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Those look sweet! Thanks John!

Well, until I get to Outpost or Bass Pro to pick up a Harris bipod, I'm throwing my UTG el cheapo on. At least I can stand it up and stare at it :)

I'm browsing stocks now. McMillan, Bell and Carlson, Choate Tactical. So many choices!

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:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: Yep! I'm that excited! I know there are a lot of people who have guns way more expensive than any of mine, but dang it if I ain't as happy as can be with my new purchase. Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 with 20" bull barrel. I'm open to ideas, and advice, and I'm reading reviews, builds, and watching videos like crazy. A couple of things I know I will get are Harris bi-pod, scope base, and rings. I'll have to make do with the Leupold Rifleman 3-9x40 for now. As far as scope bases go, I was going to go with Leupold one piece base. I've heard great things about the Larue Tactical picatinny base for this rifle. It's only $75 through their website, so I'm still debating that one. I was checking out the Badger Ordnance rings, but only saw 30mm rings. From reading on here, I'm leaning towards a couple of ways to go with scope selection. Vortex and SWFA are what I hear mostly in areas I can afford. Who wouldn't want a Nightforce, but hell I've gotta figure out how to use one first :rofl: . <Pause for funny story...I'm on my laptop typing this up and my wife and daughter come home. Daughter says "What are you doing on the computer? Bet you're typing something about guns" Lol. So I get a sugar from her, and start to type as she walks in the other room. My cursor starts shooting across the screen. I regain control. Type again and there that sucker goes again! I wipe off the cursor pad, but to no avail. I look at my wife and say "What the heck!?" Then I hear uncontrollable laughter from my daughter around the doorway with the wireless mouse in her hand! LMAO She is a brat! :rofl: :rofl: Anyway, open for any of your tips or stories of what you've used. I cannot wait to shoot this thing!!

In two words...I WOULDN'T! Whew, that's nasty!

If you end up going this route, my buddy has a SOCOM he is going to sell. Let me know and I'll get the price for you.

Really sorry to hear this, you are all in our prayers!!

I just picked up a Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 with 20" bull barrel from Academy tonight $659 + tax. Now I'm watching videos and reading articles on how to build it up. Might want to check it out?

I'm free again!!! :LOL: Thanks Slappy!

That's the last I'd heard too. Still praying for him and the family.

Dang, check this out :drool:   http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_62_974/products_id/57408

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Wow, this got serious while I was gone :) Good info though. Didn't have one person seriously interested in the AR10 at the gun show. I'm not really concerned with it though. I will in the end have a nice bolt action .308 and if I get to keep the AR10 and have to wait longer, oh well. I did run into a buddy of mine though and he is interested in trading a M&P15 and a Glock 23 for it. I think that would be a great trade and get me 2 of the 3 guns I was after. Might run by his house later and check them out. All in all, if it goes back in the safe, I'm not going to feel bad AT ALL!  I did put my hands on the Rem 700 SPS Tactical at the show. I like the grip on the Hogue stock, but would definitely change it! Wayyyyy overpriced though. They are $659 at Academy and he wanted $900 because it had a low end Bushnell scope on it. I was looking where the front of the stock meets the barrel and there was surface rust, so I didn't even call him over to ask about it.

I will be in a green John Deere hoodie and FSU hat carrying my AR10. Say hi if you see me

I missed this thread, seems like season has been closed for months, not days. Thanks for bringing it back and good luck in FL!!!

Yes, I drool about playing at long distances with a 300 win mag. Just too expensive when you don't reload. But they are sweet!!

Very good looking dog!

Good points. I really like the M&P and really don't want to get rid of it. I hope I'm going to miss the ArmaLite when it's gone (Unless I don't find a buyer). But when I have a good .308 bolt action, I can really put extra time into some long range shooting and be happy. I know the M&P is a pretty much standard AR to most and I want a higher quality one beside it for the option. I could easily talk myself out of it, but 3 guns I want to add are the Rem 700, possibly BCM AR, and a Glock 23 (will be my first Glock). Wish I had the funds to buy them all outright and keep everything I already have. Just not possible now or in the near future.

No problem! I was telling my FIL that it wouldn't be but a few rows over and they'd be $19.99 and sure enough! We checked them before we bought, only one had a terrible gasket in it, we put it back and got 4 really good ones. Can't beat that price these days. I may pick up a couple more tomorrow.

Spots I agree with you on your thoughts on the .308 in AR platform. That was my main reason to get it. Like I said before, I don't know where the idea came up, I guess from thinking ahead for SHTF. And we all know you can never be 100% prepared, just as prepared as we can be.   Whitewolf, it's the optics ready. I'm taking it to the gun show with me in the morning, but I think I'll post it up in the classifieds here tonight just in case anyone here wants it, That will save me from luggin it around at the show tomorrow and I can just shop.

Yeah, it was packed! I was with my FIL and he's about 6' 6" 400lbs and it took some doing for both of us to stay together as we made our way through the crowd. And yes, it was nice to see quite a few guns back to where they should have been a long time ago.

Let me start by saying my ArmaLite has barely began to be broken in, and that I LOVE it! But I've been doing a lot of thinking and I don't even know what brought it on. Anyway, here's the plan and some of the reasoning behind it. I have an M&P15 that my wife and I both enjoy shooting. First thing I'll do when/if I sell the AR10 is buy another AR15. One with a freefloat barrel already on it, but not sure which one I'm really wanting yet. It will basically be my wife's go to SHTF gun. She can shoot the AR10 fine but it gets heavy for her after shooting it a while. She can shoot my M&P all day. Also, having same ammo, same mags for both guns is also a plus. That's not all of the plan though, because I'd feel kind of crazy to just get rid of a .308 just to get a 5.56 I think. So my new have-to-have is a Remington 700 SPS Tactical. That will be my hunt/target/long range heavier caliber rifle. I love the heavy 20" barrel, but will be changing the Hogue stock out when money permits for something a little higher in quality. Obviously I won't get enough out of my AR10 for both of the above rifles, but enough for one and a little extra to put back and add to the pile designated for the SPS.   Thoughts, ideas?

Welcome to TGO David!