jackdanson
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Bought a FNAR recently. My first impression of it was ugghhh that's ugly, after fondling it some I kind of started to like it. I have wanted an m1a for awhile, but they are currently pretty tough to find, and expensive when you do find one.
First impressions: PROS
Adjustable stock is nice, I like a shorter LOP.
Rails built in was also nice.
Fairly light weight, seemingly lighter than an m1a.
Mag seems very well built.
"Feels" solid... Hard to quantify, but you guys know what I mean.
Trigger is good, seems to break at about 4 lbs.
CONS
Looks.
Based off of the BAR hunting rifle. Not neccessarily a bad thing though.
Mag is only made by FN currently.. meaning they cost $50 a pop.
Cleaning and disassembly is more complex than most tacticool rifles.
Mag disconnect is a little far forward, I have smallish hands and can barely reach it without moving my hand forward.
AT THE RANGE!!
I slapped a 2x aimpoint 9000 I had laying around on it to do some plinking. I am planning on buying a higher zoom scope, but this had to do for now.
I shot about 60 rds through it. I had no malfunctions of any kind. The gun felt very solid, the trigger was nice, and pulling the bolt back felt smooth.
Recoil felt like less than any other .308 I have shot (bolt action savage and 16 inch saiga .308) , I don't like recoil and I had no problems shooting this rifle.
This rifle is significantly more accurate than I am. The range that I was at was limited to 100 yards... at this range shooting paper was actually almost boring. I put 8 shots into a 2.5 inch circle using the 2x scope off of a bench, I think the rifle could have done better, but my skills were limiting it's potential. I was also popping golf balls that were all over the field.. it's fun watching them fly through the air!! Oh yeah I was using 180 gr federal ammo I got cheap at walmart.
Overall I am quite happy with my purchase. I plan on getting a higher zoom scope, at which point I'll post some targets. I might post a pic of the rifle.. it's just stock though, with an aimpoint 9000l on it.
First impressions: PROS
Adjustable stock is nice, I like a shorter LOP.
Rails built in was also nice.
Fairly light weight, seemingly lighter than an m1a.
Mag seems very well built.
"Feels" solid... Hard to quantify, but you guys know what I mean.
Trigger is good, seems to break at about 4 lbs.
CONS
Looks.
Based off of the BAR hunting rifle. Not neccessarily a bad thing though.
Mag is only made by FN currently.. meaning they cost $50 a pop.
Cleaning and disassembly is more complex than most tacticool rifles.
Mag disconnect is a little far forward, I have smallish hands and can barely reach it without moving my hand forward.
AT THE RANGE!!
I slapped a 2x aimpoint 9000 I had laying around on it to do some plinking. I am planning on buying a higher zoom scope, but this had to do for now.
I shot about 60 rds through it. I had no malfunctions of any kind. The gun felt very solid, the trigger was nice, and pulling the bolt back felt smooth.
Recoil felt like less than any other .308 I have shot (bolt action savage and 16 inch saiga .308) , I don't like recoil and I had no problems shooting this rifle.
This rifle is significantly more accurate than I am. The range that I was at was limited to 100 yards... at this range shooting paper was actually almost boring. I put 8 shots into a 2.5 inch circle using the 2x scope off of a bench, I think the rifle could have done better, but my skills were limiting it's potential. I was also popping golf balls that were all over the field.. it's fun watching them fly through the air!! Oh yeah I was using 180 gr federal ammo I got cheap at walmart.
Overall I am quite happy with my purchase. I plan on getting a higher zoom scope, at which point I'll post some targets. I might post a pic of the rifle.. it's just stock though, with an aimpoint 9000l on it.
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