JARD J180 , new NR but no distributors carry em ?
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Updated info on approximate release time and pricing has been released in the Sylvestre subforum at the below link:
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2154680-Jard-J180-eta
Note, they also state the included trigger is quite nice, which addresses a common complaint about other 180-based firearms. You can still replace it easily if desired.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2154680-Jard-J180-eta
Note, they also state the included trigger is quite nice, which addresses a common complaint about other 180-based firearms. You can still replace it easily if desired.
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From Sylvestre on their subforum:
It sounds like Sylvestre is well aware of the past issues with the Jard predecessor product, and fully intend to sell a well tested, high quality firearm. Best wishes in the endeavour to them!
It sounds like Sylvestre is well aware of the past issues with the Jard predecessor product, and fully intend to sell a well tested, high quality firearm. Best wishes in the endeavour to them!
For the "this thread is worthless without pics crowd"
https://jardinc.com/assets/images/J180_RS.jpg
https://jardinc.com/assets/images/J180_LS.jpg
Is it just my imagination, or is that rail higher than it would be on an AR15 rifle?
Edit: And I hope they have either a better surface treatment for the bolt carrier, or that rifle better have like 10000 rounds through it for the wear on the carrier. Oh well, it's not like I'll be beta testing this one either, have at er boys.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the reason the AR went from the trigger charging handle to the T handle was because the propellent gases heated up the bolt too much for the user to comfortably charge the weapon after a few mags?
So, with this design being DI, without a gas key or anything, even MORE propellant gases transferring heat to the BCG... wouldn't the charging handle get really hot? I'm assuming this, among other reasons are why side charging AR uppers aren't so popular. Piston guns dont have this problem since the gases are all captured in the gas piston, down the barrel
So, with this design being DI, without a gas key or anything, even MORE propellant gases transferring heat to the BCG... wouldn't the charging handle get really hot? I'm assuming this, among other reasons are why side charging AR uppers aren't so popular. Piston guns dont have this problem since the gases are all captured in the gas piston, down the barrel
With the BRN-180 in the States, people would put a wrap around the handguard where the hot gas exhausting out where it drives the pistons causes the guard to heat up. The WK and MCR should have the same issue, but you seldom hear of people complaining about that here. I think the same reason this is not an issue for the piston 180s handguards in Canada will also apply to the charging handle of the DI J180. In both cases, the ten round maximum and the overall colder climate means that heat generate is often a non-issue, and possibly even welcome in some scenarios. Perhaps if someone is rich enough to dump five Cross Mags down range in rapid succession on a plus 30 day, they might need to use a glove to work the charging handle. But how often will that happen up here? If it does become an issue for some users, you could probably have someone in the industry 3D print a polymer cover for the handle to provide some extra insulation.
bigly this tbh
Although I'll admit Id love to get one of these in 6.5gren for deer hunting
https://jardinc.com/j180-builder-kit.html also if you look at the builder kit it looks like the barrel, ,handguard, gas , grip and stock are all AR15 pieces
Just my 2 cents...but was just noticing the amount of wear to the bolt an inside the frame... Not sure the round count in that rifle but it didn't look great to me.. just looked like the edges were rounding down an polishing up pretty good... To me IMO I would think they won't last to long before needing replacement parts.. again just my 2 cents . To each his own
I suspect Jard may have used a phosphate finish that wore away rather then a nitride finish on the bolt carrier group. This is actually a good thing; Brownells has indicated nitriding can affect the strength of the BCG in unpredictable ways when the developed their 180 based BRN-180; they found in development thinner parts of the BCG could break when nitrided. I speculated in the below thread that some of the failures in the BCG for the WK may have been from this issue in the below thread:
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2111966-AR180-based-firearm-bolt-carrier-construction-method?highlight=Brn-180
Posted a question to Sylvestre on their forum; would Jard be able to make a full rifle cartridge (.308 / 6.5 Creedmore) version of the J180 , and could it piggyback on the existing FRT. https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2159869-Jard-J180-Scale-Up-Possible?p=18060780#post18060780
If the J180 proves reliable in intermediate cartridges, would there be interest in a J180-H"eavy" to provide a semi-automatic home for parts from now prohibited full sized rifle cartridge platforms?
If the J180 proves reliable in intermediate cartridges, would there be interest in a J180-H"eavy" to provide a semi-automatic home for parts from now prohibited full sized rifle cartridge platforms?
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