First some pics and whats in the gun:






LMT complete lower
KAC 2 stage trigger
Magpul M93B w/ sling point
Specter MOUT sling
Magpul MIAD
CMT upper
CMT bolt
LMT enhanced carrier
KAC 600m BUIS
PRI Gas Buster
Schmidt & Bender Short Dot
LaRue SPR 1.5 mount
Noveske 16" stainless barrel
KAC URX II in dark earth
KAC flip up front site/gas block
KAC dark earth pannels
KAC flash hider
Old LaBele Black Teflon mags (whose currently making something similar?)
Ranger plates

I've just been shooting with it one time and it was at an informal class we did to prep for an upcoming multi day Pat Rogers class in a few weeks. The gun performed flawlessly through just under 400 rounds or so in 5 hours. In addition to all the shooting we did, it was raining, so that added a little more to the first time testing. Zeroing the optic was a breeze. Took about four rounds. The adjustments on the scope were precise and positive. I would like to try a vert grip on the gun. My first time out was primarily quick CQB shooting, and I missed having one. I'll shoot it again next weekend at FDCC 2 weeks after that, I may be able to get out to shoot it at the longer ranges and see how it all comes together. the week after that I am off to the Pat Rogers class where I will shoot the crap out of it for three days.

As I shoot it more I will compare it to other similar guns new-argirl and I have like the Lilja barreled Recce and my Recce style MRP. At the moment I cant really say that there's anything I like about this particular set up that makes me like it more than about anything else I have right now. I can tell you that this scope and the trigger have a lot to do with it. The scope is simply phenominal. While zeroing I turned the scope up to 4x and turned the dot off. The center cross hair was thin and made slicing the small dots on the target easy. Very much like my old TAO1nsn. For the rest of the class, I was using the optic on low power with the dot turned on to its 8th setting. That was plenty bright for the gloomy sky and rainy day. At 25 yards I turned it to 2 power and left the dot on. It was just like my Compact ACOG. I havent looked at the spec sheets, but the scope seemed to have better field of  that either of the ACOGs. When we move up real close, I turned it down to 1.1 and kept the dot on. Reminded me of my Aimpoints. It's a GREAT thing when you can get one scope to perform as well as three seperate specialized optics.

The gun is not light. With an unloaded mag, its pushing 10 pounds. I cant say I dont notice that it is heavier than some of my other guns, but I also cant say it bothers me. I have a couple lightweight guns, and they are a lot of fun to shoot, but the guns I shoot most are usually hovering around this same weight, so it doesnt bother me in the least either.

The potential capability of this gun has me pretty hyped up to shoot it more and see what it can do. Since I've been building myself guns, I have always enjoyed the challenge of giving any single rifle the ability to do may things well. From many large targets up close that need to be shot quickly, to the ability to shoot very small targets at mid range, or realistic size targets out quite far. If I can make a gun that can perform whatever it is faced with (within reason of course), I tend to be happier than accepting a limitation in one area to excell in another.

Of the guns I've made for myself, and the many I have made for others, I think this one has a better opportunity to do more, and better. I am very excited to find out if thats true.

I was just talking to a friend today how this gun turned pretty much exactly into KevB's gun unintentionally. I hope he doenst mind!

Where did I get the hard to find parts? Right place at the right time I guess. There was a rifle length URX upper for sale on the EE not too long ago. Maybe another will pop up some time? I can tell you with a certainty though, it wont be mine!!

Its not that a preffer the gun to be heavy. More like I just accept it. Its just what I said earlier, I would rather not accept shortcomings in one area to excell in others, like the overall weight of the gun. Within reason of course, I'd rather add weight to gain in some area of performance than try to shave weight. Too much of anything (added weight, or weight savings for example) *can* be a limitation.

Rail is the URX II from Knights. I took Pats class last year, I think I saw one guy and one woman with a plain Bushmaster and Colt carbine. There were two guys with some sorry parts on their guns that would have been better off with plain guns. The rest of the full class all had modifications. It was at that class that I first saw the Short Dot. One of the guys helping was Hilton Yam, he had one. I used a ACOG as did another guy. Everyone else was Aimpoints, except for the two guys who would have been better off with plain guns. Both had the same ATN dot sights. At least thats what I think they were. Neither of them made it through the class.

Duffy, I was just talking to new-argirl the other night saying how I should really start thinkning about some NV. Hmmmmmmmmm.

My KAC trigger must be the old style because its just like the other two I have from a few years ago. I dont notice a difference. Thats also where I got the KAC flip up rear. I was talking to another ARFcom guy where I work about the scope I wanted for the gun one day, and a couple days later, he is at the gun show and calls me up saying a dealer had a display model he was selling, in a LaRue mount for $1800! He picked it up for me and I paid him back. That was a good deal. The LaRue mount was too high for my liking so I got the correct height one from Grant over at G&R Tactical. For those of you looking for one, I was going to get the scope from him too, he had the best price I found while searching online. Most of the other stuff I got from Wes at MSTN, except for the rail and gas block. I have been asked not to say where I got those for fear of people asking for more.

The gun was a lotta money, the scope was a real lotta money. I raided avery extra parts box I had and sold it all trying to raise money for it. I tried to sell it all cheap to get at least some money quick enough. I tried to sell stuff cheap enough to move it quick. I think it worked. Between it and a few items I sold to friends here in Jacksonville, I raised about $2k for the gun in a week. If you hadnt seen the for sale add, you should take a look, it was quite an impressive "garage sale" of stuff. There's a few items left if you want to help out! I wanted to have it done for the class next month. I'm just glad that after I got it together it's running smooth. If I am exceptionally lucky, I will finally have a gun that can out shoot new-argirls MSTN build Lilja barreled RECCE. While my fingers are crossed, Im sure she's probably hexing the gun while I sleep!

Beautiful.

When I rebarrel my URX I am going to go the JN barrel route as well.

Admittedly my gun was not my creation by itself - but great minds think alike and I can see yours seems to have prefected upon my rendition which was a "upgrade" from another previous batch of MID-URX guns.

I really like the Coyote URX -


Cheers

Night vision would rock, but wow, thats a whole nother world I know nothing about.

I believe all 3 of my KAC triggers are the new style, because all of mine have the screws. However, they also all came with two disonnector springs as well? All I can say is the one I have is just like all the others I have had for the last couple years.

I was unaware the short Dot came with different reticles? Mine is a mildot type with the red dot in the center. Yojimbo, I posted a few initial impressions of the short Dot over here in an optics thread... LINKY.

I listed the flash suppressor in the parts line up, its a KAC. I've never had one before and I was trying to keep a KAC theme going on the gun. KAC and Magpul I guess!

Quoted: The S&B website also shows the reticle below, which I guess is the one that NAG got Called the www.schmidtbender.com/reticlesPM.htmCQB Reticle www.schmidtbender.com/images/reticles/CQBreticle.gif www.schmidtbender.com/images/reticles/CQBdetail.gif

As far as I am concerned, the CQB reticle is the only one to have (which is what I order).

Good looking setup NAG!


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Quoted: I count at least 87 unnessesary gadgets on that thing.

Mark, if anything, this rifle should be banned. And you know, if 2 is 1 and 1 is none, well then, 87 is 86, and 86 is 85. So its not as bad as you think.

Yeah, I have the CQB reticle. After seeing all the choices, I'd have picked this reticle over all the others anyway.

Quoted: I'm a long time lurker, with only a few posts, but that rifle is aboslutely gorgeous.  That is exactly my vision of the perfect Recce rifle, for me that is.  You must of read my mind and stole all my fantasy build ideas.  The URX, KAC Front sight, 2 satge trigger all the parts made from unobtainium.  Follow that up with the Noveske mid-length barrel, S&B Short Dot, Larue Mount, Magpul stock and grip.  You the man!  I would try to buy it from you, but I don't think you want to sell it to me for $32.78.  But in case I'm wrong IM me

Well, as someone already pointed out, my rifle is a pretty close clone of KevinB's Recce. He was the first person I knew to have a URX II. I think his has a Douglass barrel. Other than that, I think they are pretty similar part for part. I didnt try to clone his gun, but by the time I was done, I looked at it and noticed I was biting off his rifle pretty hard!

Who can blame us though? The parts just seem a natural choice in my opinion. I was looking through my rifles this evening. I didnt realize how many KAC railed guns I have. Between new-argirl and I we have 7 KAC railed guns. Two M5 RAS's, two rifle length FF RAS's, a RAS II, a MRE and a URX II.

I've got an MRP too

On KAC stuff

M249 RAS
M4 RAS
M5 RAS
FF RAS (short)
FF RAS (medium long)
FF RAS (long)
SR25 FF RAS
URXII

I had a MRP - but I decided to dump it when they stalled on the 6.8 barrels/bolts.

I need a MRE and a few more URX's though