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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    I'm running the long factory spring and an h2 buffer (4.5oz) factory was 3.0oz. The lr308s had a 308 carbine buffer that was shorter with 2 weights instead of three. That's how they squeezed it into an ar15 car buffer tube. The sfars buffer tube is .75" longer, I think called an A5. I used to...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    I think reviewers had to review the sfar like it was an ak or fal. Blasting ball ammo at silhouette steel targets like it's a battle rifle just to be able to say positive things about it. Did it go bang? Check. Did the target go ping? Check. Can I carry it? Check. Does it work with my...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    Ran another 50 rounds through the sfar. 220ish total. Found out that with that sa gas block all the way backed out in vent mode I'm still over gassed. Suppressed or not. Gun cycled fine and brass looked fine. Everything ejects to 1:00. Accuracy started off promising closer to an inch before...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    I changed the handgaurd to have a bit more clearance and it's still difficult to center the gap. I'll put the factory 15" back on with the new gas block. As many as I have on other rifles I think there should be plenty of room for the SA. Went with the clamping version (which may bite me...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    In my sample size of 1, The PA-10 shot the same as the sfar accuracy wise. Ran the PA-10 through the whole accurizing process and accuracy didn't react at all. It cycled better and felt better to shoot but accuracy didn't change until I changed the barrel. Ran another 40 rounds through the...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    This. The SFAR should of been priced at $1700, if it had Ruger would owe every buyer a new barrel and gasblock. Had a cousin bring me his bear creek ar15 cause it stopped cycling. "I spent good money on this for it not to run". No, you spent the bare minimum to get something that resembles...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    I would think any brass chips outside of the chamber were coming from the ejector holes on the bolt shaving them.
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    Pulled the regulator while I had the gasblock off, the equivalent of glitter poured out of it. The gas block journal of the barrel was plated in copper/brass. I expected it to be carboned in but not plated. That gap is ridiculous. I wonder if the flakes of brass and copper are caused from...
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    Night Vision $399 Thermal Monocular Giveaway Campaign “Deer 1444M” (Xinfrared T2 Pro)

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    Night Vision $399 Thermal Monocular Giveaway Campaign “Deer 1444M” (Xinfrared T2 Pro)

    I ended up putting a camera arm mount clamp on it. It clamps right to the leg of a tripod or roll bar of a sxs. This works very well. Camera uses your cell phone battery and I get 6 or more hours on an old one. The ability to turn the screen brightness way down really helps keep your face...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    I'll have to look into the disassembly of the gas block. It's promising that it can be fixed. I couldn't feel the detent the last time I adjusted it. I didnt look too closely at the chamber the first time I scoped it so I wouldn't have any preconceptions about its abilities. The fired brass...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    Ran 130 rounds through it today. Just pounded out the first 75 of ball ammo on gas setting 3. Ball accuracy was pretty horrendous. Had 2 stuck cases. Scrubbed the bore and moved on to handloads. First group with 168hpbts was about an inch and a half with 4 touching in an inch. Ran 175bthps...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    I get the volume equation but the point is it's a 308 that's lighter than my ar15s that I consider light enough to drag around all day. I can't think of many "military" style semi auto 308s in the same weight class and only a couple hunting platforms and none of them come at this price with a...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    Scoped DPMS SASS with 20" BA 6.5 barrel - 15lbs Scoped PSA10 with 18" hybrid 6.5 barrel - 12lbs This was one of my lighter weight ar10 hunting rifle attempts Scoped 16" 556 - 9.25lbs Scoped SFAR 16" - 8.33lbs Scoped and Reddot "3gun" 556 with lightweight carrier - 8.15lbs If this thing runs...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    Just had the scale out and weighed the scoped sfar to compare it to my hog hunting 556 and 6.5 grendel. It's a pound lighter. I don't know what this magic is.
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    I'm not going to worry about it unless it wont shoot. That's the most pronounced side. Being close to the chamber it should shoot out fairly quickly. The rifling does look nice compared to a button rifled barrel.
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    Wish I hadn't scoped mine. Chamber is just a tiny bit wonky. There's a ring all the way around in the bore halfway between the chamber and gas port. Probably something left over from the hammer forging but was where that copper was coming from. Gas port looked fine. Had a touch of copper on...
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    Ruger SFAR small frame 308, 6.8 pounds

    That's nice shooting. Hope I can pull some groups like that. Unfortunately I don't have any good factory ammo so my results won't mean much to anyone else since its all reloads. I put a lightweight 18x power scope on the rifle to facilitate accuracy testing but allow me to feel what the rifle...
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