kiloalpha Posted December 12, 2013 Report Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) I'm new to this forum and figured this was the place to post so anyway my excuse is I'm new if it's not! I bought a TM-10 last year with hopes that the market would stabilize enough by now to complete my 308AR. It had not. There seems to be an extreme shortage of 308/DPMS compatible uppers as it seems most manufacturers are focusing on the AR15 side of things. I had the intent of buying a TM upper to match my lower as I really would like to build this gun up to shoot accurately at 500 yards, however they are out of stock and will be for several months as their production for 308s has halted. So my here's my thing... 1. Wait it out for a TM upper 2. Buy a DPMS extruded upper 3. Buy another brand machined upper 4. Chuck the TM lower and buy a matched set 5. ? ? ? What do you guys recommend? Edited December 12, 2013 by kiloalpha
unforgiven Posted December 13, 2013 Report Posted December 13, 2013 Welcome from Indiana brother kiloalpha.What about this http://www.fulton-armory.com/FAR-308-Complete-Uppers.aspx
kiloalpha Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Posted December 13, 2013 I've been considering the Fulton upper... however looking at their website, they only list complete uppers. I was on the "build it yourself" kick. Do they have stripped uppers?
bubbasks Posted December 13, 2013 Report Posted December 13, 2013 Yupp in upper parts. If its on the site, its in stock.
bubbasks Posted December 13, 2013 Report Posted December 13, 2013 It seems to be out. Give em a bit and check again. Bcg in stock
kiloalpha Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Posted December 13, 2013 Shot them an email so we'll see when they go back in stock!
survivalshop Posted December 13, 2013 Report Posted December 13, 2013 I was lucky enough to get a 308 TM stripped upper for my DPMS complete lower . They are nicely made & I still have not made a decision on a barrel yet to finnish it off ,but there are Billet uppers out there that will work with theTM lower or a FA stripped upper ..
Cali_Ed Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 Robby at golden state tactical told me the dmps my not mate snug, ima going to wait for the tm uppers i hope they dont take long
Rsquared Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 I'm with you. I wouldn't put a DMPS upper on that TM lower. No offense to any of my brethren who are running DPMS uppers. <laughs>
Robocop1051 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 Robby at golden state tactical told me the dmps my not mate snug, ima going to wait for the tm uppers i hope they dont take long I went to that's guys house. He's a pretty decent guy. His prices fluctuate with the market. If you catch him at "low tide", you can score a pretty decent deal.
Cali_Ed Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 Yeah i been there aswell, thats where my lower currently resides on my ten day wait . Straight forward nice guy
Cali_Ed Posted December 27, 2013 Report Posted December 27, 2013 I talked to tm and it's going to be a while before they get their upper back something about a new prototype. Dont want to start a new thread so who knows which upper mates the best to the tm lowers. Like Robby told me possibly the jd machine ones fits good but what is your options ?
bubbasks Posted December 27, 2013 Report Posted December 27, 2013 Ive got a spare dpms a4 if you wanna c how it fits?
Cali_Ed Posted December 28, 2013 Report Posted December 28, 2013 I'll let you know when i pick up my lower. Thanks :)
blue109 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) I've had 2 DPMS uppers on my Fulton lower. First one was that silly hi rider model, but it fit perfect. I sold that upper and bought a A3 and it has a tiny wiggle. Most people might not even notice, but it's my gun so it drives me crazy. I only mention it to show that all brand X uppers may not be a perfect fit every time. Id imagine there might even be more variation in the smaller manufacturers unless you are paying alot. Idea! DPMS loose upper guys....lets strip our uppers and start mailing them to each other till we all find one that fits tight! :p Also...bubbasks...please stop posting pics of that rifle. I'm trying very hard to keep mine black, and that gorgeous paint job makes it very difficult. Edited December 28, 2013 by blue109
Dane Armory Posted December 28, 2013 Report Posted December 28, 2013 Welcome from AZ ! DPMS uppers fit but have a wide base on the TM lower. Aero made a run of 308 uppers fit was good but they stopped production.
SCAGNETTI Posted January 4, 2014 Report Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Well I'm in the same boat as kiloalpha on this. I have my complete TM lower just waiting for an upper. I contacted TM in november and was told 1stQ/2014. But now that seems like its going to be awhile longer now. Hate to have a crap fit rifle since this will be my only build. Was hoping to have it together by the spring! Edited January 4, 2014 by SCAGNETTI
SCAGNETTI Posted January 5, 2014 Report Posted January 5, 2014 Good things take time...been waiting a year already. And who knows when my barrel will even be done at this point. So a few more months wont kill me.
survivalshop Posted January 6, 2014 Report Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) I had to use the ,Pivot & disassembly pins ,that came with my 308 TM. upper, for them to fit. The ones that were in my complete DPMS lower would only go in about a 1/4 " in the TM. upper. <dontknow> Edited January 6, 2014 by survivalshop
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