Hi everyone,
Since I am on vacation this week, I was able to go to the range and test out the .204. It was a great day after several days of rain. Sunny and about 75 degrees. Spent about 5 hours shooting, cleaning and talking to fellow shooters.
I had a bunch of ammo, but ended up shooting Hornady 40 grain V-Max and Hornady 32 grain V-Max. At this point it is difficult to decide which shot best. I did my best to bore sight the rifle at the house, but I was pretty far off. With more light in the outdoors I was able to get on paper at 50 yards. I bore sighted this rifle the old fashioned way which is to look down the bore and adjust the scope accordingly. It's pretty tough to do with such a small bore.
Anyhow, here are my impressions:
1) Recoil is definitely light enough to see your hits through the scope.
2) The rifle performed flawlessly, without a single malfunction.
3) The Trijicon Accupoint is very clear and it is super easy to put the small green dot on target. I am glad I chose this scope due to it's simple reticle. I was going to buy the IOR Valdada 6-24X50 with the MP-8 reticle, but I think this will work well for a varmint rifle. The Accupoint has exposed turrets for ease of adjustment. I would say that the clicks feel just a little mushy but still acceptable.
4) The Mega Machines lower has a tensioning screw to make the upper and lower fit tighter. Thus far I haven't used the tension screw. The fit to my White Oak Armament upper is pretty tight without using the tension screw. You can see a little daylight between the upper and lower, but there is no rattle. I might try the tension screw down the road just too see what it does.
5) All of the lower controls felt good. The rifle has an ambi safety and a Norgon ambi mag release. I am right handed and left eye dominant so I shoot my rifles left handed.
6) I really like the Ergo tactical grip. It is nice and fat and has just the right amount of tackiness. I like the feel of the palm shelf which is adjustable.
7) This my second AR with a Magpul PRS stock. I highly recommend it for any precision AR. It makes it so easy to get fitted to the scope.
8) The Larue Tactical scope mount is a no brainer. It really is the best mount for putting highpower glass on an AR. Gets the scope far enough forward.
9) The Larue version of the Harris Bi-pod works well. It attaches via a picatinny rail. It has a larger knob to adjust the tension on the swivel.
10) Here is a feature I wasn't thrilled with. I bought the Timney 3 lb skeletonized trigger which was a little dissappointing. I don't think is was close to 3 lbs. It felt much heavier. It broke cleanly with very little creep, but it felt too heavy. I have other Timney triggers (not the skeletonized version) that seem better and weren't as expensive. I have heard that Timney triggers can be inconsistent.
Okay, so here are some photos to document the day.
I hope you all enjoyed the report and photos!
Since I am on vacation this week, I was able to go to the range and test out the .204. It was a great day after several days of rain. Sunny and about 75 degrees. Spent about 5 hours shooting, cleaning and talking to fellow shooters.
I had a bunch of ammo, but ended up shooting Hornady 40 grain V-Max and Hornady 32 grain V-Max. At this point it is difficult to decide which shot best. I did my best to bore sight the rifle at the house, but I was pretty far off. With more light in the outdoors I was able to get on paper at 50 yards. I bore sighted this rifle the old fashioned way which is to look down the bore and adjust the scope accordingly. It's pretty tough to do with such a small bore.
Anyhow, here are my impressions:
1) Recoil is definitely light enough to see your hits through the scope.
2) The rifle performed flawlessly, without a single malfunction.
3) The Trijicon Accupoint is very clear and it is super easy to put the small green dot on target. I am glad I chose this scope due to it's simple reticle. I was going to buy the IOR Valdada 6-24X50 with the MP-8 reticle, but I think this will work well for a varmint rifle. The Accupoint has exposed turrets for ease of adjustment. I would say that the clicks feel just a little mushy but still acceptable.
4) The Mega Machines lower has a tensioning screw to make the upper and lower fit tighter. Thus far I haven't used the tension screw. The fit to my White Oak Armament upper is pretty tight without using the tension screw. You can see a little daylight between the upper and lower, but there is no rattle. I might try the tension screw down the road just too see what it does.
5) All of the lower controls felt good. The rifle has an ambi safety and a Norgon ambi mag release. I am right handed and left eye dominant so I shoot my rifles left handed.
6) I really like the Ergo tactical grip. It is nice and fat and has just the right amount of tackiness. I like the feel of the palm shelf which is adjustable.
7) This my second AR with a Magpul PRS stock. I highly recommend it for any precision AR. It makes it so easy to get fitted to the scope.
8) The Larue Tactical scope mount is a no brainer. It really is the best mount for putting highpower glass on an AR. Gets the scope far enough forward.
9) The Larue version of the Harris Bi-pod works well. It attaches via a picatinny rail. It has a larger knob to adjust the tension on the swivel.
10) Here is a feature I wasn't thrilled with. I bought the Timney 3 lb skeletonized trigger which was a little dissappointing. I don't think is was close to 3 lbs. It felt much heavier. It broke cleanly with very little creep, but it felt too heavy. I have other Timney triggers (not the skeletonized version) that seem better and weren't as expensive. I have heard that Timney triggers can be inconsistent.
Okay, so here are some photos to document the day.
I hope you all enjoyed the report and photos!
