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Got it all together, yesterday, and loaded up some break-in fodder.
The build:
Receivers: Matched PF Upper and Lower, bought from Mark this spring.
Barrel: BHW 18" Std Profile, Satin Stainless (.750" at block, MLGS).
Trigger: Geissele SSA-E
Hand Guard: UTG 15" Super Slim.
Buttstock: Ace Socom, RL.
GB: YH Low Profile.
Bolt: Les Baer
Carrier: DPMS
Compensator: BHW Dragonhead.
Optics: Disposable Vortex 3-9 Crossfire II. (Only there until I decide on an optic.)
Mount: Burris PEPR.
Without the scope, it comes in at 7.25 lbs, with scope at 9.2 lbs. (The barrel came in just under 2.5 lbs.)
At the range, today, I ran some sighters through it and was not disappointed.
Sight in ammo was some 85 Gr. Sierra HP Varmint's over 28.5 gr of H322, a recipe I'd never tried before and only selected to have something for break-in, etc.
By the 15th round, it was zeroed and shooting under 1/2 MOA.
Over the chronograph, it was averaging ~2670 fps.
I've got a load workup set to go, but that will be for another day. In the meantime, I'm quite pleased with this "off the cuff" load, shot through a $150 scope with a tootsie roll for a reticle.
The build:
Receivers: Matched PF Upper and Lower, bought from Mark this spring.
Barrel: BHW 18" Std Profile, Satin Stainless (.750" at block, MLGS).
Trigger: Geissele SSA-E
Hand Guard: UTG 15" Super Slim.
Buttstock: Ace Socom, RL.
GB: YH Low Profile.
Bolt: Les Baer
Carrier: DPMS
Compensator: BHW Dragonhead.
Optics: Disposable Vortex 3-9 Crossfire II. (Only there until I decide on an optic.)
Mount: Burris PEPR.
Without the scope, it comes in at 7.25 lbs, with scope at 9.2 lbs. (The barrel came in just under 2.5 lbs.)
At the range, today, I ran some sighters through it and was not disappointed.
Sight in ammo was some 85 Gr. Sierra HP Varmint's over 28.5 gr of H322, a recipe I'd never tried before and only selected to have something for break-in, etc.
By the 15th round, it was zeroed and shooting under 1/2 MOA.
Over the chronograph, it was averaging ~2670 fps.
I need to stop and say that this is the first weapon I've equipped with the SSA-E trigger. While I'm not quite used to the takeup on this trigger (it is a 2-stage, after all), it breaks quite smoothly and predictably. Definitely a top-notch trigger. I still like the Timney single stage on this rifle's older sibling, but this Geiselle is very, very good. Worth every cent.
I've got a load workup set to go, but that will be for another day. In the meantime, I'm quite pleased with this "off the cuff" load, shot through a $150 scope with a tootsie roll for a reticle.
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