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New guy to .308 AR's


irishbde

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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

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They should work. Measure the thickness "tail" of the upper receiver before ordering. DPMS has fücked it up for some people with their "hi profile" and "low profile" uppers

 

 

DPMS Low profile (left, about 1/8" thick, new) vs high profile (right, about 3/16" thick, legacy, but more common) 

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