Recent content by crankbait

I covered this earlier. Do not use PMAGS. Use DPMS magazines. My brother also has issues with PMAGS in his SIG 716 - they told him to use DPMS mags. There is also a user on the Brownells website who has experienced issues with PMAGS in his Ruger 762. Ruger tech told him to use a DPMS mags...

No - I used a commercial tube which is larger diameter and is OEM. No issues.

One.thing I have noticed with my Gen 2 is that it does not need to run "wet". Quite the opposite. In terms of the BCG I pull it out, wash it all down with solvent and dry with compressed air. Reassemble. Put one or two drops of lube on the cam pin. Put a very light film of white lithium grease...

You should be able to strike a great deal with a dealer - I bought my G2 Recon for $1400 and got it in one week. Point being, I did all the math and there was no downside to buying the Recon financially in terms of parts. None. You will not be able to build or custom order a more accurate...

No issues after 1,000 rounds of M80 ball in my DPMS Gen2 Recon. None. Do not use the Gen 3 PMAG.

I just wanted to give a shout out to an adjustable pistol grip screw replacement $15 mod that supports the trigger group, takes out all creep, is user adjustable, and worked great for me: Purchase AR 15 Trigger Adjuster I used it in my DPMS Gen2 Recon .308 along with an ALG/ACT trigger group...

ApaheDriver - if you like the standard DPMS two stage trigger, please consider throwing a JP 3.5 # spring kit in it and reporting back your impressions. Cheap $14 experiment. I'm running that spring set with an ALG/ACT trigger set and I am impressed that I've had no problems with Lake City M80...

Audrey Shooting - YouTube Here is a YouTube link to a clip of my dainty, petite, 5'6" Southern sister-in-law shooting my DPMS Gen2 with the Eotech EXPS-2. The guy laughing his ass off in the background is my brother Steve - who owns a SIG 762. When he first picked up my Gen2 he honestly thought...

Audrey Shooting - YouTube Here is a YouTube link to a clip of my dainty, petite, 5'6" Southern sister-in-law shooting my DPMS Gen2 with the Eotech EXPS-2. The guy laughing his ass off in the background is my brother Steve - who owns a SIG 762. When he first picked up my Gen2 he honestly...

My Gen 2 Recon lists for $1795 and I ordered it from a Northern Iilinois dealer for $1400. Took him a week to get it in. I figured a heavy 416SS 16" match grade barrel and a JP .308 BCG would set me back a grand - so in my own mind there wasn't much downside financially just in the parts count.

Standard AR barrel nut and threading. Very compact receiver - standard AR fire control and furniture fore and aft of the receiver Very skinny Nordic standard AR 13" free float tube foregrip I love this scope: Leupold VX-6 1-6x Firedot Illuminated Reticle. Helluva value for $900 and it's made...

That I did not notice. I can tell you that I simply swapped out free float tubes, left the DPMS receiver damned well alone, used a standard AR-15 barrel nut, and the standard AR-15 barrel nut tool worked fine. Used a micro- torch to heat it up a bit as the factory used red loctite. I would...

I upgraded the pistol grip (BCM) (I like thinner and more vertical), buttstock (CTR - no wobbles), went ambi safety, and put in the ALG/ACT trigger group with JP 3.5# spring set - all out of the standard AR parts section of the Brownell's catalog. The free float tube I put on is a very narrow...

Just about anybody's AR-15 free float barrel will fit the DPMS Gen 2. The gas block and tube are very compact and low profile. I went with a 13" Nordic tube because I prefer the 3-gun style grip, but the stock quad rail looks like YHM to me. The receiver set is slightly longer than standard...