Hi guys, this is my first post ever here in this forum.
I'm from Italy and AR15 are a topic with very few experts talking my language, so I sincerly wanna ask you.
I'm using a 12,5" .223 of an italian manufacturer with "his" Lothar Walther 1:8 and a 1-6 lpvo (PST 2 vortex) to play with steel plates at ~400m and sometimes even beyond.
This stuff is really fun and I enjoy learning all the things about ballistics, so I wanna go for a more performing setup without having it fully dedicated to this anyway.
I'm thinking to swap optic (going for a 2-10 pst2 vortex) and barrel:
Here in Italy we kinda have to marry ourself to a barrel 'cause it has to be registered regardless the lenght, so playing with customer service if something goes wrong can be a pain in the butt.
I wanna go with a 14,5 - 16" 1:8 match with a profile not too heavy, to gain a little more speed and I hope accuracy without losing too much portability;
I have access to
- 14,5 1:8 MRR (multi radial rifleing) sabatti blank and finished by an italian artisan (with sbn)
- 16 1:8 Wilson combat recon SS 1:8 fluted
- 14.5 faxon gunner match ss 1:8
- 16 BA Hanson Match ss 1:8
- Another Lothar Walther 1:8 sbn finished by the manufacturer of my current AR15.
- Buy an entire new ar15: Ruger MPR 1:8 16 spr profile.
I will use FIOCCHI 62 for 90% of the times, and 69smk loaded by me for the rest 10%.
Right now my AR15 print 2moa with 62fiocchi and 1.5moa with 69smk (note I'm using only a 6x lpvo at the moment), Always 10shot groups.
- I wish my future setup will be able to make 1moa or sub with 69smk and 1.5moa with 62fiocchi.
I have seen with my eyes MRRs printing 1 to 1.5moa with 62fiocchi, but it seems they dont like 69 and 77, producing 1.5moa also (1:8).
I have also seen a lot of MRR having quality control issues.
I know faxon and BA have also quality control by "volume of fire" and I dont know if I want to take the risk of a non-shooter and dealing with their customer service in another continent. But i've seen a YT video of a guy doing 1moa with a faxon match (18" spr and not 14.5 gunner as listed)
I've seen with my eyes rugers mpr printing 1.5~ with 55 and 62 fiocchi, but I dont know if it's the best choice.
What do you suggest? Wilson Combat? They seems to have good quality control and track record.
I could get WOA but we import them only with a very VERY heavy spr profile and 1:7 twist. So I really hope Wilson combat recon could be as good.
Thanks
I'm from Italy and AR15 are a topic with very few experts talking my language, so I sincerly wanna ask you.
I'm using a 12,5" .223 of an italian manufacturer with "his" Lothar Walther 1:8 and a 1-6 lpvo (PST 2 vortex) to play with steel plates at ~400m and sometimes even beyond.
This stuff is really fun and I enjoy learning all the things about ballistics, so I wanna go for a more performing setup without having it fully dedicated to this anyway.
I'm thinking to swap optic (going for a 2-10 pst2 vortex) and barrel:
Here in Italy we kinda have to marry ourself to a barrel 'cause it has to be registered regardless the lenght, so playing with customer service if something goes wrong can be a pain in the butt.
I wanna go with a 14,5 - 16" 1:8 match with a profile not too heavy, to gain a little more speed and I hope accuracy without losing too much portability;
I have access to
- 14,5 1:8 MRR (multi radial rifleing) sabatti blank and finished by an italian artisan (with sbn)
- 16 1:8 Wilson combat recon SS 1:8 fluted
- 14.5 faxon gunner match ss 1:8
- 16 BA Hanson Match ss 1:8
- Another Lothar Walther 1:8 sbn finished by the manufacturer of my current AR15.
- Buy an entire new ar15: Ruger MPR 1:8 16 spr profile.
I will use FIOCCHI 62 for 90% of the times, and 69smk loaded by me for the rest 10%.
Right now my AR15 print 2moa with 62fiocchi and 1.5moa with 69smk (note I'm using only a 6x lpvo at the moment), Always 10shot groups.
- I wish my future setup will be able to make 1moa or sub with 69smk and 1.5moa with 62fiocchi.
I have seen with my eyes MRRs printing 1 to 1.5moa with 62fiocchi, but it seems they dont like 69 and 77, producing 1.5moa also (1:8).
I have also seen a lot of MRR having quality control issues.
I know faxon and BA have also quality control by "volume of fire" and I dont know if I want to take the risk of a non-shooter and dealing with their customer service in another continent. But i've seen a YT video of a guy doing 1moa with a faxon match (18" spr and not 14.5 gunner as listed)
I've seen with my eyes rugers mpr printing 1.5~ with 55 and 62 fiocchi, but I dont know if it's the best choice.
What do you suggest? Wilson Combat? They seems to have good quality control and track record.
I could get WOA but we import them only with a very VERY heavy spr profile and 1:7 twist. So I really hope Wilson combat recon could be as good.
Thanks
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