Very nice. could you take some pictures from right side of M305? thanks.
I dropped my SOCOM18 into a Sage chassis this weekend, and got it out to the range. Only put 100 rounds through it, all readily digested without complaint (Norc brass cased, Norc steel cased, Winchester Super X 150gr, Hornady 168gr).
Some Pics:
It's cold and rainy, but the rig doesn't care.
Attempt to get a pic of the finish, SEI bolt stop in action!
Butstock extended to comfort:
My observations:
- Mine seems to shoot a little bit low with irons (elevation bottomed out)
- Finish really seems nicer than other examples (07 through '12 Norcs as comparisons)
- When I get a really good cheek weld, I 'hear' the vibrations of the gun (during & after a shot)
-> This is weird, I thought I'd knocked off my hearing protection a couple times until I realized sound was moving through direct contact
-> Hear a 'ringing' after the shot, take my face off the the stock, all ok - put it back on hear the ringing again slowly getting quieter.
- I shot exclusively with the flash hider / brake reversed. I didn't really notice the fireball at all during the day
- I couldn't get ANY of my 'enhanced' spring guides to work, NEA, Sadlak or others (so stuck with the stock one!)
The Rig:
- '13 SOCOM18 with flash hider reversed
- SEI bolt stop/release installed
- Sadlak magazine release installed
- Sage M14ALCS stock
- Sage clip guide rail
- SEI EBR chassis selector cutout cover
To do:
- Going to see how an SEI M14DV Vortex (2000V) flash hider works
- If the M14DC mounts up nicely, going to see about mounting an Armasight AIM-14 & NYX-14 (and NV inforce WML)
For giggles tried this out in the living room, and it's not going to work without some changes!
Irons block mounting on the stripper clip rail, and it's way too far forward on the Sage front rail. DCSM or CASM would be needed.... My hope is actually to get happy with a 1-4x (non NV) mounted between the chassis and the stripper clip rail.
Overall pretty happy with the SOCOM18 so far!
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