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Posted: 1/1/2017 10:09:15 AM EDT
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Wondering if you guys can help me out. Got a offer on a trade and the guy is offering me a AR in a 260, the lower was made by Dreadnaught industries, Has a two stage trigger, what I've been told. The upper is a factory DPMS with a target crown instead up flash hider. Adjustable gas block. Has a free float handguard, regular magpul stock and maybe a houge grip, not sure of barrel length yet. I try to post pictures but I can't do it on the site. Didn't even knew the 260 was made in that platform. I've looked everywhere for a value on this thing. I'm pretty much like everything, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so it can go up or down, but just need a starting point on price.
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What style factory DPMS upper? Does it have the goofy looking high rail with no ejection port cover? 
I don't think there was any premium on different calibers on factory rifle, it just depended on which model you were looking at. If you were buying a new complete DPMS G2 you'd probably be looking at $1200 to $1500 depending on which model, they do go higher for Recon and SASS models. Not sure about the lower you mentioned. 2 stage triggers vary from $75 to $200+....depending on who made it. |
| Didn't notice it till you said something. It's does have that higher than normal rail on top,no dust cover and no forward assist either. Guy says it's all 308 parts. Hope this helps for a better way to get a value. Also, can this be change back into shooting 308? |
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Also guessing, that 260 round, is more of a, I'll reload it my self bullet then I'm going to cabelas/bass pro to get the ammo? I've had 2 different LR-260s, starting off with a DPMS LR-260 with the AP4 upper, all made by DPMS, 24" bull barrel. I then had GA Precision build me one with a Bartlein barrel where I could spec out the barrel profile, throat of the chamber, and have it set up with accuracy-enhancing build approaches used by the reputable shops. I don't shoot and never have shot factory ammo in either of them, although you can, depending on the ammo and whether or not you have adjustable gas. With a regular RLGS, the port pressure is too high, especially with 140s and slower powders that are common for the .260 Rem. I prefer shooting 123-130gr projectiles with H4350. Hornady just came out with a new factory 130gr ELD-M load for .260 Rem, so that might actually get me shooting mine more, since H4350 is hard to find, being the main go-to powder for a lot of PRS and long range hand-loaders across several cartridges. A complete DPMS LR-260 with the AP4 upper goes for $1450 right now. Suggested retail by DPMS is $1239. Frankengun large frames I avoid if I didn't build it myself. Most people out there don't have a clue what they are doing with the large frame builds, and make a lot of assumptions based on their limited experience with AR15s, figuring they can just smash some parts together in the big boys and all is well, and that's just with .308 Win. Throw .260 Rem or 6.5 Creedmoor into the mix, and now you have a totally different gas system pressure curve that is not well-addressed by most of the market, since they use AR15-based RLGS port locations. Once you do get a working gun like my GAP, they are a joy to shoot from solid positions at LR and ELR. 1000yds is pretty boring with .260 Rem, especially shooting VLDs. Gun is a laser. I don't shoot mine though much anymore, since I have so many 6.5 Grendels with plenty of factory ammo support, and all of the 6.5 Grendel ammo was meant to run in the AR15. When I compare my ballistics between my 22" 260 and a 22" Grendel, pushing the same projectile, the 260 hits the Grendel muzzle velocity at between 175-200yds, and they both are supersonic well past 1000yds. |
| I have been considering between 260Rem and 308 for awhile now and recently decided 308 because of the cost of the cartridge. That said I feel I will always be wanting the 260 Rem because the trajectory is awesome. Sounds like a really cool and not common gun that still will be easy to get parts for. |
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I have been considering between 260Rem and 308 for awhile now and recently decided 308 because of the cost of the cartridge. That said I feel I will always be wanting the 260 Rem because the trajectory is awesome. Sounds like a really cool and not common gun that still will be easy to get parts for. Most reloaders are using .243 Win. brass to load for the .260 Rem. cartridge which can be had for a economical price (.243 brass that is)... The .260 Rem. is superior to the .308 Win. when it comes down to long range accuracy (up to 1,000 and beyond with the right scope and loads). Good luck with yours... |
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