Pimped SR-22R's

rndmrider, can we get a parts breakdown? I love that butt-stock, mag is cool as well.

Thanks and yup...here it is:

Leupold VX-1 2-7 x 28mm w/ Alumina flip up covers
Leupold MK4 1” Aluminum Rings
Midwest Industries T-Series 7” One Piece Free Float Handguard w/ Trim Ring
Inforce Defence Light
NC Star compact laser (green)
Troy Industries Modular Combat Grip
Magpul PMAG 20 cut down w/ rotary mag & ranger plate (thx jt_trouble for the idea)
Hornet Custom Trigger Assembly
Magpul CTR Buttstock w/ 0.25” cheek riser and 0.70” shoulder pad
Magpul ASAP sling mount
Magpul RSA sling mount
Volquartsen Bolt Tune-Up Kit
Blackhawk rail covers
CRAYON!
 
here is mine
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Not meant to slam your choices here at all, your rifle so too each there own as long as you like it. Just curious as to how you decided which parts to anodize and which to leave alone? Looks a little, "Ill just take this piece and do it all red" just thinking you could have pulled it together better if you had broken up the two tone a bit.
 
Definitely looks like a toy. Actually looks like plastic too. I guess if that's what your going for then power to ya! To each there own!
 
I just like red, honestly I grabbed the pieces that I thought would look good/powder coat the best and went with it. I want to get a fake can for the end to replace the thread cover, where could I find one?
 
My SR-22.
Waited on the list at my regular gun store for about six months to get it.

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SR-22
Rail kit
Rail Covers
Brush Guard
Flash Hider
Grip plug
Folding Vertical Grip
Bipod (not sure if I will go bipod-less or get a better one, prefer bag shooting over bipods)
StreamLight laser & light (planning on moving to a different rail location)
MagPul USA MBUS (hate 'em, going to put on a set of Troys or MIs)
AimPoint PRO
I also have an EOTech XPS2 for it but not sure which I like better...

Nice rifle and cheap to shoot but I definitely prefer my RA XCR-L over it (yes, I realize the price difference :) ).
 
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What don't you like about the MBUS? Have you tried putting them on correctly?

lol
Yes.
I just put the accessories on quickly for the photo.
Some of the gear is not on there to stay because I don't like some of it, especially the bipod and MBUS.

MagPul MBUS (USA not PTS):
For the price they are passable, I much prefer metal backup sights since they are machined to more rigid specs and are of higher quality.
I have a couple of sets of MBUS and don't like them for these reasons:
- The polymer is injection molded so there is often plastic seam flashing that has to be cleaned up (which should be done at the factory).
- The picatinny base section of the mount is fixed width, so with variances in sight molding production you can get a unit that is almost impossible to push onto a rail, I have one like that and I had to almost pound it on with a hammer, and the polymer at the leading edge of the base is now deformed.
- The flip latch and lever are polymer and with only a few releases the latch edge starts rounding out which gets worse with use and eventually can result in the sight flipping on its own from recoil.
- The front sight pin has too much lateral wobble which changes the POI at further distances.
- Every front sight I own and have seen has plastic crud in the bottom of the post hole where they didn't drill it all of the way through at the factory, on one set that I have the post wouldn't even adjust down because of the crud in the hole (I had to pull off the sight to fix this).
- You can spend another $50 to $100 and get real flip-up iron sights instead of these airsoft rifle wannabes.
- They are the worst quality, worst designed, and worst QA items of any MagPul product I have bought. I was expecting much more from MagPul USA. I will admit that I don't own every MagPul product so maybe they do have something even worse. :p
 
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lol
MagPul MBUS (USA not PTS):
For the price they are passable, I much prefer metal backup sights since they are machined to more rigid specs and are of higher quality.

I agree with most of your assessment of MBUS but... I have them on an XCR-L because they are much lighter weight than the metal ones. I know it seems trivial but if you ever owned an XCR-L you would fully understand. Ounces seem like pounds. Everything seems heavy when added to an XCR-L
 
I agree with most of your assessment of MBUS but... I have them on an XCR-L because they are much lighter weight than the metal ones. I know it seems trivial but if you ever owned an XCR-L you would fully understand. Ounces seem like pounds. Everything seems heavy when added to an XCR-L

See my earlier post #252. ;)

I prefer the MI (Midwest Industries) sights on my XCR-L over the MBUS.
I'll trade you two sets of MBUS with all original packaging, one set lightly used and one set has never been installed, for the MI sights from your XCR-L. :)

My XCR-L (with MI sights, Leupold Tactical scope, Viridian Green laser-light, and AFG2) is quite light compared to my SL8-5 (a real dog for weight even bare, and I have a Leupold Mark AR scope and AFG2 on it, making it almost uncarryable (not a real word)).

On the SR-22 I will probably pull the bipod, laser-light, and possibly the rail covers to get the front end weight lower, and swap the VFG for an AFG2.

The handguard is also almost too thick with the rail covers. I bought the Iron Eagle rails and I should have gone with the DLask. The IE rails are round vs square notch so I'm not sure if I can put ladders on them to make it thinner to hold.
 
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I responded to that in my prior post, why belabour the point? Who cares why you lol'ed? Are you in grade 2?
If you read the list of why I don't like the MBUS it has nothing to do with which way you look through the sight does it?
 
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