Wow, does my LAR-8 Varmint (26") shoot good!

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12 years 11 months ago #9973 by Blindshot
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6.5 Creedmoor maybe ?

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12 years 11 months ago #9974 by Edge
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:whistle: ;)

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12 years 10 months ago #10201 by Hoot
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Edge wrote: I've been told that Rock River is going to introduce new calibers at SHOT show. It will be interesting to see what they come out with.


What RRA doesn't want you to know is that DPMS barrels work on their rifles. I have the 24" 260 Remington barrel on my Predator HP. Headspaced perfectly. feedramp lined up to the receiver perfectly. You have to use their polymer mags for it since the FAL mags, both metric and inch do not like the narrower neck. Their bolt carrier is heavier and I had to open the gas port a few mils. I imagine a DPMS 6.5 Creedmoor or .338 Federal would work as well. Add to those RRA's .243 and 7mm-08 and you can switch barrel everything from soup to nuts. ;)

Hoot

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12 years 10 months ago #10234 by Edge
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Hmm, I may have to look into that. I wonder if most barrels are interchangable between makers? I would be surprised if they were. Thanks for the tip!

I went out today on my lunch break and shot the LAR-8 Varmint again. It's stays true to form:

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12 years 10 months ago - 12 years 10 months ago #10235 by Hoot
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My Predator HP with the .308 barrel really likes 168gr Hornady Amax over 41.7gr AR-Comp seated to 2.82. It consistently shoots 5-shot 100 yd groups like this with that load:

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Most AR 7.62 brands have some unique components, or at least that's what they say. I know from the 308AR.com forums that the Armalite barrels have a barrel extension just a touch longer than the LR-308 upper receiver wants to see. It protrudes just enough into the receiver as to cause a small lip at the feedramps. Not sure what other issues arise from using it though. I've also read the three brands have different barrel nut threads. It would take a collaborative effort to try all the possible combinations of parts to gain better insight into just what actually works and which do not play well together.

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12 years 9 months ago #10700 by kennedjt
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I've recently purchased the RRA LAR-8 26" Varmint as well and it does shoot great (better than me). I've added a Vortex 6-24X50 Viper PST FFP EBR-1 MOA scope and a Vortex Sparc red dot on a 1 o'clock Daniel Defense rail. So far I have been very impressed with both the rifle and the scope. I'm looking forward to testing it at longer distances but at 100 yards it's driving tacks!

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