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I had one image left of the hornady match ammo brass, sorry its not the best one.
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I remember how that looked. I'm hoping that was even more of a fluke than Mr. Jones head shot hog. I should add the hog was more skill than fluke, I am sure.
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well Ricky how is it shooting?
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no more fluke shots. i meant to shoot every one of them in the ass.
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we know that old clunker of a rifle works Mr. Jones . I tell you what for the same 11 pound anchor weight the SR-762 is a mighty good shootin iron itself.
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well Ricky how is it shooting? It's not had a chance to show me yet, really. I did get out last weekend but had scope and load problems. I loaded up 2x what I usually need for a sight in, 6 rounds, but had scope issues. I was trying a QD PEPR and it wasn't tight enough. So I burned through the 10 rounds (6 to sight in, 4 for group) before I got the scope solid. The load problem is it gets pressure way sooner than the loading tables indicate. I was using Varget and 168 TSX. I started about 2 grains below max. I hope to be able to try it again this weekend.
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I hunted my SR-762 last weekend.
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well... what did you shoot?
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well... what did you shoot? In GA it's usually just hunting, not shooting. 90% of what I watch is squirrels, brids, and armadillos. Every once in a while you get lucky and see a deer that's over 75lbs.
John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
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RickyD, how is the your new DPMS Gen 2 hunter shooting? Have not heard from you, let us know!!!!
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Sorry, Jimmy. Things have been crazy for us lately.
I sent the upper back. It was getting pressure much too soon. Even loads (Varget and RL15 with 168 TSX and 165 Partitions) a grain under the starting load were cratering primers. The one box of factory ammo (Federal Fusion 150 grain MSR) I tried backed out the primers until they were flush with the case head and even a bit above. Groups with factory was 3.3". My handloads went from 1.75 to 2.75 for 4 shots.
I hope they will rebarrel it and send it back and it will be a 1" to 1.5" rifle with no pressure issues. We'll see.
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Best of Luck to you Ricky, your experience mimics mine.
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A game changer for sure.
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I am wondering if its just in the hunter series of the gen2? It's kind of a shame, the carbon fiber fore end, target crowned 20 inch stainless Teflon coated barrel, light sub 8 pound weight, made it very very desirable from a true hunting standpoint. I really wanted it to work, perfect .308 hunting rifle. It sucks that an innovative design with many desirable features has been cobbled together with out of spec parts to produce what appears to be a much less than perfect gun (strike 2). Just charge $300 more for the thing and make a working rifle! If DPMS would send me one to try and it worked/MOA I would pay $1600 for it, but I won't buy another one off the shelf. I love the Ruger cause it just flat shoots, but it "seems" a heavy bugger at a pound more out of the gate and with a 4 inch shorter barrel!! Waiting to light one off at a deer from the Ruger and my ears ring for a week.
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The primer cratering issue is due to the firing pin hole being oversized, not necessarily hot loads. The primer flows into the excess space between the firing pin and hole giving you false pressure signs.
When you get your upper back, it will probably do the same thing. Nothing new for DPMS. They just continue to ignore it.
The sad thing is, the GII has potential but freedom group is driving it. Its like giving the cure to cancer to a class of 2nd graders.
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It's not just cratering the primer, but also backing the primer out and showing shiny spots on the case heads where the brass has flowed. It also groups very poorly.
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The ejector swipes are because they lightened the BCG but kept the rifle over gassed and gas system lengths are too short. Early unlocking is causing the shiny spots and primers backing out.
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Mine looked like it wanted to be a 1.5 MOA gun. I cannot add much other than neither the MP10 nor SR-762 messes up the brass. For the money the Ruger although a pig is the best in function and accuracy of the 3 I tried. I keep my pro ears gold on when I am hunting with it.
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The ejector swipes are because they lightened the BCG but kept the rifle over gassed and gas system lengths are too short. Early unlocking is causing the shiny spots and primers backing out. I guess that's possible but my brass showed pulled rims when it unlocked to early. Never messed with the primers. But I have been wrong before.
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The ejector swipes are because they lightened the BCG but kept the rifle over gassed and gas system lengths are too short. Early unlocking is causing the shiny spots and primers backing out. I guess that's possible but my brass showed pulled rims when it unlocked to early. Never messed with the primers. But I have been wrong before. Any guesses what that buffer weighed? I wonder if an H3 would have helped, and or a Sprinco heavy spring.
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