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Sub-Minute of Angle .308 AR for Under a Grand? Diamondback Firearms

DB10

June 9, 2017 by Graham Baates Leave a Comment

Diamondback Firearms’ DB-10 proves excellent in testing and has an price way below the competition.  The group pictured was shot by Erika and consists of five, not three, rounds of Federal Match .308 from 100 yards.

Everyone has an AR-15 or three, and so now we looks for something different.  The AR-10 is nothing new, but has tended to be priced out of the average-shooter’s budget.  With rifles typically selling for close to $2,000 and rounds hovering around a buck a pop the AR-10 has mostly been something to fawn over but not own.  The recent availability of surplus 7.62×51 solved the ammo issue.  Diamondback has solved the pricing issue.

Not having much experience with an AR-10 I was impressed with how beefy the Diamondback DB-10 is built, yet balanced well enough to be handled like a battle riffle.  A few nice touches were incorporated to make the rifle unique, but nothing so outlandish that it will be seen as faddish next year.

 

Magazine
Magazine well has a gentle flare to it.
Diamondback
Diamondback’s own hand guard offers plenty of airflow to keep the beast cool.
Meaty upper and lower receivers
Meaty upper and lower receivers
trigger guard
Integrated trigger guard eliminates that nasty sharp spot commonly found on other rifles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinforced
Reinforced lower receiver
stainless barrel
Fluting on the end of the stainless barrel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So many features at such a low price point, you’re likely wondering the same thing I was: How does it shoot?

Filed Under: Rifles, SHOT Tagged With: .308, 7.62x51, AR-10, DB10, Diamondback, GBGuns, Graham Baates

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Graham Baates “Graham Baates” is a pen name used by a 15-year active Army veteran who spent most of his time in the tactical side of the Intelligence community including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Post-Army Graham spent some time in the 3-Gun circuit before becoming a full-time NRA Certified defensive handgun instructor. After more than 1,900 hours instructing he now works as an industry writer while curating a YouTube channel on the side.

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