Greetings from Oregon

[ChaoticReason]

Hello everyone!

 Please pardon my manners, I skipped over introducing myself and went straight to asking a question about my handguard. 

I'm new to black rifles. As far as rifles go, I used to own a 30/30 Winchester as a kid and my dad had a 308 Savage that he'd let me shoot as often as my shoulder could take it. I was between 10-12 years old and growing up in Texas. Now I love in Oregon and am looking forward to getting back into hunting and shooting. I picked up a DPMS GEN2 AP4, and have only taken it out shooting a few times in the 6 months I've had it. This thing feels like nothing to shoot. Everything is stock on it, for the moment, but I barely feel anything when I shoot it.  I'm looking to change out the handguard, put on a Primary Arms 1-6x24, and an Indian Creek BFD, when I can afford it. Why couldn't I get into a cheap hobby, like whittling or something?

[98Z5V]

3 minutes ago, ChaoticReason said:

  I'm looking to change out the handguard, put on a Primary Arms 1-6x24,

 

I have that scope on the .338 Fed and love it.  Great all around magnification.  Just did the final zero on it last weekend, and it's damn sure dialed in now. 

 

I'd like to thank my Spotter, Matt, for the assist on that.  

[Sisco]

Welcome from Wisconsin. Have some really nice country in Oregon

[Matt.Cross]

28 minutes ago, 98Z5V said:

I have that scope on the .338 Fed and love it.  Great all around magnification.  Just did the final zero on it last weekend, and it's damn sure dialed in now. 

 

I'd like to thank my Spotter, Matt, for the assist on that.  

It's the least I could do for the man who dialed in my Barbie builds. 

[jtallen83]

Welcome from Iowa, via North Carolina!

[Armed Eye Doc]

Welcome from Texas 

[SNKEBIT]

Welcome from Western Wisconsin!!!!

[EngrBob]

Howdy from the Texas side of the borders.

[MikedaddyH]

Welcome from AZ !

[ChaoticReason]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. 

 As my budget, and wife, allow, I look forward to doing a bit of work on my rifle and I would greatly appreciate everyone's input. 

98Z5V, when you mounted that scope, what size rings did you wind up using? High, extra high? Do you have some BUIS on your rifle? 

[Rsquared]

Welcome aboard from Maryland.

[AnOldBiker]

Welcome to the forum

[unforgiven]

Welcome from Indiana brother.

[98Z5V]

On 4/6/2017 at 10:07 AM, ChaoticReason said:

98Z5V, when you mounted that scope, what size rings did you wind up using? High, extra high? Do you have some BUIS on your rifle? 

When I bought the scope, I just bought the Primary Arms extended AR mount for it - the one recommended on the scope page when you buy the scope.  Don't exceed 15 IN/lbs on those scope mount caps!!!  That's INCH/pounds, NOT foot/pounds!!!  

I like it alot, and won't change it out.  I can get the eye relief I need, it's solid, and it doesn't weigh a ton.  I usually migrate towards American Defense mounts, and I was in a budget constraint to get that damn thing done, and that's why I got it. After mounting it up (and reading their mounting instructions), I like it, and see zero reasons to change it out. 

Details in here:

 

For iron sights, I used the MagPul Offset sights for the first time, and I love the little bastards.  I can see this costing me alot of money in the future, and changing over all my magnified-optic rifles to these.  They fuckin' ROCK...

Edited April 9, 2017 by 98Z5V

[ChaoticReason]

That looks really good! You did some real nice work.  Those IS look like they will give some quick acquisition for close up work. I went over and read your build thread. Really nice.

I'm very much looking forward to that scope. It's a little ways off at present. We're just about to have our 3rd child, so resources will be tight for a bit. I'd love to hear how it does when you make it out to try it on those hogs. See if those reference marks in the reticle help out or if it feels like they get in your way.