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Posted: 3/27/2010 12:56:44 PM EDT
| Has anybody built an ar with Mega's Monolithic upper? Are they a BCM quality product? |
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I'm still waiting for the rifle length upper to be released. Once it is, I'll be able to report on how well it is made and functions. +1. I'm waiting for the rifle-length upper. The lower is built and it's getting lonely. Here's a link with a middy build. http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=243661&page=8 |
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LOL .... I guess Rainier has them? 
SSDD Yup. Got mine today. Will be a 10.5 SBR. http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/506/picture031q.jpg |
| Mega makes awesome products. I bought a Mega Combo Billet Reciever set from Rainier and love it. Is is flawless. I wish the monolithic rail would have came out earlier because i might have got it instead. When I make a 12" SBR in the future I am most likely going to stick with Mega and use the monolithic rail. I just wish they made a QD hole in the handguard. Hope they come out with a rifle version soon as well. |
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Mega makes awesome products. I bought a Mega Combo Billet Reciever set from Rainier and love it. Is is flawless. I wish the monolithic rail would have came out earlier because i might have got it instead. When I make a 12" SBR in the future I am most likely going to stick with Mega and use the monolithic rail. I just wish they made a QD hole in the handguard. Hope they come out with a rifle version soon as well. Thats what I started with. I just sent them back my un-used mega billet upper off the set, along with a check for the differance, and today my mono came in. They do sell the mega billet uppers as a stand alone piece, so there really isnt any reason they shouldnt swap you out. I would assume them make a higher margin on the mono upper. |
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got mine done finally to many gunshows to work plus being active duty, I have to juggle my work and family. I should refrase it actually my wifes and I carry them on my website also since I am a MEGA dealer they are the bomb-diggidy  So how do the Mega monoliths compare to a normal upper with a set of DD defense lite handguards of comparable length or LaRue weight wise...<p> tia |
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how do you install the barrel nut with these? i I'm guessing with the wrench shown here, see the pictures at the bottom. |
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For the midlength Mega billet upper and DD midlength rail 19.2 oz Mega Monolithic Midlength 22.9 oz Rifle length mono mid-May according to Mega thank ya bro mucho appreciato! Yes thank you very much. Why are monos always so much more weight...by a few ounces. I guess that's where the extra rigidity comes from? I'm buiding an 11.5 and I'm still thinking of going with DD Lite 10". Seems to be the lightest to keep the weight down when running a can. ETA BTW: at least the Mega is over $100 less than the VLTOR! |
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how do you install the barrel nut with these? i I'm guessing with the wrench shown here, see the pictures at the bottom. thanks, yeah i just saw it lol |
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No picatinny rail markings...
That's a bit lame... Makes no difference to me. I go by functional positioning more than numbers. Maybe not. But when you go from a 10.5" SBR barrel with say a T-1 on top to a 16" barrel with a NF 3.5-15x56 and you have that ability to change barrels quickly, wouldn't you want the numbers for proper re-zero between both barrels and optics? The whole point of these kind of systems like the LMT MRP, VLTOR VIS, Mega is adaptability with the use of quick change barrels and different optics. |
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No picatinny rail markings...
That's a bit lame... Makes no difference to me. I go by functional positioning more than numbers. Maybe not. But when you go from a 10.5" SBR barrel with say a T-1 on top to a 16" barrel with a NF 3.5-15x56 and you have that ability to change barrels quickly, wouldn't you want the numbers for proper re-zero between both barrels and optics? The whole point of these kind of systems like the LMT MRP, VLTOR VIS, Mega is adaptability with the use of quick change barrels and different optics. White fingernail polish works wonders |
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No picatinny rail markings...
That's a bit lame... Makes no difference to me. I go by functional positioning more than numbers. Maybe not. But when you go from a 10.5" SBR barrel with say a T-1 on top to a 16" barrel with a NF 3.5-15x56 and you have that ability to change barrels quickly, wouldn't you want the numbers for proper re-zero between both barrels and optics? The whole point of these kind of systems like the LMT MRP, VLTOR VIS, Mega is adaptability with the use of quick change barrels and different optics. White fingernail polish works wonders Yep, done that to 
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No picatinny rail markings...
That's a bit lame... Makes no difference to me. I go by functional positioning more than numbers. Maybe not. But when you go from a 10.5" SBR barrel with say a T-1 on top to a 16" barrel with a NF 3.5-15x56 and you have that ability to change barrels quickly, wouldn't you want the numbers for proper re-zero between both barrels and optics? The whole point of these kind of systems like the LMT MRP, VLTOR VIS, Mega is adaptability with the use of quick change barrels and different optics. Ahh, there I think your misunderstanding the product. This monolithic upper, unlike say the LMT MRP, does not feature a Q.D. barrel system. It features a barrel-nut (threaded male, unlike the standard AR15 barrel nut) that is accessed only after removing the gas block, due to the solid one-piece handguard design (bottom rail does not detach to give access to the barrel nut like on a VLTOR VIS) And the point of a monolithic upper to me* would be the unbeatable solidity of the upper/handguard combo, the flexibility of an absolutely continuous top rail, and that you get all this without one thing to be tightened (or un-tightened), as opposed to an standard upper+aftermarket rail combo. Q.D. barrels might be at the top of the list for some folks, but not for everyone. (esp. if they're a cheap-ass like me) So Mega's design philosophy*, focuses on single-piece strength and simplicity, and a Q.D. barrel doesn't seem to fit into that equation. In some ways this rail is similar to the MRP in that is one-piece, but similar to the VIS in that it does not use a Q.D. barrel system. Also I'd imagine that the lack of T-marks may be a "1st generation" issue more than anything else, but again that's just this truck driver's opinion, for what that's worth. Tex78 *indicates "grain of salt" areas, as your getting my opinion, not any sort of inside knowledge. |
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No picatinny rail markings...
That's a bit lame... Makes no difference to me. I go by functional positioning more than numbers. Maybe not. But when you go from a 10.5" SBR barrel with say a T-1 on top to a 16" barrel with a NF 3.5-15x56 and you have that ability to change barrels quickly, wouldn't you want the numbers for proper re-zero between both barrels and optics? The whole point of these kind of systems like the LMT MRP, VLTOR VIS, Mega is adaptability with the use of quick change barrels and different optics. I would have to agree.....esp. considering the selling point on these is the actual "rail" itself. Why in the heck would anybody make any rail meant for a real world application w/o them is silly considering the extra costs def. does not exceed the functionality or moreover the customers pkt. White finger nail polish i am sure works well, however i am not savvy with painting my own gear w. chick polish....esp. if it has a price tag that these have. |
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No picatinny rail markings...
That's a bit lame... Makes no difference to me. I go by functional positioning more than numbers. You do understand that w. out a re-zero....that whole "functional" thing stops working that is unless you want to cut the whole modular thing out which stupid anyway
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