DaveL Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Hello to all of you. I am retired from the Army and working as a contractor now so I decided to finally get an AR last September. I didn't know about the AR Bug at the time fortunately as I have it fairly bad now because I just completed my 2nd AR15 build a couple weeks ago. I had been wanting to build a .308 AR so for father's day my wife told me to go ahead and get the AP .308 stripped upper and lower combo I have been looking at for quite awhile, which needless to say I jumped at. I have been researching AR10s for awhile now and I am looking forward to learning more about building and using them on here. I am not new to guns as I grew up in KY with them and 20+ yrs in the military but I am somewhat new to building them. I look forward to getting to know y'all on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Howdy from Texas ! Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Hello! Welcome to the forums, jump right on in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Welcome from New Mexico Dave! The AP set you got is a great start for your build. 308 AR's are somewhat different than building an AR-15 since there are different variations and some parts don't play well with others. We've pretty much seen it all so you'll be able to get good advice from the folks here on your build. Don't hesitate to jump right in with any questions you have but be forewarned, we're very accomplished at helping people spend their money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Another Texas welcome. Thank you for your service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOldBiker Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Welcome from Iowa, via North Carolina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Welcome from wi Dave and thank you for your service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Thank you for the welcome. Just ordered the AP set yesterday as it was on sale and back in stock, lol. I plan on taking my time and getting this rifle just right, but then again I said that when I started my first AR 15 build 9mo ago and had that one done in 2 to 3 months and have already built a second AR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Welcome aboard - when you're considering the major parts purchases, make sure you ask questions on compatibility before you buy. You're set very well with the Aero Precision upper and lower, which are based on the DPMS pattern - their rails are nice, as well. Be cautious of any vendor that states the part is for an AR-10 - it's probably really a DPMS patterned part, but you never know anymore... You might wind up with real Armalite AR-10 parts that you can't use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRA Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Welcome home G.I. and welcome to the site from Gulf Coast Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Welcome from Indiana brother Dave and THANK YOU for your service. Other things from Aero you might consider is their lower parts kit and Nickel boron BCG. I had an issue with tolerance stacking and new parts blues on my M5 and installed Armalite parts for the recoil system. Receiver extension tube, spring, and buffer. Just my 2 mags. For a trigger I went with a La Rue 2 stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Welcome aboard, from Maryland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineralman55 Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 On 5/30/2017 at 4:56 PM, 392heminut said: ...we're very accomplished at helping people spend their money! Welcome aboard from the LA swamps. He's not kidding. Several on this board have already spent your money for you... all in your best interests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngrBob Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Howdy from the Texas side of the borders and thank you for your service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Hi again all. Been away for work and got back earlier this week. I did pick up my AP stripped upper and lower receivers. I did manage to find time during my trip to pick up an AP .308 lower parts kit from Primary Arms while it was on sale. Any suggestions on the buffer tube, spring and buffer. Also, is this the correct place for this or if not where on here is the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomVMurphyTX Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I love my http://heavybuffers.com/ar10carbine.html. And with the spring and a better ejector my Aero has been running flawlessly. Oh and another Texas welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Howdy from Texas Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 2 hours ago, DaveL said: Any suggestions on the buffer tube, spring and buffer. Collapsible stock or fixed stock? I know I warned you about Armalite AR-10 parts a few posts ago, but the AR-10 Carbine recoil system is damn reliable, and will work on your build. IF you're doing a collapsible stock setup. Armalite AR-10 Carbine receiver extension (longer than the AR-15 receiver extension, which is commonly used in 308 builds). Armalite EA1095 buffer spring. Armalite AR-10 Carbine buffer, which is really just any old AR-15 H3 Carbine buffer. Add collapsible mil-spec sized stock of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Collapsible stock and was thinking of using the magpul ACS-L stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Davel Get you a Tubbs spring http://www.larue.com/tubbs-buffer-spring-ar10-sr-25-buffer-springs works in rifle stocks or car stocks...they are sweet....get you a buffer tube mil spec ar15 http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/receiver-parts/buffer-tube-parts/buffer-tubes/ar-15-m16-mil-spec-buffer-tube-prod27440.aspx castle nut http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/receiver-parts/buffer-tube-parts/buffer-tube-hardware/ar-15-receiver-extension-castle-nut-prod24191.aspx end plate http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/receiver-parts/buffer-tube-parts/buffer-tube-hardware/ar-15-m16-receiver-end-plate-prod20464.aspx car buffer http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/receiver-parts/recoil-parts/recoil-buffers/308ar-carbine-buffer-prod104527.aspx these items just plain work.....don't waste money on a 100 dollar buffer...that's just nutz...get your rifle workin then you can play with buffers KAK has a heavy buffer for half the price of slash buffer magpul acs is just the ticket for this combo Wash Edited June 18, 2017 by washguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Welcome from AZ ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks for the welcome. I will be considering all the suggestions y'all made for buffer and extension tubes. I did just order the .308 ejection port cover and a forward assist from Aero precision during their fathers day sale so I'm starting to get the parts needed to get this going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Been looking over buffer and spring setups and was interested in the jp enterprise silent capture system https://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPSCS2-10K-H2 Wss curious if anyone has used it and how they liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Dave That's not a good choice Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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