Update on acquistion process ...
I ordered the GAP-10 about a month ago ... they told me "see you in Sept" ...
But Wednesday they called and said it was ready. My FFL is a 100 mile round trip, GAP is a 200 mile round trip, but I decided to go to GAP, to meet some of them in person and get the gun several days sooner.
So yesterday morning rolled over to GAP and while the gun started out in working condition, by the time I left we had converted it to an "almost working bunch of parts"
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At one point the sales guy said, "And if you replace the stock with a PRS ... " ... they deliver a rather strange looking magpul fixed stock ... but I replied .. "When I ordered I said I wanted a CTR but they guy said you don't swap out the butt stocks on these rifles".
But, then the sales guy went out back and got came back with the delivered stock and tube removed and other parts he said were for the carbine length solution I was going for. GAP parts shown on right, my parts (I took from another gun yesterday on the left). And he said "Do not use this buffer in the rifle tube, it will tear it up back there".
When I got home, I took one of my stoner rifle lowers apart and got the tube, spring buffer and CTR off it and gave it a whirl.
I could cycle my 7 dummy rounds out of the magazine but only if I manually pulled the charging handle ALL the way to the rear each time. If I tried to lock the bolt to the rear, no round would load from the magazine.
So I investigated BCG not locking all the way to the rear issue.
I removed the carbine tube, buffer, spring, retention pin and spring. Then I can move the bolt back and lock it to the rear in 2 of 2 positions, either in the SHORT position that will not strip off the round or in the FULL position that will.
If I add my tube only ... I can lock to the FULL rear position.
If I add my tube and GAP buffer only ... I can lock to the FULL rear position.
If I add my tube, GAP buffer and my short, light carbine spring ... I cannot lock to the FULL rear position only the SHORT position.
So the combination of buffer and spring are just a hair too long to allow the BCG to lock to the FULL rear position.
So wound up shopping around and getting an aero precision .308 kit with tube, spring and buffer and castle nut and a CTR. Those parts should be in next week and hopefully I can then get past this issue!
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Otherwise, the gun (with all the non working parts installed) weighs 9 pounds 6.7 oz so it is pretty light. I also ordered an NF 4-16x t3 for it. Normally I try to accumulate needed parts BEFORE a gun arrives, but this time, they took me by surprise, so I am scrambling. I hope to have it up and running and ready for the field in two weeks.