The Answer To AR-10 Buffers, Gas Systems, Muzzle Devices, BCGs & Stocks? Adjustable. | Episode #4

you need more than a dozen precision machined parts working together in fractions of a second to make that magic propel down and toward the target. The problem is that the entire gas system damping assembly can be a bit of a

muzzle

device, it can be a complicated system to handle. do it right and make your AR sing right don't worry it's stupid easy with the right tools so let's talk AR-10 gas blocks tubes weight shock absorbers Springs muscle

devices

bcgs

charging handles a little bit about

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Hey guys here Randy from at3tactical.com delivering today's product on the AR-10 feature cycle is definitely not the 101 College course on how it all works because we did it on the AR-15 series, but all the different options and nuances in the parts that make up the function cycle uh oh, I had to Add

muzzle

devices

and butts here too, mainly because we haven't found them yet, but for some of you, by putting some of those Hush Hush holsters on your barrel, your choice of gas and shock absorber will be more important, so let's start with the low-hanging fruit first. actions and this one is really easy just like your AR-15, there are really only two main options, a longer rifle length and a shorter carbine length.

Yes, there are A5 and others, but the first one to represent eighty percent of the options is the best part, although their AR-15 and AR-10 use the same buffer tubes, but that is the only part in this rear area well, but the good thing is that you already have an advantage because you have one on your AR-15, which brings us to our top four reasons why shooters turn to AR-10s to get started with long-range hunting. Precision racing weapon in that sweet range toy for those heavier barreled long distance plinkers. Some of you hunters out there may be looking at something with more weight in the rear, like the full-size Magpul PRS here.

AR-10 Competition Gunners can ditch the weight, so a lighter, more maneuverable, and likely foldable stock is the way to go. The SLK magpulse, my favorite range toys, the world, guys, it's your oyster here for the

stocks

the rest of us live in it. In the end, you are fulfilling your mission. Do you want maximum stability with a fixed stock? Need a little more padding to reduce some of that recoil? Oh and just a hot tip, just keep it mil spec diameter. Most stock buffer tubes will also be designed to fit the mil-spec buffer, especially the ones you want in those attractive colors, but keep in mind that larger commercial diameter tubing is available and your mil-spec stock will not fit to all.

Okay, let's get dirty and start this with buffer weights, buffer lengths, and AR-10 buffer springs. This is an area that might go unnoticed with the amount of information and loose opinions out there, but I will tell you that it is extremely easy and Here's why the length of the AR-10 buffer system is based on our AR-15. There are two rifles about 10 inches long, a carbine about seven and a quarter inches long, but that's where it ends because weights and springs are a whole different ball game and Yes, like I said, we'll back up and explore things like an A52 with AR-15 weight combinations, but let's keep it simple for today, let's go ahead and get the AR-10 rifle length buffer

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out of the way first, since the carbine is probably what most of us are all going to go anyway, remember this is for those longer fixed stocks, think about your m16a2 and the group for buffer and spring weight combinations here is pretty much the same rifle length.

Springs around 13 inches, a shock weight of 5.4 ounces and just under. 5.3 inches long outside of that, there may be a couple of special AR-10 rifle length

buffers

and springs floating around, but in reality the shorter carbine buffer

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will be the best choice, for sure, all weights and AR-10 carbine buffer springs are going to be just a skosh less than two and a half inches long, the most common weight you will see is 3.8 ounces and there are a handful of other weight options up to four or five ounces, this is where the available information, guys, gets a little gray. from forum posts and groups of people who you know are asking about their very specific setup for their AR-10, the problem is that those questions can help guide you down the right path for your own AR-10 and its mission, but getting Having a malfunction or improper cycle because you made a mistake is not going to be fun, so is there an

answer

to keeping all that hair on your head?

There are guys, if this is your first rodeo mixing and matching AR-10 shock weights and springs like it is for many of us. Spending the extra 10-15 bucks and grabbing an

adjustable

shock like this one from Odin at least works. I'll have options in the Range to flag my feature if it's slightly off here or there. So it's better than being completely Sol, actually up to that point and in our next AR-10 part, let's not get too into solving ejection problems and functions by just using damper weights because gas is another important part of the whole equation, but it's not complicated either.

AR-10 gas blocks and tubes from the beginning, the gas tubes are the same for your AR-15. There are four lengths which depend entirely on your barrel manufacturer as to what length you get, however, unless you are going into something. Of those AR-10 scope toys under 16 inches, uh, mid-length, rifle-length gas tubes, they're going to be the most popular, just make sure you check first as far as the gas blocks go, another easy one here because our AR-10 our AR -15 share similar gas block cylinder diameters, maybe not up to 0.625 inch like your AR-15, but they sure are 0.750 amp to 0.936 inch, or the gas blocks you will find for your AR-10, the point is, don't overlook this. just match your gas block to your keg list and don't overlook

adjustable

gas blocks like The Arrow or Odin Works either.

I would say it's mission critical on AR-10s that you plan to keep quiet with a suppressed accessory not only to dial in its function cycle, but when you have the can on or off, change the gas completely, you want to be able to adjust it up to That point, you're probably going through several grains and cartridge loads, in which case they change the gas dynamics now. that I know where all these parts work together and which one does what and how to adjust them. I'm getting the adjustable one because I have more finite control over the function of my rifles.

Oh, I have a little tip for you when uninstalling your gas block. forget about roller punches, forget about those reinforcing blocks, flat face channel locks and my favorite little curved nose tools, squeeze to set, readjust the pliers, squeeze to finish, maybe add a little tape on the flat face pliers, uh, if you want to avoid a cut or a scrape if you slip, while we're on the topic of adding a silencer sleeve or whatever you want to call it on the end of your AR-10, let's chat about silencer devices. mouth very quickly, this is another one that we went into a lot of depth. the AR-15 series and really the only difference between the two AR-15 and AR-10 is the thread pitch of your AR-10 barrel for 5 8 by 24 muzzle devices, then you choose which muzzle device it matches their mission. flash hiders for low light Ops muzzle brakes to ease the edge Recoil a bit compensating to keep you shooting flat on subsequent shots maybe a combination of any of those as an adapter for a suppressor, let's now quickly talk about AR-10

bcgs

, ya which also have a component in the feature cycle, if you want to know everything about metal types, finishes, even how all the BCG features work, we've got you covered in that AR-15 BCG

episode

that I'll post next, but for today your AR- 10 tons of 308 options, about 6.5 Creedmoor specific BCG and it is very doubtful that you will have an easy time finding 243 Winchester specific BCG.

Because? Because the 308 BCG practically works and is the

answer

for the four calibers we talk about in this AR. 10, but let's be honest, many of us will probably end up down the road of building a second AR-10 and it probably won't be the same caliber, either closely tied to your AR-10 BCG, the AR-10 charging handle, probably the The most universal part, I guess, that we'll talk about today, but that's because all AR-10 uppers are cut the same way. If you have a favorite AR-15 charging handle, you can't use it here, but they probably make one for ARs too. -10 like the Radeon Raptor LT in terms of additional features in its charging handle removed.

Shooters don't miss the charging handles cut out to carry some excess gas for the most part, it actually helps prevent a gas ball from exploding right in your face. And so, we come to

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number five that comes next. This one's important because we wrap up this giveaway build with some AR-10 ready optics and accessories and then we're going to take that sucker to the range functions check it out and then send it to one of you, whoever wins it, so check it out here, episode five, see you there.