AR-10 builder in Bay area?

[Juliet Hotel]

Can anyone recommend a gunsmith who can/would build a high-end AR-10 for me here in California? Preferably someone/some company in the Bay area?

Thanks in advance.

JH

[aye_dre]

Black Dog Armory (Fremont)
US Firearms (Sunnyvale)
Sportsman Supply (Campbell)

I know all three of these shops have gunsmiths, but not sure if they can do a AR10 build. Id give them call to find out

[theLBC]

how much are you budgeting?
how heavy do you want it?

if you want a battle tested and military approved platform, and the reliability that goes with it, you could opt for a Scar 17S or 20S.

[jeremyro]

I would also look at the Fulton Armory guns

[Juliet Hotel]

I want an ultra-light AR-10 in .308 or perhaps 338 Federal along these lines:

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/building-the-lightest-ar10-ever.822282/

I'd be happy with either caliber in a rifle weighing 5# (empty) or a little less. I have a specific purpose for such a rifle and therefore am willing to pay the toll in order to have it. Obviously it's a rifle to be carried a lot and not necessarily shot a lot.

[sigstroker]

Oy, you want a 5 pound .308??

Don't know if that's possible in an AR format. You can get a Kimber in a bolt gun that's 4 pounds 13 ounces.

https://www.kimberamerica.com/adirondack

[Juliet Hotel]

Yep, it's possible. The link in my second post describes a .308 AR-10 build that's 4.49 pounds. To get there the builder used a pencil-weight barrel and I'm unwilling to do that. Otherwise his build would suit me just fine. That's why I'm thinking 5# as a target. I want a rifle that (empty) will weigh right at 6# with rail and scope. Starting at 5# without optics it's easy. All I need is to find someone who can build it for me. The recipe is right there in the link.

Regarding bolt rifles I already have the light-weight spectrum covered. I have two NULA rifles built for me by Melvin Forbes - a .308 that weighs 5# 13 oz with scope and a 35 Whelen that weighs 6# 2 oz with scope. I just want to get a lightweight hunting AR too.

[elSquid]

[ar15barrels]

Yep, it's possible. The link in my second post describes a .308 AR-10 build that's 4.49 pounds. To get there the builder used a pencil-weight barrel and I'm unwilling to do that. Otherwise his build would suit me just fine. That's why I'm thinking 5# as a target. I want a rifle that (empty) will weigh right at 6# with rail and scope. Starting at 5# without optics it's easy. All I need is to find someone who can build it for me. The recipe is right there in the link.

If you chase down the parts, I can build the upper including any pinning and shortening/threading/permanent-attachment of a titanium muzzle device to save weight over barrel length.