Keen-eyed readers of this family oriented info blog, will know that I decided to take my AR15 apart and install a new gas block and a Yankee Hill free-float tube. Why? Just for fun and because I wanted to learn more about the rifle, with a view to building one myself. Neat project.
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| Must Get Front Sight... |
I reckon the reassembled gun looked good, in a deadly black assault rifle kind of way, but I took it to a friend who knows about these things before I shot it. He gave it the green light, so off I went to the range with some boxes of cheap steel cased Tulammo and a value pack of Remington .223.
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| That'll Do |
How did it shoot? Just fine, and I had fun setting myself various drills from 30, 50, 75 and 100 yards. Were the groups any better with the free-float thing? Maybe a bit, given no magnification, eyesight that could be better and a dog who enjoyed leaping up in sheer joy and excitement at the sound of the gun.
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| I Love The Range! |
I had to put him on a leash in the end. But I'm pleased with my first foray into the world of under-the-hood ARishness. The gun worked and worked well. Next step? Keep this carbine to shoot cheap steel cased ammo and build a 7.62/.308 on the same platform. I've decided against a "6", you see, but that's a whole new story.
Shoot straight,
LSP
Blue Smiley is clearly enjoying his day at the range.
ReplyDeleteI think that going to a 308 gas gun would be fun, but what about a .270 bolt action deer rifle?
He had a great time.
ReplyDeleteI'd like a .270, but do you think it'd offer much more advantage than my 30-06?
Of course a .375 would be neat... you know, given all the charging Cape Buffalo I get to, ahem, shoot.
The 270 will shoot flatter with less recoil and will have better knock-down power due to increased bullet velocity.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt about it, a great round -- I enjoyed shooting a friend's Tikka in that cal, the other month.
ReplyDeleteA .375 Holland and Holland will dislocate your shoulder. You need to fit wheels to it and fire it like a piece of artillery.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't care how much the ammo costs, the .338 Lapua is a kick ass round, particularly at longer ranges when it really comes into its own.
ReplyDeleteGet Her Holiness K. Jefferts to sue you so that you can pick up a few million to spend on the poor (keeping aside a widow's mite for yourself to buy artillery.)
I've sent KJS a text, saying ".338 lap mag, please."
ReplyDeleteWhat's she said, so far? Nothing. I take that as agreement.
.338 Lapua Magnum it is.
my husband built me an AR this year, it seemed to be quite easy. There's a huge supply of different configured parts out there to make it 'custom'. You almost can't make a mistake I think. And it still was amazingly accurate, almost boring. Well, shooting is never really boring. :-)
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You're right, Anonymous. Shooting is never boring!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your husband built you an hot AR.
Right little heaters, those gas guns.
for "an" read "a"...
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