Can't remember where I got mine, but it was about $1780 delivered, with no credit card fee. I have a Bennie Cooley comp on mine instead of the Miculek. There are heavy as a sumbitch but it will shoot very tight groups (1" or less) if I do my part, which is impressive to me with any semi auto.
I'm gonna throw out Krylon BBQ Paint..... the flat finish of it and high heat resistance looks similar. I used it on a stainless comp and it worked like a champ.
I'm still kind of indifferent to it. Haven't shot it enough to make a real judgement, but I can tell you that I have the bottom pad adjusted all the way down. Not sure how someone with big hands or big fingers could use it.
Put a whopping 15 rounds through it, took me every bit of seven rounds to sight it in not using a bore sighter. Haven't put it on bags for groups, but it shot about 1" with the usual Federal 168gr. It is a heavy SOB though, my bolt gun amazingly weighs less.
I have the SASS 18" with the 1 in 10 twist barrel. The 168gr ammo I am using works ok, my thought are that the 175gr would be better suited for this gun and might be a little more accurate. Any thought or experiences on this?
Just a bone stock DPMS SASS. Added the TPS "TSR" rings, and a cheap but good Bushnell 3200 10x40 Mil Dot Scope. Put a side sling attachment on the rail, can't remember the brand, and an old VTAC sling.
Bushnell scopes on closeout, including the 3200 Elite 10x40 mil dot tactical model for pretty cheap: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/default.aspx?productnumber=129037
Been around AR's a while, built them , shoot them, compete with them, still carry one. Finally broke down and got a .308 (the DPMS SASS) as my first semi auto precision rifle. So we'll see how this goes. Nice forum, looks like lots of info.