I figured that I would share a few pictures of my Z-M Weapons LR-300. This is one of the original, older versions, which has a very distinctive style. During this time, Z-M made several minor changes throughout production, and this is one of the very earliest versions. After these, they made later versions with rails and modern features, and eventually sold the rights to Para USA, which was briefly marketed as the Para TTR.
I bought this a while ago in a 16" configuration, and was able to source the rail, grip, stock, and 11.5" barrel, mostly from the designer, Allan Zitta himself.
I've added some features to make it a little more modern feeling and to reduce wear on the irreplaceable receivers... not "correct", but whatever. Strike Industries charging latch (still considering other latch options), Geissele G2S, KNS pins, Lantac can pin, LWRC safety, POF bolt catch, and of course, the Surefire Scout and ACOG.
As you can see here, the Tritium iron sights are usable through the ACOG carry handle channel, which I think is really cool. The Tritium in the sights is pretty much depleted, which is a shame.
The sights being placed forward on the receiver is a very distinctive Z-M style, and actually works well for quick shooting. The rear sight adjustment is, however, absolutely terrible.
The bolt carrier group is a cut down AR15 BCG with extended gas key. The action spring is retained with a small clip at the front of the gas tube, and the charging handle inserts straight into the receiver. It is, unfortunately, unique to the LR300 and therefore not swappable.
At the end of its travel, the rear of the BCG impacts a synthetic rubberized buffer pressed into the rear of the receiver. When I first got this, the original buffer was dry rotted and crumbled apart. I replaced it with one made of a much more modern material that should last longer than humanity.
There was also some slop between the receivers that I fixed with an AccuWedge bought from Brownells. Very interestingly, it is branded Z-M Weapons, just like the rifle. A match made in heaven.
This rifle is very fun to shoot, has a unique "bark" sound when fired (mostly due to the brake that I'm using), has low recoil, and can be shot with the stock folded. The stock has 5 positions, I like it on position 2.
The rifle is fairly heavy, despite its short length. This seems to be due to the beefy construction, although the barrel is pencil profile. It balances nicely.
The ergonomics are actually excellent, and the grip is extremely comfortable, despite the strange look.
Here are a few older evolutionary pictures.
Hopefully you enjoyed these pictures and details.
This gun was a childhood favorite of mine, and served as the base for many fictional sci-fi guns, such as the Killzone M82. It was also featured in many video games, such as STALKER, and movies, such as Knight and Day.
If you'd like to know or see anything else, feel free to ask.
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Originally Posted by markm
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