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No. 107198
ID: 22ba7a
Probably in the upcoming months I'll be building a rifle and using some of the components in the WWSD build along with some other things I think could result in improvements for what I want. Mainly, I think I'll be trying out a carbon fiber wrap barrel. I've had some dealings with carbon fiber wrap barrels, and they are not all built equal. The manufacturer is extremely important when choosing such a barrel, and from what I've dealt with, Proof Research barrels are probably the only way to go. Yes, they're expensive, but from what I can tell, it'll be worth it for what I want.
As mad as it'll sound, I'll also be doing some pretty hard testing of the barrel's capabilities. It'll be stuff like drop tests, rough use in various environments, and POI/POA high round count tests with thermometer reading comparisons against regular steel barrels. I also want a carbon fiber handguard from Faxon, but I have no clue where to acquire one in leafland. Maybe I'll have to go through an importer like irunguns or something...
That aside the build will be aiming for lighter weight but there are some limits I'll have to deal, like I will not have any way to get an GWACS polymer lower, with but I think I'll be able to come up with a decent little rifle in the end.
>>107184
This is pretty related to my interests. I think they did a pretty good job with their WWSD build, even if I would still probably stick on irons as I'm not huge on magnifiers and there are ways of sticking on a little backup iron sight without obstructing stuff, but I do understand that honestly it's not a big deal and you will probably never really need irons like that.
>>107185
>>107190
I'm still beating on my cheap shit NEA SBR with no gas rings and a regular buffer with no weights in. It's not ideal and I would still stick some weight in it if I got off my lazy butt and made the gas block adjustable so it isn't full retard overgassed, that way I could put in the gas rings and stick at least some weight in the buffer. From what I know, weights in the buffer are useful as they can prevent bolt carrier bounce. The weights lag behind the carrier just a tiny little bit, so when the carrier tries to bounce, the weights land on it and dampen the movement. I think that's the theory anyway, and bounce isn't a huge issue unless you're shooting F/A so whatever. I think that's why light carriers are a thing, it's because you can have a light carrier but still have a buffer weight to ensure the carrier seats firmly.
>>107186
>>107187
I personally would avoid a threaded fastener that way on a gas key. Loctite can only do so much, and threads are never perfectly airtight. Heat can break off loctite, and erosion could do the rest. For that environment, a threaded fastener can either seize or loosen and back off, both aren't ideal. I think an adjustable block with a spring retainer like that one >>107188 is a better way of going about it.
>>107193
Cycle looks really good to me.
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