BCL 102 MK7 - what it should have been 2 years ago?

CobraGT said:
Interesting. Really liked my recent-production one, but yeah, the Armalite barrel nut threading was dumb. The factory charging handle was decent, but not being able to replace it with a Raptor as the sizing (on mine at least) was slightly-different was another minor bummer. The fact that the right-side bolt release wasn't also a bolt catch was a bit of a disappointment... wonder if they re-engineered that little detail?
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Same, mine is a recent purchase and they fixed all the problems the earlier models had. Not sure about yours but mine even has a new barrel, not the fluted one. Maybe they changed them a long time ago not sure. Shoots great, groups nice at 100 yards, no ejection issues or loading problems even with light grain. Very happy with my BCL 102, it's my favorite next to my AR15. I bought the Magpul butt stock and handle so first glance it looks just like the MK7.
 
Epoxy7 said:
I never tested this prior to changing out the gas rings and the extractor. However after the change I did test it. 100% function. I shot 147 MFS Russian steel cased ammo, 155 Hornady Steel match, some 168 and some 175 handloads. I was only shooting at 40 yards or so due to the longer range being busy. Not far enough for accuracy test, however the paper results looked as I expected even at 40 yards.

Everything shot poorly for accuracy. Except the 175 SMK reloads. When I say poorly I don't mean shotgun, but an inch to a few inches. The type of accuracy that many could write off as the trigger, if I had a better scope etc. However I knew this wasn't the case. As I've stated previously in threads on these rifles. 18.5" barrel, 1:10 twist. You have to reload hotter. This is why I generally like a 20" or longer barrels and actually prefer a 1:11.25 twist. Although with a longer barrel the 1:10 twist likely wouldn't be an issue. So the 175 SMK was loaded 43.4 varget. It shot one small hole. The rest were all over the place with the 168 and 175 off the shelf Gold metal match being smaller, but still not very good at that distance. At 40 yards you can still get an idea of how the rifle will shoot. Just expect it to get larger farther out. The 168 Federal Gold was one of those rounds that many would likely think they could shrink with a better trigger or scope etc. But I know that's not actually what was going on. So exactly what I had expected. I will load up some more of those 175 smk rounds which I use in pretty much all of my other 308 rifles and test out at 100. I won't bother wasting my time or money with any of the other ammo and this rifle.

The only issues I have with my 102 are the 6061 non anodized upper/lower in terms of I would prefer 7075 anodized for quality/longevity reasons. Along with the trigger being complete and utter crap. The trigger really does suck. Add in the odd ball barrel length thanks to our laws and the attempt to make the rifle as short as possible for NR along with a twist rate that I would prefer not to have and there are the primary issues with the 102.
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Are not most people who do not reload or shoot $$$ ammo shooting 145-155gr ammo in their Stag 10s with "good" (ie. good enough for cheap ammo) results? I believe they are also a 1:10 twitst rate and 18.6" long as well?

This is just the first complaint I have heard about barrels other then people wanting it lighter weight or heavier...

I have been shooting mostly Barnaul 145gr FMJs and Magtech M80 ammo AKA the cheapest stuff I can get...off a piece of wood as a front rest, a 6x scope with a 1.5MOA dot and the ####ty stock trigger and I am still keeping my shots all within 3.5"...better rest, better trigger and a finer aiming point and I am sure I could improve it.
 
For about the same price, you can buy a FNAR Competition that is cool, sub MOA, full reliable and… Blue.

I would not trade one of my FNAR for 2 X MK7. YMMV.
 
Wal-Mart Greeter said:
How many times can they pull off the same scam? How many times will people fall for it? If you people put money down on this rifle sight unseen you should see a doctor about being tested for dementia.
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I suspect about six times... I don't see these MK7's flying off the shelves.
 
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