alaskan9974 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) I had a m4gery and a couple of side arms that I had to sell to pay Uncle S. last month but would like to replace them with a AR-10. I live in Alaska and want something that I can use from wolves up to bigger game, Caribou, Bears etc. I usually stay under 100 yards when I had my AR-15 and had no issues with Caribou and the occasional black bear, but I want something bigger that I can use out to a few hundred yards. I use my PSL-54 when I want to reach out further and still have some power behind my shot when hunting on open tundra. It is a bear though to carry through the thick willows and such and pretty heavy. I use the standard open sights on my psl, and my previous AR had an Eotech. I was considering a 16 or 18" ar-10 and topping it with another eotech to carry when I am out fishing, boating and hunting. Seems like a good all around size to have on your back. Looking at a Windham .308 or something similar and hoping to stay under 2k, I don't need any of the fancy tactical stuff, I just want something that will shoot when I need it to and is relatively light. I think the ar-10 will work better for me then the other .308 semi's. Edited February 21, 2015 by alaskan9974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Welcome from Indiana brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Welcome from WA. Limits are endless at $2k! Endless limits are .308$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Welcome from AZ! You looking at hunting only caribou or will bigger game be on the table too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Have you handled any 308AR's , if you have, they are all on the heavy side . You can buy a factory Armalite AR10 for much less than 2K. As far as a less weight 308AR , check the DPMS G2 308 , they have a couple of versions of it & seems to have good reviews & will probable be less weight then all the other 308AR's on the market . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 if I needed to lug a 308 around with me for extended periods & didn't plan on playing legos with it...id look at the DPMS G2 for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskan9974 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks for the welcomes.... A buddy of mine has a 20" ar-10 with a nice scope, bipod etc. shoots well but is heavy. I will check out the shops later this week. I have hunted brown bears before but not in a few years. Used my .243 to take the last one so a .308 should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponce Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Just sold my PSL. I'd rather have an AR type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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