Caracal's "CAR816A2"

[Bret]

According to this video, they are not cold hammer forged.
https://youtu.be/5ZTXkeHhbBs?si=seC02t_C0pKgOC2K

Go to about 2:20 to hear about the barrel.

[Patrin]

The QD sockets on the rails are anti-rotation.

Just picked my second 14.5 upper (First responder discount is very good).

[Bret]

I bought an 816 A2 SBR which is now in jail.

[Patrin]

Bret, you are going to love it!

[Bret]

It's out of NFA jail.




An interesting thing to note is that the lower receiver appears to be painted while the upper receiver appears to be anodized. I don't really understand the logic behind that, but OK. Other than that minor finish issue, everything looks great fit and finish wise. I was going to put Magpul MBUS 3 sights on it, but they were super tight going on. I've had this issue with the MBUS 3 sights on other rails, so I decided to go with a FAB Defense backup sights. For an optic I chose the new Mepro M22. The guys in the UAE probably didn't envision Israeli sights on the rifle they designed, but it will be a nice setup.

[Bret]

It's out of NFA jail.




An interesting thing to note is that the lower receiver appears to be painted while the upper receiver appears to be anodized. I don't really understand the logic behind that, but OK. Other than that minor finish issue, everything looks great fit and finish wise. I was going to put Magpul MBUS 3 sights on it, but they were super tight going on. I've had this issue with the MBUS 3 sights on other rails, so I decided to go with a FAB Defense backup sights. For an optic I chose the new Mepro M22. The guys in the UAE probably didn't envision Israeli sights on the rifle they designed, but it will be a nice setup.