Bizzarolibe
07-21-12, 21:23
Ok, so this rifle just hopped off the workbench an hour ago. I really, really like the upper. The lower, well, not so much. I bought a CMMG blem lower and PSA lower build kit. The PSA kit is great; no problems there (except they forgot to include the MOE trigger guard and put a standard one in instead--I'll give them a call about it Monday to get it straightened out).
But the lower, well, it won't drop PMAGs. Or USGI mags. In fact, you have to put quite a bit of force to get either kind of mag into the magwell. I'm really disappointed and will contacting CMMG about it, but I doubt they will do anything to help me out since I've already built on the lower.
In any case, here are the components (in more standard fashion):
Rainier Arms CE16 upper w/ Samson Evolution rail system
CMMG stripped lower
PSA Magpul STR lower build kit
Magpul RVG
Magpul MBUS (front and rear)
Viking Tactics 2-point sling
Streamlight TLR-1
To be honest, I'm also not sure if I like the STR stock. It's alot heavier than the CTR, which is what I've had on all my rifles up until now. The only reason I got the STR kit was because it was only a few dollars more than the CTR kit and I was curious. I can't say for sure that I don't like it though; I'll give it a few range sessions before I make up my mind.
The upper I chose because it's just a sick upper. It's got all the desireable specs, and comes with RA's XTC muzzle device, a Daniel Defense CHF barrel, and is of course a mid-length. I also love the rail system, as it is very lightweight and has a nice slim profile.
For this rifle I decided to try out the 12:00 light position. It doesn't obstruct my sight picture (for right now I'm just running irons; I've got optics on my other rifle and am content with irons for the moment) and is very easy to actuate, so I think I'm going to like it. It does look kind of goofy though, I'll have to admit.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e236/Snarky15/AR5.jpg
UPDATE: so I went ahead and took a file to my lower. It actually works fantastic now. I also got a chance to shoot this thing and man does it shoot. With irons--and as ashamed as I am to admit it, I've never shot with exclusively iron sights before--I achieved a 4" 10-shot group at 100 yards using sandbags and PMC X-Tac M855. I think I will be posting a full review in the GD section later tonight.
But the lower, well, it won't drop PMAGs. Or USGI mags. In fact, you have to put quite a bit of force to get either kind of mag into the magwell. I'm really disappointed and will contacting CMMG about it, but I doubt they will do anything to help me out since I've already built on the lower.
In any case, here are the components (in more standard fashion):
Rainier Arms CE16 upper w/ Samson Evolution rail system
CMMG stripped lower
PSA Magpul STR lower build kit
Magpul RVG
Magpul MBUS (front and rear)
Viking Tactics 2-point sling
Streamlight TLR-1
To be honest, I'm also not sure if I like the STR stock. It's alot heavier than the CTR, which is what I've had on all my rifles up until now. The only reason I got the STR kit was because it was only a few dollars more than the CTR kit and I was curious. I can't say for sure that I don't like it though; I'll give it a few range sessions before I make up my mind.
The upper I chose because it's just a sick upper. It's got all the desireable specs, and comes with RA's XTC muzzle device, a Daniel Defense CHF barrel, and is of course a mid-length. I also love the rail system, as it is very lightweight and has a nice slim profile.
For this rifle I decided to try out the 12:00 light position. It doesn't obstruct my sight picture (for right now I'm just running irons; I've got optics on my other rifle and am content with irons for the moment) and is very easy to actuate, so I think I'm going to like it. It does look kind of goofy though, I'll have to admit.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e236/Snarky15/AR5.jpg
UPDATE: so I went ahead and took a file to my lower. It actually works fantastic now. I also got a chance to shoot this thing and man does it shoot. With irons--and as ashamed as I am to admit it, I've never shot with exclusively iron sights before--I achieved a 4" 10-shot group at 100 yards using sandbags and PMC X-Tac M855. I think I will be posting a full review in the GD section later tonight.