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Sunday, August 28th, 2011
9:47 am	Just acquired my AR15 DPMS Panther Arms 16 inch Rifle It's not often you come across a seriously fantastic tactical rifle at a ultra low price. Most of the time your required to sacrifice cost for high quality. Seems to be like things are evolving. Recently I at last acquired my DPMS Arms Model: LR-308T 16 inch Tactical firearm through my local area Gun Store. I've been saving up my firearm cash for about a year. Ever since I started reading blog posts about the DPMS Arms Model: LR-308T weapon and got a chance to shoot my neighbors at the local range, I realized I had to have one. I haven't had a opportunity to fire my DPMS Arms 16 inch weapon yet, but I've been obtaining a few extras for the DPMS Arms LR-308T Tactical 16 inch rifle while I was saving my dollars. Thanks to its light weight, it's very simple to carry and the DPMS Model: LR-308T 16 inch Tactical rifle is even smoother to shoot. Produced with entirely top-grade materials and created to the strictest specifications, this DPMS Panther Arms Model: LR-308T weapon is particularly precise, sturdy, and dependable, and makes a incredible addition to any rifle collection. The DPMS Panther LR-308T firearm is produced with a 16 inch, 4140 Chrome-Moly Barrel, 6 grooves, right-hand 1in10 twist, button rifled. The DPMS Panther Arms Panther LR-308T firearm also contains characteristics which are created to cover the demands of particular Special Forces, the DPMS Arms Model: LR-308T weapon construction is the final result of feedback from recognized names in the armed forces training community and the operators themselves. With an 16 inch free-floated, 4140 Chrome-Moly Barrel, 6 grooves, right-hand 1:10 twist, button rifled barrel at its core, the improvements of a Standard Ar-10 Trigger Group, Carbine Length Ribbed Free-Float handguard, Panther Grip and Standard A2 Black Zytel Mil Spec Buttstock with trap door assembly, the DPMS Panther Arms 16 inch rifle brings together the reliability and overall flexibility expected by the nations top level soldiers. Here are the technical specs just as supplied from my online Class 3 Weapons DPMS Dealer from DPMS Arms. Model: LR-308T, Barrel: 16 inch Length, 4140 Chrome-Moly heavy barrel with Panther Flash Hider, 6 grooves, right-hand 1 in 10 twist, button rifled barrel, Chamber: 7.62 NATO, Operating System: Gas operated rotating bolt, Bolt & Carrier: 8620 steel bolt carrier, heat treated and plated per Mil Spec, Phosphate steel bolt, heat treated and plated per Mil Spec, Front & Rear Sights: None, Weight: Empty - 8.5 lbs., Length: 35.6 inches, Upper Receiver: A3 flat top forged. Thick walled, extruded from 6066-T6 aircraft aluminum alloy, Hard coat anodized per Mil-spec and Teflon coated Black, No dust cover, No shell deflector,Snag Free design with no forward assist, Right hand ejection, Lower Receiver: Milled from solid Billet Forged 6061-T6 aircraft alum. alloy, Hard coat anodized per Mil Spec with integrated trigger guard, Trigger Group: Standard AR-10 Semi-auto trigger group, Alum. mag. release button, Buttstock: Standard A2 Black Zytel Mil Spec with trap door assembly, Hand guards: Carbine Length ribbed free float tube, Additional Information: Each rifle comes with 2- 19 rd. Mags, 1- Nylon Web Sling and 1- Cleaning Kit. The DPMS Model: LR-308T weapon carries a list price of $1159.00. I ended up ordering DPMS Arms 16 inch firearm on the web for significantly less. A large number of dealers in my area wanted mfg. list, plus, which did not set well with my price range. I obtained from Class 3 Weapons at a huge savings. Once I get to the shooting range I will have more details. I am off and away to the community firing center. Well worth the wait my AR-15 DPMS Arms Panther LR-308T Rifle My hot all new AR15 DPMS Panther Arms LR-308T Tactical 16 inch Rifle Recently bought my AR15 DPMS Arms Panther LR-308T 16 inch Tactical Rifle Link For Username: martyjacobs820 (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
6:35 pm	Recently purchased my AR-15 DPMS Panther Arms LR-308T Tactical 16 inch Rifle It's not often you unearth a seriously great tactical firearm at a ultra reduced price. Most of the time your required to compromise value for top quality. Seems like things are changing. Recently I ultimately acquired my DPMS Arms Model: LR-308T firearm transferred via my local firearms dealer. I've been saving up my weapon moolah for nearly a 12 month period. Ever since I started reading resources about the DPMS Model: LR-308T 16 inch Tactical firearm and got a chance to fire my best friends at the local area range, I was confident I had to have one. I haven't had a opportunity to shoot my DPMS Panther Arms LR-308T Tactical 16 inch weapon yet, but I've already been getting together some extras for the DPMS 16 inch firearm while I was conserving my funds. The center of the DPMS Panther Arms LR-308T Tactical 16 inch weapon and crucial component to its amazing precision is its barrel. At first view I thought it was a chrome lined chrome moly barrel barrel but deeper examination uncovered that it is machined from 4140 Chrome Moly which enhances accuracy. To make the physical appearance even better, DPMS experts coat it a non-reflective black. DPMS utilizes an 16 inch barrel on the DPMS Arms Panther LR-308T 16 inch Tactical weapon, a perfect compromise length balancing the benefits of a short barrel for portability but with enough length for effective velocity and accuracy. To stabilize the heavier bullets the barrel is button rifled with a 1-in-10-inch twist. DPMS air gauges the DPMS Panther LR-308T barrels to guarantee uniformity and precision. It is a medium weight profile barrel that terminates Panther flashhider at the muzzle. DPMS decided to use a mid-length gas system on the DPMS Model: LR-308T 16 inch Tactical firearm for optimum functionality. The DPMS Panther Arms 16 inch weapon is made with a 16 in., 4140 Chrome-Moly Barrel, 6 grooves, right-hand 1x10 twist, button rifled. The DPMS Arms Model: LR-308T firearm also includes characteristics which are crafted to contend with the needs of certain Special Forces, the DPMS Arms Panther LR-308T rifle configuration is the final result of knowledge from highly regarded names in the armed service education community and the operators themselves. With an 16 in. free-floated, 4140 Chrome-Moly Barrel, 6 grooves, right-hand 1 in 10 twist, button rifled barrel at its core, the innovations of a Standard Ar-10 Trigger Group, Carbine Length Ribbed Free-Float hand-guard, Panther Grip and Standard A2 Black Zytel Mil Spec Buttstock with trap door assembly, the DPMS Panther Arms Model: LR-308T 16 inch Tactical rifle brings together the accuracy and overall flexibility required by the nations elite soldiers. Here are the features as supplied from my online DPMS dealer from DPMS Panther Arms. Model: LR-308T Barrel: 16 inch Length, 4140 Chrome-Moly heavy barrel with Panther Flash Hider, 6 grooves, right-hand 1:10 twist, button rifled barrel Chamber: 7.62 NATO Operating System: Gas operated rotating bolt Bolt & Carrier: 8620 steel bolt carrier, heat treated and plated per Mil Spec, Phosphate steel bolt, heat treated and plated per Mil Spec Front & Rear Sights: None Weight: Empty - 8.5 lbs. Length: 35.6 inches Upper Receiver: A3 flat top forged. Thick walled, extruded from 6066-T6 aircraft aluminum alloy, Hard coat anodized per Mil-spec and Teflon coated Blk., No dust cover, No shell deflector,Snag Free design with no forward assist, Right hand ejection Lower Receiver: Milled from solid Billet Forged 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum alloy, Hard coat anodized per Mil-spec with integrated trigger guard Trigger Group: Standard AR-10 Semiautomatic trigger group, Aluminum mag. release button Stock: Standard A2 Black Zytel Mil Spec with trap door assembly Hand guards: Carbine Length ribbed free float tube Additional Information: Each firearm comes with 2- 19 rd. Mags, 1- Nylon Web Sling and 1- Cleaning Kit. The DPMS LR-308T Tactical 16 inch firearm has a list price of 1159.00. I ended up shopping for the DPMS Model: LR-308T rifle on the web for much less. The vast majority of retailers in my area wanted mfg. list, plus, which didn't set well with my spending budget. I obtained from Class 3 Weapons at a considerable cost savings. After I get to the firing range I am going to have some follow up guidance on accuracy and what ammo I will be utilizing. I overlooked to mention, the add-ons I obtained was a laser to mount on the rail just ahead of the handguard and a Night Force optic. I do not know which type of sight I will go with as yet. Whichever way I am going, laser or red dot, it won't be wasted given that I possess a handful of Weapons inside the gun safe that I’d like to try either on. I am off and away to the neighborhood firing shooting range… Patriot Ordnance Factory, AR15, AR-15 Tactical Rifle, Tactical Rifle (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
8:58 am	Rock River Arms, Rock River Arms AR-15 Model BB2502 Rock River Arms Weapon In addition to elevated production by recognized AR15 companies, each and every rifle producer that has a pulse seems to be crafting some edition of an AR-15 right now. 50 % of those rifles are direct-impingement types with the same solid design envisioned by Eugene Stoner when it was first introduced more than 40 years ago. Rock River Arms was launched eleven years ago by two brothers, Mark and Chuck Larson, who worked out of a garage. It has grown gradually ever since as well as now employs over 90 folks. Even though Rock River produces guns for various federal agencies, the particular majority of their sales are to the civilian market. Rock River Arms offers fifty or so designs of weapons, however shoppers can make up their personal designs, making use of countless components alternatives - sights, rails, stocks, barrel length and contour, and more. Rock River will additionally include add-ons like flashlights and red dot sights. Rock River Arms is like an a la carte workshop for firearms. Rock River does not make many components on site. Rock River designs and spec parts, then receive them, perform inspections, complete them, assemble them into weapons and ship them out. The RRA factory is actually complete with a buffing and blasting area, where raw forgings become finished parts. Rock River Arms is definitely a family small business with the brothers Chuck and Mark Larson as well as their father and one of their sons working at the plant. Looking about the manufacturing facility there were many boxes of rifle carrier groups, essentially the bolts of the rifles. Rock River Arms offers an almost countless number of chambering options for the basic AR platform. Once you own a lower half which consists of the stock and receiver, you can easily buy upper halves (barrel, carrier group, and gas system) in all kinds of chambering and interchange them freely. There's even a company that offers a .410 shotgun upper half for the AR15 rifle. Components are measured throughout the production phase. Components are tested for hardness. Once testing is complete the come together at the respective assembly stations. Care is taken with every step of the upper and lower assemblies. Uppers are matched with various barrels and lowers are assembles usually are assembled with National Match triggers at 4 lbs and various stock combinations. All rifles are built to customers specifications and each lower and upper is unique In the shipping area, parts come in, guns go out. There seems to be no end to the demand. Rifles usually are sitting on dealers shelves for a few days before they are gone. For dealers that take deposits, guns never even make it to the shelves before they are picked up by a local customer or shipped out again. Every rifle is sighted in and test fired before it leaves the factory. The Rock River Arms finisher loads the magazines prior to every rifle test fire. Using a fast bench loading tool, the finisher snaps 20-30 rounds into a magazine in an instant. Several times a day, assemblers and firearm testers load the Rock River van with rifles and take all of them away to the range. Shooting from the back of the vehicle, every rifle with sights is sighted in, and then test-fired for function. Testers shoot at least two magazines through the fully automatic guns. Who says semi automatics are not accurate? With barrels provided by Wilson Barrel, the main allure of Rock River Arms rifles is that they shoot significantly better than marketed. Thanks to Rock River Arms AR15 BB2502 Entry Operator 2 light-weight, it is uncomplicated to carry around and the Rock River Arms Entry Rifle AR-15 Model BB2502 Rock River Arms is even more comfortable to shoot. Engineered with entirely top-grade components and manufactured to the strictest specific features, this Rock River Arms Entry Rifle AR-15 BB2502 Entry Operator 2 is exceptionally precise, tough, and reliable, and makes a really good improvement to any gun collection. The Operator butts tock itself is a six-position CAR-type set up with water tight storage compartments and numerous sling attachment points. The stock has a ribbed rubber butt pad that slides down with a push-button release to uncover the two storage compartments, sealed with O-rings. Each will hold either 2 AA batteries or 3 CR123 lithium batteries. As part of the package I had my range of 4 rear sights: a traditional bolt-on A2 carry handle; a stand-alone rear sight; a RRA Dominator2 with an improved rail designed especially for use with the EOTech Holosight; or the RRA Entry carry handle that features an elevated rail just below the level of the sights. The mil-spec magazines supplied with all Entry Operator 2 Models are manufactured by NHMTG (Colt). For range work I equipped the Operator with a stand-alone rear sight behind an Aimpoint Comp ML2, and then tried the Operator with a Dominator2 rear sight from a friend paired with an EOTech 512 (AA battery model). For reliability testing I used a Trijicon 4x32 ACOG with no sights. You never know if you are going to like a gun unless you shoot it, and I was very curious how well the RRA Entry Muzzle Brake would work. It looked well-designed, not to mention cool, but that was no guarantee it would really work. It worked incredibly well. When engaging targets at 10 yards with the Entry Operator equipped with an Aimpoint, I found that under full recoil the Aimpoint dot moved upward one inch on the target before dropping back down to its first position. This is excellent performance from a brake. I then experimented with the Operator on some IPSC targets at suburban engagement distances. With the help of the muzzle break, the muzzle did not move upward at all, even during rapid fire, I have to say, that the brake seemed to work really well. Between the efficient brake and the light trigger, how fast I could hit targets inside 25 yards with follow-up shots was entirely a test of how fast I could pull the trigger. Accuracy Results - Rock River Arms AR-15 AR15 Model BB2502 Rock River Arms Load Muzzle Velocity (fps) Standard Deviation (fps) Group Size (in.) Black Hills 55-gr. SP 2,910 12 0.99 Black Hills 60-gr. V-Max 2,880 16 0.87 American Eagle 55-gr. FMJ 2,810 24 1.05 Black Hills Match King 69-gr. HP 2,780 21 1.03 Hornady 55-gr. V-Max 2,935 13 1.11 Black Hills 52-gr. HP 3,042 18 1.12 Rock River Arms Entry Rifle AR-15 Model BB2502 Rock River Arms has a list price of 1515.00. I ended up ordering it over the internet for much less. Most dealers in my location required list price ... plus which did not set well with my spending plan. I purchased my Rock River Arms AR-15 AR15 Model BB2502 Rock River Arms Entry Operator 2 from Class 3 Weapons in Houston, Texas at a significant cost savings. Rock River Arms is currently selling the Operator rifles as a package deal, with the rifle of your choice equipped with its National Match two-stage trigger, any one of four rear sights, a one-inch or 30mm Hi-Rise scope mount, two 30-round magazines and a case. These packages start at an incredibly economical price of $1,000 according to the RRA factory website. I ended up purchasing it online for much less. Most dealers in my location desired retail plus which did not set well with my budget. I acquired my Operator from Class 3 Weapons in Houston Texas at a appreciable savings of only $969.00 which included shipping. Depending on where you live your price will fluctuate based on shipping and taxes if relevant. For the time being, thanks Rock River for a awesome firearm and keep up the good work. I am off to the community firing range to see what this power house can do again. Class 3 Weapons,AR15 Tactical Firearm,AR15 Tactical Firearm,AR15 Tactical Firearm (Comment on this)
Monday, July 18th, 2011
5:22 pm	RRA Rock River Arms, Rock River Arms AR15 Model BB2522 Rock River Arms Operator 2 Weapon Recently, Rock River Arms launched a new series of rifles. The Operator 2 line comprises of three distinctive types of Rock River Arms respectable direct-gas-operated LAR-15 style rifles. Each will share some general capabilities, and the firearms take their name from the new Operator stock Rock River Arms has recently unveiled. Rock River Arms started out building excellent 1911s, years before it was cool, the Corona, IL, company got into the AR-15 field. Its rifles were so well made that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency selected Rock River to produce its issue firearms available currently as the LAR-15 Pro-Series Government Model. Rock River Arms was launched 11 years ago by two brothers, Mark and Chuck Larson, who worked out of a garage. It has grown progressively ever since and today employs more than ninety folks. Although Rock River produces firearms for various federal agencies, the particular majority of their sales are to the civilian market place. Rock River Arms offers 50 or so designs of weapons, but customers can make up their very own designs, utilizing a great number of parts substitutions - sights, rails, stocks, barrel length and contour, and more. Rock River will also include add-ons like flashlights and red dot sights. Rock River Arms is like an a la carte workshop for rifles. Rock River doesn’t make numerous components on site. Rock River designs and spec parts, then receive them, perform inspections, complete them, assemble them into rifles and ship them out. The RRA facility is actually complete with a buffing and blasting area, where raw forgings become completed parts. Rock River Arms is definitely a family business with the brothers Chuck and Mark Larson as well as their father and one of their sons working at the plant. Looking about the factory there were many boxes of rifle carrier groups, essentially the bolts of the rifles. Rock River Arms offers an almost countless number of chambering options for the basic AR platform. Once you own a lower half which consists of the stock and receiver, you can buy upper halves (barrel, carrier group, and gas system) in all kinds of chambering and interchange them freely. There's even a company that offers a .410 shotgun upper half for the AR15 rifle. Components are measured as well as tested as they arrive in to the production facility and at various stages during production. Tested for hardness, testing is done all the way down to the flash hider. All of the little sub assemblies - sights, gas blocks, carrier groups, safeties, and so on -- come together at the stations where the upper halves and lower halves are put together. Once at a work station the gunsmith assembles the upper half of what will be a future complete rifle. The gunsmith takes special care to assemble the upper with the silver tube running along the top of the barrel which directs gas from the gas block to run the action. During the upper half assembly, the headspace gauges are used to examine the dimensions of the chamber. The bolt of a firearm should close up over the green “go” gauge but not close over the red “no go,” which is slightly oversized. Cartridges can rupture, sometimes dangerously, in an oversized chamber. Rock River offers the choice of a standard trigger or a two-stage National Match trigger for serious target shooting. A two stage trigger is the favored style for military rifle competitions such as the famous National Match at Camp Perry, Ohio. Pulling a two-stage trigger, you feel slack as the trigger moves a short distance, then a light, clean break. The Rock River Arms gunsmith will check the weight of the trigger pull by dangling a 4 1/ 2 pound weight from the trigger. If the weight doesn’t trip the trigger, he will file the trigger sear to lighten the pull. Lighter trigger pulls are also available from leading Rock River Arms dealers. Lowers also come with options such as an oversized winter trigger guard, originally designed for police officers who needed to keep their hands inside warm gloves but still be ready to shoot in cold weather. Winter trigger guards work perfectly for winter coyote hunters as well. As the final pieces are assembled into a lower half of what will be the final rifle, this lower half could also be matched to an endless combination of barrel lengths, barrel contour, hand-guards and calibers. As uppers and lowers are joined by a master gunsmith assembler, the firearms are tagged and prepared for the test fire phase of the product. In the shipping area, parts come in, guns go out. There seems to be no end to the demand. Rifles usually are sitting on dealers’ shelves for a few days before they’re gone. For dealers that take deposits, guns never even make it to the shelves before they are picked up by a local customer or shipped out again. Preparation for the firing test begins with the loading of magazines which is a full time job. The finisher snaps 20-30 rounds into waiting magazines in preparation for the final function test Several times a day, assemblers and firearm testers load the Rock River vehicle with weapons and take them away to the range. Shooting from the back of the van, each and every rifle with sights is sighted in, and then test-fired for function. Testers shoot at least two magazines through the fully automatic guns. Who says semi automatics aren’t accurate? With barrels provided by Wilson Barrel, the main allure of Rock River Arms rifles is that they shoot much better than marketed. Thanks to Rock River Arms Tactical Rifle AR-15 Model BB2522 Rock River Arms light-weight, it's very easy to carry around and the Rock River Arms Tactical Rifle AR-15 BB2522 Operator 2 is even more painless to fire. Engineered with specifically leading-grade components and produced to the strictest criteria, this Rock River Arms AR-15 Model BB2522 Rock River Arms Operator 2 is incredibly precise, resilient, and dependable, and makes a remarkable addition to any weapon collection. The Rock River Arms AR-15 AR15 BB2522 Operator 2 rifle includes a Rock River Arms winter trigger guard and the ERGO Sure Grip. While I prefer a hard pistol grip, I have long advocated use of pistol grips such as the ERGO that add a little material to the backstrap of the rifle. Standard AR pistol grips are too small for anyone who doesn't have child-size hands, and they encourage poor shooting technique by positioning the second joint of the finger on the trigger. Upgraded grips such as the ERGO correct that dilemma. The rifles are equipped with the RRA Star safety/selector, which sticks out a bit more from the receiver than a mil-spec safety. It is not ambidextrous. The safety worked just like it should, but I like the appearance of the mil-spec design better probably because its what I am used to. When I first acquired the Operator and tried the trigger, I was really pleasantly surprised. As a general rule, production line triggers on AR-15s are terrible. Not so the Operator trigger. Its crisp, light, two-stage trigger that breaks right at four pounds -not what I was expecting at all. This was prior to I realized that all the Operator rifles come equipped with Rock River Arms well-respected two-stage National Match trigger system, which features a lightened hammer. Now, I understand that even without brakes .223s just don't recoil all that much, particularly when compared to bolt-action sporter-weight rifles chambered in big game calibers. That said, these rifles are designed for use in competition or self-defense, where rapid, accurate follow-up shots might sometimes be the difference between winning and losing. And in a self-defense situation, second place is not where you want to be. Accuracy Results - Rock River Arms Tactical Rifle AR-15 Model BB2522 Rock River Arms Load Muzzle Velocity (fps) Standard Deviation (fps) Group Size (in.) Black Hills 55-gr. SP 2,910 12 0.99 Black Hills 60-gr. V-Max 2,880 16 0.87 American Eagle 55-gr. FMJ 2,810 24 1.05 Black Hills Match King 69-gr. HP 2,780 21 1.03 Hornady 55-gr. V-Max 2,935 13 1.11 Black Hills 52-gr. HP 3,042 18 1.12 Most dealers in my area wanted retail plus which did not set well with my budget. I purchased my Operator from Class 3 Weapons in Houston Texas at a sizeable savings of only $969.00 which included shipping. Rock River Arms, Rock River Arms AR-15 BB2522 Operator 2 Weapon,A tactical rifle buyers dream come true, the Rock River Arms AR15 Model BB2522 Rock River Arms Operator 2 Weapon,After a long search I decided on the Rock River Arms Tactical Rifle AR15 BB2522 Operator 2 Firearm,Here it is, my Rock River Arms AR15 BB2522 Operator 2 Firearm (Comment on this)