In what way is the SA better than the ACR just from looking at it? I won't disagree that it's pretty heavy but I don't find it to be too heavy to carry around and use in the field. I've owned both rifles (still have an ACR). I kept the ACR because of the caliber conversion ability and I find it to be a more ergonomic rifle. The 300BLK conversion I built for it regularly shoots sub moa with handloads and judging by the groups I see with AE black box from my 223 barrel I'm sure I'll see moa or better from premium ammo or handloads.
If you wanted performance from your rifle you shouldn't have gone with x39, that is old surplus crap that you really shouldn't have much for expectations shooting, it is a good round for plinking and general blasting but it's not for accuracy and since not every barrel likes ammo the same as the one next to it you got lucky with your cz and unlucky with your conversion barrel.
$400-$900? You can still end up with a NR ACR for less than a SA. If you want a NR ACR there is no point buying a new rifle since you will be replacing the barrel anyway which means you can get one for just over $2000 then add a new NR barrel and be shooting for under $3000. Good luck finding a used SA for that price.
The bolt carrier design is not that uncommon, my AR180B is quite similar and so are a few other rifles. Sure it could have been lighter but those things are why the rifle shoots so smoothly. Not sure if you've noticed but the SA also has a pretty heavy bolt and carrier and the rifle is also quite heavy. It's also why guys buy heavy buffers for their AR.
The adjustable gas block? Settings are suppressed and unsuppressed so when exaclty are you going to need to adjust it? I've never had a problem removing it for cleaning so to me I find no problem with it. I would like it if there was a different regulator that had one setting for standard and one setting for hot ammo instead. Some of the guys in the US have said there is one but Gravel Agency has never heard of it so it's not available to us.
I liked my SA but it had a couple quirks I didn't like. It is definitely a well designed and built rifle but mine had a huge POI shift depending how you supported it which I could never accept. I do think the SA mags are better quality and more reliable than a STANAG magazine and think guys are silly to spend money to convert their rifle to use AR mags. The money spent doing that would be better used buying more SA magazines.
They are both great rifles but both do different things better than the other, a person really needs to handle and shoot both then decide for themselves which one suits them better. Everyone values different attributes so everyone will feel one is better than the other for different reasons.
One thing that I don't like is when someone owns one rifle but has never fired the others then rants about how his rifle is better. If someone has never fired the rifles he's saying his is better than then his opinion means nothing. There's nothing wrong with liking what you have but don't try to tell others it's better than the other options if you've never shot the other rifles (This is not directed at you or anyone specifically, just a statement).
If anyone in the Edmonton area wants to try an ACR let me know and we can try to line up a day we can meet and you can run a few mags through mine. Everyone I've let shoot it so far has loved it and commented on how smooth it is.
Ok buddy so I see you tore my post apart haha
First off, its a rifle not your blood born child so take it easy
If you read my post you would read that the rifle functions fine
I am reading my post now and cant see anything about wanting performance
But thanks for your great advice man!! I should just chamber it in 300 blackout
And burn up $$ on a #### round with such great availability
That "old surplus crap" is taking down coyotes at 300 yards at less than 15 cents a round
And dont tell me about being lucky and unlucky with rifles because that is not the case And
You just dont know what your taking about man. Have you seen my herron arms converison?
I said it was not as accurate as my cz! And its not. End of story.
$400-$900 for a conversion yeah? Whats your point here?
Why are you rambling about used prices? I said CONVERSIONS!
Bolt carrier is a #### design and so is your your ar180b
Thats why armalite dropped it.
Yes adjustable block.. it ADJUSTS to differant settings. I dont like it
Because the button is to close to the barrel when flipped upside down
So theres not alot of room for your fingertip, and again its my opinion
Not sure why you had to throw your useless little comment in
I dont get your reply, you must really love to hear yourself talk.
Dont reply to my posts in the future. Your a stuck up ###
