Well after a thousand rounds with it I guess its time to write a review on it.
A couple months ago I wanted a .308 semi-auto, so I put together a list of needs and wants. The REPR came out on top having all the features I needed and none I didn't. LWRC also had the option of getting the rifle in FDE that matched MagPuls, this was brand new for them at the time. It looked great in my opinion, so I had them put together a rifle I wanted. I however wanted something different than what they had available commercially, so I called and asked to have one assembled to my specifications. LWRCi were absolutely top notch in this department and went far above what I would expect even a great company to do as far as customer service. I'll be an LWRC customer for life. I talked with Rich Phoenix at LWRC, and he was great. I asked him countless questions and called him a lot to figure out what I wanted in a rifle. Rich explained that the guys from NIC industries were at the factory right then to figure out the new Flat Dark Earth color they were making to match magpuls exactly. I figured why not, and jumped on it. I didn't want a heavy 20" barrel though, so I asked if I could get an 18" with a few adjustments. Here's a list of the rifle parts I got.
18" Medium Contour barrel
Geissle Hi speed adjustable 2 stage
Magpul PRS FDE and the grip in FDE (They normally ship it black)
I also jumped on some ironsites at the last second, but these come standard anyways. I requested that my rails be left black as opposed to being FDE, and they complied with this too.
After a while using and operating with the charging handle I really like it. It allows me to charge the gun without coming off the scope, which is great for prone fire. The lack of unnecessary rails helps with its balance and I still like all the options they have for rail segments and sling cups.
I don't have any targets (I don't keep them, I have enough laying around the garage as is.) but the rifles an honest 3/4moa shooter with reloads. It performs better with Black Hills 175 than with FGMM 175 for me, while Black hills gets .75-1 fgmm gets .75-1.25.
I like the adjustable gas knob, although from the factory its supposedly hard to turn. I put some dry mil-tec lube in it from the start and it's stayed buttery smooth for the most part. I suspect I'll like it a lot more when I get my shark suppressor (shameless plug). I'm having David at shark make me one so look out for that in the future. I've left room for the suppressor in the case, above the scope. After running the gun on bolt mode for a couple rounds every now and then and its a lot easier to run accurately than it is going semi for me, and apparently other REPR shooters agree. Its not anymore accurate though, as the bullet leaves the barrel before the bolt carrier even moves away from it. (From LWRC, I have no way to test that.) Overall the piston system has run great with no flaws and extremely clean.
Here it is when I first got it. It came from the factory with a couple rail sections and a QD sling cup. I have since put another QD sling cup on the rifle that you'll see later on, and got some QD plates from Cascadia Arms for the PRS Stock which you can also see later on. The sling is a Larue tactical sling; on this gun it's great, quick easy adjustments and a big padded sling, what's not to like?
Here it is as it now sits.
Rifle optics are NF NXS 3.5-15X50 High speed Zero Stop MLR/mil adjustments. The scopes not light at 30oz, but the rifle unloaded with scope and bipod weigh 12 lbs. Pretty good considering some heavy barrel ARs get into the 18-20lb range. The mount is a Larue OSR(other term is censored) 20moa QD mount, and the thing is solid. I've never had it get back on target more than 3/8moa off where it was last, and most of the time its less than 1/4moa off which is hard to even see for me. If you run the levers until it gets the rail smooth and isnt taking material off everytime you use them the levers end up in around the same place everytime.
Of course a picture showing the charging handle.
Here's a picture up close of the work Todd Jackson of Manners Stocks(30 cal sniper here on the 'Hide.) did for me, everything tan sans the gun is cerakoted in Magpul Flat Dark Earth, that he mixed for me. I just had him do the scope and it turned out awesome. It's pretty cool that the laser engraved white on tan matches the laser engraved REPR logo on the gun, he did an awesome job. He also did the mount, bipod, and magazines.
Pelican case that I cut with a wire table which can be seen here. Click this. The case turned out awesome, I couldn't think of a thing I would have done differently. If you have any specific questions on that ask away. The foam fits nice and tight, without being a hassle to get out of the case. It doesn't have to look like a presentation case, but it sure is nice that it does. I left room for my shark suppressor (plug 2) above the scope, and it will fit perfectly when I get it.
Here's the foam of the case without the gun and attachments in it to show you the lines the wire cutter did. For the horizontal scope turrets I took a hole saw and hand pressed it BACKWARDS into the foam. If you do it forwards it will rip the ever loving shit out of the foam and look terrible.
Heres a picture that I thought just turned out cool
Overall I'm very pleased with the rifle, its an honest 3/4moa shooter with reloads. It works great and runs extremely clean. Its light compared to other comparable semis. I'll be bringing it to Sean Littles class at Vapor Trail Tactical in March, and I'll make sure to get some pictures of it there. It'll definitely have the suppressor by then.
If you have any questions, just ask! And let me know what you guys think!
Adician
EDIT: figured I'd add a target I shot yesterday. The group on the top right was with the gas selector turned off.
A couple months ago I wanted a .308 semi-auto, so I put together a list of needs and wants. The REPR came out on top having all the features I needed and none I didn't. LWRC also had the option of getting the rifle in FDE that matched MagPuls, this was brand new for them at the time. It looked great in my opinion, so I had them put together a rifle I wanted. I however wanted something different than what they had available commercially, so I called and asked to have one assembled to my specifications. LWRCi were absolutely top notch in this department and went far above what I would expect even a great company to do as far as customer service. I'll be an LWRC customer for life. I talked with Rich Phoenix at LWRC, and he was great. I asked him countless questions and called him a lot to figure out what I wanted in a rifle. Rich explained that the guys from NIC industries were at the factory right then to figure out the new Flat Dark Earth color they were making to match magpuls exactly. I figured why not, and jumped on it. I didn't want a heavy 20" barrel though, so I asked if I could get an 18" with a few adjustments. Here's a list of the rifle parts I got.
18" Medium Contour barrel
Geissle Hi speed adjustable 2 stage
Magpul PRS FDE and the grip in FDE (They normally ship it black)
I also jumped on some ironsites at the last second, but these come standard anyways. I requested that my rails be left black as opposed to being FDE, and they complied with this too.
After a while using and operating with the charging handle I really like it. It allows me to charge the gun without coming off the scope, which is great for prone fire. The lack of unnecessary rails helps with its balance and I still like all the options they have for rail segments and sling cups.
I don't have any targets (I don't keep them, I have enough laying around the garage as is.) but the rifles an honest 3/4moa shooter with reloads. It performs better with Black Hills 175 than with FGMM 175 for me, while Black hills gets .75-1 fgmm gets .75-1.25.
I like the adjustable gas knob, although from the factory its supposedly hard to turn. I put some dry mil-tec lube in it from the start and it's stayed buttery smooth for the most part. I suspect I'll like it a lot more when I get my shark suppressor (shameless plug). I'm having David at shark make me one so look out for that in the future. I've left room for the suppressor in the case, above the scope. After running the gun on bolt mode for a couple rounds every now and then and its a lot easier to run accurately than it is going semi for me, and apparently other REPR shooters agree. Its not anymore accurate though, as the bullet leaves the barrel before the bolt carrier even moves away from it. (From LWRC, I have no way to test that.) Overall the piston system has run great with no flaws and extremely clean.
Here it is when I first got it. It came from the factory with a couple rail sections and a QD sling cup. I have since put another QD sling cup on the rifle that you'll see later on, and got some QD plates from Cascadia Arms for the PRS Stock which you can also see later on. The sling is a Larue tactical sling; on this gun it's great, quick easy adjustments and a big padded sling, what's not to like?
Here it is as it now sits.
Rifle optics are NF NXS 3.5-15X50 High speed Zero Stop MLR/mil adjustments. The scopes not light at 30oz, but the rifle unloaded with scope and bipod weigh 12 lbs. Pretty good considering some heavy barrel ARs get into the 18-20lb range. The mount is a Larue OSR(other term is censored) 20moa QD mount, and the thing is solid. I've never had it get back on target more than 3/8moa off where it was last, and most of the time its less than 1/4moa off which is hard to even see for me. If you run the levers until it gets the rail smooth and isnt taking material off everytime you use them the levers end up in around the same place everytime.
Of course a picture showing the charging handle.
Here's a picture up close of the work Todd Jackson of Manners Stocks(30 cal sniper here on the 'Hide.) did for me, everything tan sans the gun is cerakoted in Magpul Flat Dark Earth, that he mixed for me. I just had him do the scope and it turned out awesome. It's pretty cool that the laser engraved white on tan matches the laser engraved REPR logo on the gun, he did an awesome job. He also did the mount, bipod, and magazines.
Pelican case that I cut with a wire table which can be seen here. Click this. The case turned out awesome, I couldn't think of a thing I would have done differently. If you have any specific questions on that ask away. The foam fits nice and tight, without being a hassle to get out of the case. It doesn't have to look like a presentation case, but it sure is nice that it does. I left room for my shark suppressor (plug 2) above the scope, and it will fit perfectly when I get it.
Here's the foam of the case without the gun and attachments in it to show you the lines the wire cutter did. For the horizontal scope turrets I took a hole saw and hand pressed it BACKWARDS into the foam. If you do it forwards it will rip the ever loving shit out of the foam and look terrible.
Heres a picture that I thought just turned out cool
Overall I'm very pleased with the rifle, its an honest 3/4moa shooter with reloads. It works great and runs extremely clean. Its light compared to other comparable semis. I'll be bringing it to Sean Littles class at Vapor Trail Tactical in March, and I'll make sure to get some pictures of it there. It'll definitely have the suppressor by then.
If you have any questions, just ask! And let me know what you guys think!
Adician
EDIT: figured I'd add a target I shot yesterday. The group on the top right was with the gas selector turned off.
