Maccabee Defense SLR information and updates
- Thread starter jiffx2781
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- Medicine Hat, AB
Any word of the suppliers other than CSC? Interested to see who the one in Ontario is if they work out a deal with them.
That information will come at a later date, but yes. I've completely disassembled and reassembled one of these firearms several times now, and they're actually a joy to work with. No more difficult than an AR-15, just different.Thanks for sharingDid you get to take a look at the internals at all and see how the trigger pack works?
Any mil-spec trigger can be installed. Pre-made trigger packs like what Timney makes won't work unfortunately. Also, my experience has been that they're extremely "meh" triggers anyway.
Legitimate question: Why? I've been building ARs for years and have never struggled with or felt the need for a drop in pack. Is there some other advantage I'm not aware of other than perceived ease of installation?
That answered my question. I was going to grab a triggertech during their boxing day sale but I guess that's a no go. Thanks again for the info and pics
Because I have one already. Not a deal breaker, I have milspec triggers laying around. I wouldn’t describe my TT as meh though. More like guuuhhhhhh! Seems like a lot of new triggers are drop in, Trigger Tech, Rise Armament, etc.
rifleman762
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- Southern Alberta
If I'm feeling rich I will buy and build a complete gun. If I'm feeling poor, I'll buy only an LPK, buffer tube, and 18.6" barrel and then strip down my AR15. Now I'm really getting excited over building a new deer rifle and researching the possible alternative AR cartridges. 6.5 Grendel, 6.8 SPC, 6mmAR, 6x45mm, 25-45 Sharps. Of course 7.62x39. So much excite!
A lot of very top quality triggers are drop ins, actually thats pretty much how the industry seems to be moving forward, I love them, so easy to install, although triggers are not that hard, the packs make the not that hard now super easy. So geisele will be the only top quality option with these guns then.
I mean, I haven't found a trigger I like more than my Geissele SSA-E or SD3G yet. Amazing double/single-stage offerings there. I've tried a Trigger Tech and Timney before, didn't like either as much. Definitely an improvement over a standard mil-spec trigger, but not quite Geissele spec IMO. Then again, Geissele also price-gouges based off their name alone to some degree IMO.
I finished up some photos of the gun this morning, got approval to post these:
Have been playing with them all day for the past two days. Extremely well made rifles, and definitely worth the asking price IMO. They're machined to much higher standards than AR-15 receivers.
Note: This is the demo gun that The Calgary Shooting Centre has on hand. Not all the rifles will be offered in this configuration, and there's always the option of getting a stripped receiver set and building it however you like.
Question then. Looking at some of the photos, it appears that the upper is retained at the front by a bolt or screw, is this in fact the case? Or is there some quick takedown feature that I am missing?
I finished up some photos of the gun this morning, got approval to post these:
Have been playing with them all day for the past two days. Extremely well made rifles, and definitely worth the asking price IMO. They're machined to much higher standards than AR-15 receivers.
Note: This is the demo gun that The Calgary Shooting Centre has on hand. Not all the rifles will be offered in this configuration, and there's always the option of getting a stripped receiver set and building it however you like.
Well That settles it.... I am off the fence.
My understanding is the upper slides onto the lower on rails, kind of like the slide on a pistol. There is then a single verticle pin at the front. This is information I have inferred by looking at the pictures and reading the chatter.
Near the end of the video I was doing my best to do a goofy stance while shooting left handed to see if there were any issues shooting the rifle left-side. There were none. As small as the brass deflector is, it does the job!
Also, to clarify some things on "generations" that I keep seeing confusion on. The original rifle created was a "Gen 1". It's the one you may have seen MDI posting on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbaLhBVj6SE/
"Gen 2" is what you're seeing on display from The Calgary Shooting Centre. The black rifle with the Geissele SMR rail I posted some pictures of above. It has several improvements over the original concept of the "Gen 1", including a brass deflector and several other changes to the receiver to facilitate a better overall product. "Gen 2" is not a mass production receiver either, but it's pretty darn close. I'd take one as a final product personally.
There is a single takedown bolt. Allen, 4mm head. It is also retained in the lower when unscrewed so you won't lose it!
Single vertical bolt will be the production method going forward I believe. But the slide-on-a-frame analogy of a pistol is a good way to visualize it.
Neat photo of the AR-10A SN X03 prototype! They do share a similarity in T-slot take down, as the FRT indicates.
Ahh not a fan of this.
