liontribe

i got the optics covered. i gotta nice little trijicon scope riding on top at the moment. great low light scope. liontribe

welcome, i am fairly new as well. my oracle is my go to deer and hog rifle now. liontribe

that block in your link looks like just the thing. that was my thinking as well on many of the commercial .308 loads. they vary greatly in pressure because that is of little worry to most modern bolt guns. i like the idea of tuning my action for my pet loads or favorite commercial fodder. i used to be a big FAL shooter and that is a great thing about those rifles. fully adjustable gas system. thanks for that link. i will be doing some not so scientific experimenting with this rifle over the summer. i will keep everybody up to date on my tinkering results. i am very pleased with this rifle as is, i just want to see how versatile i can make it. thanks for all the input. liontribe

from what i have read and my experiences with AR rifles, the big .308s are many times over gassed. with an adjustable gas block i can fine tune for a wider variety of loads. some commercial loads are on the hot end of the spectrum and could possibly cause problems in an autoloader. adjustable gas block would just give a wider range of choices. i like plenty of choices. and that is one of the fun things about AR rifles, they are like legos. i liked legos. <thumbsup> liontribe

thanks for all the quick replies. i have installed the buffer set-up from slash. i am also thinking of going with an adjustable gas block in the near future, just in case i run into a problem with certain loads. it is my main hunting rifle and i have only had one FTE with a round that it had no troubles with before hand. i have a bit of tax cash coming my way. i have been debating another rifle or just working this one over exactly as i desire. tough call. i have only put maybe 150 rounds through this gun with the one failure to cycle. it isn't even broke in good yet. i feel the need to customize everything though. i am a knife maker and i can't leave anything as is. :cookoo: liontribe

i have a DPMS Oracle with a carbine length gas system. is there any reason i should go to a mid-length system for my .308? it seems to run just fine as is, but i keep reading about mid-length systems being preferable for one reason or another. is this just internet hype or is one better than the other for our big AR rifles? liontribe

just the info i was looking for. many thanks. liontribe

i am not having any troubles at present, but when i replace my extractor eventually, i would like to know what the best set-up is for this rifle. thanks. liontribe

yeah, i think that top model has been the best seller i have ever had. it is a bear to artificially create that weathered look, but people seem to love it. i thought it went well as a contrast to the sleek modern lines of my oracle. liontribe

new guy here. just bought an Oracle a couple months ago and i am hooked. this is an amazing rifle for the money. here it is now. i am in the midst of redressing her in magpul furniture and a better scope mount. also got a nice heavy buffer and spring from slash. hope to take many deer and hogs with this monster. what is the best way the beef up the extractor? do they use the same upgrade kits as their little brother? i am basically an AK guy, so bear with me. liontribe