PaveHammer
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Looks good, Mark! I'm excited to see your results. Thank you for putting in the work to give people a thorough impression of the rifle.
Bradley
Bradley
The R18 Mk2 Review Pt 1 - Initial Details and Pre-Firing Impressions
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Around $2600, give or take for the final number. There are a number of "rolling improvements" being incorporated into the design which could slightly increase machine time = higher production cost per unit. The changes are not so much cosmetic as they are chamfering this, and rounding-off that for improved fit and function of the internal parts based on continued in-house testing by The Shooting Edge staff and the SAI Canadian Operations Manager. My test rifles are already outdated as the result of those "rolling changes" having already been incorporated into the Master Drawings for all future production going forward.
AskMeAboutMyBandcamp
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That looks great! Looking forward to the range report. Here’s hoping it’s dependable!
That position gave me the most comfortable/natural Comb Height for the optic in question (Leupold Mk5 in a Leupold 35mm Cantilever Mount).
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Pt2?
Anxiously waiting!
FYI, you posted it in this sub-forum, not B&G rifles
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...-2-Live-Fire-Reliabllity-and-Accuracy-Results
We are "re-using" the 102 rail, as SAI had a lot of those in stock (given the OIC) which does give to a familiar look.
HOWEVER: This has NOTHING to do with NEA / BCL in concept, design or machining. None of the past or current BCL people are involved in anyway. Nothing against anyone, but SAI wants to evolve with it's own products and designs.
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I'd be surprised were that NOT the case, seeing as how there are only so many machine shops in Canada capable of rendering Upper and Lower Modern Sporting Rifle Receivers from billet aluminum at the throughput necessary to support a new product launch. I fully expect that BCL and Sterling have made use of some of the very same parts sub-contractors, albeit with considerably-improved QC acceptance standards on the part of SAI. However that is purely conjecture on my part and I stand to be corrected.
ETA: Seeing the response from JR Cox above, I'd say that it is clear none of the major machining on the SAI R18 Mk2 stems from earlier subcontractors to the NEA/BCL brand. I therefore stand corrected.
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Sure, ok.
Personally I never had much against either NEA or BCL - they were doing the Canadian firearms cottage manufacturing industry, and the shooting sports a valued service, even if learning through mistakes along the way. I didn't bring it up to drag anyone through the mud or imply that their mistakes should translate to this new venture; just noting that some components are spittin' images.
Personally I never had much against either NEA or BCL - they were doing the Canadian firearms cottage manufacturing industry, and the shooting sports a valued service, even if learning through mistakes along the way. I didn't bring it up to drag anyone through the mud or imply that their mistakes should translate to this new venture; just noting that some components are spittin' images.
The offset Barrel is a function of the tall Gas Block, the height of which must accommodate the AR180B Gas System underneath the Handguard. There's no getting around the size and shape of the revised, Adjustable Gas Block that will debut on the production R18 Mk2 when they launch in Feb 22.
This is also a function of the recoil harvesting system's height in the receiver. Even on a competitor's DI 180 variant, fitting a standard AR handguard results in a lower handguard 1913 rail then on the receiver's 1913 rail. No way around the OCD either way, I'm afraid.
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