Matthewm Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 I’m looking into get my first AR style rifle and was wondering which would be a better caliber for whitetail deer and black bear hunting at a max distance of about 250y which would be the better caliber 6.5 Grendel or 300 blackout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Welcome to the forums. Are those the only two options you are willing to go with? Honestly in my opinion, I think you would be better off going with an AR10 in .308 if you want an AR platform that will be well suited for deer and black bear. Prices are reasonable enough on them now that it would not run you all that much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthewm Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 37 minutes ago, wtnhunt said: Welcome to the forums. Are those the only two options you are willing to go with? Honestly in my opinion, I think you would be better off going with an AR10 in .308 if you want an AR platform that will be well suited for deer and black bear. Prices are reasonable enough on them now that it would not run you all that much more. I would definitely be willing to go with a 308 but those are usually more expensive and I have about a $1200 dollar budget but if you have any suggestions for a 308 around that price range that is good it would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 In the current climate, a pretty decent .308 could be bought for well under your budget. There are loads of AR platform guns on the market, not like it was 8-10 years ago where you had to wait. I waited nearly a year to get my LR308 ordered it Jan 2009 and came in Jan 2010, but I did order it how I wanted it with upgrades. I do not think dpms is as good as it once was, but here is just one example https://www.rkguns.com/dpms-panther-oracle-atacs-308-ar-15-rifle-60560.html that would leave you some $$$ leftover for a scope and mount. I was disappointed with the sportacle version dpms AR 15 I bought in comparison to my LR, but it also cost about half what the LR did. Once you have your complete rifle you have the lower that you can upgrade and customize and can replace the barrel or go with full uppers with no ffl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthewm Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Ok I’ll look into the lr and dpms thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 The LR is the long range dpms model .308 or their long range version of the AR10, those will run a good bit higher. The dpms oracle in .308 can be bought for around $700 right now with the $50 rebate. Biggest gripe with the lower end dpms rifles seems to be the trigger, I had a jp trigger installed on my dpms lr 308 from the factory, and am very happy with it. In the $750-$850 price range you should be able to find several different manufacturers with an ar10 platform. Smith and Wesson at buds has their m&p sport for $897 https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/42778/SMITH+AND+WESSON+M%26P10+SPORT+308+WIN. They also had a diamondback for $844. There are some better deals out there, I get multiple emails daily from different gun dealers. Gunbuyer has some really good deals https://www.gunbuyer.com/firearms/rifles/ar-15s.html?caliber=57, scroll down the page they show they have the same m&p sport buds has at $897 for $819 and the gen2 dpms(not the same gun as in the first link I gave you from rural king) also for $819. I have bought from gunbuyer, they are good to deal with and typically have great prices. Kinda making me want another. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthewm Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Ok I think I’m gonna smith and Wesson m&p sport thank you very much for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, Matthewm said: Ok I think I’m gonna smith and Wesson m&p sport thank you very much for the info Be sure to check around and locally too, but this may be one of the best https://www.gunbuyer.com/smith-wesson-m-p10-sport-optics-ready-308win-7-62-nato-16-barrel-20-1-11532.html prices on that smith and wesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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