Here's the gun I'm talking about...
Here's the reference thread...
Here's my ultimate assessment. It ROCKS...
So, bottom line - this upper receiver setup from Aero is THEE SHIIT for a 14.5"!!!
The PA 1~6 scope is perfect for what I wanted to try, and I had to make the choice between one in yards, or meters, and the meters was discounted lower. Bought the meter scope. No big deal, the BDC in it ranges in meters, it's setup in meters, it all works.
Took it out last weekend for the Spring Shoot, like in the pic above, and set up my zero target at 110 yards - 100 meters. Had a confirmation target at 330 yards - 300 meters. The typical 450 yard target - that's close enough to 400 meters. The 608 yard target - that's close enough to 550 meters...
It rang ALL of them, once dialed in. The scope works. The barrel is STUPID accurate with my 75gr handloads, the Mk262 clones. This 14.5" just WORKS. The upper is a work of art.
SO, we roll to the SDTF on Thursday for the shoot, we're there until Sunday. Saturday, GunPusher John sends me a text that our M4E1 PRO lower have FINALLY showed up at the shop! Too late, already zero'd and shot the gun, as is, just to shoot it, but at least the lowers came in.
Picked up one of the lowers this morning, came home, took the recoil system off this gun, and built out the new lower. I gotta say, Aero knocked this M4E1 PRO stuff outta the park!
This is my new favorite 14.5" 5.56 gun, for sure.
I'll cross-post this into the Spring Shoot thread...