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Introducing the 45 RAPTOR Cartridge for the AR-10
Master cartridge designer Arne Brennan, the original inventor of the concept that became the 6.5mm Grendel, has developed a new round for the AR-10 platform. The 45 RAPTOR case is a necked up .308...
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Full Auto Armalite AR-10
Jerry Miculek gets to play with all the cool toys. He goes to the Institute of Military Technology in Florida. Reed Knight brings out a rare Armalite AR-10 made in 1957. It only weighs about 6 lbs and...
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New Rainier Arms RA-308 Rifle
Rainer Arms has released their first complete .308 rifle, the RA-308. Outfitted with their UltraMatch billet receivers, the rifle comes complete with a corresponding 16″ (1/10″ twist) UltraMatch barrel...
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Palmetto State Armory .308 AR-10 Lower Receivers
Palmetto State Armory has finally released their new PA10 AR-10 .308 stripped lower receivers. The retailer known for their budget priced AR uppers and parts kits actually showed off their new AR-10...
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New Palmetto State Armory PA10 .308 Uppers
Remember the Palmetto State Armory PA10 .308 stripped lower receiver we posted about last month? Well they’ve finally released an upper chambered in .308 Winchester to go along with it. Dubbed the PSA...
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POTD: The (almost) forgotten AR-10 LMG and its Ammo Backpack
Armalite and Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) experimented with a number of different belt-fed machine guns / auto-rifle versions of the AR-10. The photo above and below are of different prototypes. In the...
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LooseRounds’ Colt 901 MARC Review
LooseRounds has posted an early review of the Colt 901 MARC rifle. In addition to doing standard 100 yard accuracy testing, he also tested the target at 1,000 and 1,200 yards. That’s really stretching...
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New Wilson Combat .308 Cal Rifles
Wilson Combat has entered the big bore EBR market with its new line of .308 caliber AR-pattern rifles. They feature Wilson Combat’s trademarked “BILLet-AR” receiver construction, and come in both 16″...
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Armalite’s Revamped Product Line
Armalite has significantly re-worked its M-15 and AR-10 product line. Still offered are Armalite’s more trademarked “A4” style AR-10s, but now Armalite is offering railed, braked guns intended for...
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Weekend Photo: Lancer L30 LRT (Long Range Tactical)
Timothy Yan sent us these photos he took of the new Lancer L30 LRT (Long Range Tactical). Tim writes … Out in the desert testing the new Lancer L30 LRT (Long Range Tactical) rifle in .308 cal. It’s an...
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Leitner-Wise on Charging Handles
Now known as a significant part of the now ubiquitous AR platform, the charging handle has an interesting history from the first ambidextrous design (mounted on the top of the AR-10, inside the...
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Wilson Combat Introduces The .308 “Super Sniper”
Wilson Combat, maker of custom AR-15s and 1911s, has announced another entry into the .308 caliber AR world, the “Super Sniper”. From the press release: .308 SS (Super Sniper) Unmatched reliability...
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GunLab’s Next Project: Reproduction AR-16
We’ve covered a little bit of the AR-18 here before, and in passing mentioned its ancestor, the 7.62mm AR-16. For those uninitiated to this relatively unknown rifle, there is a brief but instructive...
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Leapers Introduces 6-Position .308 AR Receiver Extension
If you fancy a .308 AR carbine with an adjustable six-position stock, Leapers UTG has just released a product aimed right at you. From the press release: When building the perfect .308 platform, many...
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3D Printed AR-10 Lower Receiver
Remember the 3D printed SIG P250 frame we posted recently from PrintedFirearm? They have another project they posted recently that’s also pretty interesting, an AR-10 (CM901/LE901) lower receiver. They...
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Armalite National Match AR-10 (7.62×51/.308) Now Available
Continuing to build on their legacy of fantastic national match rifles, Armalite has re-released their National Match rifles, now including a .308 version of their AR-10 platform. The rifles are built...
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Light Rifle 1.5: A Clarification
This is the zeroeth part of a series of posts seeking to describe and analyze the 7.62mm Light Rifle concept promoted by the Americans, and subsequently adopted by NATO in various forms. This series...
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Berger Releases New 6.5mm 130gr AR Hybrid OTM
Berger has announced that development on its long-awaited 6.5mm 130gr AR Hybrid OTM bullet has completed and the new bullet is entering production. From Berger’s blog: We are thrilled to announce that...
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Forgotten Weapons: Shooting The Early Dutch AR-10
I, for one, lament the change of the charging handle from the inside the carry-handle position to the rear of the weapon. While it has made it convenient for railed uppers, it is nowhere near as...
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POTD: When An Airline Bought AR-10s To Kill Polar Bears
It’s 1958. You work as an executive for an airline that has just opened a route across the dangerous arctic, where any crash landing means a game of survival. You need a survival weapon, one that is...
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