Tried all my mags this morning, everything drops free with ease. MDI fixed the issue with the rounded corners on the uppers. Only 1 issue with the receiver, I had to run a bit through the safety and trigger box as it was slightly under-spec. The anodizing is well done, it's a very "dry" looking finish as has been mentioned here before. The receiver set is from the latest batch and is a high 400's serial number.
Dang that V7 handguard was a PITA to install properly with correct barrel nut torque and getting the rail aligned properly, its so tight on the barrel nut you have to tap it on and off with a plastic mallet. Its magnesium alloy so it also is more prone to chipping than aluminum, but it is very light and pretty rigid. I still prefer SLR and Geissele rails but this one was cool to try out, got it on sale from Brownells.
Will get an accurate weight on it this morning and do a bit of preliminary accuracy testing this evening. Barrel is the Rise Armament 18.5" (they call it 18.8", but it ain't, I measured it at exactly 471 mm) 416 SS, 1:7 twist, 223 Wylde chamber, M4 feed ramps, and it weighs 1.8 lbs. BCG is the Brownells Lightweight Ti-N and I'm running standard buffer and spring with an SLR adjustable gas block. Geissele SSA-E and a PWS Mod 2 buffer tube.
Edit: Bare rifle weighs 5 lb 13 oz and with the optic it's 6 lb 14 oz.
All said and done it's around 5.8-6.0 lbs but I'll get a more accurate number later today. Didn't get too crazy with light or expensive stuff, I just tried to keep price in reason and buy stuff on sale. I kept track of every dollar including import costs, taxes etc and total build cost was $2970.
Dang that V7 handguard was a PITA to install properly with correct barrel nut torque and getting the rail aligned properly, its so tight on the barrel nut you have to tap it on and off with a plastic mallet. Its magnesium alloy so it also is more prone to chipping than aluminum, but it is very light and pretty rigid. I still prefer SLR and Geissele rails but this one was cool to try out, got it on sale from Brownells.
Will get an accurate weight on it this morning and do a bit of preliminary accuracy testing this evening. Barrel is the Rise Armament 18.5" (they call it 18.8", but it ain't, I measured it at exactly 471 mm) 416 SS, 1:7 twist, 223 Wylde chamber, M4 feed ramps, and it weighs 1.8 lbs. BCG is the Brownells Lightweight Ti-N and I'm running standard buffer and spring with an SLR adjustable gas block. Geissele SSA-E and a PWS Mod 2 buffer tube.
Edit: Bare rifle weighs 5 lb 13 oz and with the optic it's 6 lb 14 oz.
All said and done it's around 5.8-6.0 lbs but I'll get a more accurate number later today. Didn't get too crazy with light or expensive stuff, I just tried to keep price in reason and buy stuff on sale. I kept track of every dollar including import costs, taxes etc and total build cost was $2970.
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