I got PSA's gen 3 in 308 w/20" barrel January this year. I've been getting to shoot 60 rounds every weekend since then except for a few. Its ran flawlessly so far. I get 1moa using Winchester m80 ball and sub with SMK 175 bthp. I replaced a2 flash hider w/ compensator and put on rubber moe grip. Glass is primary arms 4‐14×44 acss hud. I love it, I watched every review on UA-cam to ease my mind cause I've read about more than a few bad reviews on psa. Man Its a danm good rifle accurate and has a fairly light recoil impulse. Never a single msis feed. Good review hope your rifle is what you were hoping for.
Love mine in 20" 6.5 Creedmoor, a tack driver at 200 yards plus. BUT at 11 lbs it is insanely heavy with about the same kick as my 5.56. Fit and finish is amazing, and if you handle the weight get one while you can as they are magic shooting. You get what you pay for in these, Get a good long range scope and a good mount you'll never regret it.
I'm glad to here that your set up works that well. For me I find my barrel is picky with ammo but does run flawlessly and has so much potential for the money. I do plan to pick up a 6.5 creedmoor upper for this set up to switch out.
@@youtube.commentator happens all the time when typing on my phone due to autocorrect. You'd think it would correct wrong typing but sometimes if it "corrects" to what it thinks you're trying to say. Not sure what you're trying to say by "opinion discarded".
I have one in 308 and 6.5 love both of mine my 6.5 was way overgased had the old set screw adjustable gas block witch is junk changed that out and she is running sweet now 308 had the new style gas block and works great
Just got a PSA 10 looks like you got a better rear stock then I got lol .I probably got what they had lots in stock of because mine was a blem/Black Friday deal .it as ordered is the stainless 20 inch barrel in 308 win with the psa’s higher end trigger which I like it seems to be set at around 3 1/2 pounds so far it’s been a good rifle so far
Picked mine up for $570 for freedom week 🎉 8 only have about 300 rounds through her, but she has ran gr3at so far...i did swap out the cam pin for a POF roller pin, first upgrade i would suggest for any AR10. Great video! 👍 😅
2000 rounds later mine is going strong AF! She even got a new BCG with dual ejector from toolcraft. And new furniture FTW! At this point, she has earned it!
I also replaced the charging handle with a radiant ambi knock off ambi. Definitely needed that with the scope sitting right over the mil spec handle. Helped alot.
Definitely gonna replace the charging handle. Trying to charge it one handed with a mil-spec charging handle is a pain in the ass. Basically punched myself in the face a few times trying to charge it while maintaining my cheekweld.
I'm gonna hold on to it. I understand that their demand is insane right now and if that's the worst out of the QC issues then I'll take it. It's a simple fix and doesn't affect the reliability of the rifle but I do understand where you're coming from. Spending that type of money you'd expect to have things be as they should.
Question. I just ordered this same rifle but with a 20" barrel. I will be using this AR 10 for some Deer hunting but mostly have it for self defence if things get crazy! On my farm my max shot would be 350 yards. Most shots would be under 100. Was hoping some one could give me an idea what Brand and grain to shoot. The prices of ammo are crazy so was hoping for suggestions on what to use for getting it close at 50 yards. Once on paper then i could switch to some better quality ammo to get it dialed in. Would like to end up shooting 168 - 180 grain for hunting. Also a scope reccomendation would also be appreciated. Hoping to keep the cost of scope under $400 if possible. Thanks for any help.
Congrats on the purchase. In terms of ammo the selection is extremely wide. You'll have to really research the ammo and find what will work best for your intended use. I have mine set up for 168gr hpbt. I can't hunt with semi autos in my state so that wasn't a concern for me but if I needed to I could take a deer no problem with that round. As far as you're intended range goes I would consider an LVPO in the 1-6x range. Sig Saure, Primary Arms, Swampfox, etc, to name a few that will give you good glass, good reticle options and reliability but will keep you around the $400 price range.
For the price point of under 900 there are no bad points on this gun. I’ve got around 2500 rounds through mine and its still like I took it out of the box! Also it’s not a Picatinny rail, it’s a 1911 rail.
I know... 1913 is the designation. Picatinny refers to Picatinny Arsenal where it was designed. Most people know this but Picatinny rail has been used for so long people just know it as such. I have made this distinction in other videos. As for the rifle, I went a few months without shooting it and took it back out two weekends ago. Forgot how much I enjoy shooting it and how accurate it is for the price. Solid buy IMHO.
Bullshit He's got 2,500 rounds through his AR-10! Nobody's buying the cheapest bottom of the barrel AR-10 and then putting $2,500 worth of rounds through it! Every time some idiot says they have 2,500 rounds through their rifle you know it is more like 20
Yeah I got a 20” barrel and it has anti rotation tabs on the hand guard as well as the QD mounts. Plus proper sized dust cover, but I have seen other reviews without the anti rotation tabs and without QD mounts. Wonder if it was earlier runs or something like that
I haven't heard any issues with the lowers. I have no experience with BCA. So long as the BCA upper is a DPMS pattern receiver they should mate up fine. Let me know how you make out.
@@airborneivan BCA says they’re compatible with most DPMS pattern lowers so there shouldn’t be an issue. Most of the things I’ve heard are with failure to feed and failure to eject. But I’ll let you know what happens when I take it to the range for the first time
Picked up my PA 10 yesterday. Ejection port cover was correctly sized on mine, so PSA's infamous QC looks like it bit you. The SKU I ordered had a hand guard with QD points near the front and rear on both sides. Looking forward to getting to the range with it soon, but schedule and weather are working against me.
Norma ball ammo is accurate. And affordable. You might want to consider bedding the barrel to the receiver. The military did a test and found a thirty percent increase in accuracy when they bedded the barrel to the receiver.
@Mark Norwood using some type of compound or shim-stock to take up the play between the barrel extension and the upper receiver. Helps reduce movement and maintains consistent harmonics of the barrel from shot to shot.
I use loctite 609. That is what Criterion barrels recommends. They have a video on UA-cam showing how. Basically degrease parts. Smear on barrel extension. Install. High heat grease or anti seize on barrel nut threads. I use heat resistance blue loctite on gas block set screws.
@p47rr yup. I degrease with Break Clean (non-chlorinated), use the same Loctite 609 green retaining compound and Aeroshell on the threads. I use Rocksett for the set screws.
It's a heavy Pig I call mine the pig the Porker it may get a Faxon arms pencil Barrel weight reduction program both of my aero Precision AR-10 received pencil Barrel from Faxon arms in Ohio amazing weight-reduction superb Barrel
On the model I have they're aluminum and others who have the same model have confirmed the same thing. Personally, I'm not a fan but some companies have had success with aluminum barrel nuts.
Yes, but you do not want to use an aluminum barrel nut, cause it can cause a galvanic reaction. Most people do not know that different types of metals touching each other will cause those metals to corrode. That is why all the parts are coated, cause if there was not a layer between the metals the gun would rot. That is why you use anti seize grease on the barrel nut, so that the steel and aluminum do not actually touch. With an aluminum barrel nut the only section protected from galvanic reaction is the threads. You want to use a steel nut so that the steel touches steel, and put grease on the threads so the steel threads do not actually touch the aluminum threads.
After 60 rounds or so, my handguard came off. The barrel nut was damaged in the process, and basically now needs to be replaced. PSA needs to change that design, it's terrible. Other than that the rifle is fantastic
I'm sorry to hear that. One thing I noticed was the lack of loctite, which I failed to mention in the review. PSA has been pretty good in the customer service. Hopefully, they get you squared away.
@@airborneivan Their solution is to send the entire upper in to have it repaired, but I would have to remove the optic I have mounted and sighted in already. And the turn around time is expected 6 weeks.... I asked to have them send another barrel nut so I could replace it myself, and they refused. Probably just going to by another handguard that comes with a steel barrel nut just so I feel better about the durability overall. Thing shoots great though, can't deny that.
@@RustyStator damn. That sucks. Guessing they want to examine it. I'm of the same mindset. I'm currently looking for a replacement rail with a steel barrel nut too.
@@airborneivan thats why u can pick up blem kits for 599 and receivers for 99 qc is just not there as far as checks i am interested in ur progress as far replacing the aluminum barrel nut with a steel one to enhance accuracy
@@jaegarrison4448 I'm looking into a new rail but that will have to wait a bit as I dumped a bunch of money into a new build. I will be revisiting this once I decide on a handguard replacement.
Midwest Industries, LWRC, Daniel Defense, BCM... to name a few. To be honest, if the LMT has QD mounts and they're not anti-rotaional, I wouldn't be happy.
@Kelly M lol. It's all good. With current manufacturing methods, I'd think it would be easy to incorporate some QD cups with anti-rotational stops. Nothing worse than your sling twisting up on you while you're trying to get quality range time in. Maybe it's just me. I tend to notice the dumb shit.
I got PSA's gen 3 in 308 w/20" barrel January this year. I've been getting to shoot 60 rounds every weekend since then except for a few. Its ran flawlessly so far. I get 1moa using Winchester m80 ball and sub with SMK 175 bthp. I replaced a2 flash hider w/ compensator and put on rubber moe grip. Glass is primary arms 4‐14×44 acss hud. I love it, I watched every review on UA-cam to ease my mind cause I've read about more than a few bad reviews on psa. Man Its a danm good rifle accurate and has a fairly light recoil impulse. Never a single msis feed. Good review hope your rifle is what you were hoping for.
i would concur.. well done PSA !
Excellent review. I ordered a PSA AR 10 18 INCH 308 TODAY.
Thank you. Let me know how it works out for you.
How do you like it?
@@LibertarianRF it's flawless and SPECTACULAR!
2 year update?
Love mine in 20" 6.5 Creedmoor, a tack driver at 200 yards plus. BUT at 11 lbs it is insanely heavy with about the same kick as my 5.56. Fit and finish is amazing, and if you handle the weight get one while you can as they are magic shooting. You get what you pay for in these, Get a good long range scope and a good mount you'll never regret it.
I'm glad to here that your set up works that well. For me I find my barrel is picky with ammo but does run flawlessly and has so much potential for the money. I do plan to pick up a 6.5 creedmoor upper for this set up to switch out.
@@airborneivan * hear
Pretty much every opinion discarded
@@youtube.commentator happens all the time when typing on my phone due to autocorrect. You'd think it would correct wrong typing but sometimes if it "corrects" to what it thinks you're trying to say. Not sure what you're trying to say by "opinion discarded".
Great video!! Thorough info and directly to the point, no fluff like most other 'reviews'.
Thank you.
I have one in 308 and 6.5 love both of mine my 6.5 was way overgased had the old set screw adjustable gas block witch is junk changed that out and she is running sweet now 308 had the new style gas block and works great
Just got a PSA 10 looks like you got a better rear stock then I got lol .I probably got what they had lots in stock of because mine was a blem/Black Friday deal .it as ordered is the stainless 20 inch barrel in 308 win with the psa’s higher end trigger which I like it seems to be set at around 3 1/2 pounds so far it’s been a good rifle so far
Mine came with a QD mount on the other side. ejection side. And my ejection port cover fits perfectly. I just got mine a couple weeks ago.
Picked mine up for $570 for freedom week 🎉 8 only have about 300 rounds through her, but she has ran gr3at so far...i did swap out the cam pin for a POF roller pin, first upgrade i would suggest for any AR10. Great video! 👍 😅
2000 rounds later mine is going strong AF! She even got a new BCG with dual ejector from toolcraft. And new furniture FTW! At this point, she has earned it!
I also replaced the charging handle with a radiant ambi knock off ambi. Definitely needed that with the scope sitting right over the mil spec handle. Helped alot.
Definitely gonna replace the charging handle. Trying to charge it one handed with a mil-spec charging handle is a pain in the ass. Basically punched myself in the face a few times trying to charge it while maintaining my cheekweld.
I think You need too return that AR10. The dust cover alone would have pissed me off! I think the QC was sorely lacking on your AR10.
I'm gonna hold on to it. I understand that their demand is insane right now and if that's the worst out of the QC issues then I'll take it. It's a simple fix and doesn't affect the reliability of the rifle but I do understand where you're coming from. Spending that type of money you'd expect to have things be as they should.
Question. I just ordered this same rifle but with a 20" barrel. I will be using this AR 10 for some Deer hunting but mostly have it for self defence if things get crazy! On my farm my max shot would be 350 yards. Most shots would be under 100. Was hoping some one could give me an idea what Brand and grain to shoot. The prices of ammo are crazy so was hoping for suggestions on what to use for getting it close at 50 yards. Once on paper then i could switch to some better quality ammo to get it dialed in. Would like to end up shooting 168 - 180 grain for hunting. Also a scope reccomendation would also be appreciated. Hoping to keep the cost of scope under $400 if possible. Thanks for any help.
Congrats on the purchase. In terms of ammo the selection is extremely wide. You'll have to really research the ammo and find what will work best for your intended use. I have mine set up for 168gr hpbt. I can't hunt with semi autos in my state so that wasn't a concern for me but if I needed to I could take a deer no problem with that round.
As far as you're intended range goes I would consider an LVPO in the 1-6x range. Sig Saure, Primary Arms, Swampfox, etc, to name a few that will give you good glass, good reticle options and reliability but will keep you around the $400 price range.
If you have a little extra to spend over 400, get a vortex viper 1x6
For the price point of under 900 there are no bad points on this gun. I’ve got around 2500 rounds through mine and its still like I took it out of the box! Also it’s not a Picatinny rail, it’s a 1911 rail.
I know... 1913 is the designation. Picatinny refers to Picatinny Arsenal where it was designed. Most people know this but Picatinny rail has been used for so long people just know it as such. I have made this distinction in other videos. As for the rifle, I went a few months without shooting it and took it back out two weekends ago. Forgot how much I enjoy shooting it and how accurate it is for the price. Solid buy IMHO.
Bullshit He's got 2,500 rounds through his AR-10! Nobody's buying the cheapest bottom of the barrel AR-10 and then putting $2,500 worth of rounds through it!
Every time some idiot says they have 2,500 rounds through their rifle you know it is more like 20
When I adjust gas block I’m worried that I will completely unscrew it. Is that possible?
I know on the earlier models it was easy. The newer screw seems to have a ledge that prevents that. Have you tried making any adjustments yet?
I added a wilson combat charging handle release lever for like $26, works well getting ahold of under the scope.
That's the one thing I want to change.
Yeah I got a 20” barrel and it has anti rotation tabs on the hand guard as well as the QD mounts. Plus proper sized dust cover, but I have seen other reviews without the anti rotation tabs and without QD mounts. Wonder if it was earlier runs or something like that
I have 20" barrel also and mine came with qd mounts, and anti rotation tabs. Maybe it's only on the 18" barrels that doesnt
I ordered a PSA gen 3 ar10 lower and a BCA 18” ar10 upper. I’ve hear ALOT of mixed reviews and I really hope I don’t have any issues
I haven't heard any issues with the lowers. I have no experience with BCA. So long as the BCA upper is a DPMS pattern receiver they should mate up fine. Let me know how you make out.
@@airborneivan BCA says they’re compatible with most DPMS pattern lowers so there shouldn’t be an issue. Most of the things I’ve heard are with failure to feed and failure to eject. But I’ll let you know what happens when I take it to the range for the first time
@@Connormitchell73 nice. Definitely keep me updated.
How'd that combination work out for you?
Picked up my PA 10 yesterday. Ejection port cover was correctly sized on mine, so PSA's infamous QC looks like it bit you. The SKU I ordered had a hand guard with QD points near the front and rear on both sides. Looking forward to getting to the range with it soon, but schedule and weather are working against me.
I may have to reach out to them. Let me know how your rifle performs.
How do you adjust the gas block? can you make a quick video of that please?
I'll be out of town for a few days so I'll try to get one up by Sunday.
Norma ball ammo is accurate. And affordable. You might want to consider bedding the barrel to the receiver. The military did a test and found a thirty percent increase in accuracy when they bedded the barrel to the receiver.
I'll have to give it a try. Both the ammo and bedding.
Forgive a stupid question.
What is "bedding" the barrel to the receiver?
@Mark Norwood using some type of compound or shim-stock to take up the play between the barrel extension and the upper receiver. Helps reduce movement and maintains consistent harmonics of the barrel from shot to shot.
I use loctite 609. That is what Criterion barrels recommends. They have a video on UA-cam showing how. Basically degrease parts. Smear on barrel extension. Install. High heat grease or anti seize on barrel nut threads. I use heat resistance blue loctite on gas block set screws.
@p47rr yup. I degrease with Break Clean (non-chlorinated), use the same Loctite 609 green retaining compound and Aeroshell on the threads. I use Rocksett for the set screws.
Great review!
It's a heavy Pig I call mine the pig the Porker it may get a Faxon arms pencil Barrel weight reduction program both of my aero Precision AR-10 received pencil Barrel from Faxon arms in Ohio amazing weight-reduction superb Barrel
Excellent review. Subscribed👍
Thank you.
Can someone tell more about the barrel nut? I thought all were made from steel. I would think anything else would be bad...
On the model I have they're aluminum and others who have the same model have confirmed the same thing. Personally, I'm not a fan but some companies have had success with aluminum barrel nuts.
My dust cover also the correct size. Haven't shot yet but as soon as the rain quits...
Great video
Thank you.
POF has a forged aluminum heat sink barrel nut on their rifles that dissipates heat away from their bolt carriers. Very affective in a DI rifle.
I get it. But I could pretty much guarantee POF is using a lot better aluminum than what PSA is using.
You're correct. POF rifles are forged bullet aluminum.
Yes, but you do not want to use an aluminum barrel nut, cause it can cause a galvanic reaction. Most people do not know that different types of metals touching each other will cause those metals to corrode. That is why all the parts are coated, cause if there was not a layer between the metals the gun would rot. That is why you use anti seize grease on the barrel nut, so that the steel and aluminum do not actually touch. With an aluminum barrel nut the only section protected from galvanic reaction is the threads. You want to use a steel nut so that the steel touches steel, and put grease on the threads so the steel threads do not actually touch the aluminum threads.
@@airborneivan ugh my pof rogue SUCKS
@@LibertarianRF sorry to hear that. Haven't heard a whole lot of complaints from those who own POF products. What are you experiencing?
Why does everyone in these review videos have the stainless steel barrel. I have found one without a SS barrel.
Not sure. When I bought mine they were only offering it with a SS barrel.
I wish they would paint them FDE a standard, instead of having to pay extra for it.
I agree
Sweet
After 60 rounds or so, my handguard came off. The barrel nut was damaged in the process, and basically now needs to be replaced. PSA needs to change that design, it's terrible. Other than that the rifle is fantastic
I'm sorry to hear that. One thing I noticed was the lack of loctite, which I failed to mention in the review. PSA has been pretty good in the customer service. Hopefully, they get you squared away.
@@airborneivan Their solution is to send the entire upper in to have it repaired, but I would have to remove the optic I have mounted and sighted in already. And the turn around time is expected 6 weeks.... I asked to have them send another barrel nut so I could replace it myself, and they refused. Probably just going to by another handguard that comes with a steel barrel nut just so I feel better about the durability overall. Thing shoots great though, can't deny that.
@@RustyStator damn. That sucks. Guessing they want to examine it. I'm of the same mindset. I'm currently looking for a replacement rail with a steel barrel nut too.
@@airborneivan let me know if you change it up, maybe make a video on the process. That would be awesome😎. New sub here man, keep up the good work!
@@RustyStator will do. Thanks.
Anyone know the weight of it?
Mine with the Vortex Diamondback Tactical 4-16x44, the scope mount and a swapped muzzle device with no mag inserted weighs in at 10.26 lbs.
for the money it is more rifle than most average gun guy abilities..
I agree
Great inteo but accuracy test at 100 yards...useless incomplete info
I hope my dust cover isn't as loose
Hopefully it won't be. I think mine was a slip and someone dropped an AR-15 dust cover into the pile
@@airborneivan thats why u can pick up blem kits for 599 and receivers for 99 qc is just not there as far as checks i am interested in ur progress as far replacing the aluminum barrel nut with a steel one to enhance accuracy
@@jaegarrison4448 I'm looking into a new rail but that will have to wait a bit as I dumped a bunch of money into a new build. I will be revisiting this once I decide on a handguard replacement.
That has to be yours only
Way to critical. What manufacturer puts anti rotation qd mounts on their rail? You wouldn't be happy with an LMT.
Midwest Industries, LWRC, Daniel Defense, BCM... to name a few. To be honest, if the LMT has QD mounts and they're not anti-rotaional, I wouldn't be happy.
@@airborneivan Fair enough. Shows what price point I shop in 😆
@Kelly M lol. It's all good. With current manufacturing methods, I'd think it would be easy to incorporate some QD cups with anti-rotational stops. Nothing worse than your sling twisting up on you while you're trying to get quality range time in. Maybe it's just me. I tend to notice the dumb shit.
@@airborneivan I keep several BCM' on hand.
@@kellym3531 BCM's are great. That's my wife's go-to.
Great review 👍🏾
Thank you.