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3/16/2010 6:44:44 PM EDT
A friend s wantingto get a AR-10 308 lower. he has looked at the DPMS complete lower for about $410.

?
is this a good price Or should he look local for a better deal?
Are there other brands that he should consider first?
any imput is great.
3/16/2010 7:04:52 PM EDT
[#1]
I think they're on the EE for less than $300.





yep, right here for $205:   http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=120&t=737855





make sure he knows which style he wants.  They are not all compatible with each other.  Read up in this FAQ thread:



http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=121&t=413443





cheers, Benji
3/17/2010 6:27:25 PM EDT
[#2]
Did not know there was a difference.
Thats why we all ask right?
thaks for the links.
3/17/2010 7:32:51 PM EDT
[#3]
yup, that's what we're here for.





Yesterday Mike at Tornado Tech showed me another .308 lower option I hadn't seen.  CMMG makes a lower that takes G3 mags.  G3 mags are $1 at CTD and other places if you look hard enough.  It does require a small amount of machining on the upper to fit and there's NO bolt hold-open at the end of a mag.  Mike said he does the machining there at TT or you could just do it at home with a dremel because it's not hard and comes with good, simple instructions.  He said there was a local group buy on those lowers that I just missed...  dang.



A .308 AR is on my wish list...





cheers, Benji
3/18/2010 12:41:52 PM EDT
[#4]
I've got one of those CMMG G3 lowers but didn't get the instructions on milling.

Also I can't decide which upper to go with....
3/18/2010 1:16:23 PM EDT
[#5]
What made you decide on that lower?  I get the obvious, the cheap mags...  But you don't get a bolt hold-open, right?  And you've got to do a little milling.  Are those the only "negatives"?  I just got my Amex "rebate" and I wanna start building one of these but I don't know what direction to go...



cheers, Benji
3/19/2010 7:30:27 PM EDT
[#6]
For me it was probably about the mags.  Some of you know I have 11 feet worth of G3 mags (11' in boxes of 50).

I already have a Bushmaster 308 that takes FAL mags- that's another option if you're undecided.  I think Bush still makes them ?