I'm blessed to have three sons - two of them very strong twins - at 18, they're 6'4" and 225ish lb with abs. Consequently, proportionally, an AR-10 feels to them about like an AR-15 feels to the "average" guy.
Last summer I took a Sons of Liberty Gun Works (SOLGW) Armorer’s Class and saw some of the LE guys who were using SOL Mk10s in the class, and had a discussion with Mike, the founder of SOLGW, about getting some MK10's. We took delivery of two rifles configured to our spec this week that check all our boxes -
SOLGW Mk10 - Gen 2
8 lbs 5 oz dry
416R SS 3 groove polygonal rifled nitride barrels
2 stage SOL triggers that are excellent - we have Geisseles or MBT's in everything else, and these are every bit as good as any Geissele trigger we own
Hard chromed BCGs, bolts are dual ejector
A5 buffer systems
B5 furniture
M89 rails
Ambi 50 degree throw saftey
Ambi bolt release
Liberty ambi charging handle
First impressions - the rifles performed identically.
100% function - each rifle fired about 100 rounds, 50 no can, 50 with a Dead Air Sandman K.
Ejection - 3 o'clock, dead 90 degree out of the rifles without a can, maybe 2, 2:30 with a can
Accuracy - very acceptable, we were using 147 gr basic bitch to check function and get baseline zero's with a 3.5x ACOG and 1.5-6X USO then switched to 150 gr Speer soft point that we use on piggies - that historically isn't the most accurate ammo in the world, but it tracked out of these with what we've seen out of some of our other rifles that are MOA or better. Once these have at least 300 rounds out of them, I plan to put a 20X on them and test with Federal GMM 168, 175, etc to see what they can do
Overall fit/finish/feel - First, I'll praise the triggers again - that's the interface with the rifle, and they feel great. The upper/lower receivers are tight, no wiggle or wobble. The anodizing is dark and crisp. They generally feel smooth, recoil is very manageable, gas system seems well thought out, no blow back in the face was mentioned even with cans.
Thus far, 100% satisfied. I've chased the AR-10 dragon for quite some time and I think we have finally caught it, saddled it, and are riding it GOT style. We will be putting them into practical use in ~ 2 weeks in Texas on meat, can't wait to see the results there, but I suspect it is going to result in some dead pigs, coyotes, et al as the optics on top were selected to be specifically compatible with LRF thermal clip on units as pictured.
THANK YOU to Mike and the SOLGW team for building rifles to our spec and delivering what we've been looking for - I hope these are the rifles my sons use for decades to come, and I believe they will be.
The 9 year old and I will have to continue with the burden of being younger and weaker / older and weaker and running about with 300 BO's and 6.5 Grendels. We will break into big gun/little gun teams and see who kills more and if the 308 anchors them any better than the pipsqueaks we're shooting
9 YO with his custom Model 7 in 300 BLK also pictured under the watchful eye of his older brother. I'm glad to say there was a debate in the car home about who shot best that day.
Last summer I took a Sons of Liberty Gun Works (SOLGW) Armorer’s Class and saw some of the LE guys who were using SOL Mk10s in the class, and had a discussion with Mike, the founder of SOLGW, about getting some MK10's. We took delivery of two rifles configured to our spec this week that check all our boxes -
SOLGW Mk10 - Gen 2
8 lbs 5 oz dry
416R SS 3 groove polygonal rifled nitride barrels
2 stage SOL triggers that are excellent - we have Geisseles or MBT's in everything else, and these are every bit as good as any Geissele trigger we own
Hard chromed BCGs, bolts are dual ejector
A5 buffer systems
B5 furniture
M89 rails
Ambi 50 degree throw saftey
Ambi bolt release
Liberty ambi charging handle
First impressions - the rifles performed identically.
100% function - each rifle fired about 100 rounds, 50 no can, 50 with a Dead Air Sandman K.
Ejection - 3 o'clock, dead 90 degree out of the rifles without a can, maybe 2, 2:30 with a can
Accuracy - very acceptable, we were using 147 gr basic bitch to check function and get baseline zero's with a 3.5x ACOG and 1.5-6X USO then switched to 150 gr Speer soft point that we use on piggies - that historically isn't the most accurate ammo in the world, but it tracked out of these with what we've seen out of some of our other rifles that are MOA or better. Once these have at least 300 rounds out of them, I plan to put a 20X on them and test with Federal GMM 168, 175, etc to see what they can do
Overall fit/finish/feel - First, I'll praise the triggers again - that's the interface with the rifle, and they feel great. The upper/lower receivers are tight, no wiggle or wobble. The anodizing is dark and crisp. They generally feel smooth, recoil is very manageable, gas system seems well thought out, no blow back in the face was mentioned even with cans.
Thus far, 100% satisfied. I've chased the AR-10 dragon for quite some time and I think we have finally caught it, saddled it, and are riding it GOT style. We will be putting them into practical use in ~ 2 weeks in Texas on meat, can't wait to see the results there, but I suspect it is going to result in some dead pigs, coyotes, et al as the optics on top were selected to be specifically compatible with LRF thermal clip on units as pictured.
THANK YOU to Mike and the SOLGW team for building rifles to our spec and delivering what we've been looking for - I hope these are the rifles my sons use for decades to come, and I believe they will be.
The 9 year old and I will have to continue with the burden of being younger and weaker / older and weaker and running about with 300 BO's and 6.5 Grendels. We will break into big gun/little gun teams and see who kills more and if the 308 anchors them any better than the pipsqueaks we're shooting
9 YO with his custom Model 7 in 300 BLK also pictured under the watchful eye of his older brother. I'm glad to say there was a debate in the car home about who shot best that day.Attachments
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