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That's great if you are shooting paper or steel, but all my loads are destined for hunting. Those aren't made for hunting.

Man, that's too bad. I was only in there once but I talk to him and he seemed like a really nice guy. His place was broken into not too long ago too.

Made it to the range today. The suppressor works great. Here is a little video to show it in action. First 5 rounds are supersonic, second 5 rounds are subsonic. http://youtu.be/R4zQRO_SiGU

Dang, don't let my wife see that!

Alright!!!!! :banana: Santa made an early delivery this year. Suppressor is here!

Great looking rifles! <thumbsup>

Wash, I've got plenty of room in my freezer and I'm in your neck of the woods. BTW, Jalepeno cheese sausage is AWESOME!

Another option is a Kimber 84M. A little pricier than an upper build but weighs less than 6 lbs. Has an 18" barrel so it is not too long. It does have more kick than an AR.

Ok, I found out the port size is .094. I'm headed to the range tomorrow. I've got lubed up so I will see how it does. If it still doesn't cycle, I'll take the gas block off and check the alignment. Next step after that will depend on what I find.

I'm headed to the range tomorrow, I'll see if I can take some of the weight out and see what happens. Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions.

What would be a lighter buffer?

I did put it together. I spaced the gas block off of the shoulder. I think I'll write Rainier and ask them that question.

Awesome build. Bet it shoots like a dream.

I'm using a standard carbine buffer. It is a pistol length gas system. Not sure of barrel port size, it is a Ranier match barrel.

Definitely going to run more rounds through it. And, if my can ever gets approved, I'll try that too Yep, Stag upper, BCG, and lower. YHM low profile gas block.

+1 on the Apex. I love mine.

I'm running a Ranier Arms 10.5" match barrel with a pistol length gas system.

Took the new SBR out to the range for the first time. Tried Hornady 110 gn V-Max and 208 gn A-Max to see how it work with both super and sub-sonic ammo. Worked great with the super sonic rounds. Sub-sonic rounds would not cycle the bolt properly. The bolt feels really tight, so maybe that is it. Will a suppressor give it more back pressure to work the bolt? Is this normal? I also checked the muzzle velocities against what Hornady put on the box. Hornady: V-Max = 2,350 FPS, A-Max = 1,020 FPS. Mine: V-Max = 2,303 FPS, A-Max 1,007 FPS. Pretty close for a 10.5" barrel. Here are the targets. 50 yards with a Tru-Glo Red Dot sight. V-Max on the left and A-Max on the right. Interesting how the heavier bullets punched smaller holes in the target. The out liers on the V-Max target are from sighting in the red dot.

Wash, Great job by you and your wife. As for your video, everyone should know that "Everything is BIGGER in Texas"

Great looking rifle. <thumbsup>

No worries. I've had the stamp for a couple of months now. Just not the money or the time to complete the rifle. Yea, well being left eye dominant and right handed is a cruel truth that I have learned to live.

Done. Up to 228

Finally got all of the parts and time to put it together. :banana: Still a bit of a work in progress. Off to the range tomorrow to see how it shoots. :auto: Stag lower, left hand upper and left hand chrome BCG Magpul CTR Carbine Butt Stock, Mil-Spec buffer tube and buffer Ranier Arms 10.5" match Barrel, pistol length gas tube, and YHM low profile gas block Nordic Components Mid-length fore end and YHM 7.62 QD muzzle brake (temporarily on loan until I mount it on my AR .308) Red Dot Sight

Nordic Components Handguard, BCM Gunfighter charge handle, low profile gas block and the rest of the parts to finish my 300 Blk. :)

Robo, you got it. I'm going to put it on the shelf now and whenever we meet up I'll give it to you.