Who else hunts the west with a black rifle?

[Loper]

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They don’t have to be heavy, that’s a full 10 round mag, bolt action, 6x45View attachment 7744134 shots at 300 yards. I’ll let you know how it does on an animal when I catch one slipping. It is a dream to carry.

Is the lightweight one you have a semi auto or hand cycled?

 

[Taudisio]

Is the lightweight one you have a semi auto or hand cycled?

You can think of it as a straight pull bolt action.

 

[RockAndSage]

You can think of it as a straight pull bolt action.

So, all the normal parts of an AR, minus the gas block/gas tube? No other changes to the action?

 

[Taudisio]

So, all the normal parts of an AR, minus the gas block/gas tube? No other changes to the action?

Starting from the front of the rifle, NO- gas port, gas block, gas tube, bolt stop/release, buffer retainer, buffer, buffer spring.

The buffer tube is completely empty and could be a folder if I decided. The bolt carrier is chopped in half, so it doesn’t even go into the tube. There is no gas system in the gun.

 

[TaperPin]

Those gasless AR’s are super cool.

I’m not an AR fan, but put hem together for the kids - no self respecting young dude would be without one. Now that AR10 components have come way down in price, I will probably end up building an accurate 6.5 creed or 7mm08 for one of them to hunt with.

 

[11boo]

I quit packing the AR10 cause it was a pig. My SFAR is less piggy and will go hunting.

 

[RockAndSage]

Starting from the front of the rifle, NO- gas port, gas block, gas tube, bolt stop/release, buffer retainer, buffer, buffer spring.

The buffer tube is completely empty and could be a folder if I decided. The bolt carrier is chopped in half, so it doesn’t even go into the tube. There is no gas system in the gun.

Without the buffer/spring, how is the BCG going forward, after you pull it back? Do you have it fixed to the charging handle somehow?

 

[Taudisio]

Without the buffer/spring, how is the BCG going forward, after you pull it back? Do you have it fixed to the charging handle somehow?

It has a left side charging handle, fire, pull back and eject, push forward and it loads a new round from the magazine. Just like a bolt action, except you don’t have to lift up. I don’t have a video in action, but I have some where you can hear me working the bolt.

 

[RockAndSage]

It has a left side charging handle, fire, pull back and eject, push forward and it loads a new round from the magazine. Just like a bolt action, except you don’t have to lift up. I don’t have a video in action, but I have some where you can hear me working the bolt.

Ah, that makes total sense now. Thought you were using a normal charging handle. Very cool setup man.

 

[Taudisio]

Ah, that makes total sense now. Thought you were using a normal charging handle. Very cool setup man.

It wasn’t my idea, just my tweaks on the original design.

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