buttonbuck Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Hello all long time lurker first time poster. Have been shooting the AR15 platform since the mid 80's, but am new to the AR10 world. My dad is starting to do more hunting especially hogs and I'd like to get him something he can take out during rifle season as well. I bought his a cheap PSA AR 15 maybe 5 years ago and he pounds Tula and Wolf through it like mad it just runs like a top for him. That said all he has been doing is hitting gongs and tearing up paper. Steel just suits him well and he's set on buying it for play time. Now I'm wanting to surprise him with an AR 10 platform for meat in the freezer and hog patrol. Soooo. While he will use higher quality loads that ensure he gets the kind of expansion he wants in a deer I know he isn't going to waste that ammo on hogs. I don't even do that I use cheap range ammo in my bolt gun and drop them in their tracks. So ultimately when dad wants to plink and hog is their an AR 10 platform that excels with cheap steel cased ammo? He pounds Ballistol in his PSA and never has any issues in his direct impingement setup. I've heard piston designs can be a bit more friendly to the bcg/chamber with respect to getting dirty. The steel ammo is just something he's gonna do b/c he shoots a ton and I want to give him the best chance he has at worry free operation, but didn't wnat to make an assumption that his PSA expericne with steel would continue on with other makes/models of the AR 10. Thanks for any guidance on AR10 platforms I might look at for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola! My Armalite AR-10B digests it all without issue. Built a 308AR on a Matrix receiver set that worked fine with steel case as well, Sig P716 is the only rifle I have that has balked on it. That said I only run a box of steel case through a rifle to check for function and don't use it regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Button Welcome to the forum The best advice I can give you is not to use any PSA uppers/lowers/parts. I know that you have a PSA ar15 that runs great,but their AR308 stuff is so out of whack you are stuck using their parts pretty much only. You may know or not know that there is no milspec for ar308's like there is for ar15's....each mfg has different specs for there uppers and lowers and even placement of detents....PSA is bad news...so just a warning on that. The boys here have been having good luck with Aero and Matrix I believe....I would think it boils down to the barrel and chamber...Ive never shot any steel in mine so couldnt tell ya what barrel would be good....for steel I wouldnt put a lotta money in the barrel,but remember ar308's are very tight when new and steel casings would add to the break in process because of the way they expand to chamber... Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonbuck Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 HI guys thanks to both. Well darn the 716 Patrol is one I'm somewhat familiar with, but I'm glad to know it now I was looking at that as a potential. On the PSA also good to know. I was definitely aware of the 308 platform 'free for all' with parts and whatnot. That's why I came here to learn from you guys. AR 15's.....Ive build so many I can't count. AR 10 I'm in 1st grade. I do have a line on an ArmaLite Model A not far from me.....going to possibly take a look at it. Any thoughts on that rifle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Welcome to the forum feel free to post in the intro section. Theres a guy right now having all kinds of issue with his PSA upper and aero (I think) lower. If your building try keeping your upper and lower the same company to ensure proper fitment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonbuck Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm going to be checking out a local guy with Live Free Armory about 90 minutes away. Seems like a nice alternative to have the hands that make it readily available if there is an issue I can't resolve. Thanks all for the input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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