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dhyde79's "Evil Black (Hunting) Rifle" build thread
Well, if everyone else is doing one, I figure I might as well do one on mine too...
Here goes...
My rifle started off as a DPMS Oracle
first things first, that crappy buttstock had to go, it got replaced with a magpul CTR
since I was going magpul, and I didn't like the stock forend/handguard, a carbine length MOE handguard was in order.
the stock pistol grip simply wouldn't do, so, I went a bit more "ergonomic" and comfy
now, we're getting somewhere, but, no sights, and no optics, which means, it's time to "reach out and touch someone" shall we say?
NC Star Mark 3 scope was added, the goofy red dot on top was HORRIBLE, so, it went in the trash right away, (kept the mount, I might have to put a decent red dot up there at some point, but, not anytime soon)
now I've got a rifle that's comfy, and can reach out and touch someone, with a 3-9x scope, but, I prefer a bit of extra stability, so, then it was time to add a bipod...
I found that I wanted the cheek weld to be a bit higher, so that I was lined up on the scope a bit better...so, I added the Magpul CTR Stock Riser
which, left me with this lovely rifle...
which, I certainly loved...it was grouping shots at 2.5" at 650m, which, was certainly nothing to complain about
I needed to be able to spot exactly what I was aiming at, so, I grabbed a spotting scope to go along with it...
Barska 25-125x should work well enough....
now, I've got a great rifle, that's shooting better than I could have possibly hoped for, but, I wanted to roll to a freefloat rig, from what I hear it's great for barrel harmonics, might even get me more accuracy (I'm just hoping to KEEP the accuracy I had)
so, I added this free float handguard
fit nicely, want on pretty painlessly, and, has adjustable rails, for up to 8 different angles. I put a short one at the front edge of the grip on both left and right sides, and mounted a long one in a way that it's partially forward of the handgrip that way I can put the bipod mount on it, taking all contact off of the barrel.
here's the rifle at my buddy's shop where he helped me install the new barrel nut after fighting to get the old one off.
and one at home, sitting up in its case.
to finish it up, I needed a set of backup sights, so, I ordered a set of these.
they should be in by wednesday, then, I'll post a "completed rifle" pic for you all...
then I'll be done tweaking until I win some more amazon gift cards, then the CTR and adjustable stock will go away, and I'll be replacing it with a Magpul PRS fixed stock.
Well, if everyone else is doing one, I figure I might as well do one on mine too...
Here goes...
My rifle started off as a DPMS Oracle
first things first, that crappy buttstock had to go, it got replaced with a magpul CTR
since I was going magpul, and I didn't like the stock forend/handguard, a carbine length MOE handguard was in order.
the stock pistol grip simply wouldn't do, so, I went a bit more "ergonomic" and comfy
now, we're getting somewhere, but, no sights, and no optics, which means, it's time to "reach out and touch someone" shall we say?
NC Star Mark 3 scope was added, the goofy red dot on top was HORRIBLE, so, it went in the trash right away, (kept the mount, I might have to put a decent red dot up there at some point, but, not anytime soon)
now I've got a rifle that's comfy, and can reach out and touch someone, with a 3-9x scope, but, I prefer a bit of extra stability, so, then it was time to add a bipod...
I found that I wanted the cheek weld to be a bit higher, so that I was lined up on the scope a bit better...so, I added the Magpul CTR Stock Riser
which, left me with this lovely rifle...
which, I certainly loved...it was grouping shots at 2.5" at 650m, which, was certainly nothing to complain about
I needed to be able to spot exactly what I was aiming at, so, I grabbed a spotting scope to go along with it...
Barska 25-125x should work well enough....
now, I've got a great rifle, that's shooting better than I could have possibly hoped for, but, I wanted to roll to a freefloat rig, from what I hear it's great for barrel harmonics, might even get me more accuracy (I'm just hoping to KEEP the accuracy I had)
so, I added this free float handguard
fit nicely, want on pretty painlessly, and, has adjustable rails, for up to 8 different angles. I put a short one at the front edge of the grip on both left and right sides, and mounted a long one in a way that it's partially forward of the handgrip that way I can put the bipod mount on it, taking all contact off of the barrel.
here's the rifle at my buddy's shop where he helped me install the new barrel nut after fighting to get the old one off.
and one at home, sitting up in its case.
to finish it up, I needed a set of backup sights, so, I ordered a set of these.
they should be in by wednesday, then, I'll post a "completed rifle" pic for you all...
then I'll be done tweaking until I win some more amazon gift cards, then the CTR and adjustable stock will go away, and I'll be replacing it with a Magpul PRS fixed stock.
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