@leaveyourego Here is another video on the short PTR/G3 K pattern. He goes in depth about the issues with the HK51 8” barrel he had and now the 12” barreled model.

Basically the guns ship with rollers that are usually too shallow and beat themselves up in the stock configuration. Getting the right roller size and maybe putting a combination comp/flash hider might do the trick as long as you don’t mind the noise.

Honestly the 12” K pattern is the vibe

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L1A1 🇬🇧 SLR [British FN FAL - Iron Sights] to 600yds 

I recall being amazed by reading that the typical engagement distance was 600 yards with iron sights, but haven’t gotten to try that myself.  

Top: .308 Win Mag (AR10)

Mid: 5.56/.223 (AR15)

Bot: 7.62x39 (AK-47)

one day someone’s going to challenge me to a rap battle and then it’ll all be worth it

New project: .308 custom, main 3 parts will be Cerakote in H-210 Sig Dark Grey

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Something different from all that still lifes. Don’t worry, I’m now drawing another still life.

Sniper grey AR10 set with heavy gloss clear coat.

Yes it is functional.

Yes it’s an original Parts kit with 4 replacement barrels. (Minus the trigger pack)

308 vs 556: A Breakdown of Each Cartridge

Two of the most popular rifle cartridges in the world, the .308 Winchester and the 5.56 NATO are each suited for very different applications IMAGE: Sabastian “Bat” Mann By Richard Mann – Field & Stream Some cartridge comparisons like the “308 vs 556” can seem ridiculous because the two cartridges are so different in size, power, and performance. However, both cartridges have a military…

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Ruger SFAR…Ultra Lightweight AR10 Perfection?

I love the idea of a .308 or 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge in an AR platform. These are nothing new, not at all. Probably 2017/2018 I decided to build one in 6.5 Creedmoor using an Aero Precision builder kit and it’s one of my favorite rifles to shoot. The unfortunate thing about it however is that it’s heavy and I mean tank sized heavy weighing in at around 15lbs with a suppressor attached. Because of the chunkiness of this build, it can’t join me on hunting expeditions. I always told myself if a viable lightweight AR-10 platform would emerge, then I would pick one up. Enter the Ruger SFAR .308 rifle. This rifle came out about a year or so ago. It’s available only in .308 and in a 16” or 20” barrel. And get this, it weighs in at just 6.8 Lbs! This is on par with the weight of a standard 5.56 AR-15 rifle. So when I had the funds and Brownells had one in stock, I thought I’d pick one up to see if it could scratch that itch I had for many years.

First impressions right out of the box, it’s light! No way can this fire a .308 cartridge. The way Ruger accomplished such a feat is they basically stretched the receiver to accommodate the longer cartridge. To the rear of the magwell, most everything is regular old AR-15 right down to the receiver extension and buffer. The bolt carrier group is truly something special. Ruger is using some sort of special alloy on the bolt that’s supposedly much stronger than a C158 bolt. The bolt itself has 2 ejectors and machined very nicely. The firing pin is made out of titanium. Ruger went out of their way to save weight in a lot of places, including the hand guard which has many lightening cuts and is void of a top rail across it on the 16” version. You’ll also notice extra gas ports close to the barrel extension and on the bolt carrier. The gas key only has a single screw instead of 2 like AR-15 bolt carrier. The rifle is a gas impingement type with a 4 position gas regulator to adjust for different ammo types and for suppressor use. Ruger does recommend a 100-200 round break in on setting 3.

I’ve had this rifle in hand for just over a week. Broke it down to check everything out and Ruger has indeed done a fantastic job with assembling this rifle. Only one range session so far, but using 150gr .308 ball ammo it was mostly a successful trip. As the manual says, using the higher gas setting during break in is necessary. I found myself having to use setting 3 when shooting unsuppressed and setting 2 when shooting suppressed. These are 1 setting higher than normal use. Accuracy was very acceptable even though I not shoot for groups as I was mostly function testing. Recoil is more than an AR-15, but very reasonable. Only time will tell, but I think Ruger has a game changer on their hands and at a stellar price! At Brownells these rifles were priced right around $1K.

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20" AR10 (.308) w/ Sig Sauer 10x Tango optic