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It's pretty annoying after the third try hahaYeah… I think I’m going to try a Warne mount. I had the worst time trying to level the scope in this mount due to the torque it was applying
It's pretty annoying after the third try hahaYeah… I think I’m going to try a Warne mount. I had the worst time trying to level the scope in this mount due to the torque it was applying
Looks like it will work really well; 4lb 14.5oz is still a nice lightweight rifle.I received my complete KP-15 receivers today, and am impressed with how beefy they feel while still being lightweight. Skeletonizing the rifle might be tough, the inside of the buttstock is mostly hollow, with ribbed sections on the top and bottom to add strength and probably provide extra mating surfaces for the vibration welding used to connect the left and right sides of the receiver.
The recoil pad was lightweight and mostly hollow, as was the grip. I was surprised to find it was hollow with reinforcing ribs when I ran a 1/2" bit inside to see if I could get rid of some plastic.
I swapped the buffer for Taccom ULW delrin buffer (1.1oz), swapped the mag release, hammer, and trigger out for New Frontier Armory polymer parts.
Weights:
I installed a 16" Faxon 6mm ARC barrel, with their 10" carbon fiber handguard, on an Aeroprecision upper, with a lightweight Brownells bolt that I picked up on sale earlier this year (Memorial Day sale?). Total weight with a magazine came to 4lb 14.5oz. Lightweight, but not ultralight at all. An Aeroprecision scope mount will add 3.4 oz more, and if I add a 6x SWFA (likely), it will end up a chunky ~6lb 6.5oz.... plus a suppressor....
- As received, full assembly: 27.7oz
- Buffer: 2.8oz
- Recoil pad w/screws: 1.3oz
- Modified, full assembly: 23.9 oz
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It was more than three....It's pretty annoying after the third try haha
The best part of bolt-action ARs is you can easily go this route. On my bolt-action uppers, I can just spin the handguard off and swap barrels, which is pretty cool. It's the ultimate takedown rifle.This is quite interesting, all but the 223 cal bullets. 375/458 socom would be wild in this application, and you would definitely be chasing far fewer blood trails.
Anyone use a Bear Creek side charger?
The specs have them pretty heavy on there site but that includes a full gas system and forearm.
For $200ish, maybe worth a try??
Nice work!! Post those in the 223 thread if you haven't already!Thanks for the info on the Shaw barrels; that will be interesting.
I don't know about a 458 Socom at this weight. Would probably be a bit much for me personally, and the 223 77 TMK seems to be no joke. All three deer this week dropped immediately when hit and tumbled down the mountain. These two were right at and a bit over 300 yard shots. The Red Ryder is proving it's worth.
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Brake or suppressor! Go subsonic with the 458 and still shoot out to 150yds. I know people kill moose with .223, but .338 and larger calibers just kill so much more quickly, without having to destroy the shoulders..458 in this weight class would destroy shoulders.
That handguard is decently priced too! I pieced one together for my lightweight gas gun with a 7075 al barrel nut, length of carbon fiber tube from ebay, and an external aluminum clamp for nearly the same price. And that doesn't count my work cutting and drilling the tube and turning the barrel nut down to fit!The handguard on the 6mm ARC straight pull is from Wiland USA. According to them, the 10-inch version with barrel nut weighs 5.3 ounces. It's designed for PCCs, so it won't work with a gas system. Not a problem on these builds, obviously.
It does fit over a trimmed gas block fwiw.That handguard is decently priced too! I pieced one together for my lightweight gas gun with a 7075 al barrel nut, length of carbon fiber tube from ebay, and an external aluminum clamp for nearly the same price. And that doesn't count my work cutting and drilling the tube and turning the barrel nut down to fit!
.350L would be an excellent straight-pull build. A cool feature about that cartridge is how quiet the report is. I'm not claiming hearing safe, but from a 16-inch barrel, the .350 is far quieter than the crack of a .223.This forum is expensive. Any reason I can’t build one of these in 350 legend? Looking to use a solo 300 upper. Should be a perfect light build for brush hunting straight wall states.
Would there be any issue with extraction due to straight wall? Sorry for my ignorance. I just have zero experience with straight pull ar’s.350L would be an excellent straight-pull build. A cool feature about that cartridge is how quiet the report is. I'm not claiming hearing safe, but from a 16-inch barrel, the .350 is far quieter than the crack of a .223.
.350L would be an excellent straight-pull build. A cool feature about that cartridge is how quiet the report is. I'm not claiming hearing safe, but from a 16-inch barrel, the .350 is far quieter than the crack of a .223.
Truthfully, I have zero experience with .350L straight-pulls, but I think it would be fine. Other members said .223-based rounds were all easy to extract. I know there's a huge difference between my .300 BLK (mostly straight-wall) and my 6mm ARC builds. The 300B is so easy to cycle compared to the ARC.Would there be any issue with extraction due to straight wall? Sorry for my ignorance. I just have zero experience with straight pull ar’s