Varminterror
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PLEASE tell me where you got that cheek riser from!
An AR10 is just like an AR15. Can be just as reliable or not and for the same reasons. Personally, I don't own an AR10. I've worked on a lot of them, again for the same reasons you would an AR15. I really don't care for them. They are big and heavy for what they are. They can be accurate, but never as accurate as a bolt gun, assuming that you spent the same amount of money on each. My .308 is a bolt gun. I do think that an AR10 does have it's place for those that just plain need to lay down a whole lot of .308 or they just really want to be able to lay down a whole bunch of .308.
When I said above that I'd take the AR10, it was more from the perspective of having a part of an arsenal that would be easy to maintain and relatively easy to buy parts for. It was a completely practical statement. Nightlord40K said it right. For soul: M1A. It's a damn fine rifle and it has that action. I think the M1A is everything that kept the Garand from being perfect for it's time. A more practical caliber, detachable box magazine and, again, that action.
I'd suggest that you get out and try to shoot both. I've shot both plenty and if we're doing open sights, I much prefer to shoot the M1A. ARs feel like tools. The M1A feels like a rifle.
While most say that an AR-10 is just a big AR-15, remember that there is a mil-spec standard for AR-15s, the same is not true for AR-10s. Which means that there are different shapes and sizes of incompatible lower and upper receivers, handguard rail heights, and magazine types. I have neither, though have handled both. I agree that a complete AR-10 is easier to work on and upgrade, but an M1A has a style all its own. It will come down to intended use and personal preference.
I tried to buy a FAL for 15 years now. Always out of stock. Finally found one in stock, had the money ready, and the state said I couldn't buy it.FAL?
That said, I really appreciate the aesthetics of the M1A. I enjoy shooting them. They are just awesome...
but the accuracy potential and ease of mounting optics, free float barrel, easily changed trigger group, etc make the AR10 just... more capable.
this is the one I'm keeping an eye out for:I tried to buy a FAL for 15 years now. Always out of stock. Finally found one in stock, had the money ready, and the state said I couldn't buy it.
I'm in WA. I would buy it, at that price If they ever become available. https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/products/dsa-arms-sa58-fal-rifle-classic-21-package This is what I'm looking for. I'll keep watch, if it ever becomes available.this is the one I'm keeping an eye out for:
https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/products/dsa-fal-sa58-18-range-ready-traditional-carbine-rifle
That company will make it CA compliant, too. IDK what state you are in, but thought I'd try to be the enabler THR members have come to appreciate LOL
I reload all my FAL brass. If your gas system is set right it put just a slight dent in the case mouth that irons right out on sizing.I bypassed the FAL as I understand it they are tough on brass
Since I reload I do reuse the brass,
I have been surfing the web looking at some ar10s and m1a types
I am leaning towards the ar10 mostly due to having experience with that platform
I am eyeballing Windham and armalite so far
Get the right M1A and you won't NEED to do a bunch of mods like you would for an AR. Those national match gun are sweet just as they are.The M1A is ten times the rifle the AR10 is, BUT all said above is true. An M1A is going to cost your two or three times as much as an AR10 will and once you have the rifle, doing anything to it will be a PITA. When you buy an M1A, what you can do to it is very limited. Even mounting a scope is a bit of a challenge. The M1A is the kind of rifle that you buy because you like it and will shoot it the way it is. It's a battle rifle with limited use for anything else. Well, that last one is arguable, but it's an arguable point.
With the AR10, just think AR15, only bigger. Barrels, trigger, magazine, accuracy, optics...it's a playground. If I had to choose one, it would be the AR10.