I picked up an SCR upper from a guy here and just got the lower from JP yesterday, so I ran out to the range today to get it tested out. The good and the bad- bad is it makes you love damn JPs! I never really got the hype behind them, until you shoot one. I say because at their prices it can be an expensive choice! But it is one smooth shooting rifle and I did not even get the JP SCS yet. I used a Geiselle super 42 buffer in it for now. It is an 18" medium contour barrel with thermal dissipator. After I sighted it in I shot a 5 rd .35" group @ 100 yds with IMI 77 grain! Then proceeded to shoot the next one just a hair over that! Here is an odd part though- it did not seem to care for any other type of ammo I tired. Gorilla 77 was right at an inch, IMI 69 - .9, Copper Creek- 2 different 77 grn loads, were right at 3/4" and cheap Fronteir 75 was terrible, around 1 1/2''
Now, I am very happy because the cheap IMI actually shot the best and grouped literally around 1/3" I love the side charging handle as well and the bolt charges like it is on rails, no grit feeling like a lot of ARs. I am glad I decided to keep it.
I was going to get the lower coated to match but I wanted to get it out and shoot it and it may grow on me. I have a different stock coming this weekend.
I will definitely get a different scope as well! The Athlon has some tracking issues. I needed to come one click left to be perfectly zeroed, did it an no change, did it one more- same no change in poi, came another click and still nothing, came one more and then it was too far left by about 2". This is the cheap Athlon I think I paid like 250 for it so I did not expect all that much but that is kind of frustrating.
Now, I am very happy because the cheap IMI actually shot the best and grouped literally around 1/3" I love the side charging handle as well and the bolt charges like it is on rails, no grit feeling like a lot of ARs. I am glad I decided to keep it.
I was going to get the lower coated to match but I wanted to get it out and shoot it and it may grow on me. I have a different stock coming this weekend.
I will definitely get a different scope as well! The Athlon has some tracking issues. I needed to come one click left to be perfectly zeroed, did it an no change, did it one more- same no change in poi, came another click and still nothing, came one more and then it was too far left by about 2". This is the cheap Athlon I think I paid like 250 for it so I did not expect all that much but that is kind of frustrating.