28 years ago
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
Posts: 3,649
28 years ago
I bought my first AR, a 13 pound behemoth caller the RRA varminter. I was really impressed with the way the thing shot. that year I was averaging 94% first round hits on woodchucks from 350 to 440 yards, even managed to hit two at 500. carried that beast for miles hunting groundhogs and crows in the river bottom hay fields of eastern wv.
Even though I also possessed a Ruger #1V in 22-250 I carried the RRA because I was so much more accustomed to the trajectory of the 223, with the 250 I was good from 200 to 350 yards and then things got iffy.
With the new push toward gun control from the democratic trolls in DC I did what I always do, went out and bought another EBR (evil black rifle) this is my 5th one, I decided to go with the AR10 platform and after hearing about a round called the 50 Krater, ordered a lower. Well the 50 is not yet available for some reason so I ordered a verioforce tactical 22" complete upper in 6.5 creedmoor. still some work to be done on it, needs a trigger for one and a change in optics. That will have to wait due to the fact that the engine blew in my '03 dodge 3500 work truck, so there goes 5 grand of play money ( course 3 days before the cummins grenaded I purchased a bass boat, that didn't help much)
Anyway, these darn things are getting heavier as I approach my 60th birthday, not sure what it weighs but not sure how much I can carry it. Y'all have a good day
RR
Even though I also possessed a Ruger #1V in 22-250 I carried the RRA because I was so much more accustomed to the trajectory of the 223, with the 250 I was good from 200 to 350 yards and then things got iffy.
With the new push toward gun control from the democratic trolls in DC I did what I always do, went out and bought another EBR (evil black rifle) this is my 5th one, I decided to go with the AR10 platform and after hearing about a round called the 50 Krater, ordered a lower. Well the 50 is not yet available for some reason so I ordered a verioforce tactical 22" complete upper in 6.5 creedmoor. still some work to be done on it, needs a trigger for one and a change in optics. That will have to wait due to the fact that the engine blew in my '03 dodge 3500 work truck, so there goes 5 grand of play money ( course 3 days before the cummins grenaded I purchased a bass boat, that didn't help much)
Anyway, these darn things are getting heavier as I approach my 60th birthday, not sure what it weighs but not sure how much I can carry it. Y'all have a good day
RR
#2
What!!!! You have a Black Rifle (I can't make myself say evil) without a beautiful walnut stock! Oh the perfidy!
p.s. Happy Birthday in advance. Youngin!!
p.s. Happy Birthday in advance. Youngin!!
Last edited by CalHunter; 01-19-2020 at 01:03 PM.
#4
Hey RR I know what you mean about the heft of those AR-10s. Compared to my AR-15 my 10 seems to weigh almost twice as much. And getting an upper in a 6.5 CM I believe you will be pleasantly surprised with it. Can't wait to see the range results.
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Nontypical Buck
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
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Maybe I'm just not used to my Geisselle single stage, that I put on one of my RRA's...but it seems way too fast for me; even though I don't have the light hammer spring installed on it --- Like it's way too easy for me to bumpfire with it.
For reliability in combat training courses...I would not rely on the RRA match trigger group, or possibly even the Giselle types; since I'll stick with mil-spec hammers in such scenarios --- due to the spindly looking (breakable) hammers of most of the other trigger groups for the AR's.
I still love the beefy looking hammers in my AK's.
For reliability in combat training courses...I would not rely on the RRA match trigger group, or possibly even the Giselle types; since I'll stick with mil-spec hammers in such scenarios --- due to the spindly looking (breakable) hammers of most of the other trigger groups for the AR's.
I still love the beefy looking hammers in my AK's.
Last edited by Erno86; 02-19-2020 at 09:26 AM. Reason: typo & spelling
#9
Erno86 - have you broken many Geissele or Rock River match triggers? Have you specifically broken them during the defensive carbine type classes you referenced? Is there a certain number of rounds you expect these to fail, or are you also suggesting these fail due to a rate of fire contribution as well? Could you comment to the incorrect selection that military agencies have specified the Geissele triggers in some campaign rifles? Could you also comment to the design differences between the Army SDMR trigger from KAC which has a thinner neck and larger head than the RRA and Geissele hammers which would make the KAC somehow more durable than the lower inertia Geissele or RRA?
Last edited by Nomercy448; 02-18-2020 at 01:36 PM.