Honestly I hope ARC doesn't abruptly stop production of the Archimedes. Not until they fully support the CDG with AW style mags.
Archimedes are fantastic actions & comparing CDG to the Archimedes for competition the Archimedes wins based on magazines alone unless your using a .473 case size.
I've run ARC mags with the std follower exclusively the past few years with GT's & Creedmoor's on KRG, Manners, & Xylo with ARC actions & Tika. Haven't had a miss feed or a nose dived round yet! With and without an extension. ARC just needs to make their own double stack that works with the AW cut.
I'm all in on the CDG & Ted is awesome for pushing the envelope. Now he just needs to push it with his own mag design.
Decided to go straight 308 win for the CDG build for 2 reasons.
a. I don't have a 308 bolt gun
b. I wanted to just order AW's that would plug and play in the Xylo or JAE. Will run this in some PRS TAC class this year.
Sitting here figuring out how I'm going to get an extension on One of these AW's. It's going to be a PITA. Might as well make it from scratch. I'll post up some pics when done. I really need to finish the retrofit on my little CNC mill while waiting for the action/barrel.
Never used AW's before so my bitches are probably well known to many of you.
AW's are easy to load sure, but beyond that I'm not very impressed. The feed lips are looong & that can't be good for CRF?? It's pretty damn easy to get 1 or a couple rounds to fly out of these. Rounds stick up so if you inadvertently push down on the front of the top round, out she comes. They're also going to need the feed lips tweaked a little so the rounds have full even contact with the lips + round below. That should help to keep them from popping out so easy.
I guess the Steyr double stacks have spoiled me. They don't have any of the above negatives. They allow 3.150" & have a rib inside that's just ahead of the shoulder. The rib keeps rounds from sliding forward & it steers the round towards center as it feeds. The THB's & SSG's are 2 lug with a 6 oclock lug sim. to the CDG.
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