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Biggest changes in the hardware - 4~14 had the elevation and windage knobs, other side of the gun was parallax adjustment - the illum setting knob was on the back, about 10 o'clock. The new 4~16 has the elevation and turret knobs, opposite side it a dual knob, inner ring is the parallax adj, outer ring is the illum. This is identical to the 3~18 scope setup, that I put on the Mk12 Mod 1 a year ago. The focus ring us a HUGE improvement, glad to see that it made it to this scope, too. They changed some things - for the WAY Mo' Bettah. Slick new design on the budget scopes, that can't be beat for the price. The 4~14 used to list at $279, the new 4~16 lists for $299 - it's worth the slim $20, for what they changed. I think, over time, they'll crush the whole 4~14 line, and move them to this design. They dropped this one first, with the ACSS HUD DMR Reticle. Very well worth it.

So, I've had many of the Primary Arms 4~14 FFP scopes on many rifles, and if it's 5.56 guns or .308 guns, I go for the ACSS HUD DMR reticle, in the .308 Win model. There's a 5.56 model, but that BDC is set around 55gr ammo. The .308 model is specifically set for 168gr .308 Win ammo, which is damn near identical to 1000 yards to 75gr 5.56 that's going at least 2750fps. For real, 168gr .308 has 399 inches of drop at 1k yards. 75gr Hornady 5.56 going 2750fps has 4 more inches of drop at 1k yards. The ACSS HUD DMR scope for .308 is the one to use, if you're running 5.56 heavies. I was running the 4~14 scope on the gun that I run in the matches, but I just wanted better glass, so I moved to the 3~18 PA scope, with the same reticle - that thing gets it done, all the way around. The reticle works great for multiple targets, multiple distances, when you have up to 12 targets, and 90 seconds, and a 20-round limit. I'll never turn back. However, I needed another 4~14 ACSS HUD DMR scope for Kimmy's gun - and it's been on backorder forever. They finally announced that they were making a new scope, this time, it's 4~16, and many of the improvements that have come across in the last couple years. In short, they killed the 4~14 ACSS HUD DMR, and it's now the 4~16 ACSS HUD DMR, greatly improved. Initial availability was mid-Aug, so I pre-ordered one, and it came in a few weeks ago. I finally got around to mounting it up on her gun. It's a little longer, I didn't weigh the two because the older one was mounted in a LaRue LT-158 with a Holosun 507C on it. Wasn't taking that scope out of the mount, just to get a weight, when the weights are on the PA website. So, I like it - it's laser boresighted to the 35 yards I can get in my backyard, but I'll still need to zero it for real. That will happen in the next couple weeks, hoping for a temp-drop here soon. The new scope is in a LaRue LT-745 with 10 MOA, and a new Holosun 507C on there. The old setup went straight back on my 16" precision gun, and that sucker got laser boresighted, too. It needs shot, too, again, and tuned up. Busy weekend coming up for both of them -but the next match is this coming Saturday, so that has to wait, for now. Here's the old 16" precision gun, 4~14 back on it, in the LT-158 mount and dot. Just for shiits, I'm shooting the 16" gun in the September match, instead of the Mk12 Mod 1 - just to see how it does out there at distance, and the constraints forced upon us...

3 year search for these things, finally obtained. Never in stock, past 3 years.

I like PMC brass for reloading - what it was. 5.56 gets reloaded for 55gr 5.56 loads. The .308 gets reloaded for 150gr .308 range loads. No issues that way. I tried using PMC Bronze 5.56 to convert to 300BLK brass, and the bases were bulged on the 3rd load of 300BLK. Stick in the die 8 times out of 10 on the 3rd load, so I threw the rest away that I'd cut and converted. For BLK, after that, I only converted LC NATO 5.56 brass, or used real once-fired BLK brass. For sticking to the same cartridge, the PMC brass is still decent - I don't toss it, I do reload it.

If it's a combo, it will. That's what went on all the A2 conversions, back in the day. Look for something like this: A1, only, looks like this: A2, only, looks like this: The combo works with both A1 and A2 handguards, and looks like this:

Glad you found this place, and the info, and made the switch - how does it cycle now with the carbine recoil system, versus how it cycled with the rifle recoil system?

For the record, 16" midlength gas (.308 Win gun) with a 0.750" journal should have a gas port diameter that's 0.085". My range it 0.080"~0.085", but 0.085" works on every gun with that barrel config, with all the ammo, all the time. You did go big on that gas port.

That was one built by DPMS, back in the day, brother - not a copy of the PSA PA-10 3rd iteration.

I thought about that, this morning. They were already shipped, so it seems. One of them was a 2-day, that shipped on Thursday, and actually got to me Friday. Bonus-Overnight.

Weird. I received 2 Fedex shipments on Friday.

Yep, when the Remington bankruptcy and breakup happened, PSA got DPMS and Remington shotguns. There are reports on here about who bought what. JJE Holdings is what to search on - that's PSA.

He eats like a True Viking!

For note, this is one of the new PSA DPMS guns. PSA bought DPMS in the Remington breakup debacle.

What's the details on the recoil system on this one? Is it all Armalite AR-10 Carbine recoil system parts? Get this buffer from Clint @ heavybuffers.com, if that's the case, and it'll solve what's going on right now. Guaranteed. Scroll down on this page, and look for this one: https://heavybuffers.com/ar10carbine.html For .308 ARs with Extended Receiver Extensions: XH Carbine Buffer (8.5 oz) w/.308R Buffer Spring - $140 XH Carbine Buffer + .308 Rifle Spring Quantity: If you have an extended (7-5/8" deep) receiver extension on your gun I recommend an XH carbine buffer and a .308 rifle buffer spring. This includes VLTOR A5 tubes and the Magpul UBR Gen2 stock. Many .308 rifles come from the factory in this configuration - LMT, S&W, LaRue, POF, etc. My note - this is next up on my .358 Win AR, to control that heavy-kicking bastard. It'll happen before November, for sure, be test fired and solved, and be ready to go by Vet's Day weekend.

^^^ I've heard that same exact thing before, somewhere here on this board. Almost like I said it myself, previously. I swear I've said that before, exactly like that.

I'll meet that half, any day of the week. They'll shiit their pants, once they want to take it real. They are the aggressors, history has shown us for the last decade - they incite, they burn, they pillage. They don't want to cross that line, though... Once they do that -the other half... have been ready for them for a long time. Strike that match, they do not want to do. Best Yoda voice I can muster... Yep.

Double-tap

^^^ Exactly. That's what the topic of that turns into, brother.

Firing up another batch of this tomorrow morning. Haven't done it in awhile, and I miss it dearly...

Great update, and well done on the gun. Fine work.

I can understand that part...

I know I've posted that one before. There's a ton more, Shawn Ryan knocks it out, and does a great job. If you haven't seen/heard the one with DJ Shipley, check that one out. Son of SEAL Legend Don Shipley, and a SEAL Legend in his own right.

You'll love this one then... Tu Lam.