Which AR-10?

[BPTactical]

I am trying very hard to resist a PA-10. I know PSA is still working out the kinks but they are having some great deals on them. $600 for a kit and $75 for a lower ain't bad at all.

I have handled a couple of PA-10's. Not impressed, seems to be cheaply done and I noticed on one that is unfired the bolt is sticky on the barrel lugs.

Pony up the extra glue for the M&P 10.

[osok-308]

I have handled a couple of PA-10's. Not impressed, seems to be cheaply done and I noticed on one that is unfired the bolt is sticky on the barrel lugs.

Pony up the extra glue for the M&P 10.

This is why I chose to go with the M5. My palmetto AR-15 upper has been great, but I've heard about qc with the pa-10. I figure, might as well spend a bit more on something that I know should be quality. Better that than wishing I had spent more on a better gun.

[gat_wrench]

I am very happy with my Windham... no issues in over 1,500 rounds, smooth, well put-together gun and priced pretty well. I think I paid $1,100

[Frac]

I appreciate all of the input in this thread. I picked up an Aero M5 lower from a Brownells sale recently. I'm very happy with fit and finish. I read some older posts that said their lower did not have a tensioning screw. My lower has one. It isn't a feature that I use, but I wanted to mention it in case it may be helpful to someone else.

This build will be a long, slow project. My funds are going first to replacing hunting gear. I wanted to get the lower while I could.

I have a stack of pmags from the Colorado Airlift program a couple years back. They fit the magwell perfectly and drop free.

[osok-308]

This build will be a long, slow project. My funds are going first to replacing hunting gear. I wanted to get the lower while I could.

I have a stack of pmags from the Colorado Airlift program a couple years back. They fit the magwell perfectly and drop free.

This is pretty much my MO. I have the lower complete except for a stock, which I'm still debating on.

[SA Friday]

If you are going to build, get an Aero M5 and Aero upper. Just make sure to get the Aero M5 lower parts kit as the take-down and pivot pins are proprietary lengths. Everything else is standard DPMS. The upper is DPMS high.

If you want to buy and then upgrade, the M&P-10 is the way to go.

If you buy a RRA 308 you will make baby Jesus cry. They are awful things.

Side note: 25 round Pmags are made to fit military spec M118LR overall length. I don't think any of the other mags will, nor will the other capacity Pmags for AR-10s. Something to think about when building if for long range.

[brutal]

If you are going to build, get an Aero M5 and Aero upper. Just make sure to get the Aero M5 lower parts kit as the take-down and pivot pins are proprietary lengths. Everything else is standard DPMS. The upper is DPMS high.

If you want to buy and then upgrade, the M&P-10 is the way to go.

If you buy a RRA 308 you will make baby Jesus cry. They are awful things.

Side note: 25 round Pmags are made to fit military spec M118LR overall length. I don't think any of the other mags will, nor will the other capacity Pmags for AR-10s. Something to think about when building if for long range.

You got that right. A friend's son bought one when they first came out and RRA didn't have the iron sights in stock. Apparently they're specific to RRA and they ended up having to change out the rail to get anything to fit. What a CF.

Now I have to go and check M118LR in my 20 rounders...

[SA Friday]

Now I have to go and check M118LR in my 20 rounders...

Let me know what you find. I was in a discussion about this yesterday afternoon. I was told by a very good authority that the 25s would fit and the 20s wouldn't, but this only applied specifically to M118LR spec ammo.

[belizejet]

Just thought I would let everyone know I'm getting sub MOA groups at 265 yards so far with my 6.5 creedmoore build and all 60 rounds I put through it have been suppressed. No failures. Runs great so far. I've only been using factory 120grn AMax. I want to load some other stuff now that I have once fired brass. I need to stretch it out further also.

[roberth]

I have handled a couple of PA-10's. Not impressed, seems to be cheaply done and I noticed on one that is unfired the bolt is sticky on the barrel lugs.

Pony up the extra glue for the M&P 10.

Thanks!

I've been looking at assembling my own after shooting an SR-25 the other day. Pricewise I can't beat an M&P 10. The Mega upper/ Mega lower/Shilen barrel (no handguard, buttstock, parts kit, BCG) would run over $1100 if I built my own.