Finally tested my 300 AAC blackout build today. I call it my Transformer as it has parts from about 12 different vendors. So it has a NEA lower ($69) with an Aero Precision upper with a Daniel Defense 10.3" barrel, a Fail Zero nickle boron BCG, a Magpol MOE stock, Bravo Company Mod 3 handle and low profile gas block, CMMG lower parts, ATI buffer, a 7" quad rail from aliexpress, a AAC Brakeout flash hider, A Vector 1-6x24 FFP cheap Chinese scope and a bunch of other no name parts.
These were extra parts or parts I had picked up to use on my other ARs but never installed. I'll probably upgrade some of the parts as needed (grip, BUIS etc)
After a couple of shots for sight in, I wanted to test the gun with a sampling of bullet I reloaded using brass I converted from 223. Here is what I got shooting from a sand bag at 50M with poor lighting (about 5:30pm) and 10-15km winds.
I shot 2 rounds of 8 different bullets
110g Hornady Vmax
125g Nosler Ballistic Tip
130g Speer HP
150g Hornady FMJBT
165g bulk FMJBT
180g Hornady SST
180g Nosler Accubond
150g Hornady FMJBT with Norinco brass (these were not suppose to work)
Others were using mostly Remington Brass.
I am a rather poor shooter with tired eyes so these results are quite good for me using a wide range of bullets. Next time out I'm sighting in for 100m and using just the low cost 150g Hornady FMJBT.
I was expecting some parts to fall out of the gun as this was my first complete build and there was such a mix of vendors. The gun worked flawless with low recoil. When I find some heavy 220g+ bullets, I'll test the subsonics.
