... rifle. Comments & criticisms welcome.

[kdcgrohl]

*In the interest of no longer misleading anyone, thread title updated.*
Well, not exactly a 30 caliber... So this is as close as I'm getting to a "battle rifle" until I can afford an SR-25EMC or the SCAR 17s gets a lot more time in civilian hands.

Specs:

Upper is a VLTØR VIS 3AK, rifle length.

Barrel is White Oak Armament 16" 6.8 SPC 1:11 twist SPC-II with mid-length gas and a VLTØR Low profile set screw gas block. I used this jig to dimple the barrel and this jig to drill for the taper pin install.

Muzzle device is a Smith Enterprises Vortex 6.8

Bolt is I.T.S. Super bolt from AR Performance using a BCM carrier. (Extra Bolt from W.O.A., cam pin, firing pin and fprp in the grip). Both bolts use BCM extractor spring upgrades.

BCM Mod4 Gunfighter charging handle.

Also using a KAC handstop & KAC railpanels I stippled myself. A few pieces of Magpul ladder on there too.

Gear Sector 3045 Sling socket & 3120 Scout mount slightly modified to clear the front sight using a Surefire M600C Scout.

Optics:
BUIS are Knight's Armament Micro front and 200-600 Micro rear.

Main optic is a Trijicon ACOG TA31H-68 in a Larue Tactical right side lever mount. (I forgot the #)EDIT: LT622-SDO
CQB optic is an Aimpoint T-1 Micro in a Larue Tactical LT-724 offset mount. T-1 battery cap was replaced with a KAC cap with extra battery storage.

Lower: Knight's Armament SR-15 IWS E3.

Did the setscrew/captive takedown pin spring mod, and used a HK 416 Battle Grip

Magpul UBR stock & an H buffer.

Scalloped right side ambi safety selector from KAC.

KNS pins with the right side slightly modified to fit the KAC lower. (*Yes, I know, but they're cheap insurance as far as I'm concerned.)

Sling is a Blue Force Gear Vickers padded model with built in qd's.

Mags from PRI.

ETA: Not pictured but the barrel has been dimpled by Marvin @ Nefarious Arms. UBR strikeplate too, just cause.





















*Had the barrel dimpled & gunkoted, switched to a MIAD.



*Sorry for the cell pics.

[Thomas M-4]

Very nice I was been wanting to do something similar but with a 6.8 DD CHF barrel and Kac urxII rail.

[Zhurdan]

Poor mans rifle? I lost count at $2000 with a nose bleed!

[500grains]

Looks like a fantastic setup! A quick mental calculation has me thinking you have in the neighborhood of 5K into this rifle. Maybe poor men earn more today than they used to!

I have no criticism to offer, but I do have a question about weight. Have you carried the rifle for several hours at a time, and what did you think of the weight? If you felt the rifle needed to be lighter, what would you change?

Also, what max range do you feel confident with using this setup?

Thanks for the info.

[kdcgrohl]

...but I do have a question about weight. Have you carried the rifle for several hours at a time, and what did you think of the weight? If you felt the rifle needed to be lighter, what would you change?

Also, what max range do you feel confident with using this setup?..

The VIS 3 is heavy. The barrel is heavy. Considering a barrel reprofile or dimpling from ADCO.

As for distance, not sure yet.

[Thomas M-4]

Ditch the vis 3 and use kac urx and get a DD 6.8 CHF barrel loose the BURDS will drop a little bit. Just saying

Yea the poors mans KAC sr25emc for me is going to be a HKG3 clone with a with a TA11 Acog if I am lucky.

[Warg]

Hardly a poor man's rifle! Nice setup.

Have you shot it? Any issues with extraction? I'm asking primarily because I use the same ARP bolt in my 6.8 and have had issues with extraction when using the BCM extractor upgrade with the black insert (and no o-ring). Works perfectly fine with the standard extractor supplied with the bolt and better with the BCM spring and no insert or o-ring.

[Cagemonkey]

Poor mans rifle? I lost count at $2000 with a nose bleed!

No kidding. I didn't know Knights SR15 lowers were cheap? My DSA FAL cost me $1200 and its a real 7.62mm battle rifle.

[kdcgrohl]

Alright alright.... So in reality, sure I could've bought a real battle rifle for the money spent. What I set out to do here was build the best 6.8 rifle I could, and I think I have. Still may do the barrel contour...

She shoots great, need to get some more range time in. Oh, and sorry for the misleading thread title, just a joke.

[Cagemonkey]

Awesome rifle, good job.