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This should make for a nice LMT rifle before too long. I took an old AAC Mini4 out of safe for the first time in 4-5 years, should be a good fit for the 14.5" to keep things short.

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Man, I've got good assembly and range time with everything from Aero to Noveske, LMT, and Radian...say what you will about the price, but with that reference point I'd say Roger at FCD puts out some of the most high quality components in the industry. Excellent fit and finish, super tight tolerances. The FCD Safety is undoubtedly the best I've felt.
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BCM 14.5" SOCOM, Aimpoint Pro in a QRP2 with SKD 1.93" riser.

Colt 6940 cut and pinned to 14.5" by Adco, NF NXS 2.5-10x42mm and a 1.54" 0moa Badger Ordinance mount.

Waiting for funds to recharge before I add an offset T2 to the 6940 and probably a Magpul bipod. Any one have better bipod recommendations for a shorty SPR?

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BCM 14.5" SOCOM, Aimpoint Pro in a QRP2 with SDK 1.93" riser.

Colt 6940 cut and pinned to 14.5" by Adco, NF NXS 2.5-10x42mm and a 1.54" 0moa Badger Ordinance mount.

Waiting for funds to recharge before I add an offset T2 to the 6940 and probably a Magpul bipod. Any one have better bipod recommendations for a shorty SPR?

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Yes… an Atlas CAL gen 2. Just get one and be happier. And maybe a longer rail to maximize the benefit of a bipod.
 
Picatinny is probably stronger, but most people are probably adding pic to their rifle with MLOK.

Just as an aside. I don't hard load my bipod. That is a static, (dirt) flat range only thing. When shooting from most other positions you will never find a way to replicate the same hard load. And on big AR10's you're not going to load into the gun enough to defeat the recoil. It will take you for a ride.( I'm 6' 4" 230lbs) The big circular motion you create during follow thru and recovery from the recoil pushing you back, your body mass returning to it's Natural Point of Aim(NPOA), and the bolt returning forward is a lot more motion than a hard rear hold. I use the bipod as a front rest and pull the gun back into me. Between the natural weight of my head on the stock, the pressure from a rear bag, and a rearward pressure from my firing hand grip I let the recoil come straight back. Instead of pushing forward, moving back, and then moving back forward again. This is replicable on smooth concrete, more similar of a zero on bags and barricades, etc.

The next time you're at the range shoot a group with a hard bipod load, a neutral load, and a hard rear hold. At the same POA. And watch a vertical zero deviation occur.
Great info, thank you. The only experience I have with bipods is flat range with the 249. Also saw some guys mention that one of the benefits of the Atlas is that you can load the bipod because it mounts on "backwards." I figured this was done for "down range" purposes. But thinking about what you've said, it makes sense that not every scenario will allow for this.
 
When it comes to bipods, is there a preferred attachment method between pic and MLOK (as it pertains to leaning into the buttstock/bipod for stronger bracing)?
Probably pic rail. Pic rail is stronger than the slicker methods. Like the above guy said, pull the rifle into you. I used to push into the bipod but now am splitting it 50/50 (ish). You may also experience consistency issues as described above if you hard load the bipod.

@lowlight has a great video about shooting a semi auto on Youtube or in the training section here. I recommend watching it for a better explanation and visual of what people are saying here.



Longer rail isn't happening unless I replace the monolithic upper... the thought has crossed my mind.
Ah, I did not know that. Well, at least you’ll have zero flex in the handguard.
 
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A new .300 BLK build utilizing a V Seven 10.25" SS barrel with proper feed ramps for this caliber (a rarity for some reason). JP FMOS bolt carrier group riding as smoothly as can be inside the STT-15L receiver set. Geissele 9.5" MK14 rail and ACH charging handle. TriggerTech Competition 3.5 LB trigger on V Seven titanium fire control pins. DHD magazine release and stainless Ionbond DLC coated push pins. STT bolt release. BCM MK2 recoil system with H0 buffer, secured in place by the novel design Fortis K2 receiver end plate and castle nut. SB Tactical pistol brace. OSS/HUXWRX flash hider (substitutions available). Magpul K2 pistol grip. Lance translucent .300 BLK magazine. Aimpoint T-2 with 39mm QD mount.

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12.5 home brew criterion core with superlative arms gas piston system. All groups where shot from the prone off the magazine. Factory black hills 77gr smk loaded to 556 (red box). Last group was 8 rounds because I can't count to 10 I guess when loading a magazine

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BCM 14.5" SOCOM, Aimpoint Pro in a QRP2 with SDK 1.93" riser.

Colt 6940 cut and pinned to 14.5" by Adco, NF NXS 2.5-10x42mm and a 1.54" 0moa Badger Ordinance mount.

Waiting for funds to recharge before I add an offset T2 to the 6940 and probably a Magpul bipod. Any one have better bipod recommendations for a shorty SPR?

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Not sure why but I love those magpul rail covers. I got a fn military collector m4 and it had the knights armament covers and they made the girl a bit too thick.