Looking good. All we need now is a teaser about it's big brother in .308.
J.R.?
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Looking good. All we need now is a teaser about it's big brother in .308.
J.R.?
He can't shoot like that with a stock Savage and a Bushnell scope
As was also mentioned in my review: "It is my belief that the Picatinny Rail should be extended one more increment upwards on the rear of the rifle so that additional adjustment can be made to put the Buttstock slightly over the line of the Barrel. This would serve to reduce any muzzle-flip as well as bringing the cheek-weld a bit higher and possibly more comfortable for certain optics users."Originally Posted by Paul_T
The R18 Mk2 is a very "mature" design IMHO, however there is room for incremental improvement in some areas such as the Buttstock Picatinny Height and the desirabiity of a QD Handguard interface. Other percieved "shortcomings" are simply a matter of user preference and can be easily upgraged if required/desired. The lack of an ambidextrous Magazine Release is a case in point, as is the Mil-Spec Trigger and the Buttstock Design. Those 3 aspects of the rifle are readily upgraded by the user if required, whithout making every purchaser of an R18 Mk2 pay for those particular upgrades.
Last edited by Bartok5; 11-06-2021 at 04:31 PM.
Mark C
Now THAT'S a review! Well done TSE and Bartok! Price really isn't even that bad for such a polished western made firearm. Very interested for pt 2....
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Thank you for the informative and detailed review Bartok. It is refreshing to see TSE skipping the pre-sale gong show that can potentially harm customers if things go awry.
The barrel seems like enough of a pencil profile (THANK YOU) so I’m quite surprised to see it weigh in at 7.9 pounds, which for me is where I lose interest. I cannot shave that weight with another AR-style hand guard because of the proprietary sandwich attach method, and I suspect it does it’s fair share of adding ounces. That along with the rather large block of upper receiver.
I’m also with Greentips in thinking that the stock adapter needs to be more inline with the centre axis of the bolt carrier and that the hand guard needs a full picatinny rail. Yes it can be shifted up another notch but then you’re securing your stock to less picatinny rails. If this was the end goal then the rail should have been made another notch larger.
It would have been nice to see an adjustable gas block too, perhaps that can be a revision. Also as much as I appreciate the incorporations of the maritime bolt catch and ambi bolt release I feel it these could have been omitted for ease of part sourcing, machining, and ultimately cost. The final modification decision could have been left to the end user in the form of a BAD lever or their upgraded bolt catch of choice. That way the customer can ‘standardize’ their controls to what they are used to.
All in all it does bring much more to the table than ANY of the other current 180 offerings and you should be proud of that. Right now the Canadian firearms community needs innovators pushing new exciting products to the market and I think you’ll enjoy success with this offering.
I like it.
It appears to be a nice setup and looks great compared to those other 180s out there. Those rifles are so ugly that I can't even bring myself to buy one.
Okay, I'm sold. The left-hand view of this thing is gorgeous, especially with that barrel and muzzle device. Now the only question is if I have enough patience to wait for the Mk3 with its QD handguard and folding stock... or if I should just get a Mk2 ASAP and retrofit it with the new stuff later. Decisions, decisions...
I never should have mentioned the MK3. ;-)
The folder adapter should be following pretty quickly. Give us 3-4 weeks.
The QD handguard still needs work, so it's a little bit away.
JR
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Thanks for giving people another choice and getting this to market. Looking forward to the range review.
P.
Excellent review. It's got me a lot more interested than any other 180b patterned offerings out there now.
When are these going for sale?
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