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Old 08-15-2015, 04:07 PM
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Does anyone have the Oracle in 308 (Model LR-308)? If so what do you like and dislike about it? I have a Stag Arms AR-15 (5.56) but I am thinking about a .308 for bigger critters.
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Old 08-21-2015, 05:45 AM
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I've started to feel bad that this thread hasn't gotten any responses, so I'll offer a few thoughts, even though I haven't owned the exact model in question:
  1. I had a DPMS "LR-243" for a time, was a very good shooter, needed a new trigger.
  2. I tend to favor a Dtech 243WSSM over that LR-243, but brass is harder to come by, and of course, the upper is a lot more costly.
  3. I've had several AR-10 pattern rifles, never have I thought that any of them were well balanced or "handy." The extra length and mass of the AR-10 action is heavy. Maybe I'm too used to AR-15's, but I just don't get there - that's my only disappointment with them. However, I'm sitting on two partially assembled lowers and uppers, thinking about a 6.5 Creedmoor...
  4. It's pretty common that DPMS rifles, despite their relatively low price point and neglecting any lack of "beauty" or "refinement" to the beholder, shoot pretty d@mn good. My 243 version was a sub-moa rifle from the bench, all I did to it was convert it to free floating and drop in a trigger. I had a few of their AR-15's that have also been sub-MOA. There's a contest thread on Predatormasters.com where guys shot six 5 shot groups on one piece of paper, the top spot is held by a stock DPMS Sweet 16.
  5. There's a teeny bit of risk in reselling right now. The market is flooded with rifles and parts since the tide has subsided after the last couple of years, so if you don't end up liking it, it can be a little harder to resell without taking a hit.

Check the box for weight and resale mentally, and I'd venture it's a safe bet that you'd be happy with the LR-308.
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Old 08-21-2015, 05:23 PM
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Well I have a Stag Arms AR-15 and I really like it. I had a hankering for a .308 semi. I was originally thinking of getting a M1A (probably a Springfield) either full length or SOCOM model. But after reading what I could find on both the M1A and the AR-10, the consensus was that the AR is generally more accurate.
So looking at the different manufacturers the DPMS got the nod for the best bang for my buck.
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Old 08-21-2015, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bronko22000
Well I have a Stag Arms AR-15 and I really like it. I had a hankering for a .308 semi. I was originally thinking of getting a M1A (probably a Springfield) either full length or SOCOM model. But after reading what I could find on both the M1A and the AR-10, the consensus was that the AR is generally more accurate.
So looking at the different manufacturers the DPMS got the nod for the best bang for my buck.
I'd tend to agree with that, especially when compared dollar for dollar. I had a Douglas barreled Springfield M1A National Match for a short time that was an incredibly accurate rifle, but I had over $2500 into it. At that time, you could almost pick up 3 AR-10's for that, or two that would shoot better than most folks. I'd be prone to think, or at least WANT to think that an M1A could be made more accurate than a 10 could, but it's probably just nostalgia getting in the way, clouding my judgement.

It's a lot cheaper to work on a 10, replace barrels, etc. The M1A is a lot sexier, but "bang for the buck" value is definitely in the 10's.
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Old 08-21-2015, 11:31 PM
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Tried talking him into a .338fed build Mercy. Him is stuck on .308. Wish mine would hurry up n git here. I'm gettin antsy!
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Old 08-22-2015, 02:44 PM
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I keep going back and forth about my own AR-10 receivers that are staring me in the face on the back of my bench...

Part of me wants another 243win or maybe 6.5creed to be used on longer range coyotes, then part of me wants a 338fed for use on deer. Then I start drifting into wishing I could find one of the old 300RSAUM uppers and rebarrel it for 338WSM or RSAUM... And then I wake up and go back to work on something more practical than an AR-10, and those receivers go another month before I notice them staring at me again...
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Old 08-22-2015, 03:03 PM
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Like a kid in a candy store!
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Old 08-23-2015, 05:16 PM
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If DPMS made a 338 fed I would seriously consider it.
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Old 08-23-2015, 05:48 PM
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They do. http://www.dpmsinc.com/LITE-HUNTER_ep_154-1.html It's the direction I ALMOST went but since I already had a lower I just went with an upper build. Came out a few hundred cheaper and more than likely a little better rifle since I went with a Black Hole barrel.
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Old 08-24-2015, 03:56 PM
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Yeah I saw that but not in the Oracle. The Lite Hunter is twice the cost of the Oracle and it doesn't nave a collapsible stock. (Easy to change but...) It would likely be cheaper for me to buy the .308 and later if I choose to get a 338 upper.
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