re: Official AR-15 thread

I am sure you already know, but the SCAR 17 is known to abuse the shite out of optics. That said, with a solid mount and good optic, this shouldn't be an issue.

If I were in your position, it would be between GAP10, PredatOBR, AD17, SR25, and Noveske N6.

Anyone know where I can pick up some gas rings for my bolt on the northshore?

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Suggestions on optics if so? 

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Aimpoint Pro if you just want a redot. If you want a "scope" I love my Leupold VXR 1.5×4 with firedot. What it looks like on my PredatOBR.

looking for some input here, currently i have 1 AR in 5.56, 16 inch barrel, spikes lower, PSA upper, shoots great, love the gun, its nothing special though

so i purchased another lower and am trying to figure out what to do with it, maybe another caliber, not sure

initially i wanted to build a pistol, but I changed my mind and want to build a longer range gun. I'm thinking that 6.5 grendel may be the best caliber for what i am looking for. when I say long range, i dont really have specifics, not sure what I can get out of the AR platform, but the longer the better.

maybe something like this

The 6.5 Grendel is suppose to be an amazing round. I have no experience with it though so I won't comment. I do have one in a 6.8 spc with a 20" barrel that looks very similar to the one you have in your post. My son shot his first deer with it this past year and at 70+yds dropped her in her tracks. I was using SSA ammo with 110 gr TSX. Can't get them anymore so I'm working up some loads now. Shot some this past sat and I'm just amazed at how accurate that gun is. At longer ranges I would want to shoot 95gr out of it however.



I also built an AR-10 in .308. That gun is awesome and looks very similar to my 6.8 but bigger. I want to do another at some point in the 6.5 creedmoor.

The 6.5 grendel and 6.8 SPC will be pretty close ballistically though the 6.5 will perform better in longer ranges. Biggest problem with it though is they aren't easy to find. If you reload, the skies the limit.

If that's the case, I'd be hard pressed to pick the 6.8 over the 6.5.

They're both suppose to be awesome rounds and much better than the 5.56. I do know that the 6.8 is stupid accurate. This past sat I put 3 rounds in basically the same hole at 100yds.

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how hard is it to get into reloading?

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upfront cost is a little steep but after that you can really dial it in. I love playing with them.

I shoot a lot so I bought a progressive press (Dillon rl550b). Once I have it set up I can really pump out high volume rounds. In stuff like the 6.8 or .308 I slow down a lot and basically use it as a single stage press.

primers are about .03 per round, bullets are ~ .35-.80 per round in rifles and powder is going to run around .10-.25 per round (if I remember correctly)

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Will the basic $160 complete lower from PSA suffice for basic range stuff? And the is the magpul stock worth the $25(?) extra?

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yes and yes, if you want magpul furniture