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Specialty Arms AR10 markings
HHollow
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Question: Are these lower receiver markings factory, or custom?
I have an interesting Specialty Arms AR10 lower receiver that might be similar to one discussed earlier on this forum.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58103
No decent photo of bigdaddyjunior's Specialty Arms receiver was shown, but I have a feeling it may be similar to one I bought earlier this year. I has assumed the engravings were some one-off attempt to mimic the Dutch receiver. See my photos below. Does anybody know anything?
I have an interesting Specialty Arms AR10 lower receiver that might be similar to one discussed earlier on this forum.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58103
No decent photo of bigdaddyjunior's Specialty Arms receiver was shown, but I have a feeling it may be similar to one I bought earlier this year. I has assumed the engravings were some one-off attempt to mimic the Dutch receiver. See my photos below. Does anybody know anything?
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Patents Pending
ArmaLite
AR10
mfd by (AI logo) Nederland
(serial number) 000000
Interestingly enough my records show that Specialty Arms AR-10 receivers started with serial number S80000...Which just happens to be your serial number!
So I take it bigdaddyjunior's has got some different but unique markings?
Original parts for these receivers are pretty much no existent. Note the lack of a charging handle and the different safety and bolt release.
I can't think of a single part that will interchange between the early Armalite and the one as manufactured today. Not even the magazines. Well as of this past year Armalite began to manufacture a receiver that will accept the Stoner SR25 DPMS and other similar platforms magazines.
Pictured below is a Central Kentucky Arms AR10 which was another player at that time.
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For comparison top Original AR10 bolt carrier, middle current AR10 bolt carrier, bottom current AR15 bolt carrier.
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I have an AR-10 that is the Sudanese variety. It says
Specialty Arms, Springfield Ohio on the receiver but, there
is no logo and there is a stop at the six o'clock position
of the safety selector. It does not have the AR-10 text on
it either.
The Specialty Arms lower seems to be the most prefered,
along with the Telko. I have each and they appear to be
made identically. Unfortunately, these lowers are weak at
two points. You should never ever let the bolt stop do its
thing and stop the bolt because it put much stress on a
thin portion of the lower. Second, handle the stock
carefully because the neck that connects the buffer
tower to the lower is weak and will snap.
So always load a dummy round in the bottom of your magazine.
If the dear or elk (or enemy) is wounded do not even think
about using the buttstock as a club because its going to break
the lower.
On the bright side the aluminum used to make SA and Telko lowers
is easily welded. Below is a Telko was broken at the neck and
sitting in a smith's junk box.
Mr. Christian will probably know, but I do not recall hearing of the "broken neck" problem on original AR-10 A-I rifles. I presume that was because the lowers were forged rather than being machined from bar stock or the like as was apparently the case with the clone aluminum receivers. What say you, Mr. Christian?