Re: My newest project
Ok, a little about this project. This is something I have been cooking up in my head since I started training Law Enforcement Snipers, a long time ago.
The need for a semi-automatic precision rifle has grown to the point now, that most agencies are understanding that it is a force multiplier and are really looking at the AR-10 platform as a way to augment the bolt rifle.
However, most AR-10 rifles are battle rifles, designed for stand up fighting, and not towards the special needs of the Law Enforcement Marksman.
I had a MEGA Monolithic MA-TEN upper / lower set that I used as the donor platform for this test project. The MEGA is seriously nice kit... the monolithic upper, was just what I wanted, so I could load it conventionally, and not induce barrel torque. We made some radical changes to it, to test out some theories I had floating around in my head.
First, I wanted a side charging system, so I could cycle sub-sonic ammo consistently, without coming off trigger or glass like a conventional charging system on an AR rifle. This called for a left side charger, for "most" shooters are right handed. A right side charger is also easy to do.
I also wanted a "scalloped" mag well, so I could change magazines without tipping the nose of the rifle while prone... this is for those times when I have to change from open air rounds, to barrier rounds, or vice versa, when I have the target in my sights... no more tipping off glass, to re-acquire the target. The profile on this rifle is the first cut. We are still working on the contour, to get the most support / ease of removal that we can get. It works.
I am working with Byron Peterson of Delta P Design /
http://www.deltapdesign.com/ / with this rifle. I want the shortest possible configuration and the best sound suppression in that short package, for confined space shooting. The can I am testing now, is the Brevis Compact 7.62 seen here...
http://www.deltapdesign.com/suppressors/brevis-7-62-suppressor
The initial testing will be done in the 18" configuration. This is a JP Enterprises 18" barrel with the JP Enhanced Bolt. I pulled this from another donor rifle, that shot very, very well. This is most likely NOT the final barrel configuration I will be using, for I am more drawn to a 16" version, to keep the overall length down.
The trigger is the venerable Giessele SD-E which I use in all of my precision rifles. I have grown to trust this set up, and my finger is very tuned to it. Triggers are like bicycle seats. To each their own... I prefer the SD-E in this application.
Grip is the MAGPUL MIAD, it's consistent on all of my rifles. I'm using the MAGPUL PRS on this rifle, instead of a carbine style buffer / stock system. Since this is a test bed, I will be trying several configurations before the final product is decided on.
Bipods are Harris, notched, with the cant feature... but I have them attached to the Alamo Four Star DLOC bipod mount...
http://www.alamofourstar.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/DLOC_S_4ef0abbcb5160.jpg
The glass is the Bushnell HDMR 3.5-21 with the G2 DMR reticle. It is mounted in the outstanding Alamo Four Star 34mm DLOC mount. This mount is a must try...
http://www.alamofourstar.com/index.php?p...rt&Itemid=2