DPMS Recon Gen II
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It's a DPMS so if it functioned properly I'd consider that a win, icing on the cake if it shoots better than 2moa.
If you're shopping and haven't yet bought I'd highly suggest buying a better quality rifle.
If you're shopping and haven't yet bought I'd highly suggest buying a better quality rifle.
I have had a couple DPMS G2s. I bought them both with the intention of parting them out and rebuilding them. If you get 1-1.5MOA out of the stock barrel I would be surprised and you must of got a lucky one. F4 Defense are nice, but pricey. Rebuilding the G2 with nicer components will give you just as nice a rifle and probably even cheaper. Though you can only get the Proof Carbon G2 barrels with the F4 rifles. F4 wont sell them separately and Proof wont even admit they make them for F4. But Craddock Precision will spin you up a barrel with either a Criterion or Bartlein blank. Then there is always the new Remington R10.
I have had good service from my G2. It is a 1 moa gun with handloads. The handguard sucks IMO and needs replacement, I went with MI.
This is mine. This is how it shoots consistently. 175 SMKs
Not everyone of my rifles needs to be $4,000+
Zero problems going from 0-600 yards with the quickness.
Not everyone of my rifles needs to be $4,000+
Zero problems going from 0-600 yards with the quickness.
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I have a Gen II Hunter that will shoot .5 MOA with FGMM as long as the barrel is cool, which is typically < 10 shots. Then it strings badly when it starts getting hot.
On the flip side, we have 2 Gen II SASS's in use at my agency and the best you can expect from either of them is 1.5-2 MOA with any ammunition we have tried.
On the flip side, we have 2 Gen II SASS's in use at my agency and the best you can expect from either of them is 1.5-2 MOA with any ammunition we have tried.
Top barrel is G2 Recon. Bottom barrel is R10. It’s a heavier profile up to the gas block and is rifle length gas.
My G2 Recon will shoot 1” 3-shot groups with Hornady and FGMM 168gr. You’re not going to win any F-class matches with it, but it’s accurate enough for most anything short of 600+ yard head shots.
Edited to add: DPMS and Bushmaster have both been killed off by Remington. Remington is still going to make the R10 and rumor has it they may also start making G2’s. But the DPMS brand is gone.
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I am VERY HAPPY with my gen1 Recon. Well, let me elaborate- after sticking JP extractor and a single stage JP trigger.
