Many people have asked me to do a review on my recent purchase of my DPMS LR308. So here we are on my first ever review. I hope you all enjoy.
Iâve recently purchased my DPMS LR308 from a local gun store here in Cartersville. The pricing wasnât bad at all at a total of $1159 that included the Rifle, case, User Manual, 2 twenty round magazines, 3x9 scope with flip up sight covers and bore flag.
The case is a hard plastic case that is adequate enough to carry the weapon. The latches that hold the case together seem to be good, but may become flimsy as wear and tear sets in. Also included is an option to be able to lock the case with a standard pad lock of your choice. Inside the case is cushioned with a free floating thin layer of eggshell padding to protect your weapon. For a starter case I think it will suffice, but I would consider upgrading the case at your leisure.
The magazines that were included are your standard AR Magazine design for your 308 caliber shells. They take apart the same way as any other AR magazines with bottom plat cover followed by the spring. They seem to be durable and loading ammo seems to be very easy to do.
As for the AR itself, she has a 16â barrel with an odyssey 3-9x44 scope and a DPMS collapsible stock. When I first brought her home she was slap full of oil. Iâm guessing for long term storage applications. So I decided to take her apart and give her a good once over to get her ready to put some rounds down range. Taking it apart was relatively easy since I have experience with these types of weapons. The only thing that was sticky was the front receiver retaining pin. But with a little push with a wooden object it was a quick fix. Once cleaned putting it back together is a snap. If you donât have experience with this type of weapon system I would recommend a part list map. I have posted an example for you below. You donât want to lose any parts considering that some of them a relatively small. Once I put her back together I applied a very light coat to the bolt carrier group. Slapped her back together and was ready for the range.
My intentions on the range were to get my shot group together and sight my scope at the same time. I was using Tulammo steel casing 150gr ammo. This was relatively inexpensive, going for around $11 a box. I will never use this ammo again. (Iâll explain why here in a bit) The magazine loaded really easy and was a nice fit in the magazine well. Once locked, the slide released and the forward assist tapped, she was ready to start shooting. I fired approximately 20 rounds down range with no jamming, no misfeeds and no extractions issues. She is running like a champ. The kick wasnât what I was suspecting. I was expecting like my old 5.56 m16-a2 or just a slight more. But believe me. I shot my father in laws 270 bolt action that day, and I am glad for the recoil spring in mine. The only issue I had was on my part. I didnât bore sight the scope. So needless to say I got 7/20 rounds on the target and it was at the bottom right. After consulting with another shooter at the range with another 308 AR. He fired the same rounds I did and couldnât get a good tight shot group. So hence the reason I will never go back to that ammo, even if it is just to put rounds down range. So thatâs my review on my DPMS LR308. Hope yâall enjoy and please leave me comments.
