Short Range Prairie Dog Gun I Build

[scottryan]

I built this gun for short to medium range varmit hunting but can also be used as a combat gun with different optics. It started out as a LE6520.

Specs:

1. Colt LE6520 lower
2. Colt flattop upper
3. Colt bolt carrier group
4. Colt lower parts
5. Colt four position buffer tube, spring, and H buffer.
6. Noveske Recon 16" midlength barrel with Colt A2 flash hider
7. Daniel Defense 10" Lite rail
8. Vltor/BCM gunfighter charging handle #4
9. SOPMOD buttstock
10. Troy front and rear BUIS with M4 eared front
11. Magpul XTM rail panels
12. Harris 9-13 SLM bipod
13. ADM bipod mount
14. Tango Down BG-17 grip
15. Geissele 2 stage adjustable trigger
16. Gear Sector female rail mounted QD sling socket

Optics:

1. Leupold 6.5-20 x 40 VXIII with duplex reticle
2. ADM Recon mount 30mm

I usually try to build every carbine off a LE6520 lower due to the neutral rollmark.

I know the optic is slightly overkill but was chosen to zoom in on baby prairie dogs.

Zeroed 1" high at 100 yards. Can get a .5" group if you are good.

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_0256_1_.JPG

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_0257_1_.JPG

[HaydenB]

VERY NICE! Put a low power scope on it and you've got a excellent RECCE. :cool:

[Dutchy556]

Looking good! The 16" Recon works very well for varmint slaying... With a low power fixed or variable optic that would indeed make an excellent Recce.

Out of curiosity why is your front sight mounted where it is and oriented "backwards"? Ability to add a 12:00 light in the future if you take the scope off?

[scottryan]

Looking good! The 16" Recon works very well for varmint slaying... With a low power fixed or variable optic that would indeed make an excellent Recce.

Out of curiosity why is your front sight mounted where it is and oriented "backwards"? Ability to add a 12:00 light in the future if you take the scope off?



Its so you can mount a X300 in front of the front sight if different optics are used.

[Dutchy556]

That's what I figured... I really like the build, have fun smokin' some dogs with that thing!

[DasBaldDog]

Journal Date 1614611,

While relaxing in a forum full of highly intelligent gun nuts, I have made the discovery of a scientific life time...

Scope-envy exists! Not only does it exist, but I seem to have contracted it! Nobel prize, here I come!





No; seriously, VERY nice build.

[scottryan]

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG00288-20110529-1221.jpg

We shot this 3 shot group yesterday at 100 yards.

55 gr Hornady V-Max

[HaydenB]

A single 3 shot group, very nice! :rolleyes:

[Littlelebowski]

Next varmint build you do, I'd recommend the Leupold 6.5-20 with Boone and Crockett varmint reticle. It made using my 22-250 bolt gun even more like cheating.