Just finished building/shooting this Stag lower/upper in 6.8 SPC for my dad's retirement from teaching/coaching after 37 years. He has always been eyeing my AR rifles and he loves to shoot them. ">
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4/25/2009 5:41:07 PM EDT
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Just finished building/shooting this Stag lower/upper in 6.8 SPC for my dad's retirement from teaching/coaching after 37 years.  He has always been eyeing my AR rifles and he loves to shoot them.  I figured he deserved his own.  His jaw is going to drop!  He won't believe that I built it either. Magpul grip, Rock River barrel saami spec II chamber 1 in 10" twist, Bushnell Elite 4200 3x9 scope, MI low-pro BUIS, 3 PRI mags, and 100 rounds each of my handloads (Sierra 110 grain Pro-Hunters and Nosler 110 grain Accubonds for all the pigs and deer running around his ranch.)  Am I missing anything?  Maybe a good latch for the charge handle?  This was my first scoped rifle build and I loved the results with those handloads.  I might add a heavier buffer since the recoils was a bit harsher than the 5.56 AR's I usually shoot.  I am taking suggestions since I still have a few weeks before his retirement party.  Thanks for the great advice on this forum...I really needed it!
4/25/2009 5:59:22 PM EDT
[#1]
CTR
4/25/2009 6:46:39 PM EDT
[#2]
Very thoughtful gift.  Throw one of those slip-on butt pads on it - that will add a half inch to
the rifle's stock length, which your Dad may need for the scope's eye relief.
4/25/2009 6:51:51 PM EDT
[#3]
Yeah that does sound good.  What is the big difference between the CTR and the MOE?
4/25/2009 6:56:08 PM EDT
[#4]
My dad is pretty cool.  He has always taken care of us.  I usually only get to repay him with manual labor on the ranch or truck and tractor repair.  I wanted to get him something he would love to have but never would buy himself.  37 years of teaching/coaching deserves something besides a coffee mug they will give him as a retirement gift!
4/25/2009 11:40:47 PM EDT
[#5]
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Yeah that does sound good.  What is the big difference between the CTR and the MOE?


The CTR has a friction lock. I own one of each and don't really notice any difference as far as function and feel. Maybe a little more wobble in the MOE but not bad at all.

4/26/2009 2:44:35 AM EDT
[#6]
What a great gift.  Be sure to go shoot it with him.  That will make it perfect.
4/28/2009 6:07:22 PM EDT
[#7]
Awesome gift!  You'll be so glad you did that for your Dad while you had the chance.  Time passes SO QUICKLY and things change.  Enjoy it with him!
4/28/2009 6:14:52 PM EDT
[#8]
man, hope my dad doesn't read this!lol
4/28/2009 6:30:20 PM EDT
[#9]
Yeah it is going to be a pretty cool gift.  The damn thing shoots really well too.  Those 110 pro-Hunter's and Accubonds group well under an inch at 100 yards.  I will have to add a better trigger for him but that can be later.  My wife and kids are excited about it too.
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