Every time I see your rifle and scope I get a little jealous. Beautiful rifle and the scope looks great on it. I'd like to build a .260 or 6.5 creedmor but I haven't decided which way to go yet.
A note on the spring issue. A magazine if designed right will last for years loaded, but all it takes is one design mistake and the spring will wear out because it is over compressed. As guys have said, valve springs will cycle millions of times and can stay compressed for long periods while...
Nominal center line for the optic on the AR platform is ~1.5" - the badger riser is 3/8 which = .375, so you want a ring with the height of 1.15. Anything over 1.0 and under 1.3 would probably work pretty well.
Is there a reason your going to use the badger 22moa riser instead of a one piece...
What about the bolt and carrier? Were they both from SI as well? How long did it take for Kreiger to cut the barrel? I've been thinking about either a 260 or 6.5 Creedmor build, I'm not sure which yet.
Great review, now I really want to try one of these. Have you looked through a Razor or used the turrets on them? If so how do they compare? Where do you shoot? I would like to find somewhere with more distance to shoot when I finish this deployment and return to the DFW area.
The Recon SL is 1.19" from the top of the rail to the center line of the optic on the 34mm version. If we assume the external diameter of the XRS is 56mm (50mm objective plus 3mm per side bell width) then the XRS will have 1.1" from center line of the scope to the edge of the bell. As such the...
I plan on using a set of AAD triple lug rings on my next bolt gun build. AADMOUNT Triple Lug Rings
Seekins also have some great rings and I would use those if I needed a size other than 30mm.
New York can't have threaded AR barrels (except for LE/Mil). Any rifle sold there will be pinned and welded. If Wilson wouldn't have taken care of it I would have sent it to ADCO firearms and have them cut the barrel back then re-thread it.
Great looking rifle! What upper and lower did you use? I would like to put together a 6.5 or .260 some time and haven't decided who to use for the upper and lower.