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The Triple Play with Aero Precision M5E1 AR-10
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 11/13/2019 | O Volk

Posted on 11/13/2019 10:05:59 AM PST by w1n1

Its realistic niche is for a designated marksman or a hunter working from a blind. The Aero Precision M5E1 is a logical development from the more basic M5 .308 autoloading rifle. It is positioned as a firearm that's practical in the field, yet more accurate and capable of sustained fire than typical hunting or defense rifles.
The main upgrade is the strengthened receiver designed to give monolithic-rail effects without its logistical disadvantage, namely the difficulty of changing the forend. The area where the freefloated handguard and the barrel attach to the receiver has been beefed up relative to the typical AR-10-style guns. The mounting surface for the forend is machined into the upper receiver, so the free-floated rail attaches with just four pairs of screws and no need for additional rings or hardware.

The rifle I tested was a combination of all three variants offered by Aero Precision. It came with an adjustable Magpul CTR stock designed for the 16-inch carbine, a 15-inch forend for an 18-inch midlength rifle and a 20-inch barrel for a full-length rifle. The goal was to have a relatively handy weapon yielding maximum muzzle velocity. A variable-length stock allowed adjustments for various shooting positions and for body armor. Of the two colors available, I chose the flat dark earth cerakote, mainly to reduce the gun’s visibility and its tendency to warm up in direct sunlight during hot Tennessee summers.

The edges of the receiver and the forend have all been carefully chamfered and smoothed, making gloveless handling comfortable. Extensively ventilated KeyMod handguards with a full-length Picatinny top rail proved well suited for field use, requiring only a short rail segment up front for the bipod, or a direct KeyMod bipod stud. The stock offered a quick-detach socket on both sides, and the QD rail-mounted receptacle for the front of the sling completed this field-ready rifle. Read the rest of Aero Precision M5E1.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: aeroprecisionm5e1; ar10; banglist; blogpimp

1 posted on 11/13/2019 10:05:59 AM PST by w1n1
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Gun porn break from Schiff show...


2 posted on 11/13/2019 10:07:57 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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bkmk


3 posted on 11/13/2019 10:18:06 AM PST by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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sorry- can’t read the article- the impeachment comedy hour is on- oh wait- yes i can-


4 posted on 11/13/2019 10:20:43 AM PST by Bob434
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5 posted on 11/13/2019 10:28:16 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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“Donuts,,,”


6 posted on 11/13/2019 11:19:53 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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Oleg Volk is awesome. His firearms photography, and in particular his pro-2A memes, are just excellent.


7 posted on 11/13/2019 11:29:41 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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The Triple Play with Aero Precision M5E1 AR-10

If it isn't an ArmaLite, it isn't an AR-10...

8 posted on 11/13/2019 12:12:08 PM PST by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike.")
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Totally unnecessary. I’d like one in each color.


9 posted on 11/13/2019 6:20:13 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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