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Posted: 12/18/2010 4:40:47 PM EDT
| CDDN has them for 189.99. How anyone used one? How are they? |
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Get one with a BC.
These come with the bolt carrier. http://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop%2Fmanufacturer&manufacturer=87 Also look at Osprey. |
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I've actually thought of attaching with the red locktite, AND epoxying the carrier. maybe even weld, grind. I do think there there serious advantages on the dedicated carriers as they hare the "skis" etc to limit carrier tilt. My extrat is going on a 6.8spc and won't be shot that much so I have time to find a dedicated carrier. |
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I've actually thought of attaching with the red locktite, AND epoxying the carrier. maybe even weld, grind. I do think there there serious advantages on the dedicated carriers as they hare the "skis" etc to limit carrier tilt. My extrat is going on a 6.8spc and won't be shot that much so I have time to find a dedicated carrier. Working loose is one thing but it is also known that a seperate key can break right off, a solid carrier is the only way to go IMO. |
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I have one. They come with the two piece carrier and a two piece push rod. The piston seems to be the same as the newer models. I had to drill out the small guide that presses in to the upper receiver as it was too tight and would not cycle. It comes with locktite and detailed instructions. I have had
no carrier tilt issues and that seems to be hit or miss with the old style AA kits. Mine performs great and it is a good low cost option. However, I would opt for the Osprey kit if I could do it over. Mostly because of no front sight on the AA kits. |
| I bought one for a 7.5" just to see if it would work since I've been having massive cycling issues without dumping a ton of money into. I ordered from cdnn. I figured at the least I bought a $200 hand guard. They're website says they're made by AA so i called and talked to a guy at AA. Well he said they made a batch up to American tacticals specs or whatever and I asked if the AA parts would be compatible. Well they were so i went ahead and ordered. I received it and it was an actual AA kit just without the carrier. It cycles great but I am getting a bit of tilt however now that i see it works great I'm going to spend the money on th AA carrier. If it were for anything other than a 7.5" I'd go ahead and buy one with the carrier for $100 more. |
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