Gun Review: Brownells Areo Precision 308 AR OEM Rifle

By Tyler Kee

Building your own guns is is a gas. Nothing quite fills the void the corporate world creates like spending a few hours in the shop driving roll pins and torquing things to spec. Building a gun to meet your particular need is rewarding right up until it isn’t. There’s a point where assembly becomes ‘smithing and that’s right where I draw the line. The beauty of military specifications is that darn near any AR parts will fit together as long as they’re built to the standard. But what if you want more than what the .223/5.56 arena has to offer? . . .

In that case, you’d need to step up to a righteous rifle cartridge. And there’s nothing more American or righteous than a .30 caliber bullet nestled in a case headstamped .308 WIN.

If there’s no replacement for displacement, there’s definitely no getting around the fact that 150+ grains of copper and lead is just more (in every way) than the 55 grains offered by the .223 Remington. To hear some of my fellow People of the Gun tell it, .308 WIN is the end-all be-all of full power rifle cartridges. And if you’re looking to send a couple downrange …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns