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Posted: 3/11/2001 3:39:32 PM EDT
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I believe the 10B goes back to early styling. It has a trigger-type cocking lever under the top rail of the carry handle, old-style handguards that are round (but unlike A2 handguards) and brown color scheme.
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Posted: 3/11/2001 4:07:26 PM EDT
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The upper receiver is made to accept the charging handle that looks like an upside down trigger inside the carry handle. That was one of the most interesting characteristics of the early rifles.
The furniture is brown, with a Sudanese style handguard used. No, you can't put them on an A2 because the round, carbine handguard cap is used. The rear of the carry handle has a hole in it so you can look in and see the range setting on the elevation index. The latest 10B has the old Pegasus logo. The few 10B rifles that were made with the ArmaLion are scarce. |
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Posted: 3/11/2001 7:54:16 PM EDT
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SunDog,
That came from the ArmaLite Site. That was a good paraphrase of my post there. No scopes for the AR10B due to the early style cocking handle. I would prefer the A4 flattop version to the A2 due to the greater variation in sights you can add to it. |
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Posted: 3/12/2001 1:27:48 PM EDT
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lets not forget the higher resale and also the higher price tag for the ar10B i also heard dust collects in the charging handle area "gets dirty" wich is why they stopped making it that way . but for resale and collectability it is superior to the ar10 a2 i would have bought the ar10b instead of my ar10 a2 but i had trouble enough getting the one thousand four hundred dollars for my a2 vs one thousand seven hun... not to mention your converted mags at 80.oo a pop!!!
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Posted: 3/12/2001 1:35:53 PM EDT
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I have no personal experience with the AR10B, but consider this....
...take the MAJOR drawback of the AR15, the unburnt powder residue blowing back into the upper receiver, and multiply this 2-3 fold, in going from a .223 cartridge to a .308 cartridge. NO THANK YOU. |
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Posted: 3/12/2001 2:02:24 PM EDT
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garandman, I always appreciated the principle that the 7.62 NATO parts (bolt, rings, carrier key, etc.) are bigger than the .223, hence less subject to gunking up.
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Posted: 3/12/2001 2:12:55 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Chairborne Ranger: garandman, I always appreciated the principle that the 7.62 NATO parts (bolt, rings, carrier key, etc.) are bigger than the .223, hence less subject to gunking up. I'm not sure I follow the logic. You have maybe 20% larger parts. You also have 200-300% more powder residue. Still, its NOT a rifle I would want in a foxhole, as it takes teh inherent problem in the Ar15, and [size=6] MAGNIFIES [/size=6] it. I want my rifles as reliable as possible. |
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Posted: 3/12/2001 3:21:17 PM EDT
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ar10b for nostalgic and plinking, 10a4 for the most versatile use of sights.....B&G
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Posted: 3/12/2001 3:21:51 PM EDT
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ar10b for nostalgic and plinking, 10a4 for the most versatile use of sights.....B&G
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Posted: 3/12/2001 5:28:48 PM EDT
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No, garandman, we look at the same rifles and reach different conclusions. The 15 is more susceptible to gas fouling than the 10. Smaller parts means it is easier to "crud-up," much like my P32 Kel-Tec is more likely to be fouled with pocket lint than my Glock 27.
Gas blowing crud into the action is not good in any system, but it's worse, or at least causes more problems, in a 15 than a 10. IMHO at least. |
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