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7/13/2026 7:04:40 AM EDT
i know the AR10 platform does not have the same standards across the board as the the AR15 does, but do the Bolt Carrier Groups interchange?
7/13/2026 7:23:13 AM EDT
[#1]
nope
7/13/2026 7:35:10 AM EDT
[#2]
This may be a stupid response, but do you mean:

1. An AR15 BCG will work in an AR10?

or

2. Any particular brand AR10 BCG will work in another brand AR10?
7/13/2026 7:45:23 AM EDT
[#3]
There are some commonalities but many entirely different standards including
Armalite
DPMS
DPMS Gen 2
many proprietary designs

most of the cheap stuff is DPMS pattern and somewhat interchangeable but I would want to verify headspace personally given the variation in cheap stuff even in the ar15 market, which is only worse with the less standardized 10s
also AR10 bolts tend to be made of 9310 not carpenter 158 and a lot of cheap ones are trash in my limited experience
7/13/2026 10:05:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: jeffb1911][Edited] [#4]
Guess i should have been more specific in my question.  i know there is no way to swap between an ar15 and ar10 platforms, but was more wondering what the differences between the various ar10 variants. Been scrounging Aero M5 pars for a while, and wound up trading into an LMT lower and parts kit. Last weekend got an MRP H Upper with 16" 308 barrel, and now need to get a BCG group. Was more wondering what my options were.
7/13/2026 12:06:04 PM EDT
[#5]
Primary Arms or RoofTop Defense has LMT BCG's if you want to stick to factory.  Titan Defense or RifleGear too.
7/20/2026 7:34:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: NTXGlocker][Edited] [#6]
FYI. LMT uses sr-25 pattern lugs.

Add: LMT (Lewis Machine & Tool) bolts follow the SR-25 pattern (which is widely compatible with the DPMS LR-308 standard). Their carriers also differ in gas management and dwell time.
7/24/2026 11:05:44 PM EDT
[#7]
Ar10 use a completely different bolt than the AR15

Generally speaking AR10 bolts of the same pattern will fit each other. I.e.
DPMS

DPMS Gen 2

Armalite
7/25/2026 9:34:55 PM EDT
[#8]
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Originally Posted By jeffb1911:
Guess i should have been more specific in my question.  i know there is no way to swap between an ar15 and ar10 platforms, but was more wondering what the differences between the various ar10 variants. Been scrounging Aero M5 pars for a while, and wound up trading into an LMT lower and parts kit. Last weekend got an MRP H Upper with 16" 308 barrel, and now need to get a BCG group. Was more wondering what my options were.
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Try go to AR308.com.  It is a good website for information in this area.

Only if the AR10 was adopted by the US military. There would had been a standard.
7/26/2026 11:34:43 PM EDT
[#9]
I pieced together my MWS and had nothing but trouble with it until I found a LMT BCG. Now it runs just fine. It was over 10 years ago so I can’t remember who’s BCG I tried using first.

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