer your questions then just dont respond to my post.

It's going to be a .308. The scope should cost somewhere around $300-350. I have a vortex 1-6 on my 14.5 ar15 and I really like the scope. I've shot a lot of Leopold's in the past and I really liked them but the vortex lifetime warranty is hard to pass up. I'm mostly interested in this specific scope for the low light shooting but if it's a huge hassle and not much difference between a 56mm and 50mm objective lense then I would just forget about it.

That's funny, that's the exact handguard, bcg, and brake I was looking at getting. I have midwest industries rails on both my ar15's and the aero ones look pretty similar. Midwest doesnt have the rail without the top picatinny for the ar10 though. And I've read good things about the toolcraft bcg's and they have a pretty attractive price point. The vg6 brake, why the two port 300blk over the .308? I understand it will be lighter and shorter but wouldn't a three port brake perform better than the two port? I have been looking at a rock river arms match two stage trigger, it's about the same price point as the larue you mentioned. I have one on my 14.5 ar15 and I like it. As for the barrels I have looked at the BA ones and the only thing I noticed about the difference was that the faxon ones are about 4 oz lighter and have the teflon coating. The faxon ones are a bit more expensive but I'm ok with the $60 difference if I get a good coating that I dont have to worry about. Not having experience with either manufacturer though it's difficult to say which is best. I really just have to go with what I am reading about them and I dont seem to hear any complaints from either side.

Does anyone have any experience with this scope? I'm seriously looking at getting it but I have a few unanswered questions. 1: mounting to an AR platform would require a riser scope mount, correct? Which would require a stock with an adjustable comb height? 2: obviously with such a large objective lense it will do very well in low light conditions but is it that much better than a scope of the same price point with a 50mm objective lense? And 3: (kinda off topic) would a scope with a 50mm objective lense require a riser mount/adjustable comb height? Sorry for the dumb questions, somewhat new to the scope scene and there isn't much info out there about this scope.

Thanks everyone for the information provided. I guess to clarify a little I am primarily building this rifle just because I am wanting it to be precise out to hopefully 800 or maybe someday 1000 yards. But I specifically dont want it to be cumbersome. I do plan on this rifle being my primary white tail rifle so I want it as light and maneuverable as possible. If I can get away with the 16" pencil barrel and still be happy with the performance then that's what I would get but if you were to tell me that an 18" is worth the extra weight because of x, y, z, I would have to consider that also. Same situation with the different profiles. So I guess my question is what would you get if you were trying to build a precision rifle knowing you would have to hike it up into the woods and likely shoot it off hand?

Building my first Ar10 this year with a do it all type of mentality. Dont have the budget for multiple 308 rifles. Especially with all my other hobbies going on. Anyhow, I have a good amount of experience with the AR15's, I built two and my time in the USMC taught me a lot about the platform. I joined the forum to discuss philosophy of different viewpoints specifically around barrels currently. I've posted a question about this and any responses would be appreciated.

Hey all, new to the forums but not AR's. I built both of my ar15s and now I'm working on my first ar10. I have always been into all types of shooting and have recently been getting into hunting a lot more. I am building this rifle as kind of an all around good .308 rifle. Like if you could only own one 308 and you needed to use it for hunting, precision, and course type shooting. I want it to be as precise as possible, as light and maneuverable as possible, and I want to not have to mortgage my house. That being said, i am really torn on the barrel i want. I really like Faxon barrels and they seem to really be a good bang for your buck. So I've narrowed it down to basically 4 options. Either 16 or 18 inch, and either pencil profile or the heavy fluted. Here's my dilemma: I know the 16in pencil will be the lightest, most maneuverable, and least expensive. But will the 5r rifling, heavier profile, and added length (slightly better velocity, and maybe barrel harmonics?) of the heavy fluted 18in barrel be worth the extra cost and weight and lost of some maneuverability. Also will the longer gas system of the 18in be a significant reducing in felt recoil and muzzle concussion? Or will it be a combination of the two (16 heavy fluted or 18 pencil) that gives me the best of the best? Also it should be noted that I really like the way the heavy fluted barrel looks over the pencil but that is a secondary determining factor.