The AR10 came before the AR15 not the AR10 from the AR15
And I would actually like to see someone produce the FRT paperwork for the non restricted AR10 because I have never been able to find it and neither has others that tried.
Perhaps someone with access to FRT can chime in.
Did carbon fiber exist when the first versions of the AR-10 were being made? This was well over 50 years ago. Could just be fiberglass.
There were semi auto only AR-10s made. The majority of AR-10s were selective fire, both prototypes and production.
The AR-15 did evolve from the AR-10. The design was downsized.
The currently produced restricted AR-10ish rifles are derived from the AR-15 - that is why the bolt carriers are reduced diameter toward the rear. The AR-15 was upsized for the larger round. This is why they are restricted as variants of the AR-15.
A resurrected semi auto AR-10, true to the original, should qualify as N-R.
It does appear to be carbon fibre in the stock and handguard. the pistol grip Bakelite.
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The original AR10 is already NR and if I understand what NEA is doing, they are trying to argue that their gun is a copy of the original AR10 not an adapted AR15. So how does that effect the other 308 ARs which are all AR15's upsized to 308? Or is everyone making assumptions here?
Did carbon fiber exist when the first versions of the AR-10 were being made? This was well over 50 years ago. Could just be fiberglass.
There were semi auto only AR-10s made. The majority of AR-10s were selective fire, both prototypes and production.
The AR-15 did evolve from the AR-10. The design was downsized.
The currently produced restricted AR-10ish rifles are derived from the AR-15 - that is why the bolt carriers are reduced diameter toward the rear. The AR-15 was upsized for the larger round. This is why they are restricted as variants of the AR-15.
A resurrected semi auto AR-10, true to the original, should qualify as N-R.
I really cannot see how ATR justifies $3400.00 for their rifle.
Carbon fibre's been around for a long time, since the late 1800s, but it really didn't evolve into it's modern iteration as we see it to day (motorsports, aerospace etc) until the late 50s early 60s. Mainstream use probably wasn't seen until about the 80s.




























