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GUN QUESTION: ARMALITE RIFLE AR-10 RIFLE
http://www.armalite.com ^ | October 13, 2008 | Yosemitest

Posted on 10/13/2008 1:37:59 PM PDT by Yosemitest



TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Outdoors; Society
KEYWORDS: armalitear10; banglist; defense; rifle
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To: Yosemitest
I have an M1 Garand for that, but it's long, and it's heavy.

A "tanker" Garand is shorter and better balanced. It loses some of the 30-06's punch, but it's still got a lot.

81 posted on 10/14/2008 3:07:29 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: saminfl

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/


82 posted on 10/14/2008 3:15:42 PM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: piytar

How much did you pay for your AR-18B. I’ve been looking for one. Gander Mnt. had one for $799 but I thought that was a little high.


83 posted on 10/14/2008 4:17:54 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( God doesn't wear a wristwatch.)
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To: P8riot
Geez!

That's more dinero than 50BMG!

I handload for my .458magnum for that very reason... Still, I seriously would love to get my hands on that .338!

84 posted on 10/14/2008 5:02:17 PM PDT by JDoutrider (Pray for our Nation! Stop the big Zero!)
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To: JDoutrider
Yeah, I'm into big guns. In addition to the .338 I also have a Ruger Redhawk that was rechambered into a .475Linebaugh. Now that's a hoot. Half the weight of an S&W 500 kicking out a 405gr bullet @ 1400FPs will put hair on your chest, and a hurtin on your wrist.

I haven't taken the dive into 50BMG yet. Guess I better in the next couple months or I may just miss the chance for good.

85 posted on 10/14/2008 5:22:33 PM PDT by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: Centurion2000
You really need to check this video out.
86 posted on 10/14/2008 6:01:04 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: ExSoldier
Steel ain't gettin' no cheaper. Buy it like I did, on layaway, 90 days same as cash.

Save up if you have to until you can put half down or slightly more than have, then start your layaway.

87 posted on 10/14/2008 6:15:52 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: Yosemitest
It's a matter of luxuries versus priorities. I don't at this time have a weapon upon which to mount the optic and to buy it in advance is like putting the cart before the horse. I do love the ACOG, but it's not the optic that makes or breaks the weapon platform. In my final analysis, if it's meant to be, everything will come together at the same time at the right price and I'll have the full payment right there. I have a prioritized list and I've gotta stick to my carefully thought out game plan. Simple. Thanks for the advice though. It IS good advice on how to acquire an expensive item especially one that usually goes one way: Cash payment in full.
88 posted on 10/14/2008 7:29:04 PM PDT by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: smokingfrog

I paid $695 for my 180B.


89 posted on 10/14/2008 8:23:07 PM PDT by piytar
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To: ExSoldier
`Gotta' keep your “need-to`s” ahead o your “want-to`s”,
that's just good strategic thinking.
90 posted on 10/14/2008 9:03:50 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: piytar
I paid $695 for my 180B.

Was that recently?

91 posted on 10/14/2008 9:10:36 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( God doesn't wear a wristwatch.)
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To: Yosemitest
Nice ... but I have a Ruger SRH .454 to kick like that. :)

I would much rather have this one.

92 posted on 10/14/2008 9:21:31 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (McCain/Palin 2008 : Palin the Paladin 2012)
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To: Centurion2000
I love my 223. If I need something stronger that's what a bolt action 30-06 is made for.

I agree. Anyone observing you from .308 range should have no idea you are armed.

The future is "stealth," not "range."

93 posted on 10/15/2008 7:52:50 AM PDT by papertyger
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To: ExSoldier
Would this be of interest to you?

I think it's something I might want, and get.

94 posted on 10/15/2008 11:11:55 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: xsrdx
Is this article, Fighting Optics for the AR-15 what you're talking about?
Or maybe Introduction to High-End Long-Range Rifle Scopes is better?
95 posted on 10/15/2008 11:36:48 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: Yosemitest
I've seen that set up before, but given the much longer sight radius of the carbine or rifle if you use it in actual low light conditions, you're probably going to lose the dots when you lose your night vision with the muzzle blast. Tritium iron sights work best on handguns. But the ACOG has a Tritium charged reticle that is red so it alone won't hamper night vision capability and it'll still be visible after the rounds start flying around in earnest. At which point you'll still get the benefit of a flash sight picture thru the scope whereas the iron sights will be pretty much useless in very low light whether or not you've got tritium inserts on the front/rear of an M4 platform.
96 posted on 10/15/2008 1:31:27 PM PDT by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: Yosemitest
Green and yellow lamps are warranted for 12 years from the date of manufacture.

Well, aint that nice of them.

Considering that tritium has a half-life of 12.32 years.

97 posted on 10/15/2008 1:42:59 PM PDT by Knitebane (Happily Microsoft free since 1999.)
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To: Gaffer

Nothing illegal about owning armor piercing rifle rounds. I have AP, API and APIT (AP plus incendiary tracer) for my .50 BMG and AP in .223 and you can get them at Cheaper Than Dirt, Midway, Impact, etc. when they have stock.


98 posted on 10/15/2008 2:58:49 PM PDT by green iguana
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To: ExSoldier
Thanks. It sounds like you know what you're talking about.

Most of my military time, I sat on my butty, looked out windows and run my mouth (air traffic control).
So ... I think I'll take your advice.

99 posted on 10/15/2008 9:26:06 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: green iguana

I guess so and I wondered that because I’ve seen the same thing from CTD and elsewhere but my brother-in-law gave me a bandolier of some very old military issue 30’06 en bloc clips for my Garand and he’d told me that they weren’t legal. I’d just chalked it up to the possibility that the powder/grain load was military vs. some of the reloaded stuff you get from CTD.


100 posted on 10/16/2008 12:18:33 PM PDT by Gaffer ("Arguing with a Liberal is like not wiping yourself after taking a dump" Scatological, but true.)
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