horse trading

jcruthis · Member Joined: Apr 14, 2011 Posts: 70 Location: NW MO

did some horse trading today wound up with this bull barreled RRA ar in 5.56 havent had it to range yet as its raining here but i stepped out the back door and it emptied a 30rd mag flawlessly.
anyone else done any trading recently and gotten anything worth sharing here. im sure im not the only one that'd like to hear about it

TRBLSHTR · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: horse trading

Looks like it ought to be a shooter-if you want to make it more accurate then lose the sling swivel off of the gas block,and make it a total free floater.

Dawgdad · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: horse trading

Sweet pick up! I have had great accuracy out of RRA 1:8 heavy barrels with 68/69 gr bullets. How is the eye relief on the scope? I would have to have it an inch or two further forward for my head.

fnuser · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: horse trading

my upper is an rra it has the elevated rib\rail so i can use same rings as bolt guns

gelandangan · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: horse trading

Nice gun, where's the horse?

jcruthis · Member Joined: Apr 14, 2011 Posts: 70 Location: NW MO

dont really know the first thing about ARs accept what i learned in the corps...i think i may take the sling off the barrel like you said trbl. it'll be just a toy for me unless it'll shoot 1/2moa or better but it was a deal i couldnt refuse....old beater pickup truck that didnt run and i was hopin would just rust away before the wife made me do something with it for this rifle ....win win for me
it has a M1S 1-8 barrel that i believe is stainless after the 30rd mag i looked down the barrel and couldnt tell it had been fired so im hopin its a good one

English Mike · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: horse trading

Rather than stainless, the barrel is more likely chrome lined.

Eremius · Member Joined: Dec 04, 2011 Posts: 92 Location: Owosso, MI

English Mike wrote:

Rather than stainless, the barrel is more likely chrome lined.

It could go either way. I was surprised to find out that they make stainless barrels and then cover them (assuming for shine) with the black coating.

inthedark · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: horse trading

Eremius, My M&P 9mm pistol is black stainless. Very common now but years ago it wasn't like that.