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Posted: 12/21/2008 10:26:49 AM EDT
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Today was the first day out with this gem of a rifle. I only had a couple minutes so the test was short and limited to quick bursts on the 25 yard range.
Rounds: 50 XM193 30 Wolf Polymer 12 Radway Greene Not a single hicup the entire time with all rounds fired on the S, standard gas setting. I was also pleasantly surprised by the trigger pull - not nearly as bad as I expected based on posts here with a steady weight throughout and predictable snap at the end. I tested my 10, 20, and 30 round mags and one factory Styer mag. The function was flawless with each and the bolt locked back on all mags. The Steyr mag does not drop free though all the MSAR mags do. This is my first bullpup and I am amazed by how little muzzle jump there is. My only complaint is that the positioning of the charging handle rides close to the flat top which can give some nasty knuckle hits on optics that overhang the edge. Also, the charging handle is kind of "sticky" at certain points on its path rearwards. Perhaps this will loosen up with time. All in all, I love the rifle. MSAR did a really nice job. EDITED TO ADD: I'm running a TA31 on this temporarily and thinking of going with one of those micro aimpoints down the road. Right now though , given the political situation, optics are on the low priority list for current gun fund allocations. |
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Congrats on your rifle and that's great news it's shooting well. It seems the rifles MSAR is turning out these days have been trouble free.
With regard to cocking the rifle being stiff, if when you're cocking it you are applying downward force to the left it will drag a bit. Try pulling straight back without applying force in this manner and it's completely smooth. What type of optic are you using? Perhaps you're trying to avoid the mount when cocking thereby causing the above issue. It certainly wouldn't hurt to apply a little oil where the cocking lever contacts the receiver. |
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Congrats on your rifle and that's great news it's shooting well. It seems the rifles MSAR is turning out these days have been trouble free. With regard to cocking the rifle being stiff, if when you're cocking it you are applying downward force to the left it will drag a bit. Try pulling straight back without applying force in this manner and it's completely smooth. What type of optic are you using? Perhaps you're trying to avoid the mount when cocking thereby causing the above issue. It certainly wouldn't hurt to apply a little oil where the cocking lever contacts the receiver. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried again a few times avoiding downward force and there is certainly less drag. I notice that when the charging handle is mated to the gas piston it rides back smoothly with that as a guide. If the piston is locked back by a mag and I try and ride the charging handle forward to lock into place it is loose in the guide channel and tends to go on an angle slightly and drag or catch. I guess in hindsight there is no reason that I would need to ride the charging handle forward while disengaged from the piston so maybe this is a non-issue. |
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Excellent Rang Report Young Patriot.
I think you're right that the trigger thing is sort of overplayed in terms of the negative comments about it by some folks. It's more than nice enough to get the job done on targets at intermediate ranges and IMHO opinion to date the best trigger available for a semi-auto bullpup here in the USA. |
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