SR15 No doubt. I will own on eventually. Warsport is overpriced imo.
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SR15 No doubt. I will own on eventually. Warsport is overpriced imo.
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Actually the interviewer mentions it, Reed talks about Stoner's ideas & as Fett mentioned concepts like ambi controls from the SR-25 which Stoner was directly involved in made it into the SR-15. Reed picked Stoner's brain well and like I said no doubt Stoner discussed a desire to upgrade the bolt but Stoned died in 1997, E3 bolt made it's first appearance circa 2008, around 11 years after Stoner died.
Warsport is relatively local, so I have seen them quite a bit, and have some time with one. They are good rifles, but I don't know why they are priced as they are...I don't think they are worth the $$.
It is easy to forget but there was a time when Colt lowers were a POS, I am talking over sized pivot pins, sear blocks and then over sized trigger/hammer pins. During that era I would rather have had a Bushmaster lower with a Colt upper so their BS pushed me into frankenguns.
Thread drift continues!
You are making an assumption about when the E3 bolt was actually developed. If KAC followed their SR-25 mantra of COTS parts, the initial SR-15s could have deferred the proprietary parts to save development costs.
A case in point: A few years back people started discussing the POF Roller Cam. It was assumed that POF came up with the design, and then you have the folks who said it was a solution looking for a problem. It was around in 1959! And the carrier looks like an LMT Enhanced with 3 holes!
All good. I have no dog in this fight. Just pointing out assumptions are made for and against Stoners involvement.
I have experience with the LVOA and the SR15.
Pros for the LVOA
- Sound is forced forward, being next to the compensator isn't as annoying as without their rail
- Attention was paid to assembly, everything is tight, like a Nighthawk
- The old ones used match barrels, I forget the mfg but it was a higher tier but not chrome lined
- A buddy of mine has one at 8k without any cleaning, only lube and it still runs
- Comes with an awesome CMC single stage
Pros for SR15
- Bolts are guaranteed to 20k, KAC has said publicly multiple times they have not had a civilian bolt failure
- Barrels are chrome lined, mine just did a .71 moa group with it with junk 55gr PMC
- Lightweight
- Recoil is about the same as the LVOA with a BCM flash hider, the legacy SR15s felt quite literally like a .22 with a Battlecomp
- Customer service is awesome, the extractor I got with mine was marred and they sent a replacement out immediately and didn't even ask for the old one back
- Mostly ambidextrous
- Comes with awesome sights
- Dual spring extractor
- Ballistic Radio's mod 2 made it to 20k with one malfunction, no cleaning http://ballisticradio.com/endurance-...c-sr-15-mod-2/
Cons for LVOA
- Heavy
- The new ones with their top hat are loud, a lot louder than the ones made with the Battlecomp
- The finish isn't very durable, you will start to see scratches after a few mag changes
- They did not reduce their price when they switched from billet upper / lower to forged
Cons for SR15
- Proprietary barrel nut that will cost a small fortune for their wrench
- Proprietary barrel extension and bolt, you're married to it and to change is expensive
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I wish somebody made extended length gas keys like that for the AR15 platform. Would serve to reduce gas in the face while suppressed at the cost, if you will, of very slightly increased gas drive. I make that trade for a cleaner receiver and less gas to face with a can.
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