Re: MK12 MOD-0 LETS SEE EM!
I've always wanted a Mod 0 clone. Built from parts acquired during two separate group buys here earlier this year (one for the PRI rail, PEQ rail, front sight/gas block, rear sight, and Ops Inc. brake & collar, another for the barrel)
The lower is a Nodak Spud A1-style lower, with a real A1 stock, correctly colored takedown pins, mag release, and selector, Ergogrip, and
X-Treme shooting AR-15 trigger. I snagged the Eagle TAS-1UM sling from CTD back when they had them, and the bipod is an Atlas (that sadly has to be shared among several guns).
The upper has the following deviations from spec:
<ul style="list-style-type: disc">[*]Upper is not gen-u-wine Colt[*]PRI Gen III handguard is naked carbon instead of painted black[*]PRI barrel made from a Lothar Walther blank, Cerakoted black[*]The rear BUIS is a A.R.M.S. #40L instead of the regular #40[*]Bolt carrier is stainless Young N/M I had laying around, MP bolt[*]PRI PEQ rail instead of A.R.M.S. PEQ-2-3 top rail[/list]
The scope is a Leupold VX-R Patrol 3-9x40 that I also bought through a group buy here. I couldn't see spending $1k on a "spec" Leupold when there are other scopes I like better for that money, and I got a really good deal on the VX-R.
So far IMO the scope is hit and miss. I like that it is compact , has great glass, has a very cool illumination system, is mil/mil, and that I got it for a great price. I don't like that the reticle is way too thick and obscures the center of the target (my biggest beef, really –– can't see a 1" dot at 100yd), and the knobs are kinda mushy (not much better than the BSA 4-14x44 I have on a Savage MkII to be honest). I also don't like the garish "Leupold" on the sides of the ocular, or the golden medallion on the illumination knob.
When finances permit, I'll probably move the scope over to my 6.8SPC AR, as it would be an excellent hunting scope, and replace it with another scope, like the new Weaver Tactical 2-10x36 FFP or the IOR 2.5-10x42 FFP (already have one and I love it).
Right now I'm shooting Berger 70gr VLD's driven by AR-Comp powder, Winchester brass, and Wolf SRM primers. Holds a little over 1/2 moa at 100 and the MV is 2850fps.