{"id":79093,"date":"2017-09-12T15:36:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T19:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=79093"},"modified":"2017-09-12T15:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:17:03","slug":"carbine-occasions-doublestar-arc-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/carbine-occasions-doublestar-arc-300\/","title":{"rendered":"A Carbine for All Occasions \u2014\u00a0DoubleStar ARC 300"},"content":{"rendered":"

DoubleStar expanded its popular Always Ready Carbine (ARC)<\/a> line with the addition of a .300 Blackout caliber model; meeting the needs of hunters who wanted those larger 30-caliber bullets for hogs and deer. This filled the gap in the ARC line for a suppressible caliber version as well.\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Always ready means you have it with you. For those who’ve carried rifles afield in rough terrain, it\u2019s well known that ounces make pounds, and that\u2019s where the ARC is designed to shine. It\u2019s designed and manufactured to be light enough that you will have it with you, not left behind in the house, car or camp. At 6.5 pounds, it carries easily hanging on your sling, strapped to your pack, or at the ready in your hands.<\/p>\n

The family owned company, located in eastern Kentucky has generations of experience in the AR market place; they aren\u2019t one of the recent startups. They have decades of face to face time with their users, they knew what the consumers were looking for, and they built it.<\/p>\n

With summer coming to an end and hunting season looming on the horizon, the ARC 300 is coming into its prime. As versatile as the 5.56mm ARC is, the new ARC 300 raises that to all new levels. The larger, heavier projectiles open the door to more hunting opportunities and to the calm, quiet of suppressed hunting and practice. Still fun to shoot, and a great defensive firearm with the same 30 round magazine capacity, just a wider range of applications.<\/p>\n

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Picatinny rail along the entire top of the rifle allows mounting scopes, sights, lasers, night vision for all applications. \u201cT\u201d markings continue from the upper receiver right on out the top of the handguard.<\/p><\/div>\n

The upper and lower receivers are made of forged 7075 T6 aluminum with Mil-Spec anodized finishes. The upper receiver has M4 feed ramps inside, brass deflector, dust cover and \u201cT\u201d marks on the top for attachment indexing. This isn\u2019t a stripped down gun by any measure, except in weight.<\/p>\n

The barrel is a 16-inch light contour, 416 stainless with a 1:8-in. twist, of course with M4 style feed ramps on the barrel extension for optimum feeding reliability. The barrel is free floated in the handguard to maximize accuracy. The lightweight contour of the barrel is a major player in minimizing the overall weight of the firearm.<\/p>\n

The barrel sports a low profile gas block located under the Sampson handguard, running a pistol length gas system. The shorter length gas impingement system is in part what enables the ARC 300 to run normal and sub-sonic rounds reliably.<\/p>\n

The ARC 300 comes with flip up front and rear sights, making it ready to shoot right out of the box. The fold down sights are a big advantage on a firearm like this, allowing mounting an optic (scope or dot) while maintaining a set of zeroed iron sights folded down out of the way in case of an optic failure, all a part of being \u201calways ready\u201d.<\/p>\n

The 15 inch Sampson M-LOK handguard is a great choice for use on the ARC. At 11.7 oz., it\u2019s a natural choice for keeping the gun light while maximizing performance and potential. Free floating the barrel and protecting it from contact helps increase accuracy and minimizes the chances of point of impact (POI) shifts due to the barrel coming in contact with a shooting rest or obstacle. The upper rail and M-LOK mounting system allow space for mounting flashlights, lasers, night vision, vertical grips, bipods or bottle openers. They also provide the rigid foundation for the mounting the flip up front sight.<\/p>\n

The 16-inch barrel with 15-inch handguard is just the right combination for adding on suppressor, once the brake is removed or to attach over an OEM suppressor adapter\/brake like a Surefire or AAC.<\/p>\n

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Metal flip up sights are rigid and lock in place with a positive latch. The front sight is adjustable for elevation while the\u00a0rear sight is adjustable for windage.<\/p><\/div>\n

The \u201cBig Timber\u201d muzzle brake mounted at the end of the barrel is counter bored to come back over the barrel and provides an awesome finished look of the upper assembly. The ports of the Big Timber brake vent a portion of the cartridge gases upward. The look is great but the true muzzle braking effects seem to be minimal.<\/p>\n

DoubleStar took a somewhat radical approach to the stock on the ARC models. They utilized their Mortar Plate Butt plate to help keep the gun weight down while still providing a comfortable shooting platform. The Mortar Plate clamps on to a standard commercial six-position carbine buffer tube, adding a little length to it with a rubber recoil pad that softens the already light recoils and provides a non-slip shoulder surface, a minimalist yet highly functional approach to say the least.<\/p>\n

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The DoubleStar Mortar Plate provides a relatively short but comfortable length of pull. It also includes an adjustable buttstock that can be utilized for a longer length.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is the 200-yard accuracy of ARC 300 with Hornady 135-grain FTX load. Note the clean look the Big Timber brake adds to the end of the upper.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Mortar Plate also has multiple mounting sockets for the provided quick detach sling swivel, accommodating right or left handed shooters. Also included in the ARC 300 package is an additional DS-4 carbine stock should the user want to employ a standard carbine style stock.<\/p>\n

The installed \u201cstandard\u201d trigger is a safe, practical weight for a field trigger. There are so many options for AR triggers it\u2019s hard to make everyone happy. Single stage, two stage, straight, curved, what\u2019s light enough to shoot well, heavy enough to be safe; everyone has an opinion. Dropping in a Geissele<\/a> or CMC<\/a> type trigger when you get your ARC 300 would allow you to wring out its full potential at extended distances.<\/p>\n

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