HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Ultimate AR-10 or Here We Go Again?

Welcome everyone to the 197th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only have Fudd appeal? Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

In our last edition, our poll showed that you, the readers, decided the custom Glock 23 was fudd crap.

At this time the original auction is still up with the gold-plated and hundred-dollar bill-dipped Glock still up for grabs. We can only hope this very flashy gat will find its way to a new home in the near future.

In this week’s edition of HGFC, we look at a custom TMC Guardian AR-10 pattern rifle chambered in 308 Win. As is tradition, this camo-clad gat is currently up for sale on GunBroker with a $3,000 Starting Bid or $4,995 Buy It Now.

Let’s see what the Staff had to say about this week’s offering:

Selling this custom camo-clad gat is GunBroker seller tgunshop, located in Mercersburg PA. Let’s see what they had to say about this one-of-a-kind AR-10.

Note: The item description has been truncated in order to fit this article’s format. For the full product description please visit the listing linked here.

Pictured is a Custom Built TMC Guardian 10 Urban Sniper rifle chambered in 308 win.
By JT Taylor at Taylors gun Shop.

You have never seen a rifle with a 17″ barrel with this cabaability on the civilian market!!!!!

The TMC Guardian was created specifically for homeland security as an all function rifle system for close quarters, urban combat/survival and,long range capabilities. The civilian version is the same rifle, just with a slightly longer barrel and semi auto function only.

We have been asked on many occasions to produce a civilian version of or TMC Guardian 10 and Guardian 15 rifles which are one of the best kept secrets in top tier government Arsenals across the country. And we have decided to to produce a limited run of just 200 civilian legal rifles for production year 2023.

Every TMC guardian comes with a 1/2 MOA guarantee
This particular rifle is 1/2 MOA accurate to 1000 yards using federal Gold metal match 168 grain ammunition
READ THAT AGAIN, 1/2 MOA to 1000 yards with factory ammunition

Every TMC Guardian also comes with a 5 year barrel to butstock warranty.

Every TMC Guardian is Tion suppressor ready!
Tion makes the lightest, strongest, quietest suppressors on the planet and the main reason we stick with Tion besides their quality and amazing customer service is Zero Poi shift! That’s right any real shooting will tell you when shot placement counts you Point of impact shifts can be the difference between life and death

Every TMC Guardian utilizes a custom tuned barrel from non other than the legendary Paul Craddock! Craddock makes the best barrels on the planet and when he starts with a second to none Bartlien blank the result is pure excellence plain and simple!

This ain’t no safe queen! TMC Guardians do look beautiful but they are made for everyday use and abuse. Round after round, mag after mag. You can bet your life on it.

This rifle features:
-17″ Guardain 1/2 MOA Barrel
– WC light weight sturdy M-Lok handguard
-Toolcraft Nickel boron BCG
– Tion Titanium flash hider /suppressor QD mount
– Strike comfort grip
-FAB RAPS sniper stock
-Adjustable length of pull
-Adjustable cheek weld
-Gas buster Ambi charging handle
– custom stoned 3.5 LB 2 stage rise trigger
– custom TMC show stopper tiger Cerakote paint scheme
– multi position m-lok mounted light weight bipods
– sniper drag bag/backpack
– Vortex optic available for addition costs (under MSRP)
– cantilever scope mount available for additional cost (under MSRP)
– custom fitted pelican case available for $350 (extra shipping fee)

Everyone knows that the first rule of firearms is looking cool, and the second rule is having fun. For those that don’t understand humor, that was a joke. I’ll link an article on firearms safety here just in case. In all honestly I really want guns like this to be as good as they claim to be. The AR-10 platform was never standardized like the AR-15, so different patterns are plentiful on the market and I’ve had mixed results over the years. Things are getting better, but you still have to understand the DPMS vs Armalite pattern if you want to dive into the world of building or upgrading an AR-10.

This is a gun that’s just a little too much in a few areas. I honestly hope that shooters find a platform that they truly love and chase perfection in that platform. However, you need to understand that at a certain point that gun is truly yours, and it’s going to be a tough sell should you decide to ever sell it. Even with all the features, this gun is a little over the top, even if it does shoot as well as advertised.

What do you think? Is a rifle like this worth $3k+ with all the upgrades? Or would you rather start with something a little more barebones and customize it from there? As always I leave it up to you, the readers, to decide.