7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

[captnmo]

I recently obtained an Armalite lower with folding Choate stock. The guy thought he could mate it with a DPMS upper and found that since they're proprietary, that wasn't going to work....so I got it for a good price.

I'm looking for an upper to mate it with. Obviously Armalite will work but I want to consider all options. I'm looking for a carbine length with good accuracy and reliability.....(I guess that goes without saying). What's good and what's available?

Any piston-drivens that will work on an Armalite?

As always...thanks!

 

[deersniper]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

You need a buffer tube for all the uppers IIRC, so you are going to have to ditch the folder.

-dan.

 

[Nihonjin]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

AFAIK, only Armalite and Iron Ridge Arms for now. The new Sig 716 looks like it will work and it's a piston driven also, but they aren't out yet.

Just out of curiosity, why did the lower have a folder on it?

 

[ORD]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

Wihtout having a custom build done...Armalite (complete/stripped), Eagle Arms (complete/stripped), Iron Ridge (stripped for now...complete may be coming) all make uppers.

No piston upgrades/add-ons for the AR-10 platform yet...several companies are working on them or at least saying that they are working on them.

As for the stock...do you mean a "collapsible" stock??? Folding=stock bends 180 degrees to one side of the receiver...collapsible=stock extends/retracts back and forth on a collapsible stock buffer tube. Choate never made a folding stock for an AR-type rifle. They made some for various other rifles like the mini-14, sks, etc....but never an AR to my knowledge. If you did mean "folding"...please put up a pic or two because this I have GOT to see!! The only thing that might have been funnier would be the look on the poor bastard's face (or lack thereof) had he actually attempted to fire an AR-type rifle in that condition.

 

[AXEMAN]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

patriot ordinance maybe? dont they have a piston driven 308? dont know if they sell upper only or if it fits DPMS, but you could check

 

[Nihonjin]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AXEMAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">patriot ordinance maybe? dont they have a piston driven 308? dont know if they sell upper only or if it fits DPMS, but you could check </div></div>They do sell uppers only and they are piston driven, but the OP says he has an Armalite lower. POF is based on the DPMS platform.

 

[captnmo]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

Sorry, I meant collapsable...not folding...dough!

 

[ORD]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: captnmo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry, I meant collapsable...not folding...dough! </div></div>

Darn...and I was hoping for a good laugh!!! Oh well...

Just make sure it is an AR-10/LR-308 carbine buffer/spring and NOT an AR-15 version. The 308 carbine buffer should be 5.4oz and approx. 3 1/4" in length. The AR-15 carbine buffer (stnd) will only be about 3oz and 3 1/8" in total length.

 

[captnmo]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: captnmo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry, I meant collapsable...not folding...dough! </div></div>

Darn...and I was hoping for a good laugh!!! Oh well...

Just make sure it is an AR-10/LR-308 carbine buffer/spring and NOT an AR-15 version. The 308 carbine buffer should be 5.4oz and approx. 3 1/4" in length. The AR-15 carbine buffer (stnd) will only be about 3oz and 3 1/8" in total length. </div></div>

Good to know, thanks! I was wondering about that but wasn't sure about the specs on the buffer it came with. I was prepared to have to get another one. I'll check it out today.

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

Armalite is going to be your best bet.

I believe Iron Ridge does AR10 uppers as well, but not 100% sure.

 

[captnmo]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

What about just getting an Armalite upper receiver with BCG and CH and having a custom barrel and handguard installed? Anyone have experience with this or can recommend who to send it to for this kind of project? After-market piston kit???

I was thinking something like a Kreiger or Bertlein barrel. Is the price/quality of these barrels worth getting it in 16" or would I just be spending a lot of money for a good barrel cut down to size so it can't perform.

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

Pretty much what I have right now. I bought an Eagle Arms complete lower w/o buttstock. I added a MOE and PRS, then bought an Armalite upper and BCG. I just added a PRI Gas Buster charging handle and a Badger handguard. Now
all I have left to do is acquire the barrel to connect the POF Brake to the upper.

I am waiting on Noveske's next run of 7.62 barrels, but GAP, Krieger, etc. can make you an AR10 barrel. If you want a 16" Noveske, Rainier Arms shows them in stock. I just don't know if I want to go that short on a precision rig.

 

[AXEMAN]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

i am leaning towards a 16"-18" barrel on my DPMS with a rifle length free float tube and brake of some sort. i just like the dissapator style and for me this wont really be a precision rifle. thats what my bolt is for. thanks for the barrel tips LW

 

[captnmo]

Re: 7.62/308 AR upper receiver suggestions

Can't say this is going to be a precision rig. I just want as good of a trade off between accuracy/quality and still keep it a carbine.

 

[hermosabeach]

I would skip the piston talk

The armalite 308 is a fun rifle but a low volume rifle

not that many built for an aftermarket company to engineer an entirely new gas system to replace the original design.

I have a bias as the ar15 piston guns are the ones that break in classes.

the original AR design works well until you get into SBR territory and then the bolt porpoises

Armalite also uses a mag based upon the m14 mag

I don’t believe dpms pattern magazines will work.

 

[2grim4U]

Seriously? This thread has been dead for 10 years...