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It seems like an upper that will be good for hard training and bench shooting. It's soft shooting, and balances better with a CTR/MOE than my 14.5" LMT/12"lite rail upper. I haven't had much trigger time, just enough to get my irons sorted. At 50 yards I was able to make 4 shots touch in a dime sized group with a flier, with my shitty eyes and waning light that's amazing to me. It makes me no longer regret selling my Noveske Afghan based upper.
I bought this from Rainier so I went with a Stag low pro gas block. The fit was almost alarmingly tight so I didn't bother pinning it, I just tightened the set screws and staked them since they were so well protected by the rail. After 100 rounds, I don't see any obvious signs of gas leakage. I'm fairly sure that your combination will work just fine.
word of warning, the VTAC version of the rail lacks a wrench. I used a DPMS armorers tool and while it worked ok, I'd rather have the Troy tool. For some strange reason I had to go to the upper end of the torque spectrum to install my barrel nut, slipped and bent a few teeth, I ended up pounding them back into shape with a hammer and punch but it was a little annoying. It turns out that there was a bit of grit between the shoulder of my barrel extension and the upper and it wouldn't allow my barrel nut to line up enough. After a thorough wipe down and some anti-seize it was gtg.
Oh, I may end up trying out a 11" VTAC rail since my arms are so short. I don't really need all that rail as you can see by the placement of my AFG relative to my light.
Last edited by spamsammich; 03-25-10 at 02:07.
+1 for the VTAC Extreme. I have not owned the Troy version but the 11" VTAC above has been awesome for the 500 rounds I have put on it. I ran three quick mag dumps through it and it never got to hot to hold even way out by the muzzle. The tube's texture is grippy enough to keep your purchase on without "cheese grating" bare hands. Barrel nut was easy to install with a standard barrel nut wrench. Attaching the rail is damn near idiot proof. Anything else that I can expand on just let me know.
-TS
S/F,
Daryl
"To know yet to think that one does not know is best;
Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty."--Lao Tzu
I've been gathering parts for a while now to build up a lightweight, "hunting", AR-15. Back during the crazy days after the election I bought a matched upper and lower from Red River Tactical. I like the fact that it was made in Texas, and it has a cool logo.
The last piece of the puzzle showed up today and I finally got it all together.
* RRT upper & lower
* DSA midlength barrel, 1:9, fluted and nitrided
* 11 inch Viking VTAC Extreme Battlerail handguard
* ACE Skeleton stock
* Larue "Texas Spec" bolt carrier group
* Larue gas block
* Larue SPR scope mount
* Weaver 1.5-4.5x Classic Extreme scope, 30mm, illuminated reticle
* Lower parts kit, and other small parts from BCM.
* The trigger has been treated to a Bill Springfield trigger job.
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