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post January 6th 2009 7:26 AM
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well I just picked up my DPMS lr-308 today.. Man I am excited. I wasnt exactly in th market for one but when mu dealer got one in i had to buy it.. now i will probally have to sell my DPMS sweet 16 to fund the 308..



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post January 6th 2009 7:37 AM
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thumb.gif thumb.gif very nice dude!!

eta: is that a nikon BDC on the sweet 16? sweeeeeeeeet!

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post January 6th 2009 6:48 PM
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Very nice, if I didn't already have 2 308's, would think about it...


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post January 6th 2009 11:35 PM
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Yes it is the Nikon 4.5x14 Buckmaster with BDC

Maybe i should just sell a pistol or two. really.gif I can always replace my XD40 later..

I should have my Rock RIver high rise scope mount tommorow for my 308 oh yea.gif
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post January 7th 2009 4:16 AM
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Very cool. Great choice in my opinion.
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well sold the sweet 16 on the gbroker this morning.. ad nreceived my RRA high rise mount it is very nice.. So i will probally mount it up.. but i have been contimplating on a shorter barrel this 24" is long and heavy and will be mainly used for deer in N MN. I think i would like to find a 18" Bull upper. also if anyone has info of any 4 round mags in stock somewhere let me know i just overpaid for 2 10 rounders thumbdown.gif but want a 4 rd.
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Well I shipped my DPMS sweet 16 today and ended up buying another 308 with teh 18" chromoly barrel..

I will see if i like it better with it being shorter , then one or the other will have to leave..
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Congrats on the new one but too bad you had to sell one to fund the other.


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post January 13th 2009 12:17 AM
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heres the new 308s



the .223 i sold with the rra mount




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Congrats on the new 308 thumb.gif


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went to pick up some ammo today and man the 308 ammo is scarce...

not sure what to shoot for ammo. guess is depends on what i can find.. i did find 1 box of Hornady 168g Match for now.
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Try Georgia Arms, they are way behind on 223 but might have some canned heat in 308..... they just shipped my 223 yesterday after a 6 week wait......

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QUOTE (jem375 @ January 14th 2009 10:06 AM) *
Try Georgia Arms, they are way behind on 223 but might have some canned heat in 308..... they just shipped my 223 yesterday after a 6 week wait......


i will give them a look. I just sold my AE 5.56 ammo on gun broker. there is plenty of it at Cabelas. Sniper central recommends the HSM ammo which i guess Cabelas also carries for the 308
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On my Midwayusa flyer, there are some Winchester 7.62x51mm overrun NATO military production ammo for sale and they seem to have them in stock, case of 200 for $124.99, I bought a case of it months ago, so far haven't shot any of it...
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The 308 is proprietary so i cant run the nato stuff in the DPMS...well you can but DPMS does not recommend it. but if the barrel is 7.62 then i could do either
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QUOTE (midwestoffroad @ January 15th 2009 10:48 PM) *
The 308 is proprietary so i cant run the nato stuff in the DPMS...well you can but DPMS does not recommend it. but if the barrel is 7.62 then i could do either
you can use the 7.62x51 in 308 actions, you are thinking about 223 and 5.56.....308 is actually higher pressure than the NATO stuff.... I bought mine to use in my T/C rifle and Savage Striker pistol in 308

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The taper behind the case neck is different angle, for the 7.62 and 308 so this applies PER DPMS anyway


While you can physically fire either 308 or 7.62 NATO from a 308, you will see reduced accuracy from increased wear in the throat of the rifling and a higher chance of erratic cycling, including a higher chance of failures to extract. It is for this reason we recommend using only commercial 308 in a 308 barrel. Will it work,...yes. Is it ideal, not necessarily

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In DPMS rifles, 7.62x51 or .308 is allowed in 7.62x51 chambers. Do not use 7.62x51 in a .308 chamber. It will function, at times flawlessly, however over time issues may arise. That is the long and short of it. Use the ammo your rifle was designed for, effectively whatever is stamped on your barrel is what you should use except in the case of 5.56x45mm (.223 can be used) and 7.62x51mm (.308 can be used).
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well I did it again

some new additions



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I also added a 308T and a 5.56 panther carbine 16 this week. only added them since i sold the 24" with the Miculek comp.
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Nice, good luck...........give us range reports.......
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