Half of a review. I just picked it up today and haven’t shot it yet. So, this is just my initial impression.
Pros
- Lightweight. 7.8 pound empty (verified on a scale).
- Slim Mlok rail is nice.
- BCG is very slick feeling (a flat gray color though and I can’t easily get the stains off from when it was test fired).
- Bolt has dual ejectors.
- Trigger feels great.
- The firing pin is spring loaded (I don’t care about that but I hear it’s a good thing and it shouldn’t leave primer strikes when chambering a round).
- Fairly well balanced. (At least until my suppressor gets out of jail).
- Upper and Lower fit together nicely with no slop.
- The stock had a sling QD point built in. But see Con list.
- Adjustable gas block (but no info on how many settings it has. The instructions just say it should eject brass and 3-4 o’clock and if one experiences issues make a ¼ turn or one click adjustment at a time).
Cons See pictures
- The stock has rubber “flashing”.
- The pin that holds in the part to adjust the stock sticks out way too far.
- The castle nut isn’t staked properly (someone hit it with a punch the wrong way).
- There is marring on the endplate and one other small spot (I’m going to beat it up anyway and I don’t care, but it should be mentioned).
- The grip looks like it doesn’t fit properly.
- I can push the safety selector and you can hear an audible click. The right side of the safety can be pushed out about 1/8 of an inch and it clicks. (other than that it functions normally and is smooth. The click isn’t from putting it on safe or fire).
- I am confused on how to disassemble the bolt. The firing pin retaining pin looks like it screws out instead of it being like a normal AR15. The cam pin is always in the position that you take it out of a normal AR. So if I unscrew the retaining pin, will the cam pin be able to fall out?
- No QD endplate and the rail doesn’t have a QD sling attachment point built in either. So there’s one spot (I like single point slings) but I don’t think it would work the best in the middle of the stock.
The BCG is proprietary and it seems well made. It’s one piece so there is no gas key for them to stake the wrong direction. There’s a small tube for the gas tube to fit in and make it function and it’s only held in place by a small pin. It’s not like it should go anywhere so I’m not too worried.
Maybe I missed it, but what brand rail is it (so if i remove it or want to check to see if it properly torqued down I can know how much torque to put on it)? How adjustable is the gas block? Commercial or mil spec buffer tube (I can visually check but they should say). Will any AR grip work and fit better? There needs to be more information about the rifle readily available.
Overall, I like the way the rifle looks and feels. There seems to be some QC issues. Like the flashing from the rubber buttstock (blackhack), the grip not appearing to fit properly (Blackhawk), the marring, and the improperly staked castle nut. I’ll probably put a QD endplate on it and eventually change the stock and grip. That will get rid of a lot of my complaints.
I need to make time to go to a range and shoot it. I have a good feeling I’m going to really like it. Some may think I am being too harsh, but c'mon with some of the small stuff.
Also, I am on my laptop so don’t make fun of the way I edited the pictures. I can't post the pictures. Can I email a mod so they can post the pictures for me?
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