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Gunsmithing ar-10 308 to .260 conversion?

wordisbawn2008

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Mar 24, 2009
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someone told me that a .260 round is just a necked down .308, so my question is: if that is a fact, to convert a regular ar-10 into a .260 would it only be necessary to change barrels? will the clips, bolt, buffer etc. stay the same?
 
Re: ar-10 308 to .260 conversion?

Yes all the same and they are called magazines
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