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4/7/2003 7:24:24 PM EDT
Just picked up a RRA 2001 LEGP from a board member here and have a couple questions.

The lower is of course marked 5.56 cal, so I assume the chamber is as well and not a .223 chamber?

Is the barrel chrome lined?  Looks like it is to me but I just wanna be sure.

This is my first A3 type AR and when mounting my ARMS #40 it took a little persuasion to get it to slide on (via a small rubber mallet).  Is this typical?

What kind of sling is on this thing?  I kinda like it but have no idea of the brand.
4/7/2003 7:48:35 PM EDT
[#1]
They didn't come chrome lined, but I think you could have up graded to chrome for more money.
4/7/2003 7:57:34 PM EDT
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Just picked up a RRA 2001 LEGP from a board member here and have a couple questions.

The lower is of course marked 5.56 cal, so I assume the chamber is as well and not a .223 chamber?

[b][red]I'm not 100% sure but I believe 5.56.  I know mine has no problem eating SA or Q3131A.[/red][/b]

Is the barrel chrome lined?  Looks like it is to me but I just wanna be sure.

[b][red]Not chrome lined, unless someone changed out the barrel.[/red][/b]

This is my first A3 type AR and when mounting my ARMS #40 it took a little persuasion to get it to slide on (via a small rubber mallet).  Is this typical?

[b][red]Some early RRA uppers were on the larger side of the "spec" and some people had trouble with ARMS mounts.[/red][/b]

What kind of sling is on this thing?  I kinda like it but have no idea of the brand.

[b][red]No idea but probably was not bought with the rifle.[/red][/b]

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4/7/2003 8:00:13 PM EDT
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They didn't come chrome lined, but I think you could have up graded to chrome for more money.
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At the time these rifles were offered RRA did not have chrome lined barrels.
4/7/2003 8:09:30 PM EDT
[#4]
What kind of sling is on this thing? I kinda like it but have no idea of the brand.

No idea but probably was not bought with the rifle.
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Found out what it is.  Thanks everyone!
4/8/2003 5:10:08 AM EDT
[#5]
Im sorry to have to break the news to you. But your barrel and chamber are not chrome lined. The chamber is also not 5.56, it is .223 Wylde which still isnt 5.56, but it isnt .223 SAAMI either. The ARMS #40 took some effort to put on because your rail is not made to milspec tollerances. All of these were issues some had with the 2001 LEGP. They are fine guns and look great, but I think they would have sold MANY more if they offered the 5.56 chrome lined barrel. We didnt find out about the out of spec uppers until well after people bought them and were trying to mount milspec parts to them. Some of the rails were worse than others. Some fit fine, some didnt fit at all, some were right in between.
4/8/2003 8:11:31 AM EDT
[#6]
FYI at the time Garryowen did offer an upgrade of a chrome lined barrel.  He'd swap out the RRA M4 barrel and replace it with a Bushmaster barrel (the barrel should be marked as such).
4/8/2003 9:08:54 AM EDT
[#7]
My LEGP was in spec.
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