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My gas block was rubbing the hand guard ... so I used a small draw file to remove enough metal off thee inside of the hand guard to give it clearance .... remove that god awful muzzle brake and replaced it with my suppressor/ flash hider mount . ... the rifle runs most ammo on setting 2 and run's fine on setting 1 with my yhm phantom 7.62 suppressor . I hang right in the 1 moa area with Remington core locks 150 grain and a bit better accuracy with 168 grain hornady amax . I see no issue's with the brass . It's a hunting rifle thats great for packing up and down the hill's on my property .
It's good to know that it can be made to work. I'm picking one up this week. Sold a DPMS to fund it. The first time I held one I was shocked. Hunted with 5 different iterations of LR308s for 15 years and gave up on them a couple years ago when picked up a light weight 16" bolt gun. This year I've been carrying different AR15s hunting pigs and the SFAR feels just like them. I'm excited to drag it around.
The brake is getting swapped for an ASR brake as soon as it gets home. I'm hoping it likes lighter bullets. My favorite hunting load with a 16" 308 uses a 125grn SST @ 2750ish.
I've killed my two biggest deer with light for caliber bullets in 16" 308 and 6.5's. The extra speed just seems to allow the bullets to perform better and it's plenty of power for sub 300 yard shots.That's almost the same as my 270 handloads. 130s at about 2900.
I've killed my two biggest deer with light for caliber bullets in 16" 308 and 6.5's. The extra speed just seems to allow the bullets to perform better and it's plenty of power for sub 300 yard shots.
I always laugh when people in my AO are dumbfounded by me and my retired MSG uncle using AR15s to hunt. "That bullet is too small, too light" etc etc. The deer weighs less than your fat ass and it'll kill you just fine. 55gr VMAX out of a 16in barrel DRT deer within 200y any day. I'm talking whitetail that rarely go over 200-220 pounds.There's an overkill mentality in the hunting community, the rifle has to kick hard to kill stuff. That and cheap chronographs/borescopes make every slobberdick an expert in barrel making, metallurgy and ballistics.
If I got drawn for deer or elk here in arizona I'd take my 1950s era 270 and a box of factory ammo without thinking twice.
For my whole life I’ve known people who hunt deer with .223, .243, and the old standby .30-.30. Funny how it always worked back then. Deer must be tougher now…I always laugh when people in my AO are dumbfounded by me and my retired MSG uncle using AR15s to hunt. "That bullet is too small, too light" etc etc. The deer weighs less than your fat ass and it'll kill you just fine. 55gr VMAX out of a 16in barrel DRT deer within 200y any day. I'm talking whitetail that rarely go over 200-220 pounds.
308 or 270 maximum for whitetail IMO.
Whoops just realized that this was the Ruger SFAR thread. Sorry for the diversion. On the other hand, this was always in the eastern states. I know that some parts of the country have much bigger strains and types of deer. Plus, hog hunting with a light .308 would be extra fun.For my whole life I’ve known people who hunt deer with .223, .243, and the old standby .30-.30. Funny how it always worked back then. Deer must be tougher now…
For my whole life I’ve known people who hunt deer with .223, .243, and the old standby .30-.30. Funny how it always worked back then. Deer must be tougher now…
It’s because…Hickory bows and stone chips were good enough for native Americans. Must be some point to these kinds of comparisons but I don't get it.
Hell .222 came before .223/5.56 and it was marketed as a deer cartridge.For my whole life I’ve known people who hunt deer with .223, .243, and the old standby .30-.30. Funny how it always worked back then. Deer must be tougher now…
Apologies as well. Not trying to derail.Whoops just realized that this was the Ruger SFAR thread. Sorry for the diversion. On the other hand, this was always in the eastern states. I know that some parts of the country have much bigger strains and types of deer. Plus, hog hunting with a light .308 would be extra fun.
Buy a 20in and cut it down, swap the gas block
My first thought when people were having those nasty ejector swipes was "wonder if anyone has polished the bolt face". Picked the sfar up at lunch. When I'm putting the suppressor mount on tonight I may pull the barrel and see how the reciever fit is. It may get a shim and thermal fit.This is my plan but I haven't made the changes to test it and prove it to work to my satisfaction. House yard projects eating my free time and it's hot and I'm lazy.
Short term, next trip out, will be with a new AGB (Superlative) and I'll have a spare, heavier buffer on hand plus the spring from the LR-308 and a "normal" AR-15 spring to swap around. If it starts behaving I'll figure out how to shorten the barrel but it's going to require a smith of a little more than modest talent to put a proper shoulder back on the shortened barrel. I'll get the gas block replaced some time this week and take it out again in the next couple weeks where I will make my final decision.
I really like the platform and when it shoots it shoots well with virtually anything I feed it. I'm happy for the people whose rifles function to their satisfaction and it makes me think it's possible to tame mine as well.
One of the things I've done so far is disassemble the bolt, took out the ejectors and extractor. The goal was to maybe take a little of the raised edge off the rims of the hole for the ejectors and extractor which I think I've accomplished. Hoping this will help with the issue of peeling brass off the bases.
But in the process I noticed one of the ejector pins was hanging up on some kind of burr where the hole for the retaining roll pin was drilled. Made it a real challenge to get the ejector pin and spring out of that hole so I ended up deburring the inside of both holes as well.
nasty ejector swipes was "wonder if anyone has polished the bolt face".
My first thought when people were having those nasty ejector swipes was "wonder if anyone has polished the bolt face". Picked the sfar up at lunch. When I'm putting the suppressor mount on tonight I may pull the barrel and see how the reciever fit is. It may get a shim and thermal fit.
No wonder they eat brass. The amount of gap is disgusting. They kinda dont look round either. Must have struggled drilling the holes in their fancy steel.
That's the sfar I brought home a couple hours ago
I'm trying to hold off on doing too much before the function testing. I'll leave the bolt alone. I shimmed the barrel/reciever and swapped the handgaurd because .308 is pricey to shoot just for function without getting any accuracy info.The bolt on the right is the way things should look. The slop in the SFAR holes is undesirable, especially since it makes so many brass chips that will find their way into everything.
Why do you think anybody care's what you think?“I bought a Ruger and … “
Why are Ruger threads so predictable?
Of course not but watching dumbasses get defensive about cheap junk is fun. Drive on!Why do you think anybody care's what you think?
well take a look in the mirror and you will be entertained all day long .No thank you. I’ll stay on for another epic Ruger shit show.
They are older than the internet.
You will need to order someone else around. I like watching clowns.
That's the right thing to do. IMO, just because a bunch of people are having problems it doesn't mean you will too.I'm trying to hold off on doing too much before the function testing. ... Ruger makes good barrels
People having a bad experience with a product are normally more vocal about the problems they are having, as opposed to those whose expectations were met by the product. My 20” SFAR has met my expectations for reliability and accuracy - just as did my LM308MWS and AI AXMC.That's the right thing to do. IMO, just because a bunch of people are having problems it doesn't mean you will too.
The rifling in my barrel is fantastic, one of the reasons I haven't sold it already.
Maybe a snap of the port from the inside. Mine is almost as wide as a groove inside the barrel.
People having a bad experience with a product are normally more vocal
The freebore/etc area of my chamber was all chatter, like they used a single point fly cutter with some runout as a reamer. It was very ugly.I’m wondering if they are using a reamer pilot and it has galling on it from not being changed out enough. It’s a long shot, but would cause that sort of deformity. Volume Production machining experience.
Mine weighs a pound more than my 6.8 10.5 sbr. I couldn’t believe it.Just had the scale out and weighed the scoped sfar to compare it to my hog hunting 556 and 6.5 grendel. It's a pound lighter. I don't know what this magic is.
Bore volume is greater, which means less mass compared to other barrels with the exact same profile in a different/smaller chambering.Just had the scale out and weighed the scoped sfar to compare it to my hog hunting 556 and 6.5 grendel. It's a pound lighter. I don't know what this magic is.