I received an email from Google stating there has been a data breach on this forum, and a request to change my password. Don't know if true or not, but I changed my password ... just in case.
The saga continues ...
The heart of any build is the barrel ... I used a Rainier Arms 18" Ultramatch barrel with a mid-length gas system. They use Shilen blanks for their UM barrels, and I have never been disappointed with their accuracy. I asked their gunsmiths to slip on the barrel nut and...
So ... I had the "build bug" again. Thought I would put together a nice Designated Marksman Rifle this time, in 308. I will need to do this in a couple of posts, as there is a ten photo limit per post.
Ascend Armory makes a very nice ambidextrous receiver set in either 5.56 or 7.62 (DPMS...
Build an AR10 they said ... it'll be fun they said.
They were right.
Start with an Ascend Armory 7075 Billet Receiver Set
IMG_2884 Ascend Armory 308 Receiver Set by Jerry R, on Flickr
Add a Rainier Arms 18" polished, fluted, stainless Ultramatch barrel
IMG_2891 Rainier 308 UM Stainless...