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Finished my LR308 Build
Put it all together myself
JD Machine Matched Set CMMG parts kit SR-Gold Trigger JP Silent Capture Spring JP Stainless Lightweight BCG JP Extended Length V-Tac handguard. JP Scope Mount 34mm Wilson Combat Adjustable Gasblock in .936 Rainier Arms Ultramatch 24" Heavy barrel Magpul PRS Stock. BCM Mod4 Charging handle PRI Quite Controll Brake Grip is to be decided still, but had this laying around. Harris Bipod with Larue mount. (also have an axis monopod I might try out) Weight is about 15.5lbs.. Scope is a Bushnell XRS with G2 Reticle. 308comic by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_6_comic by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_3_comic by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_4_comic by Glamisduner, on Flickr Last edited by Justintoxicated; 05-31-2013 at 11:49 AM.. |
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Damn! That's nice! Great Job!
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Oh ok :P
308 by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_1 by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_3 by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_7 by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_8 by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_6 by Glamisduner, on Flickr 308_4 by Glamisduner, on Flickr My Only regret so far is was not getting a Black Brake for it. The brake was supposed to be a bead blasted finish so I thought it would look more similar to the barrel. I guess its a minor detail though :P |
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That is a big on this build.
Are you as happy with the SR Gold as I told you you would be? Any issues with install or fitment?
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"When you get the (men) to the range, you just get the men. But when you bring the (women) to the range, you get the (whole family). And that's what's going to save our 2nd Amendment."--Dianna Liedorff "Since self-preservation is the 1st law of nature, we assert the...right to self-defense. The Constitution...clearly affirms the right of every American...to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not give up a single right guaranteed under the Constitution." --Malcolm X |
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I ended up loadeding up some 155gr Palmas over the weekend to break it in and start dialing in a load. Now I just need to get to the range. I didn't have any installation issues, maybe I'm not catching something? The safety is harder to engage now but I think that is due to it's design. Trigger is very light weight, very clean brake, and very short reset, I hope I don't double it |
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Installation issues are not an inevitability. I just happened to be a lucky one. Good to hear you had no issues, all you're worrying was for naught.
Yes, the safety might have a slight hitch to engage due to the design having a secondary sear. Disengagement should be hitch free, correct? And even though this is usually a criticism of the Gold triggers, it's light reset may actually help to mitigate unintended doubles. Compare it to a light trigger with a very stout reset. As your finger provides resistance as you ride the reset, that resistance easily turns into pulling force sufficient enough to pull the trigger again. With the Gold, the reset and the pull weight are well balanced. Anyways, again this is a verrry sweet looking long range semi-auto setup. I can't wait to see what you do with it at distance.
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"When you get the (men) to the range, you just get the men. But when you bring the (women) to the range, you get the (whole family). And that's what's going to save our 2nd Amendment."--Dianna Liedorff "Since self-preservation is the 1st law of nature, we assert the...right to self-defense. The Constitution...clearly affirms the right of every American...to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not give up a single right guaranteed under the Constitution." --Malcolm X |
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Looks great! You definitely got the right scope/reticle for long distance shooting. Throw some 175s or 190s in there and it will be a BEAST
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Drove down to the range today, loaded a single round and the gun broke on the first shot. The bolt catch cracked in 2.
Not a huge deal until you try to remove the set screw and remember you stripped the head off the set screw that is holding it in place...I guess my 2 fingers (thumb and pointer finger) were just too strong for it when I put it together. Anyone have any suggestions or did I just end up with a $600 paperweight? I'll never buy another CMMG parts kit, that's for sure, this will be the second and third problem I had with it. And go figure, it was cheapest brand I used out of all the parts. Other than that, it definitely has potential, but I was seeing some pressure signs on the loads I made (even slight cratering on the starting load, 44gr varget behind a 155gr Palma Match King. sorta odd). Others had flattened primers with cratering. No bulge in the brass though or anything like that. I guess I'll have to drop a couple grains and work my way back up. 44.5gr seemed to do a little better. Basically I adjusted the gas block down some so the rounds would just dump out the side but not catch on the magazine follower on the last shot (which it was doing thanks to the amazing bolt catch). Last edited by Justintoxicated; 05-19-2013 at 3:43 PM.. |
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I have a spare Fulton Armory bolt catch. I tried to use it for a .223 setup thinking the difference wasn't big enough to matter. I could send it to you and if you like it, just pay me back for cost ($9.95) shipped. Unfortunately, I do not have the set screw for the receiver.
Sorry to hear it busted after one round.
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"When you get the (men) to the range, you just get the men. But when you bring the (women) to the range, you get the (whole family). And that's what's going to save our 2nd Amendment."--Dianna Liedorff "Since self-preservation is the 1st law of nature, we assert the...right to self-defense. The Constitution...clearly affirms the right of every American...to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not give up a single right guaranteed under the Constitution." --Malcolm X |
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Find a good gunsmith. Again sorry for your troubles
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"When you get the (men) to the range, you just get the men. But when you bring the (women) to the range, you get the (whole family). And that's what's going to save our 2nd Amendment."--Dianna Liedorff "Since self-preservation is the 1st law of nature, we assert the...right to self-defense. The Constitution...clearly affirms the right of every American...to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not give up a single right guaranteed under the Constitution." --Malcolm X |
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I got the set screw out. Found some broken bolt extractors and turned it slowly with a wrench. I took pics too. Lucky for me the set screw really did strip out way too easy so it came out fairly easy with the extractor.
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Anyone used one of these? http://www.phase5tactical.com/produc...v2308-ebrv2308 |
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Or is that the AR-15 version? Looking into a simple SI stainless bolt catch and set screw now. |
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well SI does not make a stainless one anymore, so it looks like the only other upgrade is the Armalite one. $16 for the bolt catch and $15 to ship it!
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Its listed in the first post.
And as promised extraction pics BrokenBoltCatch1 by Glamisduner, on Flickr BrokenBoltCatch2 by Glamisduner, on Flickr StrippedBoltCatchSetScrew by Glamisduner, on Flickr StrippedScrewExtraction by Glamisduner, on Flickr Extracted by Glamisduner, on Flickr A SI defense Stainless Set Screw and an armalite Bolt Catch is on the way to replace these cheesy CMMG parts. Last edited by Justintoxicated; 05-21-2013 at 12:24 AM.. |
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Oh I was too, but having to send it in the be machined out anyways I figured I'd give it a shot first. it was actually really easy since I had the right size extractor, I just went slow.
it was the one thing I buggered up when installing the parts kit, all the roll pins went in perfect. Who would have thought there would be problems installing a simple set screw, the head stripped out incredibly easy. But then I found this page on midway so I felt a little better. At least it didn't break off like it did for other reviewers. Looks like it is an extremely common problem! Just looking at that set screw it looks like cheap cheap metal. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/283...08-steel-matte Mine was CMMG but probably the same set screw... Hopefully the SI stainless ones are better @ $5 a pop they should be. Edit: Well now I'm trying to cancel my order for the armalite Bolt Catch I just got the following email from CMMG: "I have issued a sales order to our shipping department. They should be pulling a new bolt catch and bolt catch screw and shipping them out to you today. By the way our new bolt catches for our .308s are stouter so you hopefully won't have this one break." Last edited by Justintoxicated; 05-21-2013 at 11:51 AM.. |
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Well my groups were not great that first trip out, and I was not able to adjust my gas block properly due to the broken bolt catch, but I was still adjusting and learning the scope, mainly the parallax adjustment.
I found a Load I may work around, but really I need to do another ladder. first attempt 100yrds by Glamisduner, on Flickr 2 5 shot groups. The lower group one was pretty good, so I think I'll try going up and down a little .1 .2 .3grs although I should probably re-try my other loads as well. |
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It might be too close.. |
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I snapped a picture of the bolt catches when I got them in.
left to right: Armalite, CMMG (the one that broke), CMMG Gen3. BoltCatches by Glamisduner, on Flickrr |
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