Livnoutdoors6.8 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Posted July 24, 2012 Well, here she is! after too long of a wait, I finally put the finishing touches on it!'Course there's plenty of little tweaks in the future, but I'm ready to let this one out of the nest to make some noise! Just gotta get past that pesky thing called work... Specs:Dpms High top slick sided upper18" Bison BRX SPR profileApex Machining Rifle Length Gator Grif ForearmJP Enhanced BoltFulton Armory Chrome CarrierBCM Gunfighter Charging HandleARP MCDTM-10 LowerFulton Armory LPKMagpul PRSErgo Deluxe Tactical grip w/ Palm ShelfScope for right now is a Primary Arms 4-16x44 IR Mildot. Soon to be a Vortex Viper HS Tac 5-15x44.Whacha think?
washguy Posted July 24, 2012 Report Posted July 24, 2012 Hi Lvn I think you have a sweet set up! Lube up the bcg real nice then go out and have fun shootin! report back <thumbsup> Wash
planeflyer21 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Posted July 24, 2012 In my best Aussie accent "Nice, mate!"Jon
edgecrusher Posted July 24, 2012 Report Posted July 24, 2012 i think i want target pics……. <thumbsup> well done
Livnoutdoors6.8 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks guys, I should have some after this weekend! I only have 150g UMC, but I have to get brass somehow! Hey, maybe I'll get lucky and it'll like the cheap(ish) stuff for blasting!
unforgiven Posted July 24, 2012 Report Posted July 24, 2012 Very nice looking rifle brother,good job <thumbsup>.Also looking for target pics. :)
NoFail Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 This is a good thing. Great job!!! Good luck with her <thumbsup>
unforgiven Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 Sick and tired of being sick and tired. <laughs> <lmao>
Livnoutdoors6.8 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Posted July 26, 2012 I wish I could! Nobody would be around to watch the pumpkin patch (aka jail)
Livnoutdoors6.8 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Posted July 26, 2012 GREAT NEWS! My Vortex Viper HS 5-15x44 Mildot just shipped from Midway, Its been on backorder for a few months. It'll finally be here monday! Also coming (hopefully by Sat) is a CMMG 2 stage trigger. For $75 I figured I'd give it a shot. If its not to par, I'll just send it out to Bill Springfield for a little sprucing up!
washguy Posted July 26, 2012 Report Posted July 26, 2012 GREAT NEWS! My Vortex Viper HS 5-15x44 Mildot just shipped from Midway, Its been on backorder for a few months. It'll finally be here monday! Also coming (hopefully by Sat) is a CMMG 2 stage trigger. For $75 I figured I'd give it a shot. If its not to par, I'll just send it out to Bill Springfield for a little sprucing up!Dont ya just love it when it all falls in place? WHOOPPEE <thumbsup> Wash
Livnoutdoors6.8 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Posted July 30, 2012 Well, I took her out to the range today! Function was flawless, flinging brass at 4 o'oclock in a neat little pile. I was surprised at how low the recoil was. The ARP MCD did a good job with muzzle jump and felt recoil. It probably also helps that the rifle weighs about 12.5lbs! The only slight downside to the whole trip was the grouping. All I had was 150g UMC I managed to squeeze about a 2-2.5" 5-shot group right at the end, but I think this rifle is going to like pills in the 160-175g range. Overall, I'm pleased as can be with the function of this build. Since the rifle is done, I guess the new project will be finding the right bullet for it! Here's some pics of the beast and the whole family!
unforgiven Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 Very nice brother,good looking family. <lmao>
washguy Posted July 31, 2012 Report Posted July 31, 2012 Hi Livin ! get ya some federal gold medal match 168/175 grainyou oughta have pretty much a one big ol ragged hole at 100 yds should be sub moa...did it lead/copper foul on you?.....new barrels will sometimes do that real fast.Did ya check scope mounts? These 308's like the lil 6.8's are freakin tack drivers!Hopefully its the umc ammo...ive never used it :) Wash
Livnoutdoors6.8 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Posted July 31, 2012 Thanks Wash! I'm going to buy some 168g A-max, and 175 SMKs and a pound of Varget and put some handloads together. I still have about 160 rounds of umc, maybe itll settle down a little, but either way I'll just reload the brass with something good. The scope mount was good, I torqued it to spec all the way around. The Vortex Viper comes in today so I'll be re-mounting a scope tonight after work and get back out this weekend with it and hopefully my new handloads!
Livnoutdoors6.8 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Posted August 12, 2012 She's a shooter! I shot some ladder loads today with 168 Amax and 175 SMK over varget, and got some favorable results! My best group came in at .705" for 5 shots at 100y. Take away the top hole and it shrinks to .500". The best group I got with the 175 SMK was a hair over 1" so I'll keep working on that one. Here's some pics:Uploaded with ImageShack.us
planeflyer21 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Posted August 13, 2012 See? That was worth the wait wasn't it now!Jon
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