Originally Posted by
CFJunkie
The 12 FV with the factory stock shoots really well and is free floating and the light recoil with the .223 doesn't show the limitations of the cheap factory stock.
The 12 FV does come with a hidden mag however.
The hidden mag works fine if you are shooting factory ammo or hand loads with bullets under 60 grains that are loaded near SAAMI O.A.L.
I shoot heavy bullets that I load out at 2.330 to 2.350 so it is not so easy to get them into the hidden mag.
The hidden mag will take them, but the space available to get them into the mag through the ejection port was tight for my old fingers.
I have two threads, one on the Ammo and Reloading forum and one on this forum that describe my results with the 12 FV .223. The one on the Ammo and Reloading forum shows the results with the factory stock and the one on this forum shows the results with the Oryx chassis that I replaced the stock with.
The AICS mag allows loads up to 2.500 O.A.L. so I am very pleased with it and the Oryx chassis is a very nice solution, especially for the price.