The ArmaLite AR-10 is a 7.62Γ—51mm NATO battle rifle developed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s and manufactured by ArmaLite, then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation. When first introduced in 1956, the AR-10 used an innovative straight-line barrel/stock design with phenolic composite and forged alloy parts resulting in a small arm significantly easier to control in automatic fire and over 1 lb (0.45 kg) lighter than other infantry rifles of the day. Over its production life, the original AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled. However, the ArmaLite AR-10 would become the progenitor for a wide range of firearms.
In 1957, the basic AR-10 design was rescaled and substantially modified by ArmaLite to accommodate the .223 Remington cartridge, and given the designation ArmaLite AR-15.In 1959, ArmaLite sold its rights to the AR-10 and AR-15 to Colt's Manufacturing Company due to financial difficulties, and limitations in terms of manpower and production capacity. After modifications (most notably, the charging handle was re-located from under the carrying handle like AR-10 to the rear of the receiver), the new redesigned rifle was subsequently adopted by the U.S. military as the M16 rifle. Colt continued to use the AR-15 trademark for its line of semi-automatic-only rifles, which it marketed to civilian and law-enforcement customers as the Colt AR-15.

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    AR-10 Bear creek using 178 AMAX verses Swiss 308 168 match at 600 yards

    looks like i am adjusted now swiss was hiting high?
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    AR-10 Bear Creek 308 at 430 yards using steel case reloads 1 plate hit aiming low

    Btw i shot the swiss before this hits were off camera very low? so i cut the video and only used ar-10 ok those drop more then i thought didnt want to go higher then 41.5 grains do to unknown ruskie powder that was loaded with 140 gr sp before
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    Ar-10 308 🐻 creek at 500 yards 4 shots only just right of 🎯 needs a few clicks to left

    not bad is was a little of on the scope
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    SKS knocks down remote camera 1st shot Ar-10 308 blows a primer & 1 stuck case

    but the good nes is it was dead on hitting close to the plate and 1 hit by 1 of the rifles taken out of chamber last shot over sized brass reload https://i.ibb.co/sVkPf1L/thumbnail.jpg
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    AR-10 Bear 🐻 creek 308 verses Swiss k11 sporter at 380 yards 25 Mph side winds

    got a plate hit with the swiss wow that was lucky bear creek group good with that ruskie pulled powder 42 grs 168 match
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    AR-10 AERO 308 165 gr speer Cuts IRON plate into 2 pieces at 600 yards

    wow didnt know it was so old maybe 1800s
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    AERO Precision Ar-10 308 700 yards Hits bullet proof filter dead center πŸ¦– head

    wow the steel case is as good as brass?
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    Ar-10 308 AERO hitπŸ’₯ plate 1st πŸ‘hot dead center at 400 yards Mauser takes out πŸ¦–πŸ’₯

    wow now that was cool i knew the areo was a good shootetr
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    Spanish mauser / Aero Ar-10 308 at 360 yards 45Mph high Cross winds πŸ¦– took a hiπŸ’₯t

    wow didnt know the 165 gr would be pushed 6 to 8 feet drift in that wind
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