boys i got to tell ya that if you have one of these rifles and you are saying that the recoil is harsh ,,,i believe something is wrong,,,,out of spec or on the verge of being out of spec,,,,
the 2 examples i have are very soft recoilers(is that a word),,,,most people that shoot the 2 i have don't believe me when i tell them that they are 308......
i have heard guys say that before and i don't get it
you can reload for them,,,i use mil spec brass,,,,and when i can find the spent brass from my rifles i will(after careful inspection) reload it once more,,,,these rifles are hard on brass
both of my rifles were built from G3 kits with PTR compliance parts,,,,receiver,,trigger,,hammer,,,,and others as needed,,,and they have Bill Springfield trigger jobs,,,,he does a pretty decent job for the money
i did a lot of homework before i built these guns.....
if you get a new PTR i don't think you will be sorry,,,,except maybe for the price of ammo,,,,,,,i been looking at building one in 243...i bet that would be a hoot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,my .02
ocharry