DPMS LR. 308.....To Keep or Sell?

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So here's my quandary. I bought a DPMS LR .308 for a couple hundred less then market value. My plan has been to keep it, not shoot it, then sell it a month before elections hoping to net enough money to pay for most of proper Savage rifle or Remington 700 series with quality glass and mounts.

Having decided to delve into precision shooting since I only live a few miles away from my 1000 yard range. I would like a good rifle to last me through beginner and intermediate levels of learning. I have read great things about the DPMS and I'm starting to wonder if I might be better off just sticking with that rifle rather than trying to sell it later.

I already have an AR that I am happy with so I'm not inclined to keep it for for that particular reason alone.

I figured I would fish for y'alls opinions on the DPMS and if it's comparable enough to a Savage or Remington that I'm just as good keeping it.

Thanks everybody!
 
i'd sell it. but don't expect what it brings to get you a savage or rem 700 with "quality glass and mounts". i think you'll be much better off with off the shelf accuracy from the savage or rem.
 
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"Quality glass and mounts" to take you out to 1000 yards will typically run you about or more than the DPMS itself will sell for, not including the Remington 700 or Savage.

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I've seen some pretty accurate DPMS rifles in .308. If your skills are up to it, you can likely bang steel all day long with it at ranges out to what the .308 is capable of, if that's what you want to do with it.

If you want to get into precision shooting out to the distances that you mentioned, you're gonna need a good bolt gun with good glass. I like a lot of magnification, so for me "good glass" starts at around $750 plus the mounting hardware. If all you want to do is bang torso sized steel plates, I know guys that do it out to 1000 with a 10X Super Sniper scope that can be had for around $300 or a Bushnell Elite 3200 fixed 10X at around $200.
 
I bought a Saiga .308 for $250 brand new when they were cheap. I sold it for $800 in April when I bought my Ruger Convertible. I planned to keep the Saiga but it's hard to keep a .308 when you have four 30/06. The Saiga was accurate. I shot an antelope in the neck a long way off....
 
TexasPatriot.308 said:
if obama gets re elected you will wish you still had the DPMS
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I'm looking at it like:
1. Either presidential hopeful is no champion for gun owners. We are screwed.
2. The thought of hoarding a rifle to capitalize off an election that's going to make the antis happy seems plain icky to me. To do it is one thing, to let me know why is another. Sell the gun if need be, but don't tell your forum brethren you're hoping to bank on a desperate time for the nation, counting on a gun ban scare to make extra coin. Bad form, sir.
3. With recent shootings happening with alarming regularity, why bother waiting a month before elections? Why not sell to an HONEST gun owner who'll appreciate an accurate platform like the LR? Things are already on the rise since this time last year (heck, milsurp bolt actions are getting ridiculous), and it's only getting worse. Riding the wave of gun scares and gun control nazis isn't necessary.

Keep it, sell it. I don't care, but I'm not buying it. Not with that frame of mind.
 
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Your dpms is shoot fine, and u already have it. So shoot it, you bought it do it's already a used gun some rounds down it isnt going to hurt the value
 
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I'm looking at it like:
1. Either presidential hopeful is no champion for gun owners. We are screwed.
2. The thought of hoarding a rifle to capitalize off an election that's going to make the antis happy seems plain icky to me. To do it is one thing, to let me know why is another. Sell the gun if need be, but don't tell your forum brethren you're hoping to bank on a desperate time for the nation, counting on a gun ban scare to make extra coin. Bad form, sir.
3. With recent shootings happening with alarming regularity, why bother waiting a month before elections? Why not sell to an HONEST gun owner who'll appreciate an accurate platform like the LR? Things are already on the rise since this time last year (heck, milsurp bolt actions are getting ridiculous), and it's only getting worse. Riding the wave of gun scares and gun control nazis isn't necessary.

Keep it, sell it. I don't care, but I'm not buying it. Not with that frame of mind.
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I agree 100% ^^^^^
 
I'm not expecting to be able to pay for an entire rifle, glass, and mounts set up. As I said, I'm just hoping to pay for part of it.

Also, I don't see how this is "bad form". I'm not doing anything to exacerbate or reinforce the Anti's position. I certainly respect your opinion and welcome anyone to speak their mind, that's what our freedoms are for, but I love my second amendment rights every bit as much all of you and would fight for them just as hard.

Simply because I bought a rifle and intend to sell it so as to reinvest in a different rifle hardly constitutes "bad form". I can only imagine what you must think of firearms manufacturers for wanting to sell their product above cost. If every law abiding citizen to get a firearm for free, that would be great, but I am not preventing any lawful buyer from being able to get one whenever they want. I'm sorry you feel the way that you do.

Getting back on topic, I don't expect to be able to get an entire set up. I just want to make it more affordable. Precision shooting is my interest and I'm inclined to follow the advice of going with the bolt action instead of the DPMS.

I really appreciate everybody's advice as well as opinions. I guess now I just need to settle on a Remington or Savage but I've got time. Again, thanks everybody.
 
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I'm not expecting to be able to pay for an entire rifle, glass, and mounts set up. As I said, I'm just hoping to pay for part of it.

Also, I don't see how this is "bad form". I'm not doing anything to exacerbate or reinforce the Anti's position. I certainly respect your opinion and welcome anyone to speak their mind, that's what our freedoms are for, but I love my second amendment rights every bit as much all of you and would fight for them just as hard.

Simply because I bought a rifle and intend to sell it so as to reinvest in a different rifle hardly constitutes "bad form". I can only imagine what you must think of firearms manufacturers for wanting to sell their product above cost. If every law abiding citizen to get a firearm for free, that would be great, but I am not preventing any lawful buyer from being able to get one whenever they want. I'm sorry you feel the way that you do.

Getting back on topic, I don't expect to be able to get an entire set up. I just want to make it more affordable. Precision shooting is my interest and I'm inclined to follow the advice of going with the bolt action instead of the DPMS.

I really appreciate everybody's advice as well as opinions. I guess now I just need to settle on a Remington or Savage but I've got time. Again, thanks everybody.
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In all honesty, I'd keep what you have.
 
I am reminded of the guy that buys generators when a hurricane is forecast so he can resell at an outrageous profit to his neighbors.....

That being said- I have a DPMS LR308 and have been very pleased with it. Would be one of the last I'd ever sell. I would like a bolt .308 and may pick one up also for long range fun, but the DPMS stays.
 
+1 keep it and put some good glass on it and see what it can do. If it doesn't meet your expectations take off your scope and sell the rifle. Put the money towards a bolt action. I have a savage model 12bvss in 308 that can shoot a wing off a fly at 100 yards and it cost me around $700 from Buds guns last year. I put a 3x9 Leupold on it as my range is limited at 300yds. for a 1000yd gun I imagine you will need much bigger glass.
 
GJ;
Your DPMS LR308 is probably as accurate as many bolt action rifle in a similar caliber. Depending upon it's barrel length, it may be quite capable out to 1000 yds.
I have an LR 308B, 18" bull barrel. With decent factory ammo it shoots at or near consistent 1 moa or less. With my handloads (Using Sierra 168 HPBT match bullets) it is consistently well sub moa. No special gunsmithing is or was needed.
Excellent triggers are available at moderate cost & again need no gunsmithing. (Assuming you can operate a pin punch without damaging your fingers)
If you desire even better accuracy, match barrels are readily available & are easily changed with a few cheap tools. (under $100.00) Again, unlike a boltie, no gunsmith needed.
A lot of folks don't understand that the basics of an AR are like the basics of the finest match rifles. Free float barrels, no glass bedding or pillar bedding needed, modular parts, bolt / barrel lock-up is radial, thus needing little or no expensive hand lapping of just two or three lugs.
You may be further along on your goals of a 1000 yd rifle than you think.

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I've had three DPMS 308LR rifles and they are hammers. Like or dislike DPMS...this rifle shoots very well for asking price. My first rifle cost me $900 and it was a bargain. The best group I could ever get with my DPMS was .51 @100 yards...which is pretty darn good for a factory gas gun.

Reason why I sold them was they were too heavy for what I wanted in a precision rifle.

I have bolt actions that shoot better than the DPMS, so it's a toss up.

I say buy what you think you will use more often. I know here in PA...we cannot hunt with semi, so for me, I'd got with a bolt action because I can use it for precision and to hunt.
 
Keep it

Keep it for now and just save up for a good scope. With proper training and equipment and ammo, your current DPMS should be able to hit within your intended range.

Don't sell it as you might regret later on. There's no reason to sell a perfectly good rifle, unless money is tight. If money becomes more available to you in the future, then purchase a Rem700 to add to the arsenal.
 
I would keep the DPMS. it's a fun gun to shoot. On the other hand, you can make some amazing shots with a Remington 700. Once you are bored with shooting silhouettes, you will miss the DPMS. The moral of the story is never sell a good shooting semi-auto to buy a bolt action.
 
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