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Posted: 5/20/2009 6:55:47 PM EDT
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Like the title says, I have an update to my 204 Ruger build. PRS & Panther grip will likely be next, then it will be complete!
Until I decide to get a billet upper... 
with the shade removed: 
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Nice looking rifle. I hope to eventually build a .204. Or atleast buy an upper, my next build I plan on starting soon will be a standard A2 type rifle. I really enjoy shooting the 204, it's my 2nd in that caliber (1st was a bolt rifle..). Anyway, I reload, so its fun attempting to match Hornady's ballistics with different powders, etc. & not piercing primers or flattening headstamps. This caliber is also a good break in between shooting bigger stuff, like that 300wsm that wears my azz out after popping off just a couple rounds. |
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that's one hell of a rifle u got there. between the trigger, the bolt, and that scope it's probably worth more than my tahoe The carrier, I assume you mean, actually wasn't bad. I got the carrier & put on a park'd bolt/key myself. It was much cheaper that way, park'd bolts 'wear in' better than hard-chromed, & my bolt was headspaced to the barrel at WOA. Speaking of which, (the barrel) was not cheap. & yes, the trigger & scope were expensive as well. I purchased these parts over a period of time & did my research in terms of who had good prices. Of course, some things, like the scope & trigger are pretty much MSRP-only items, but I know I got the better, if not best, deals out there for them. I ordered my barrel back in early Nov 08, then finally got it more than 4 mo later. Nothing against WOA, they are piled high with orders like everyone else. That said, yes this was an expensive build, but my money was spread over about 8 months. This is one heck of a shooter though & I loved the process of putting it together as much as I love shooting it now. Also, this scope easily goes on several different bolt rifles I have, now that I have converted them to Picatinny rails. |
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Quoted: That is a lot of scope on a small caliber AR. I have this scope on a .50 BMG, it's wonderful. You can spend more on a scope (U.S. Optics for instance, don't ask me how I know) but you won't get any better scope than the NightForce you've picked. Congrats and enjoy!Quoted: Fine looking kit.  NXS 5.5-22x56? yeah boy. ETA: still debating whether I should have gotten the 3.5-15x, but I wanted something that would really ZOOM in. I've got some work to do to become more steady @ 22x.. |
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