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Thought I'd post my first impressions.
As soon as I picked up the rifle I noticed it felt really light, especially for a .308. It felt well balanced and ergonomic. Moving the selector from fire to safe was not as easy as my AR but close. The stock trigger was not nearly as bad as I had read. Mine didn't feel gritty at all and honestly it didn't feel that heavy either. I had already bought a Geissele during my 10 day wait so I went ahead and installed it. It was a big improvement and I'm glad I did it. If I hadn't already purchased it when I tested the factory trigger I probably wouldn't have bought it.
I haven't decided on an optic yet and still need to save up a bit more for the price range I am looking at. In the mean time I put a Lucid HD7 red dot on it. I know, I know it's like putting go-cart tires on a race car but what can I say, it's temporary. I also replaced the A2 grip with a Magpul grip. I did have to dremmel the grip but left the tang untouched. It actually lined up ok.
I adjusted the red dot to co-witness with the iron sights, little did I know the Iron sights were off by a lot. I didn't have the sight tool with me so this time I just adjusted the red dot. Once dialed in I was shooting about 3" @ 100 yards. I was able to hit a 300 yard & 500 yard plate with about 30% accuracy. The rifle was doing it's part.
While I was thoroughly impressed with the rifle and it is the best rifle I own, I think it has an internet perception of something other worldly, an end all to other rifles. It's not. It is a versatile beast that I'm glad I own but it won't replace a light weight compact AR for CQB, for me anyways. The rounds and mags are heavy and with some optics it becomes fairly heavy. The recoil is more than an AR but nothing even resembling a .308. It felt very similar to a 7.62x39.
The gun was very comfortable for the shooter, but bystander beware. I was standing at the 5 o'clock position behind the shooter and the concussion produced was insane! You felt it in your skull and teeth! If someone had a loose filling it could be enough to knock it out. It grabs a lot of attention at the range.
Overall I love the gun and can't wait to see what I can do with a 6x or 8x optic.
As soon as I picked up the rifle I noticed it felt really light, especially for a .308. It felt well balanced and ergonomic. Moving the selector from fire to safe was not as easy as my AR but close. The stock trigger was not nearly as bad as I had read. Mine didn't feel gritty at all and honestly it didn't feel that heavy either. I had already bought a Geissele during my 10 day wait so I went ahead and installed it. It was a big improvement and I'm glad I did it. If I hadn't already purchased it when I tested the factory trigger I probably wouldn't have bought it.
I haven't decided on an optic yet and still need to save up a bit more for the price range I am looking at. In the mean time I put a Lucid HD7 red dot on it. I know, I know it's like putting go-cart tires on a race car but what can I say, it's temporary. I also replaced the A2 grip with a Magpul grip. I did have to dremmel the grip but left the tang untouched. It actually lined up ok.
I adjusted the red dot to co-witness with the iron sights, little did I know the Iron sights were off by a lot. I didn't have the sight tool with me so this time I just adjusted the red dot. Once dialed in I was shooting about 3" @ 100 yards. I was able to hit a 300 yard & 500 yard plate with about 30% accuracy. The rifle was doing it's part.
While I was thoroughly impressed with the rifle and it is the best rifle I own, I think it has an internet perception of something other worldly, an end all to other rifles. It's not. It is a versatile beast that I'm glad I own but it won't replace a light weight compact AR for CQB, for me anyways. The rounds and mags are heavy and with some optics it becomes fairly heavy. The recoil is more than an AR but nothing even resembling a .308. It felt very similar to a 7.62x39.
The gun was very comfortable for the shooter, but bystander beware. I was standing at the 5 o'clock position behind the shooter and the concussion produced was insane! You felt it in your skull and teeth! If someone had a loose filling it could be enough to knock it out. It grabs a lot of attention at the range.
Overall I love the gun and can't wait to see what I can do with a 6x or 8x optic.
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